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

05-01-2022 01:42 UTC+3

Sandor Eliminated

Chris Bean

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 board down to showdown. Gregor rolled over which was good enough to take the pot and eliminate Sandor

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

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-01-2022 01:28 UTC+3

Selected Counts at Second Break

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Chris Bean

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregoire Auzoux	166,000
Tobias Andersen	129,000
Sascha Manns	84,500 34,500	34,500
Jamie Geraghty	72,000 72,000	72,000
Steven Wendt	60,500 60,500	60,500
Giovanni Gaiulli	54,000 42,000	42,000
Marco Herman	33,500 33,500	33,500
Lars Viggander	25,500 15,000	15,000

05-01-2022 01:14 UTC+3

Second Break

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Chris Bean

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

The players depart for the second scheduled break of the evening.

05-01-2022 01:10 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Houghton	280,000 139,000	139,000
Mantas Petrauskas	176,000 86,000	86,000
Elmar Schuetz	143,000 45,000	45,000
Jason Glatzer	78,000 28,000	28,000
Daniele Degennaro	37,400 4,600	4,600

Marceno Hits on River to Win Pot

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Chris Bean

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

On a board of , Calogero Marceno bet 16,000 and was called by Kaspar Schmid. Marceno revealed 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	116,000 16,000	16,000
Kaspar Schmid	88,000 27,000	27,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-01-2022 00:38 UTC+3

Said Causes Chaos and Walks Out

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Chris Bean

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 . Nyman bet 8,000 and was called by Schmid, but Degennaro opted to fold.

Both players checked the turn and at this point Oliver Said stood up and walked out of the hall. Once again both players checked the river. Nyman flicked over the , but Schmid tabled 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	115,000 115,000	115,000
Niklas Nyman	56,000 2,000	2,000
Daniele Degennaro	42,000 42,000	42,000
Oliver Said	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-01-2022 00:22 UTC+3

Sick Cooler Trebles Houghton and Eliminates Gary Whitehead

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Chris Bean

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

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 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:
Kevin Houghton:
Lars Viggander:

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

The on the turn gave Houghton the straight to take the lead. The river 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	141,000 141,000	141,000
Lars Viggander	10,500 48,500	48,500
Gary Whitehead	Busted