2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1f
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 1f
Entries
69
Players Left
18

Sandor Eliminated

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

Jozef Sandor moved all-in for three big blinds (4,500) from under the gun. Sandor was called by Jeffrey Gregor and Marcus Bonna.

There was no further betting action as Gregor and Bonna checked the {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} board down to showdown. Gregor rolled over {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} which was good enough to take the pot and eliminate Sandor

Player Chips Progress
Marcus Bonna gb
Marcus Bonna
73,500
Jeffrey Gregor de
Jeffrey Gregor
60,000
Jozef Sandor cz
Jozef Sandor
Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Marceno Hits on River to Win Pot

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a board of {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, Calogero Marceno bet 16,000 and was called by Kaspar Schmid. Marceno revealed {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts} hitting his jack on the river to make second pair.

Schmid slammed his cards into the muck in disgust and claimed to be holding a ten.

Player Chips Progress
Calogero Marceno it
Calogero Marceno
116,000 16,000
Kaspar Schmid ch
Kaspar Schmid
88,000 -27,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Said Causes Chaos and Walks Out

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

After losing the majority of his stack the previous hand and riling up his tablemates with his behavior, Oliver Said moved all-in from under the gun for 4,900 and was called by Niklas Nyman (early position), Daniele Gegennaro (hijack) and Kaspar Schmid (small blind)

The flop read {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}. Nyman bet 8,000 and was called by Schmid, but Degennaro opted to fold.

Both players checked the {q-Spades} turn and at this point Oliver Said stood up and walked out of the hall. Once again both players checked the {j-Spades} river. Nyman flicked over the {k-Hearts}, but Schmid tabled {a-Spades}{6-Spades} to take the side pot.

As Said wasn't at the table his hand was mucked and Schmid was awarded the main pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kaspar Schmid ch
Kaspar Schmid
115,000 115,000
Niklas Nyman se
Niklas Nyman
56,000 -2,000
Daniele Degennaro it
Daniele Degennaro
42,000 42,000
Oliver Said mt
Oliver Said
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Sick Cooler Trebles Houghton and Eliminates Gary Whitehead

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Lars Viggander
Lars Viggander

Gary Whitehead bet 1200 from middle position, Kevin Houghton called from the small blind. The action moved to Lars Viggander who three-bet to 3,500. Both Whitehead and Houghton called.

The flop of {7-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds} sparked fireworks. Whitehead bet 5,000 and was called by Houghton. Viggander ripped it all-in for 60,000 and was called by Whitehead and Houghton.

Gary Whitehead: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Kevin Houghton: {5-Spades}{6-Spades}
Lars Viggander: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Viggander was in the lead with a set of tens, but both Whitehead and Houghton had open-ended straight flush draws.

The {4-Clubs} on the turn gave Houghton the straight to take the lead. The river {4-Spades} prompted Viggander to celebrate as he hit a full house, he soon realized that Houghton improved to a straight flush to treble-up.

This eliminated Houghton's travel partner Whitehead and left Viggander with a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Houghton gb
Kevin Houghton
141,000 141,000
Lars Viggander se
Lars Viggander
10,500 -48,500
Gary Whitehead gb
Gary Whitehead
Busted