Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
118
Players Left
31
First Break
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
There have been 85 entries so far and just 78 players remain. Those players are now on a 15-minute break.
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Guertler Leaves Gailius with Pennies; Masendore Finishes Him Off
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
With just over 40,000 on a completed board showing the 
, Florian Guertler, with 32,000 behind, checked. Modestas Gailius jammed for 34,500 on the button and Guertler found the call.
Gailus tabled his 
for two pair, sevens and sixes. Guertler tabled the winner with his 
for tens and fours.
Gailus was then eliminated in the following hand. Maureen Blochlinger opened to 800 from early position and was called by Jonatan Kula on her immediate left.
Gailius moved all-in for 2,500 before Andrea Masendore raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Blochlinger and Kula got out of the way to set up an all-in showdown.
Modestas Gailius: 
Andrea Masendore: 
Gailius paired up on the 
flop but found no more help after the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted |
Big Stack Update
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
123,000 | 123,000 |
|
|
107,000 | 61,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 24,000 |
|
90,000 | 10,000 |
Marcenac Caught Speeding
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Joseph Grech opened to 700 from the hijack and was called by Matthieu Marcenac from the cutoff and Uludag Bora from the big blind.
Action checked to Marcenac on the 
flop and he bet 1,000. Only Grech called. The 
turn checked through to the 
river and Grech bet 1,000. Marcenac made it 4,000 and Grech called after a few moments.
"Queen-high," Marcenac said. Grech tabled his 
to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
29,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Guertler and Jacobsen First Players to Hit the Rail
Level 2
: 100/100, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Mohamed and Ash Tango
Level 2
: 100/100, 200 ante
With the board showing the the 
and 11,000 already in the pot, David Ash checked from the cutoff to Ahamed Mohamed on the button. Mohamed bet 11,000 and sent his opponent into the tank.
Ash eventually folded and soon after Mohamed said to Ash he could turn over just one of his cards. Ash agreed and exposed the 
which was enjoyed by everyone else at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
52,000 | 2,000 |
Lim Takes an Early Chip Lead Courtesy of Stellato; Other Big Stacks
Level 2
: 100/100, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
71,000 | 71,000 |
|
71,000 | 71,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |