Sep 26 2011

November Niner Matt Gianetti triumphs at WPT Malta

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I guess when you’re hot you’re hot! On Saturday one of the players who will be in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker Main Event final table in November, where the winner will receive nearly $9 million, walked away as the champion of the WPT Malta Main Event.

Matt Gianetti’s payday for his win in Malta was far less than he received simply for making the WSOP final table, but it should serve notice to the rest of the field that the US poker pro known mainly for his cash-game prowess, is definitely a force to reckon with come early November.

Gianetti was just one of a number of high-profile entrants in the WPT Malta Main Event, with the likes of Ike Haxton, Justin Bonomo, Tony G, and Phil Hellmuth all making the trek to the small island nation to partake in the WPT event. The final table lineup proved to be full of dangerous participants as well, as Gianetti was joined by long-time UK poker pro Simon Trumper, and up and coming stars like Tristan Clemencon and Cecelia Pescaglini, who dominated the action almost from the outset of the tournament before finally meeting her match in the form of Matt Gianetti who defeated her in heads-up play.

Here is a look at the final table payouts from the tournament:

  1. Matt Giannetti — $273,200
  2. Cecilia Pescaglini — $159,412
  3. Filippo Bianchini — $104,936
  4. Simon Trumper — $72,985
  5. Tristan Clemencon — $54,381
  6. Fabien Sartoris — $41,977
  7. Christofer Williamson — $31,486
  8. Mats Karlson — $22,894

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