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

10-31-2025 21:04 UTC+2

Howards Spikes Flop to Double

Stewart Morrison

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

Manuel Persico kicked the action off with a raise to 6,000 in early position, seeing the player in the hijack call. Gareth Howard, in the cutoff, then three-bet all in for 84,500.

Persico took some time to consider his options before opting to call. The hijack player swiftly got out of the way.

Gareth Howard: A♦3♦ All in
Manuel Persico: 8♦8♣

There was immediate service for Howard, as the flop came out A♥10♦7♠.

The turn 2♠ had no bearing, and neither did the river 10♠, seeing Howard scoop in a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gareth Howard	182,500
Manuel Persico	67,500

Tags: Gareth Howard Manuel Persico

10-31-2025 20:48 UTC+2

An Update on Today's Flights

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Stewart Morrison

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

As well as the PokerNews covered Day 1e, there are two other starting flights scheduled today.

Day 1f kicked off at 6:00 p.m. local time, and currently has 118 entries.

Like all starting flights, late registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 11, with unlimited reentries permitted.

Later today, at 9:00 p.m., flight Day 1g will take place - following a faster, turbo structure, blinds will increase every 20 minutes.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-31-2025 20:33 UTC+2

Dawson Doubles Digpal

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Stewart Morrison

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

Seeing a raise to 6,000 ahead of him, Vikram Digpal moved all in for 48,000 on the button. Stuart Dawson then re-shoved from the small blind, which saw the original raiser fold.

Vikram Digpal: 9♥9♦ All in
Stuart Dawson: A♠K♠

The board ran out cleanly for Digpal, even seeing him improve to a full house on the river, as it came out 4♦4♣10♠5♥9♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Dawson	109,000 109,000	109,000
Vikram Digpal	107,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Stuart Dawson Vikram Digpal

10-31-2025 20:18 UTC+2

Double for Digpal

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Stewart Morrison

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

Lee Spencer raised to 5,000 from the hijack, which saw Vikram Digpal respond with a three-bet shove for 22,000. The action returned to Spencer, who made the call.

Vikram Digpal: A♥A♣ All in
Lee Spencer: K♥J♦

The provided a bit of a sweat for Digpal, coming out K♦9♦3♥, but the turn A♠ sealed the deal.

Once the 5♠ river was revealed as a formality, Digpal scooped in his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Spencer	73,000
Vikram Digpal	49,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Lee Spencer Vikram Digpal

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-31-2025 20:03 UTC+2

Kirby Building a Stack

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined with Thomas Molnes deep in the tank, facing a bet of 55,000 from Stewart Kirby on the river of a board showing J♣9♣K♠3♦2♦.

Before the river bet, the pot already had roughly 50,000 in the middle.

After taking a little longer to mull the situation over, Molnes flicked in a chip, signifying a call.

It was bad news, as Kirby flipped over K♥K♦, for top set, seeing Molnes muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stewart Kirby	205,000 45,000	45,000
Thomas Molnes	85,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Stewart Kirby Thomas Molnes

10-31-2025 19:56 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Deborah Roberts	50,000 50,000	50,000
Peter De Bruin	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Van De Poel	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kenny Burke	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ferdinand Janssen	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ralph Van Veen	Busted
Gabriele Panebianco	Busted
Andrew Storey	Busted
James Clarke	Busted
Clas Bentsson	Busted
Mikkel Villadsen	Busted

Jensen Puts the Pressure On

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined with a board showing 3♦K♦7♣7♠ and a pot with roughly 50,000 in the middle.

Casper Jensen had moved all in, covering his opponent, Leslaw Pajak, who was deciding for his tournament life.

After a moment or two, he made the call.

Leslaw Pajak: K♠J♣ All in
Casper Jensen: A♦5♦

The river 8♥ was clean for Pajak, earning him a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leslaw Pajak	100,000 37,000	37,000
Casper Jensen	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Casper Jensen Leslaw Pajak

10-31-2025 19:41 UTC+2

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Stewart Morrison

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

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