€550 Grand Event | 2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring

05-05-2025 12:24 UTC+1

Mawick Takes From Popolo

Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

With 1,350,000 in the middle on a board of Q♣Q♠J♥, Vincenzo Popolo led out with a bet of 900,000 from early position, and Carsten Mawick called on the button.

Popolo checked in the dark before the 3♣ turn, and ultimately folded to a bet of 850,000 from Mawick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carsten Mawick	8,000,000 1,545,000	1,545,000
Vincenzo Popolo	3,500,000 1,520,000	1,520,000

Tags: Carsten Mawick Vincenzo Popolo

05-05-2025 12:31 UTC+1

Mawick Good at Showdown

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

A pot of around 1,000,000 had developed by the river on a board of K♠7♥4♦3♣4♥, in a battle of the blinds between Matteo Ferrara and Carsten Mawick.

Matteo Ferrara fired out a bet of 380,000 and Mawick called. Ferrard tabled K♣8♠ for top pair kings, but Mawick had better with K♥J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Ferrara	10,200,000 860,000	860,000
Carsten Mawick	8,750,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Carsten Mawick Matteo Ferrara

05-05-2025 12:42 UTC+1

Maskell Jams Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Alexander Maskell opened to 500,000 under the gun and Angelo Vietti defended the big blind.

The J♠10♥6♥ flop was checked through to the 4♠ turn. Vietti led out with a bet of 425,000, but promptly folded to a jam from Maskell with the covering stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Maskell	5,800,000 155,000	155,000
Angelo Vietti	1,100,000 3,680,000	3,680,000

Tags: Alexander Maskell Angelo Vietti

05-05-2025 12:51 UTC+1

"If you fold quickly I'll show you"

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Antonio Scala opened to 500,000, and Egon Holdhus three-bet jammed for 2,250,000 from the button.

"If you fold quickly,I'll show you" said Holdhus. Scala obliged and Holdus showed 7♦7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Scala	8,200,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Egon Holdhus	3,175,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Antonio Scala Egon Holdhus

05-05-2025 12:53 UTC+1

Ferrara Pressures Popolo

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Vincenzo Popolo opened to 500,000 from the button, and flatted a three-bet from Matteo Ferrara in the big blind to 1,600,000.

Ferrara jammed with the covering stack on the K♥K♠4♦ flop, and after quite a bit of deliberation, Popolo folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Ferrara	10,900,000 700,000	700,000
Vincenzo Popolo	2,700,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Matteo Ferrara Vincenzo Popolo

05-05-2025 12:57 UTC+1

Angelo Vietti Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,550)

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Angelo Vietti opened to 500,000 from the button, and Aurelio Vallone three-bet jammed from the button with the covering stack. Vietti called it off for his 1,650,000 stack.

Angelo Vietti: A♥K♦ All in
Aurelio Vallone: 9♣8♣

Vietti was ahead in a 60/40 spot, but the eight was in the window on the 8♥2♥2♠ flop, with Vietti looking sickened.

He was up out of his chair after the 2♣ turn, but the stand-up trick didn't work as the 7♠ hit on the river to set the final table. A ten-minute break will take place while the final table is prepared.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vallone Aurelio	8,800,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Angelo Vietti	Busted

Tags: Angelo Vietti Vallone Aurelio

05-05-2025 13:10 UTC+1

Final Table Seating Draw

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Matteo Ferrara	10,975,000	43
2	Aurelio Vallone	10,250,000	41
3	Antonio Scala	9,450,000	37
4	Egon Holdhus	3,100,000	12
5	Carsten Mawick	8,900,000	35
6	Alexander Maskell	6,425,000	25
7	Dragan Ignjatovski	2,275,000	9
8	Vincenzo Popolo	2,675,000	10
9	Domenico Lando	6,075,000	24