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

04-30-2022 18:45 UTC+3

Chierchia Sends Abbate to the Rail

Chris Bean

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Luciano Abbate moved all-in for 30,000 on the button and was called by Massimo Chierchia from the big blind.

Luciano Abbate:
Massimo Chierchia:

The flop and turn was safe for Abbate, but the curtailed Abbate's participation in the event, and his compatriot Chierchia chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Massimo Chierchia	80,500 80,500	80,500
Luciano Abbate	Busted

04-30-2022 19:02 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Davide Iannaco	112,000
Vlantouts Kourka	52,500 -10,500	-10,500

Break Time

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The second scheduled break is in motion and play will recommence in 15-minutes. There have been 231 entries and 180 players remain.

04-30-2022 19:24 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Figurella	176,000 -24,000	-24,000
Norbert Bundik	175,000 15,000	15,000
Tomasz Bishara	174,000 174,000	174,000
Paul Monaghan	160,000 107,000	107,000
Marco Herman	145,000 145,000	145,000
Haris Durmic	144,200 144,200	144,200
Angelo Patane	140,500 140,500	140,500

Jan Hoogendijk Takes Commanding Lead in Heads Up-Play in The Hendon Mob Championship

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Andreas Blaskov and Jan Hoogendijk are heads up for The Hendon Mob Championship with the latter just taking a commanding chip lead.

Blaskov opened to 360,000 from the button before Hoogendijk jammed for 3,625,000. Blaskov went deep into the tank before calling as the covering stack.

Jan Hoogendijk:
Andreas Blaskov:

Blaskov paired his nine on the flop and then picked up the nut flush draw on the turn. The river was a brick and Hoogendijk propelled his stack to 7,410,000 while Blaskov now sits with 2,400,000.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-30-2022 19:41 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Noske	230,000 187,000	187,000
Ori Hasson	165,000 46,000	46,000

Eduardo Burgio	110,000
Brian Calleja	90,000 20,000	20,000
Hakan Uzun	75,000 31,000	31,000
Minh Tran	70,000 45,000	45,000
Susan Murphey	65,000 40,000	40,000
Oliver Said	65,000 53,000	53,000
Barnabas Nagy	63,000 18,000	18,000
Tomas Sujeta	62,000 17,000	17,000
Jarno Jokiniemi	60,000 8,000	8,000
Rolf Galasen	60,000 36,000	36,000
Fabio Bianco	45,000 -22,000	-22,000
Francesco Franchini	30,000 -25,000	-25,000
Alexandra O'Brien	28,000 -3,500	-3,500
Sascha Unertl	18,000 -9,500	-9,500
Marcin Stachyra	11,000 -54,000	-54,000

Late Registration for Ladies First Closes at 7:20 P.M. CEST

Calum Grant

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There have been a total of 73 entries so far in the Ladies First! event with 40 players still remaining. The prize pool currently stands €6,306 and the likes of Ilana Belsky, Zolte Ilze and Tiffany Langston are all fairing well.

The players will go on a 20-minute break in five minutes time and the late registration period close will close following the intermission.

04-30-2022 20:00 UTC+3