2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
191
Players Left
53

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 200

Guerrero's Turn to Flop Straight

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante
Keith Boniface
Keith Boniface

Antonio Guerrero limp-called from under the gun after Keith Boniface made it 800 from early position.

Guerrero check-called a bet of 1,500 on the {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop before action checked through on the {2-Clubs} turn. Guerrero bet 5,000 on the {q-Hearts} river and Boniface paid him off. Guerrero rolled over his {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts} which was good for a flopped straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Guerrero
57,000
7,000
7,000
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Keith Boniface
43,000
-7,000
-7,000

Lim Chipping Down Early On

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante
Robert Lim
Robert Lim

Karl Skolin opened to 500 from the cutoff and then called Robert Lim's button raise to 1,300.

Skolin check-called for 1,800 on the {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop and then led for 2,500 on the {5-Clubs} turn. Lim called to see the {9-Clubs} turn. Skolin bet 8,000 and Lim called,

Skolin turned over his {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a straight however, Lim turned over his {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} thinking his opponent just had a flush draw.

"Oh you have a straight, how? I block that hand!" Lim quizzed his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Karl Skolin
67,000
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Robert Lim
32,000
-18,000
-18,000

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Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante
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Azulay First Player Eliminated...Again!

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante
Eden Azulay
Eden Azulay

On a board of {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, Eden Azulay and Bradley Joyce had their chips in the middle.

Bradley Joyce {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Eden Azulay {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

Bradley Joyce hit quad kings and Azulay revealed he had eights-full of kings which sent him to the rail. Azulay was also the first player to bust in Day 1b and today's cooler has seen him repeat the achievement.

Player Chips Progress
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Bradley Joyce
70,000
70,000
70,000
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Eden Azulay
Busted

Tags: Bradley JoyceEden Azulay

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Da Silva Gets Called

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

PokerStars Hippodrome Pro Chris Da Silva is in action and he was battling with Italy's Federico Petruzzelli.

With 14,500 in the pot on the {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds} board, Da Silva bet 7,500 from early position and was called.

Da Silva sized up to 18,000 on the {2-Clubs} river and Petruzzelli went into the tank. After two minutes had passed, he called and Da Silva rolled over {k-Clubs}{9-Spades} for king-high while his opponent won with a pair a tens after showing his {a-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Federico Petruzzelli
76,000
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Chris Da Silva
26,000

Quads for Kaarna

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Michael Van de Poel bet 7,200 from the button on a flop of {8-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and was called by Miro Kaarna from under the gun.

The {8-Spades} turn was checked by both players which allowed Kaarna to take the betting lead on the {6-Clubs} river for 16,000. Van de Poel was in the tank for sometime before eventually calling. Kaarna flipped over {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for quad-eights. Van de Poel revealed he had {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}, Kaarna drags in a massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Miro Kaarna
70,000
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Michael Van De Poel
33,000

Tags: Miro KaarnaMartin Van de Poel