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

04-30-2022 23:41 UTC+3

Druedahl Takes It Down

Calum Grant

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Fabio Figurella opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by Anders Druedahl (middle position), Mateusz Koczwara (hijack), Ho Tien Cheung (cutoff) and Mike Alonso (big blind).

Figurella bet 12,500 on the flop before Druedahl made it 28,000. Action folded back to Figurella who gave up his hand pretty quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anders Druedahl	130,000
Fabio Figurella	119,000 24,000	24,000

04-30-2022 23:34 UTC+3

Jokiniemi Felted by Franchini

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jarno Jokiniemi open-jammed for 27,500 from early position and Francesco Franchini also went all-in for for 31,000 from middle position. Action folded round.

Jarno Jokiniemi:
Francesco Franchini:

Franchini flopped a set but Jokiniemi still had outs to the straight on the flop. The turn and river were bricks and Franchini raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Franchini	73,000 52,000	52,000
Jarno Jokiniemi	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

04-30-2022 23:25 UTC+3

Frederick Folds to Facey Four-Bet

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

April Facey has enjoyed a fruitful second bullet, knocking out three players and amassing a healthy chip stack along the way.

In a hand versus Tom Frederick, she opened to 5,000 from early position and Frederick made it 16,000 from the cutoff. She clicked it back up 40,000 and Frederick went deep into the tank.

He eventually folded the face up and Facey replied by showing the .

Player	Chips	Progress
April Facey	160,000 92,000	92,000

04-30-2022 23:15 UTC+3

Geraghty Eliminated By Bishara

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tomasz Bishara opened to 4,500 from early position and then called the 23,000 all-in from small blind Jamie Geraghty.

Jamie Geraghty:
Tomasz Bishara:

Bishara sealed the pot and the elimination following the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Bishara	200,000 14,000	14,000
Jamie Geraghty	Busted

04-30-2022 23:12 UTC+3

Chip Count Update

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Gravagna	300,000 104,000	104,000
Eden Azulay	195,000 20,000	20,000
Daryl Benton	165,000 80,000	80,000
Michal Majtyka	160,000 24,000	24,000
Fabio Figurella	143,000 54,500	54,500
Thomas Noske	140,000 28,000	28,000
Tomas Sujeta	93,000 20,000	20,000
Marco Carravieri	81,000 81,000	81,000
Angelo Vietti	48,000 9,500	9,500
James Clarke	38,000 22,000	22,000
Teeranan Chuennirun	Busted

04-30-2022 22:59 UTC+3

Ladies First! Final Table Seat Draw

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Seat	Name	Country
1	Suzanne Franklin	United Kingdom
2	Christina Read	United States
3	Ivonne Montealegre	Costa Rica
4	Ilana Belsky	United Kingdom
5	Britanny Law	Ireland
6	Tracey Dunn	United Kingdom
7	Julie Hansen	Estonia
8	Carolyn Swayne	United States
9	Pia Pless	Denmark

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-30-2022 22:50 UTC+3

Hawes Downs Piliens; Kourka Busts Elsewhere

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Greg Hawes opened to 4,000 from early position and was called by Jean-Pierre Kocks in the hijack. Kristaps Piliens jammed for 36,000 on the button and only Hawes called.

Kristaps Piliens:
Greg Hawes:

Hawes flopped a set of Jacks but Piliens had outs to Broadway following the flop, the turn was unhelpful and the completed the board to give Hawes the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Monaghan	250,000 45,000	45,000
Greg Hawes	130,000 40,000	40,000
Kristaps Piliens	Busted
Vlantouts Kourka	Busted

04-30-2022 22:43 UTC+3

Fresh Round of Counts

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Level 9 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ori Hasson	300,000 135,000	135,000

Angelo Patane	150,000 9,500	9,500
Barnabas Nagy	150,000 87,000	87,000
Haris Durmic	135,000 9,200	9,200
Hakan Uzun	103,000 28,000	28,000
Eduardo Burgio	100,000 10,000	10,000
Susan Murphey	95,000 30,000	30,000

Rolf Galasen	75,000 15,000	15,000
Oliver Said	73,000 8,000	8,000
Brian Calleja	72,000 18,000	18,000
Minh Tran	65,000 5,000	5,000
Jarno Jokiniemi	27,000 33,000	33,000
Francesco Franchini	21,000 9,000	9,000
Marco Herman	Busted
Fabio Bianco	Busted
Marcin Stachyra	Busted