€550 Grand Event Day 2 | 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

05-01-2022 22:47 UTC+3

Kerrien Busts Fryda and Takes a Chunk Out of Halasi; Other Eliminations

Calum Grant

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Andras Halasi, (big blind), short stack Victor Fryda (under the gun) and Clement Kerrien (early position) had their stacks committed preflop with Halasi as the covering stack.

Victor Fryda:
Clement Kerrien:
Andras Halasi:

Kerrien was on the verge of a huge double up as well as removing a player in the process. His pocket kings did just that as the board ran out with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Kerrien	1,300,000	900,000
Andras Halasi	200,000	-335,000
Victor Fryda	Busted
Damien Gayer	Busted
Marko Cosic	Busted
Lukasz Fraczek	Busted
Soner Vanelderen	Busted
Zoltan Heygi	Busted
Wouter Schuurbiers	Busted

Tags: Andras Halasi Clement Kerrien Victor Fryda

05-01-2022 22:44 UTC+3

Persent Eliminated by Dumas

Chris Bean

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jon Persent in the cutoff bet 50,000 and was met by Jordan Dumas's three-bet of 150,000. Persent made the call.

The flop came and Persent fired for 60,000 taking the betting lead. Dumas raised to 200,000, and Persent made the call.

The on the turn prompted Persent to move all-in for 340,000 which was immediately called by Dumas.

Jon Persent:
Jordan Dumas:

Dumas's two-pair was better than Persent's, the on the river did not change the outcome. Persent headed for the exit and Dumas scooped a massive pot to take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Dumas	2,600,000	1,100,000
Jon Persent	Busted

Tags: Jon Persent Jordan Dumas

05-01-2022 22:32 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexis Bouvier	Busted
Tanja Vujanic	Busted
Mikael Hernstrom	Busted
Piotr Lubczynski	Busted
Karol Bogusz	Busted
Massimo Bruno	Busted
Sabrina Sergi	Busted

Back to Back Pots for Mielczarek

Calum Grant

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Bartosz Mielczarek opened to 40,000 from early position and was called by Jasper van Moorsel in the cutoff.

Mielczarek check-called a bet a of 45,000 on the flop and and then did this same for 90,000 on the turn.

It was a trio of checks for the preflop raiser, opting to give his opponent the chance to bet on the river. Van Moorsel fired a third barrel of 155,000 and was snap-called. Mielczarek had the for flopped trips.

The very next hand Daryl Benton raised to 40,000 and then he called Mielczarek's 130,000 three-bet from the big blind.

Mielczarek continued for 90,000 on the flop and then decided to check-call a bet of 145,000 on the turn. The river was checked through and Mielczarek tabled pocket queens to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bartosz Mielczarek	1,500,000	920,000
Daryl Benton	800,000	-400,000
Jasper van Moorsel	110,000	-370,000

05-01-2022 22:23 UTC+3

Lim Knocks Two Out

Chris Bean

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

First hand after the dinner break, three players are all-in with Robert Lim covering Ruben Rahumagi and Angelo Mirabella.

Angelo Mirabella:
Ruben Rahumagi:
Robert Lim:

Robert Lim pleaded with the dealer to deliver low cards, and the dealer granted Lim's wish. The board came which sent Mirabella and Rahumagi to the cashier desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Lim	1,600,000	400,000
Angelo Mirabella	Busted
Ruben Rahumagi	Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

05-01-2022 22:03 UTC+3

Big Stacks at the Dinner Break

Calum Grant

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ho Tien Cheung	1,650,000	830,000
Daniel Lakerveld	1,600,000	1,436,000
Chris Da Silva	1,550,000	250,000
Jordan Dumas	1,500,000	950,000
Tomasz Bishara	1,500,000	795,000
Mantas Petrauskas	1,400,000	300,000
Dragos Iosub	1,350,000	1,261,000
Jon Persent	1,300,000	10,000
Nicolaj D'Antoni	1,200,000	350,000
Robert Lim	1,200,000	180,000
Daryl Benton	1,200,000
Mats Palokangas	1,200,000	973,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	1,000,000	916,000
Simon György	1,000,000	1,000,000
Jason Shellum	900,000	658,000
Pawel Zawadowicz	850,000	225,000
Fabio Aprile	750,000	300,000

05-01-2022 20:57 UTC+3

Dinner Break

Calum Grant

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

It has been an action packed Day 2 in the MPF Grand Event and the remaining 80 players are now on their 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume just after 9:10 p.m. CEST.

05-01-2022 20:56 UTC+3

Sergi Trebles, Persent Wins Side, Luttke-Grech Eliminated

Chris Bean

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Three players were all-in and covered by Jon Persent. Sabrina Sergi (33,000) and Gregory Luttke-Grech (121,000) were at risk.

Sabrina Sergi:
Gregory Luttke-Grech:
Jon Persent:

A flop of gave Sergi and Persent top pair, but Persent had the advantage with the ace kicker. The turn brought the which gave Sergi two pair. The helped no one. Sergi took the main pot, Persent takes the side, and Luttke-Grech headed to the cashier desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Persent	1,290,000	570,000
Sabrina Sergi	123,000	43,000
Gregory Luttke-Grech	Busted

05-01-2022 20:45 UTC+3

Bundik Doubles Through Petruzzelli with Quads

Chris Bean

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Norbert Bundik moved all-in from early position for 142,000 and was called by Federico Petruzzelli in the big blind.

Norbert Bundik:
Federico Petruzzelli:

Bundik cemented his position in the lead as the gave him a set. The turn was an inconsequential and the river rubbed salt in the wounds of Petruzzelli as Bundik improved to quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Federico Petruzzelli	348,000	163,000
Norbert Bundik	296,000	57,000

Tags: Federico Petruzzelli Norbert Bundik