Pasquale Gregorio raised from the middle position and Hod Levy shoved from the small blind for 95,000 which was called by Gregorio.
Hod Levy: 
Pasquale Gregorio: 
The board ran out 
for Levy to hold and double up.
Valter Affatato was all-in from the cutoff for 51,000 when the board read 
and covered by Barny Boatman in the small blind.
Valter Affatato: 
Barny Boatman: 
Boatman had flopped the nut flush and Affatato was drawing dead. The river completed the board with the to seal the deal and bring the field down to 144 players.
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Daniele Degennaro raised from under the gun and Anders Auset three-bet from the middle position. Action folded back to Degennaro who four-bet shoved which Auset called for 257,000.
Anders Auset: 
Daniele Degennaro: 
The board ran out 
for Auset to hold and double up.
Table #7:
Stuart Bell pushed his last 9,000 in from the early position and was up against Sarah Herzali on the button as the rest of the table had folded.
Stuart Bell: 
Sarah Herzali: 
The board ran out 
for Herzali to flop a set to eliminate Bell.
Table #2:
Edoardo Mancinelli raised from the hijack and Frederick Field called for his last 14,000 in on the button for the rest of the table to fold.
Frederick Field:
Edoardo Mancinelli:
The flop came 
for them both to hit a pair but keep Mancinelli ahead. The turn was the and the rest of the field gasped as Field turned two pair. The river completed the board with the 
for everyone to be in shock as Mancinelli rivered trips to send Field out of the tournament too.
Table #13:
Alexandros Bantzelatze had raised from under the gun and Marcus Larsson shoved in the big blind for his last 58,000 which Bantzelatze called.
Marcus Larsson: 
Alexandros Bantzelate: 
The board ran out 
to not bring any help to Larsson as he was eliminated too.
All three players would be playing an all-in flip as there was a special bubble prize set up.
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The Bubble would receive a Special Pack Golden Cyprus:
This is what was included in the prize:
- Includes 1 buy-in Main Event €800 to the Golden Series Cyprus with a €1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool
- Transfer from the airport to the resort
- 8 days/7 nights at the 5* resort Noah’s Ark Deluxe, all-inclusive, with double occupancy.
As Stuart Bell, Frederick Field, and Marcus Larsson all busted in the final hand of the bubble, they would be playing an all-in flip for the package while the other two players would min-cash for €1,000.
Bell drew the button with Marcus Larsson in the small blind and Frederick Field in the big blind.
The hole cards were dealt but kept closed.
The flop came and the cards stayed closed.
The turn was the , Larsson flipped over the 
, Field had a and Bell held the for Larsson to be ahead at that moment.
The river completed the board with the . Larsson revealed his second card which was the for a pair of fours. Field turned over the 
for the higher pocket pair of sixes. Bell then opened the for the higher pair of kings for him to win the package to Cyprus.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
After the bubble burst, the eliminations flew all over the place with almost 50 players leaving the tournament during one level:
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Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Photos courtesy of Samuel Meilak/The Malta Poker Festival
Eviatar Mor had a raise of 37,000 in front of him in the hijack and Mark Vella had shoved for 135,000 in total on the button. Mor asked the dealer to spread the pot and there was 57,000 in the middle already. Mor took a few seconds and then made the call.
Mark Vella: 
Eviatar Mor:
Vella got up from his chair while his rail looked along as the dealer dealt the 
board for Vella to hold and sit down again as he doubled up.
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540,000
204,000
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327,000
268,000
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