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Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2

Main Event
Day 2 completed

WPT Malta Day 3 Seat Draw

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2 • Level 14: 1,200-2,400, 400 ante
Table Seat Player Chips
Table 1 1 Jackson Genovesi 767,500
  2 Ilan Boujenah 297,500
  3 Hui Chen Kuo 195,000
  4 Alessio Isaia 201,000
  5 Julien Biague 72,000
  6 Koen Berendsen 98,500
  7 Gordon Schembri 120,000
  8 Maurizio Arca 225,000
  9 Jusso Leppanen 70,000
       
Table 2 1 Eros Nastasi 247,000
  2 Kiryl Radzivonau 30,500
  3 Daniele Mazzia 80,500
  4 Puk Nabuurs 102,000
  5 Serkan Kurnaz 139,500
  6 Rodrigo Dos Santos 171,000
  7 Tony G 117,000
  8 Valeriy Chupin 70,000
  9 Francesco Favia 429,500
       
Table 3 1 Zeljko Krizan 86,000
  2 Giovanni Accetta 88,500
  3 Yorane Kerignard 522,500
  4 Sampo Ryynanen 231,000
  5 Jack Salter 158,000
  6 Jonathan Roy 202,000
  7 Claudio Rianaldi 153,000
  8 Enver Abduraimov 206,000

WPT Malta Day 2: Jackson Genovesi Still Leads

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2 • Level 14: 1,200-2,400, 400 ante
Jackson Genovesi
Jackson Genovesi

Today we played six 90-minute levels and during that time Jackson Genovesi managed to turn his tournament leading 147,500 stack into another tournament leading stack but this one contains an impressive 760,700.

Genovesi now has over 230,000 more chips than anyone else in the tournament and has to be the favorite to go all the way and win the WPT Malta Main Event. Genovesi is playing well but also running well too and that ladies and gentlemen is a dangerous combination.

He had already run his stack up to 420,000 when he managed to extract 20,000 chips from Jonathan Duhamel and then towards the end of the night he was responsible for eliminating Duhamel when he called the former World Series of Poker Main Event champion's six-bet with jacks and beat Duhamel's tens.

Other players to make it through to the penultimate day's play with big stacks include the very dangerous Yoran Kerignard (522,000), Francesco Favia (429,500) and Ilan Boujenah (297,500), the latter having a roller coaster of a day that he helped himself through by playing several tables of heads-up cash games online!

Midway through the day we lost 12-time WSOP champion Phil Hellmuth but we have another major star still in the field in the shape of Tony G. Everyone's favorite Lithuanian ended the day with 117,000.

Play resumes at 13:00 CET on Wednesday and will continue until the final table of six has been reached. The money bubble will burst when the 22nd place finisher is decided so tune in tomorrow to discover who the unfortunate bubble boy or girl is and which six make the final table.

Until then it is goodnight from Malta.

Official End-Of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2

Here are the official end of day chip counts.

Chip Counts
Jackson Genovesi 760,500 135,500 pos
Yorane Kerignard 522,000
Francesco Favia 429,500 139,500 pos
Ilan Boujenah 297,500 102,500 pos
Eros Nastasi 297,000 22,000 pos
Sampo Ryynanen 231,000 41,000 pos
Maurizio Arca 225,000
Enver Abduraimov 206,000 -32,000 neg
Jonathan Roy 202,000 107,900 pos
Alessio Isaia 201,000 31,000 pos
Hui Chen Kuo 195,000 45,000 pos
Rodrigo Caprioli 171,000
Jack Salter 158,000 -84,000 neg
Claudio Rinaldi 153,500 105,100 pos
Serkan Kurnaz 133,500 55,200 pos
Gordon Schembri 120,000 50,400 pos
Tony G 117,000 34,000 pos
Puk Nabuurs 102,000 35,300 pos
Koen Berendsen 98,500 -5,200 neg
Giovanni Accetta 88,500 43,400 pos
Zeljko Krizan 86,000 48,700 pos
Daniele Mazzia 80,500 65,400 pos
Julien Biague 72,000 17,000 pos
Juuso Leppanen 70,000 29,100 pos
Valeriy Chupin 70,000 -100,000 neg

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Four More Hands

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2 • Level 14: 1,200-2,400, 400 ante

We will play four more hands and Day 2 will come to an end.

Duhamel Down In The Dumps

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2
Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel

Jonathan Duhamel has just been eliminated by the seemingly unstoppable Jackson Genovesi.

Duhamel informed us that he had six-bet shoved with {10-}{10-} and ran into {j-}{j-}. No ten on the board and Duhamel was eliminated.

Chip Counts
Jackson Genovesi 625,000 140,000 pos
Jonathan Duhamel Busted

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Boujenah Bullies Berendsen

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2 • Level 14: 1,200-2,400, 400 ante
Ilan Boujenah
Ilan Boujenah

Ilan Boujenah has just raised all in on the river with complete air to push Koen Berendsen off what was surely the best hand.

The board read {8-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Berendsen had bet 28,000. Boujenah, who was not impressed that his battery ran out on his laptop midway through a cash game hand, raised all in for around 115,000. Berendsen quickly folded and was shown {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for his troubles!

Radzivonau Shoves On Kurnaz

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2 • Level 14: 1,200-2,400, 400 ante

Kyril Radzivonau has has a real swingy day and is currently nursing a short stack over on Table 3. Just now Sekan Kurnaz opened to 4,800 under the gun and Radzivonau moved all in from the button for 39,300 in total. Kurnaz looked like he was at least considering making the call, but he just couldn't quite pull the trigger.

Dominik Nitsche Eliminated

Posted 2012-09-18 GMT+2

Dominik Nitsche has been eliminated from WPT Malta after having to endure a tough time at the table. We were alerted to his demise through the medium of Twitter.

Chip Counts
Dominik Nitsche Busted
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Winner

Winner Yorane Kerignard
Winning Hand ♠A♣3
Prize 120,000

Level Info

Level 14
Blinds 1,200 / 2,400
Ante 400

Players Info

Prize Pool 491,790