2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1d
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 1d
Entries
252
Players Left
65

Day 1 of The Hendon Mob Championship Underway

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

Day 1 of The Hendon Mob Championship is in full flow and there have already been 261 entries, swelling the current prizepool to €50,112.

The tournament began at 4 p.m and is about to enter Level 5 (300/600/600). Late registration closes upon the completion of the break that follows Level 8.

A host of players who have participated in Grand Event have entered the tournament and notable players such as local favourite Jacqueline Cachia, Unibet Ambassador David Lappin and Gary Whitehead.

Paddington Left With Scraps

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Colin Paddington
Colin Paddington

Hugo Menant moved all in on the turn with the board reading {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} for 36,100. Colin Paddington played with his cards before eventually folding.

Player Chips Progress
Hugo Menant fr
Hugo Menant
60,000 60,000
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
17,000 -54,600

Halasi on the Double

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Andras Halasi
Andras Halasi

Andras Halasi moved all in for 31,100 on the turn board of {q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Theo Bijaoui made the call.

Theo Bijaoui: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Andras Halasi: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Bijaoui was ahead with his over-pair to the board, but Halasi spiked the {8-Hearts} on the river for the king-high flush.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Halasi hu
Andras Halasi
112,000 77,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Lim in Quandry, Paddington Shove Gets Through

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a Broadway board of {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, Lu Wang moved all-in for 36,000. Lim was in the tank and the clock was called by another player. Lim released his cards before the tournament director started the count.

On the next table on a board of {j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{9-Spades} with 38,000 in the middle, Colin Paddington jammed for 33,000. Zvezda Tadic had the clock called on him and folded.

Sascha Unertl attempted to extract information from Paddington through conversation to no avail and folded. Paddington revealed he had {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Lu Wang us
Lu Wang
82,000 82,000
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
71,600 21,600
Sascha Unertl de
Sascha Unertl
55,000 55,000
Zvezda Tadic rs
Zvezda Tadic
30,600 30,600
Robert Lim gb
Robert Lim
24,000 1,500