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
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
136
Players Left
35

Smith Caught Speeding

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

With the board showing the {k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and 35,000 in the middle, Steven Smith bet 11,000 from the big blind. Wouter Schuurbiers called from the cutoff and Tanguy Pellerin called from the button.

Smith continued for 26,500 on the {4-Diamonds} river and Schuurbiers snap-called before Pellerin folded.

Smith turned over his {7-Spades}{3-Spades} for bottom pair and his opponent scooped holding the {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a pair of sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Smith gb
Steven Smith
280,000
45,000
45,000
Tanguy Pellerin fr
Tanguy Pellerin
245,000
66,000
66,000
Wouter Schuurbiers be
Wouter Schuurbiers
210,000
210,000
210,000

Guertler Squeeze Gets Through

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

Tommy Lievens opened for 4,500 and was called by Dov Friedland and Hugo Menant. Florian Guertler made the squeeze by pushing all-in for 105,000. The other players showed no resistance, and Guertler dragged in the dead money.

Player Chips Progress
Dov Friedland ee
Dov Friedland
265,000
41,000
41,000
Florian Guertler de
Florian Guertler
123,000
123,000
123,000
Hugo Menant fr
Hugo Menant
92,000
92,000
92,000
Tommy Lievens be
Tommy Lievens
53,000
-106,000
-106,000

Tags: Dov FriedlandFlorian GuertlierHugo MenantTommy Lievens

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

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.

Player Chips Progress
Pavel Heger cz
Pavel Heger
320,000
150,000
150,000
Ulysse Harry fr
Ulysse Harry
Busted

Tags: Pavel HegerUlysse Harry

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.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Nava it
Giovanni Nava
180,000
120,000
120,000
Jason Shellum gb
Jason Shellum
110,000
-12,000
-12,000
Julian Micallef mt
Julian Micallef
Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000