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 Loses a Small One

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

With 4,500 in the middle on the {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Clubs} board, Thomas Noske (big blind) and Colin Paddington (early position) checked on the {4-Diamonds} river.

Noske flipped over his {k-Spades}{q-Clubs} for a turned top pair while Paddington exposed his {6-Hearts} to show he was ahead on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Noske de
Thomas Noske
52,500
52,500
52,500
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
47,500
-2,500
-2,500

2019 Malta Poker Festival Grand Event Champion Sujeta Takes Seat

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
Tomas Sujeta wins the 2019 Malta Poker Festival Grand Event
Tomas Sujeta wins the 2019 Malta Poker Festival Grand Event

Thomas Sujeta won the last instalment of the Grand Event of the MPF in 2019. He took home €150,000 after being the last player standing out of 1,324 total entries.

Other late Level 1 entries include Alexandra O'Brien, Ori Hasson and Bounty Hunter Days Malta Champion Hakan Uzun.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
50,000
50,000
50,000
Alexandra O'Brien gb
Alexandra O'Brien
50,000
50,000
50,000
Hakan Uzun no
Hakan Uzun
50,000
50,000
50,000
Ori Hasson il
Ori Hasson
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 200

Bruno Rakes in Five-Way Pot

Level 2 : 100/100, 200 ante

With 3,000 in the middle on the {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, Massimo Bruno fired for 1,100 from the small blind and was called by
Manfred Quint (big blind), Sascha Unertl (middle position), Christoph Boner (cutoff) and Elmar Schuets (button).

The {q-Spades} turn prompted Bruno to continue for 4,500 and only Quint and Boner called. Bruno then fired a third barrel of 6,000 and it received the two folds he needed to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Massimo Bruno it
Massimo Bruno
65,000
65,000
65,000
Sascha Unertl de
Sascha Unertl
48,000
-2,000
-2,000

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
67,000
Marcin Stachyram
Marcin Stachyram
45,000
45,000
45,000

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
-5,000
Alexandra O'Brien gb
Alexandra O'Brien
42,000
-8,000
-8,000

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
55,000
Jarno Jokiniemi fi
Jarno Jokiniemi
52,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300