Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
191
Players Left
53
Double-up for Jack
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Lloyd Jack moved all-in for 36,000 and was called by Luc Bindel
Lloyd Jack: 
Luc Bindel: 
An interesting flop of 
gave Bindel the lead with bottom pair. The 
turned things around for Jack as he hit the Broadway straight. Bindel did not house-up on the river as the 
landed to confirm Jack's double-up
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
52,000 |
Bindel Knocked Out
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mickael Thomas bet 8,000 from early position and was called by Jacek Pustula. Luc Bindel moved all-in for his remaining 26,000 chips. Thomas four-bet to 50,000 which was enough for Pustula to fold.
Mickael Thomas: 
Luc Bindel: 
The in the window was enough to send Bindel to the rail as the board ran out 
. Thomas is amongst the chip leaders in the room.
Latest Chip Counts
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
226,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Guerrero Hero Calls With Eight High
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alexis Lucarini opened to 8,000 from middle position and was called by Antonio Guerrero and Nicolas Giannotti from the button and big blind respectively.
Action checked to Guerrero on the 
flop, he bet 13,000 and only Giannotti called.
The 
turn checked through to the 
river and Giannotti bet 22,000. Guerrero paused for a moment and then called.
Giannotti turned over the 
while Guerrero held the 
. The entire table gasped as Giannotti won the hand with ten-high.
One player exclaimed "sick value bet!"
Guerrero explained to the table he put his opponent on a seven or worse pocket pair and that his eight-high would be the best play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
152,500
|
152,500 |
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Final Three Hands of Day 1c Called
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament clock has paused and the tournament director has instructed to deal out the last three hands of the day.
Pavel Heger Bubbles €220 Bounty Hunter Malta; Remaining Players Lock Up €220 + Bounties
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The 39 remaining players in the €220 Bounty Hunter Malta have now all locked up a min-cash of €220 as well as their claimed bounties.
The unfortunate player to miss out on the money was Pavel Heger, and everybody who is still in the event will be battling it out for the €6,500 first place prize.
Double-up on Last Hand for Decesare
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On the final hand of the day, Endrit Geci bet 8,000 and was shoved on by Shaun Decesare for 47,500. Action folded to Geci who called.
Endrit Geci:
Shaun Decesare: 
There was no help for Geci as the board ran out 
to double-up Decesare and leaves plenty of work to do for Geci on Sunday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
23,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
Late Day 1c Bust Outs
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Day 1c Closes
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
53 of the 191 initial entries are now bagging and tagging their chip stacks, indicating that Day 1c has come to a close.
Full chip counts and recap will follow soon.