Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
On a very connected board of ![]()
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, Michal Majtyka moved all-in for 37,000. He was snap-called by Steven Wendt who turned over ![]()
for a boat. Majtyka showed ![]()
for a busted flush which left him with 16,000 chips.
The very next hand Majtyka moved all-in for 16,000 and was called by Steven Wendt.
Steven Wendt: ![]()
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Michal Majtyka: ![]()
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A flop of ![]()
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gave top pair to Majtyka as well as the nut flush draw, which came on the turn when the
landed to secure the pot. The
completed the community cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
72,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Hans Nothofer limped from early position before Manduca Borg made it from 5,500 from middle position. Ho Cheung moved all-in for 15,000 from the small blind and then Massimo Bruno jammed for 54,500.
Nothofer eventually folded after two minutes and Borg called as the covering stack.
Ho Cheung: ![]()
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Massimo Bruno: ![]()
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Manduca Borg: ![]()
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Nothofer claimed he folded jacks and he would live to regret his decision as the flop came down with the ![]()
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. Cheung was on course for a triple up while Bruno had one hand on the side pot.
The
turn was a safe card for both at-risk players and the
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
72,000 |
Sascha Unertl bet 4,500 from under the gun and was met by a three-bet of 16,000 by Simone Lombardo directly on his left.
The flop came ![]()
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, both players checked. The
fell on the turn which Lombardo bet 13,500. Unertl folded but was allowed to choose one card by Lombardo and rolled over the
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
95,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
170,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
160,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
110,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Registration has closed for the fourth starting flight of The Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Main Event, today's action has seen 252 entries and 162 players remain in the tournament.
The €300,000 guarantee for the event has also been eclipsed, with the current prizepool at €334,560. With two more starting flights to play out tomorrow, there is every chance that the event could obliterate the €400,000 threshold.
If you are in Malta or nearby, you should be doing everything you can to get to the Portomaso Casino for a slice of the massive prize kitty.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The 160 remaining players have vacated the main hall at Portomaso Casino to take their 75-minute scheduled dinner break.
On a board of ![]()
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, Michal Majtyka moved all-in for 74,000 and was called by Simone Lombardo.
Simone Lombardo: ![]()
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Michal Majtyka: ![]()
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A favorable flop for Majtyka gave him top pair and a flush draw, but he was behind to Lombardo's ladies. The
turn and
river was no help and Lombardo takes a commanding chip lead in this flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
135,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
122,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
105,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
85,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
80,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
75,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
75,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
60,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
58,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
35,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
|
30,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
16,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
|
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Busted |