2025 Malta Poker Festival Autumn
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The remaining players are taking a 25-minute break.
Daniele De Vita opened to 2,500 from under the gun, gathering calls from James Gavaghan on the button and the player in the big blind.
The action checked through on the 10♦Q♥8♣ flop, seeing the K♦ turn added to the board.
De Vita picked his betting lead back up, putting 6,500 into the middle, which only Gavaghan called.
The river 2♥ did nothing to slow De Vita down, placing a bet of 17,000. This was enough to see Gavaghan cede, returning his cards to the dealer.
Ann Tillotson raised to 2,500 in middle position, only to see Arian Kashi three-bet to 10,000, a couple of seats to her left. The action returned to Tillotson, who made the call.
Both players checked on the 3♥10♦7♣ flop, seeing the J♠ introduced to the board.
Tillotson put out a bet of 15,000, and Kashi called.
The river 2♠ saw Tillotson move all in, covering her opponent's stack, prompting him to fold his cards.
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The action was joined with roughly 13,500 already in the pot, and a flop showing A♦10♥6♥.
Under the gun player, Kevin Frame, checked to Karl Gialanze in the hijack, who put out a bet of 2,700. Frame responded with a check-raise to 7,500, which Gialanze called.
The turn added the 4♦ to the board, and Frame continued for 20,000. Gialanze then moved all in for 40,100, and Frame called.
Karl Gialanze: A♥A♣
Kevin Frame: Q♥J♥
Gialanze had top set, but Frame had several outs.
The river 10♦ only served to improve Gialanze to a full house, earning him a full double up.
The action was joined as Jose Nehme tangled in a pot with Rafaelle Casa. Both players had manoeuvred their stacks into the middle preflop, with Nehme's stack of roughly 27,000 the shorter of the two.
Jose Nehme: 9♣9♦
Rafaelle Casa: Q♠Q♣
The board ran out favourably for Casa, coming down 10♦K♦7♥3♣4♦, eliminating Nehme.
Seeing a raise to 2,200 ahead of him, Kent Roed called on the button. In the big blind, Bjarke Matthiesen put in a three-bet to 8,000. The initial raiser folded, but Roed responded with a four-bet shove, for 17,000. Matthiesen called, putting Roed at risk.
Kent Roed: Q♠Q♥
Bjarke Matthiesen: A♣K♥
The flop saw Matthiesen take the lead, coming out 9♣K♠3♦, with the turn A♦ improving him further yet to two pair.
The river A♠ only served to improve Matthiesen to a full house, seeing Roed eliminated.