€560 Main Event Day 1ab | 2024 EAPT Malta

04-08-2024 12:05 UTC+1

Piro Eliminated in a Three-Way All-In

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Down to 11,900, Antonio Piro shoved from under the gun. He was quickly called by Pol Henk in middle position, and the small blinde made the call too.

Henk and the small blind checked all the way through a board of 3♣5♥J♦9♦J♠, so all the cards went on their backs.

Antonio Piro : A♦K♣ All in
Pol Henk : A♠Q♣
Small blind : 2♠2♥

Standing up since he moved all in, Piro was eliminated on this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pol Henk	74,000 36,000	36,000
Antonio Piro	Busted

Tags: Antonio Piro Pol Henk

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 500

04-08-2024 12:20 UTC+1

Kinhult Moves All In on the Turn

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 500 ante

The cutoff opened to 1,000 and was called by Linda Kinhult on the button. Thibault Thevenet in the small blind squeezed to 4,500 and made the original raiser fold, but Kinhult called.

Thevenet continued for 3,500 on the 3♥5♣K♥ flop, then fired a second barrel of 7,000 on the turn Q♦. Kinhult quickly called on the flop and immediately raised all in for almost 29,000 on the turn. Thevenet went into the tank, but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Kinhult	47,000 47,000	47,000
Thibault Thevenet	13,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Linda Kinhult Thibault Thevenet

04-08-2024 12:35 UTC+1

The Best Hand for Che

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 500 ante

Nan Che limped from under the gun, and so did four other players. Mariusz Wiszowaty in the small blind found the perfect spot to squeeze to 3,000, and he was called by both Che and José Garcia-Parrado on the button.

All three of them check on the J♥J♠8♦ flop. But on the turn 5♥, Wiszowaty bet 3,000. Che was the only one to call.

The 2♥ landed on the river, and Wiszowaty checked with A♣8♣. Che checked back and revealed 9♠9♦ for the best two pair to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Che	58,000
Mariusz Wiszowaty	45,000
José Garcia-Parrado	15,000

Tags: José Garcia-Parrado Mariusz Wiszowaty Nan Che

04-08-2024 12:50 UTC+1

Players in the Field

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jascha Berger	100,000 100,000	100,000
Krisztian Kis	70,000 70,000	70,000
Cesate Florio	46,000 46,000	46,000
Adrian Ziemichod	40,000 40,000	40,000
David Juhaniak	36,000 36,000	36,000
Teodor Kyosev	34,000 34,000	34,000

04-08-2024 13:01 UTC+1

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 500 ante

After three levels, the 115 players of Day 1a of the Main Event are on a 15-minute break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

04-08-2024 13:30 UTC+1

Straight on the River for Fricker

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Four players agreed on a bet of 1,200 preflop, then checked to Kristiyan Bogdanov in the cutoff who bet 2,500 on the flop 10♠4♣J♠.

Called three times, Bogdanov was the last player to check on the turn 2♠. But on the 9♦ river, Danilo Di Mauro in middle position bet 8,800. He was called by Martin Fricker to his left, while both Bogdanov and Francesco Piro under the gun folded.

Di Mauro flipped over 4♥2♥ for two pair, but Fricker with K♦Q♦ found a straight on the river and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Fricker	57,000
Kristiyan Bogdanov	48,000 48,000	48,000
Francesco Piro	40,000 40,000	40,000
Danilo Di Mauro	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Danilo Di Mauro Francesco Piro Kristiyan Bogdanov Martin Fricker

04-08-2024 13:43 UTC+1

Top Pair for Ampelikiotis

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Marco Sanzari opened to 1,200 from the button, and he was called by both players in the blinds.

The Italian player continued for 1,600 on the Q♥7♣A♠ flop. Laurynas Vaitkevius check-called from the small blind, but Theodoros Ampelikiotis in the big blind check-raised to 6,000. Sanzari was the only one to call.

Both Ampelikiotis and Sanzari checked on the J♥ turn and the 8♠ river, and the pot went in Ampelikiotis, as he revealed A♣10♠ for top pair.