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

10-29-2025 17:15 UTC+2

Allain Sends Kacprzak to the Rail

Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With a button raise to 1,100 ahead of them, both Marcin Kacprzak and Andrew Allain called from the small and big blind, respectively.

Allain opted to lead out on the A♠7♣4♣ flop for 2,500, seeing the original raiser fold, but Kacprzak called.

The turn K♠ saw sparks fly. Kacprzak checked again, before check-raising to 15,000 after Allain bet 5,000. Allain then moved all in, and Kacprzak snap-called.

Marcin Kacprzak: A♦10♦ All in
Andrew Allain: A♥7♦

Allain had the lead with two pair, and it would stay that way when the 4♦ completed the board, sending Kacprzak to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Allain	78,500 78,500	78,500
Marcin Kacprzak	Busted

Tags: Andrew Allain Marcin Kacprzak

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-29-2025 16:56 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Killian Farrell	50,000 50,000	50,000
Gary Fisher	50,000 50,000	50,000
Damien Gallagher	50,000 50,000	50,000
Victor Fryda	50,000 50,000	50,000
Stefan Koie	50,000 50,000	50,000
Lino Loddo	50,000 50,000	50,000
Marita Magi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tommy Nyberg	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Older	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mitja Rudolf	50,000 50,000	50,000

Amanda Smith	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michail Tastanis	50,000 50,000	50,000

Berlin Building a Stack

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined as the two players in the blinds, Denis Zimmermann and Felix Berlin, were locked in battle. The flop had already been dealt, showing K♦7♥4♣, with 10,400 in the middle.

Zimmermann proceeded with a check-call of Berlin's 3,500 bet, and the dealer added the 6♠ turn to the board. Once again, Zimmermann check-called, this time for a more substantial 8,500.

The river 10♦ saw the action slow down, as Berlin checked back when given the option.

Zimmermann flipped over his 2♠2♦, which was no good versus the superior K♣Q♥ of Berlin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Berlin	92,200 42,200	42,200
Denis Zimmermann	26,600 26,600	26,600

Tags: Denis Zimmermann Felix Berlin

10-29-2025 16:33 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Carsten Mawick	Busted
Kalvinder Rakhra	Busted
Jack Bowley	Busted

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Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

10-29-2025 16:20 UTC+2

Pukk Returns with Interest

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With a pot worth roughly 16,000 already in the middle, hijack player Magnus Pukk and small blind, Giuseppe Bellinghieri, were looking at a monotone J♦7♦6♦ flop.

Bellinghieri placed a bet of 5,200, which Pukk called.

The dealer added the 9♣ turn to the board, which did nothing to slow Bellinghieri down. This time, he placed a bet of 9,600. After taking some time to consider his options, Pukk opted to take the aggressive route, moving all in for 31,500.

Bellinghieri didn't take too long before returning his cards to the dealer, surrendering the pot to his tablemate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Magnus Pukk	58,500
Giuseppe Bellinghieri	29,200 29,200	29,200

Tags: Giuseppe Bellinghieri Magnus Pukk

10-29-2025 16:04 UTC+2

Depala Chips Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was joined with a flop and turn already out, showing 7♦9♣J♣2♦, and roughly 8,000 in the pot.

Erik Ostergaard, in early position, and hijack player, Shefali Depala, both checked to Marius Popescu, on the button, who placed a bet of 4,200. Both opponents called, taking them to a river.

The Q♥ completed the board and saw all three players check.

Depala was the only player to reveal his cards, his pair of sevens good enough when he flipped over 8♣7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Popescu	48,500 48,500	48,500
Shefali Depala	44,500 5,500	5,500
Erik Ostergaard	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Erik Ostergaard Marius Popescu Shefali Depala

10-29-2025 15:46 UTC+2

Fresh Faces Join the Field

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Konrad Abela	50,000 50,000	50,000
Aliyyul Aldirmaz	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jack Bowley	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jacqueline Cachia	50,000 50,000	50,000
Shefali Depala	50,000 50,000	50,000
Attila Erdei	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tibor Hegedues	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jorgji Kotorri	50,000 50,000	50,000
Raymond Muster	50,000 50,000	50,000
Matthew Micallef	50,000 50,000	50,000
Petter Redemo	50,000 50,000	50,000