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
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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Grupposo Building Stack

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

Giuseppe Grupposo opened to 5,500 on the button and then called the 17,500 three-bet from Corel Theuma from the big blind.

Action checked through on the {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop to the {4-Diamonds} turn. Theuma checked before Grupposo fired 21,000. Theuma showed the {a-Spades} as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Corel Theuma
200,000
35,000
35,000
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Giuseppe Grupposo
180,000
114,000
114,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Grupposo Gets a Double

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Giuseppe Grupposo moved all-in for 31,000 and was only called by Victor Fryda from the small blind. \

Giuseppe Grupposo: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Victor Fryda: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

Grupposo would flop two pair and hold and the board ran out with the {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Victor Fryda fr
Victor Fryda
115,000
20,000
20,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Giuseppe Grupposo it
Giuseppe Grupposo
66,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Theuma Takes From White

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Leonard White opened to 4,000 from early position and Corel Theuma called from the button.

White fired for 6,000 on the {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop before Theuma raised to 17,000. White and Theuma had been chatting since they had been at the same table and had struck up a rapport. Theuma was kind enough to show White his hand and exposed his pocket tens.

Player Chips Progress
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Corel Theuma
165,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Leonard White ie
Leonard White
150,000
5,000
5,000

Mohamed Fairing Better on Second Bullet

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Raymond Galea opened to 7,000 from the hijack and was called by Ahamend Mohamed from the button and Dalila Basile in the big blind.

Galea bet 7,000 on the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} flop and only Mohamed called. The {3-Clubs} turn checked through to the {a-Diamonds} river and Galea checked again. Mohamed bet 12,500 and was called.

Mohamed had pocket tens and his opponent turned over pocket nines for a worse full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Ahamed Mohamed
110,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Raymond Galea mt
Raymond Galea
90,000
Profile photo of Dalila Basile it
Dalila Basile
45,000

Two Pair for Fryda

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jonatan Kula opened to 3,500 from middle position and only Victor Fryda called from the big blind.

Fryda check-called a bet of 7,500 on the {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop to see the {2-Spades} turn which checked through to the {7-Diamonds} river.

Fryda led out for 12,500 and was called. He tabled his {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for two pair, queens and deuces, to rake in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Victor Fryda
95,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jonatan Kula pl
Jonatan Kula
65,000
6,000
6,000