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

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
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Victor Fryda
115,000
20,000
20,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Giuseppe Grupposo
66,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

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

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
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Tomasz Brzezinski
205,000
Profile photo of Jordan Whitehead gb
Jordan Whitehead
85,000
85,000
85,000

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
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Jordan Dumas
175,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Ian Morris gb
Ian Morris
Busted

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
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Jordan Dumas
210,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Joacim Blom se
Joacim Blom
Busted

Fryda Gets a Double

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

[Removed:471] 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
Profile photo of Victor Fryda fr
Victor Fryda
135,000
20,000
20,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Corel Theuma us
Corel Theuma
105,000
-95,000
-95,000

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.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000