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

10-31-2025 19:28 UTC+2

A Few Chip Leaders Around the Room

Stewart Morrison

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Wiemes	204,000 15,900	15,900
Giovanni Capitano	201,500 151,500	151,500
Idan Levy	200,000 200,000	200,000
Jamie Scheper	185,000 185,000	185,000
Lucien Jouanneau	180,000 28,000	28,000
Stewart Kirby	160,000 73,500	73,500
Nigel Cahill	143,500 143,500	143,500
Djamel Rezai	137,000 137,000	137,000
Michael Fohs	126,000 126,000	126,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-31-2025 18:57 UTC+2

Second Break

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining players are taking a 25-minute break.

10-31-2025 18:55 UTC+2

De Vita Chipping Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Gavaghan	105,000 55,000	55,000
Daniele De Vita	62,700 62,700	62,700

Tags: Daniele De Vita James Gavaghan

10-31-2025 18:45 UTC+2

Tillotson Takes it Down

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ann Tillotson	106,000 106,000	106,000
Arian Kashi	27,300

Tags: Ann Tillotson Arian Kashi

10-31-2025 18:32 UTC+2

Recent Casualties

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Koppel	Busted
Birgir Strand	Busted
Jesper Svare	Busted
Aidan Canny	Busted
Scott Rodriquez	Busted
Tore Doving	Busted
Darren Smith	Busted
Tom Adjers	Busted
Garry Woods	Busted
Sascha Wick	Busted
Joachim Liff	Busted
Florent Colin	Busted
Matiss Celmins	Busted
Rafaele Caruso	Busted
Ian Oakley	Busted
Daxwaz Acar	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-31-2025 18:23 UTC+2

Full House for Gialanze

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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♣ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Gialanze	108,500
Kevin Frame	36,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Karl Gialanze Kevin Frame

10-31-2025 18:11 UTC+2

Nehme Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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♦ All in
Rafaelle Casa: Q♠Q♣

The board ran out favourably for Casa, coming down 10♦K♦7♥3♣4♦, eliminating Nehme.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafaelle Casa	110,000
Jose Nehme	Busted

Tags: Jose Nehme Rafaelle Casa

10-31-2025 17:55 UTC+2

The Classic Flip

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Stewart Morrison

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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♥ All in
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.