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
Total Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1f
Entries
69
Players Left
18
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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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

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Selected Counts at Second Break

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

Selected Counts

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

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.

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.

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.