2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1b
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
Total Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
136
Players Left
35
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Hammann Runs into Aces

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

Benjamin Hammann jammed from middle position for 35,000 before Florian Guertler shipped in his 44,000 stack. Action folded around to set up the all-in showdown.

Benjamin Hammann: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Florian Guertler: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

Guertler's pocket aces remained unscathed after the {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs} runout.

Heavy Hitters Clash in Penultimate Level

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

Clement Kerrien bet 6,000 from under the gun and was faced with a three-bet from Wouter Schuurbiers for 16,500 which Kerrien called.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Schuurbiers bet 21,500. Kerrien fired back at the Belgian to the tune of 57,000 which resulted in a fold.

Tags: Clement KerrienWouter Schuurbiers

Callens Ousted By Cosic

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ann-Roos Callens
Ann-Roos Callens

Marko Cosic opened to 7,500 from under the gun before Ann-Roos Callens moved all-in for 48,500 from middle position. Cosic called.

Ann-Roos Callens: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Marko Cosic: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Callens increased her immediate outs following the {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop however, the {9-Diamonds} took away some of her straight possibilities. The {j-Clubs} hit the river to give Cosic the straight as well as the bust out.

Big Stacks in the Room

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

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Pre-Break Bust Outs

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

Micallef Left Short; Busts Soon After

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

With 25,000 in the pot in the {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Giovanni Nava and Yohann Girondin checked from the big blind and early position respectively. Jason Shellum bet 12,000 from middle position and was called by Julian Micallef in the cutoff.

Nava raised to 30,000 and Girondin and Shellum quickly folded. Micalleff jammed for 73,500 and was snap called by his opponent.

Julian Micallef: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Giovanni Nava: {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

Micallef would need to hit an ace to survive but Shellum announced one had already been mucked. He was unable to find the case ace and was left with pennies.

The following hand he was eliminated.

Heger Busts Harry

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

Ulysse Harry bet 4,000 from the cut-off and faced a three-bet of 16,000 from Pavel Heger in the small blind. Harry called and the flop came {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Heger moved all in and was quickly called by Harry.

Ulysse Harry: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Pavel Heger: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Heger was ahead but Harry had plenty of outs and chop opportunities which did not come as {2-Spades} and {5-Clubs} landed on the felt to send him to the rail.

Tags: Pavel HegerUlysse Harry