2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1e
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 1e
Entries
248
Players Left
71

Paddington Busts

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Colin Paddington
Colin Paddington

With 18,000 chips in the middle Colin Paddington was all-in on the turn for 21,500 on a board of {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. Norbert Bundik looked in pain on what to decide. The clock was called on Bandik who eventually flicked in a pink 25,000 chip to call.

Colin Paddington {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Norbert Bundik {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Paddington had an open-ended straight draw, but Bandik held two of his outs. the {4-Clubs} was no help to Paddington who has had multiple bust-outs in the tournament and will likely be re-entering the competition.

Player Chips Progress
Norbert Bundik hu
Norbert Bundik
106,000 106,000
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
Busted

River Check-Raise Puts O'Brien in Blender

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Alexandra O'Brien
Alexandra O'Brien

Mariano Bucca limped from under the gun before Alexandra O'Brien made it 1,600 from the next seat over. Arturo Spiridiglozzi called on the button. Fausto Gravagna then three-bet to 4,400 in the big blind and only O'Brien called.

The {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop checked through to the {q-Hearts} turn. Gravagna check-called a bet of 3,000 to see the {7-Hearts} river. He then check-raised to 20,000 after his opponent bet 7,000.

O'Brien was not happy about the raise and eventually mucked her cards.

Player Chips Progress
April Facey ca
April Facey
57,000 7,000
Alexandra O'Brien gb
Alexandra O'Brien
31,500 -10,500

Bluff from Kourka Gets Through

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

On a board of {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades} at the turn, Nica Cosmin bet 7,000 with 12,000 in the middle. Vlantouts Kourka raised to 15,900. Cosmin looked at the community cards and shook his head and folded.

Kourka asked Cosmin if he wanted to see his hand and sheepishly revealed {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for an audacious bluff.

Player Chips Progress
Vlantouts Kourka gr
Vlantouts Kourka
63,000 63,000
Nica Cosmin ro
Nica Cosmin
38,500 38,500

Bianco Binks Flush for Sizeable Pot

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

With 10,000 chips in the middle and a board of {j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} Fabio Bianco (small blind) bet 7,400. Samuel Dray (early position) had a pained look on his face when he reluctantly flicked a solitary chip for a call.

Bianco rolled over {6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a rivered flush which left Dray muttering to himself.

Player Chips Progress
Fabio Bianco it
Fabio Bianco
67,000 67,000
Samuel Dray fr
Samuel Dray
38,200 38,200

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Sparks Fail to Fly in Four-Bet Pot

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante

Francesco Franchini opened to 600 from under the gun and was called by Jozsef Sandor on the button. Jarno Jokiniemi three-bet to 2,400 and then called when Franchini four-bet to 8,100. Sandor mucked.

Action checked all the way down on the {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} board and bout played revealed their ace-king offsuit to chop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Franchini it
Francesco Franchini
55,000 55,000
Jarno Jokiniemi fi
Jarno Jokiniemi
52,000

Sejuta Chips Down to O'Brien

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante

In a three-bet pot with 7,300 in the middle on the {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Alexandra O'Brien continued for 4,000 and and Tomas Sujeta called from middle position.

The {7-Spades} turn and {a-Hearts} river checked through and O'Brien announced she had hit her ace and turned over her {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. Sejuta let out an audible groan, looked at his cards for a final time and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
45,000 -5,000
Alexandra O'Brien gb
Alexandra O'Brien
42,000 -8,000

Flopped Straight Cracks Aces

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante

Marcin Stachyram (big blind) and Massimo Chierchia (early position) had their stacks in the middle on the {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board with the former at risk of elimination.

Stachyram, who started the hand with around 22,000, had flopped the straight with his {6-Spades}{5-Hearts} while his opponent was drawing dead with pocket aces.

The {3-Spades} turn and {9-Diamonds} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Massimo Chierchia it
Massimo Chierchia
67,000 67,000
Marcin Stachyram
Marcin Stachyram
45,000 45,000