€550 Grand Event Day 1c | 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

04-28-2022 19:36 UTC+3

€220 Bounty Hunter Days Malta Underway

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The €220 buy-in Bounty Hunter Days Malta kicked off half hour ago and players have flocked to the event. There have already been 200 entries and 193 players remain. Blinds are 20-minutes long and late registration closes after Level 8.

Local grinders such as Konrad Abela, Joseph Grech and Brian Calleja are in action. Other players in the tournament include Michael Strauch, Dominick French, Jason Shellum, and Grand Event Day 1b chip leader Nemo Israel.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-28-2022 19:43 UTC+3

Updated Stacks

Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	90,000 25,000	25,000
Roland Boothby	65,000 15,000	15,000
Chris Da Silva	55,000 8,000	8,000

Shaun Decesare	43,000 43,000	43,000
Craig Marcuss Smith	40,000 -3,000	-3,000
Maureen Bloechlinger	28,000 -15,000	-15,000
Gary Whitehead	18,000 -22,600	-22,600
Jacqueline Cachia	17,000 -29,000	-29,000
Leendart Nederlof	15,000 -70,000	-70,000

04-28-2022 19:50 UTC+3

Karlsson Runs into Aces

Calum Grant

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

There was over 50,000 in the pot with the board showing the . Mats Karlsson jammed for 40,000 from early position and was snapped off by Tony Mazier in the hijack.

Mats Karlsson:
Tony Mazier:

The peeled off on the river and secured the hand for Mazier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Mazier	180,000
Mats Karlsson	Busted

04-28-2022 20:01 UTC+3

Lim Cracks Kings to Double

Calum Grant

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

Karl Skolin opened to 2,100 from early position. Robert Lim jammed for 16,600 on Skolin's immediate left. Action folded back to the preflop raiser and he called.

Robert Lim:
Karl Skolin:

"Just my luck," exhaled Lim but he was soon jumping for joy after he outflopped the pocket kings on the runout.

On the opposite table, Miro Kaarna couldn't replicate Lim's performance and headed out of the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Skolin	40,000 -10,000	-10,000
Robert Lim	35,000 10,000	10,000
Miro Kaarna	Busted

04-28-2022 20:05 UTC+3

Post Break Eliminations and Entries

Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Guertler	50,000 50,000	50,000
Massimo De Mario	50,000
Tiffany Langston	50,000
Maureen Bloechlinger	Busted
Daniel Stacey	Busted
Nathalie Saby	Busted
Francine Fiandaca	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-28-2022 20:19 UTC+3

Gorosh Triples in Three-Way All-In

Calum Grant

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

There was a huge commotion on table 12, with the entire table on their feet with their phones out. There was a huge preflop three-way all-in between Giovanni Palma (hijack - 50,000) Noah Gorosh (cutoff - 41,700) and Nico Jarnstrom (button - 71,000).

Noah Gorosh:
Giovanni Palma:
Nico Jarnstrom:

Gorosh would find a triple up, while Palma held to stay alive for the smaller side pot following the runout.

Just a few moments later, Palma would head towards the exit following his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Gorosh	130,000 130,000	130,000
Nico Jarnstrom	20,000 20,000	20,000
Giovanni Palma	Busted

04-28-2022 20:34 UTC+3

Vujanic Knocks-out Benton to Take Chip Lead

Chris Bean

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

On a board of and 35,000 chips in the middle, Tanja Vujanic bet enough for Daryl Benton to be all-in. Benton found a call and Vujanic revealed for the second nut flush. Benton attempted to muck but the dealer turned his over. Vujanic is the first to break the 200,000 mark today.