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.
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.
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
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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.