2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€71,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
118
Players Left
31

Pair of Deuces for Fuss Scoops

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mikael Bratt opened to 6,500 from under the gun and was called by Jordan Dumas from the button and Lars Fuss from the big blind.

Bratt fired for 7,000 on the {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop and only Fuss called. Bratt bet 11,000 on the {q-Clubs} turn before action checked through on the {8-Spades} river.

Fuss turned over his {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and it was good as Bratt mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Dumas fr
Jordan Dumas
245,000 35,000
Mikael Bratt se
Mikael Bratt
210,000 65,000
Lars Fuss de
Lars Fuss
140,000 140,000

Royal Flush for Uludag

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bora Uludag opened to 9,000 from the hijack and was called by Joseph Grech and Giulio Spampinato from the blinds.

Action checked through to the river to display the {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts} board. Grech checked, Spampinato bet 15,000 and Uludag raised to 35,000 and both of his opponents mucked.

"I have to show this," Uludag said and he tabled his {a-Spades}{q-Spades} which was good for a Royal Flush.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Grech gb
Joseph Grech
171,000 -84,000
Bora Uludag de
Bora Uludag
145,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Final Break

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Another 15-minute break has started and just 46 players remain in Day 1a. The players will battle for another two levels before play closes for the day.

Fryda Gets a Double

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Arthur Emig opened to 5,500 from the hijack before Corel Theuma three-bet to 16,000. Victor Fryda then moved all-in for 59,500 and only Theuma called.

Victor Fryda: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Corel Theuma: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Fryda went from the underdog to the favourite following the {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and held as the board ran out with the {3-Hearts} and {7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Fryda fr
Victor Fryda
Day 1A Chip Leader
135,000 20,000
Corel Theuma us
Corel Theuma
105,000 -95,000

Dumas Downs Another

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jordan Dumas and Joacim Blom had all their chips in the middle with the latter at risk of elimination.

Joacim Blom: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Jordan Dumas: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Blom was unable to improve and exited the tournament room following the {5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Dumas fr
Jordan Dumas
210,000 35,000
Joacim Blom se
Joacim Blom
Busted

Morris Eliminated By Dumas

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ian Morris opened to 5,000 from early position before Jordan Dumas three-bet to 22,000 from the small blind. Morris jammed for a total of 52,500 and Dumas called.

Ian Morris: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Jordan Dumas: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Morris was in good shape until the {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop and was ousted after the {5-Spades} turn and {8-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Dumas fr
Jordan Dumas
175,000 80,000
Ian Morris gb
Ian Morris
Busted

Whitehead Cracks Aces

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With 30,000 in the middle and the board showing the {7-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, Jordan Whitehead bet 17,000 from middle position before Tomasz Brzezinski raised to 36,000 from the hijack. Whitehead called.

Whitehead checked on the {8-Hearts} river and his opponent bet 25,000 and Whitehead snap-called.

Brzezinski had a turned a set of nines with {9-Hearts}{9-Spades} while Whitehead open mucked his cards to show he had the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
205,000
Jordan Whitehead gb
Jordan Whitehead
85,000 85,000