€550 Grand Event Day 1c | 2025 Malta Poker Festival Autumn

10-29-2025 22:31 UTC+2

Big Slick Spells the End for Zycinski

Stewart Morrison

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action was joined as Kasjusz Zycinski had his remaining stack, roughly 25,000, all in and at risk versus Oscar Arezzo.

Kasjusz Zycinski: A♥Q♥ All in
Oscar Arezzo: A♠K♦

The flop and turn offered hope of a chopped pot, coming out 8♣4♠5♠7♠, but the K♣ river only served to improve Arezzo to top pair, seeing Zycinski eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Arezzo	95,000
Kasjusz Zycinski	Busted

Tags: Kasjusz Zycinski Oscar Arezzo

10-29-2025 22:16 UTC+2

Three Way All In, Ortgiese Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action was picked up with three players all in preflop. Nils Ortgiese was the shortest of the trio, committing his last 14,000, while Killian Farrell was also at risk for 74,500. Both players were covered by Anthony Burguiere, who had them both in danger of elimination.

Nils Ortgiese: A♥9♣ All in
Killian Farrell: A♣Q♦ All in
Anthony Burguiere: 10♥10♦

The flop 8♣Q♥3♥ saw Farrell shoot into the lead, and it would stay that way on the 9♠ turn and 5♦ river runout.

Ortgiese headed toward the exit as the dealer slid a pile of chips towards Farrell, leaving Burguiere short-stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Killian Farrell	194,000 132,000	132,000
Anthony Burguiere	23,000 81,500	81,500
Nils Ortgiese	Busted

Tags: Anthony Burguiere Killian Farrell Nils Ortgiese

10-29-2025 22:08 UTC+2

A Few Chip Counts Around the Room

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Stewart Morrison

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorg Schneegab	215,000 215,000	215,000
Thomas Bellanger	179,500 7,000	7,000
Simonas Aleksius	165,000 165,000	165,000
Ferdinand Janssen	150,000 150,000	150,000
Jorgji Kotorri	125,000 75,000	75,000
Daniele De Vita	115,000
Bartosz Paszynski	86,000 36,000	36,000
Matthew Davenport	78,000

Mitja Rudolf	72,500 22,500	22,500

Conor O'Driscoll	65,000 15,000	15,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-29-2025 21:56 UTC+2

Maximum Value for Cortorillo

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was joined as three players had gone to a 2♠5♦4♥ flop, with roughly 40,000 already in the middle.

Francesco Cortorillo, playing from the small blind, placed a bet of 14,500, seeing one opponent fold, but Sebastian Mortensen called in the cutoff.

The 6♦ turn saw Cortorillo continue for once again, this time for 22,000, and again, Mortensen called.

The board was completed with the 7♣ river, and Cortorillo opted to move all in, covering his opponent's stack of 63,000. Mortensen took a minute or so to consider before electing to call.

It was bad news for Mortensen, as his rivered pair with A♦7♦, was unable to beat the 9♥9♦ of Cortorillo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Cortorillo	259,000 259,000	259,000
Sebastian Mortensen	Busted

Tags: Francesco Cortorillo Sebastian Mortensen

10-29-2025 21:45 UTC+2

Cowboys Hold for Aprile, D'alterio Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was joined as Luigi D'alterio had his stack of roughly 22,500 in the middle preflop, and at risk versus Fabio Aprile.

Luigi D'alterio: A♦J♠ All in
Fabio Aprile: K♥K♣

Despite improving to top pair, D'alterio wasn't able to crack his opponent's pocket kings, as the board ran out 7♥5♥6♣J♣3♥, seeing him head to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Aprile	95,000 43,200	43,200
Luigi D'alterio	Busted

Tags: Fabio Aprile Luigi D'alterio

10-29-2025 21:34 UTC+2

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Stewart Morrison

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-29-2025 21:17 UTC+2

Recent Eliminations

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Veldhoen	Busted
Oleksander Lobur	Busted
Sebastian Mortensen	Busted
Angelo Patane	Busted
Angelo Viatti	Busted
Petter Redemo	Busted
Jochem Vaesen	Busted
Giuseppe Bellinghieri	Busted
Ionut Dinu	Busted
Sion Madar	Busted
Victor Fryda	Busted
Jairo Dominguez	Busted

10-29-2025 21:09 UTC+2

Burguiere Takes from Nyberg

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tommy Nyberg put his big stack to use, raising to 3,500 from the cutoff. Only Anthony Burguiere called, playing from the small blind.

The dealer spread a J♣5♠9♣ flop, which saw Burguiere check-call a bet of 4,500.

Burguiere again check-called on the K♦ turn, this time for a more substantial bet of 10,500.

The flush-completing 6♦ river saw the action slow down, and when both players checked, Burguiere flipped over his K♠Q♦, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Nyberg	127,000 53,500	53,500
Anthony Burguiere	104,500 104,500	104,500

Tags: Anthony Burguiere Tommy Nyberg