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

Paddington Can't Catch a Break

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

On a flushed board of {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts} Mantas Petrauskas bet 2,000. Colin Paddington raised to 7,000. Petrauskas raised the minimum to 12,000 and was snap called by Paddington.

The Lithuanian rolled over {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for the nuts. Paddington revealed he had the {10-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Mantas Petrauskas lt
Mantas Petrauskas
70,000
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
33,000
33,000
33,000

Latest Chip Counts and Eliminations

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

There have been five eliminations from the tournament. Three of them have been Colin Paddington.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Gaiulli it
Giovanni Gaiulli
96,000
-7,000
-7,000
Gordon Goodall gb
Gordon Goodall
64,900
64,900
64,900
Timothee Marlin fr
Timothee Marlin
59,800
Niklas Nyman se
Niklas Nyman
58,000
58,000
58,000
Melanie Simpson gb
Melanie Simpson
57,000
57,000
57,000
Daniel Stacey gb
Daniel Stacey
47,800
-2,200
-2,200
Alexandra O'Brien gb
Alexandra O'Brien
Busted
Colin Paddington gb
Colin Paddington
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Tournament Update

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

The tournament director has just instructed that Day 1f will come to a close when the average stack reaches 189,000.

Currently there are 38/44 players remaining with an average of 57,895.

Arezzo Doubles

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 40,000 chips in the middle and a board of {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Matthieu Marcenac moved all-in on Oscar Arezzo. Arezzo called for 21,700.

Oscar Arezzo: {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Matthieu Marcenac: {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Arezzo won the pot with the queen-high straight. When raking in the pot Arezzo received a dressing down from the dealer for slow-play in earlier streets. The dealer reminded Arezzo that it is a turbo tournament and should play accordingly.

Player Chips Progress
Oscar Arezzo it
Oscar Arezzo
88,000
88,000
88,000
Matthieu Marcenac fr
Matthieu Marcenac
13,000
13,000
13,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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
141,000
Lars Viggander se
Lars Viggander
10,500
-48,500
-48,500
Gary Whitehead gb
Gary Whitehead
Busted