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

Ash Ousted After Cooler

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Leonardo Schiavone opened to 2,500 from under the gun and action folded to David Ash in the small blind. Ash moved all-in for 30,000 and was snap-called.

David Ash: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Leonardo Schiavone: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Ash was in rough shape and his day ended after the {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Spades} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Schiavone sm
Leonardo Schiavone
123,000
28,000
28,000
David Ash gb
David Ash
Busted

Stellato Stunned by Aces

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andrea Stellato limped from under the gun and then called when Ivan Salvaggio raised to 4,400.

Stellato checked in the dark and Salvaggio checked following the {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop. Stellato bet 7,500 on the {10-Spades} turn and was called.

Stellato checked on the {q-Diamonds} river and went into the tank after his opponent bet 7,500. He made up his mind and tossed in calling chips before seeing the bad news as his opponent turned over his {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} which prompted Stellato to muck his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Ivano Salvaggio it
Ivano Salvaggio
150,000
150,000
150,000
Andrea Stellato mt
Andrea Stellato
65,000
40,000
40,000
Robert Lim gb
Robert Lim
43,000
-47,000
-47,000

Lubczynski Chips Up; Stellato Busts

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 50,000 in the pot on a completed board showing the {k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, Piotr Lubczynski bet 16,800 from the big blind. Mads Bertelsen was sickened and let out a huge sigh before calling.

His opponent turned over {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} for a rivered set of jacks. Bertelsen exposed his cards to show the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} for a flopped top pair, top kicker.

On an adjacent table, Andrea Stellato was seen leaving his chair after he was eliminated from the Grand Event.

Player Chips Progress
Piotr Lubczynski pl
Piotr Lubczynski
112,000
Mads Bertelsen de
Mads Bertelsen
23,500
Andrea Stellato mt
Andrea Stellato
Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Jeffredo Busts Schallock

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Caroline Schallock
Caroline Schallock

Pierre Jeffredo opened to 2,500 from under the gun and then called the 10,000 jam from Caroline Schallock in the big blind.

Caroline Schallock: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Pierre Jeffredo: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

The pocket fives remained in front after the {8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Jeffredo fr
Pierre Jeffredo
110,000
110,000
110,000
Caroline Schallock de
Caroline Schallock
Busted

Quads for White

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Quad Sixes
Quad Sixes

With 45,000 in the pot on a board displaying the {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, Angelo Patone bet 25,000 from the big blind. Leonard White called from under the gun and Ernie Micallef from early position.

Patone, with around 50,000 behind, opted to check. White bet 46,500, leaving around 16,500 behind.

Patone took a minute before deciding to fold and asked if his opponent would show.

"You're a nice guy so of course," replied White. He then turned over his {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to show he had turned quad sixes while Patone exposed his {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Leonard White ie
Leonard White
155,000
155,000
155,000
Angelo Patone it
Angelo Patone
50,000
50,000
50,000

Schiavone Ascent Continues

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Leonardo Schiavone limped from under the gun and the called the 4,000 raise from Stefan Wiesebrock (button).

Schiavone check-raised to 9,000 on the {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop after his opponent bet fired for 3,000. Wiesebrock called.

Action checked through on the {k-Diamonds} turn and {k-Spades} river and Schiavone tabled the {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Schiavone sm
Leonardo Schiavone
150,000
27,000
27,000
Stefan Wiesebrock de
Stefan Wiesebrock
132,000
-8,000
-8,000

Dumas Downs Monaghan

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jordan Dumas limped from under the gun and then moved all-in after Paul Monaghan raised to 6,600. Monaghan called and was at risk of elimination.

Paul Monaghan: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Jordan Dumas: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Monaghan was crushed but found some additional chop outs following the {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Spades} flop. They didn't arrive as the {5-Spades}{10-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Dumas fr
Jordan Dumas
95,000
Paul Monaghan gb
Paul Monaghan
Busted

Lievens KO's Helene

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tommy Lievens opened to 3,000 from early position and was called by Dominique Helene on the button.

Helene called a bet of 3,500 on the {q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop and then jammed for 28,000 after his opponent checked on the {3-Diamonds}, Lievens found the call.

Dominique Helene: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Tommy Lievens: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The {a-Spades} river confirmed Helene's exit.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Lievens be
Tommy Lievens
115,000
65,000
65,000
Dominique Helene fr
Dominique Helene
Busted
1345679