2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
€94,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€555,940
Total Entries
1,202
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
82
Players Left
12
Players Left 1 / 1,202
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Behrendt Finds Hero Call as Bubble Begins

Level 14 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Uwe Behrendt
Uwe Behrendt

Harry Sandford opened to 16,000 under the gun, and Uwe Behrendt defended the big blind.

Behrendt led out three streets with a minimum bet of 8,000 on the J97410 runout. On the river, Sandord raised to 85,000. After around two minutes of deliberation, Behrendt called.

Sandford said "You're good" as he showed AQ for ace-high, while Behrendt took the pot with K9 for a pair of nines.

“Wow, I thought you had it, king-queen” said table mate Jason Shellum. “I gave every indication of having it, nice call”, replied Sandford.

Sandford was left with crumbs and forced all-in from the big blind on the next hand. Mihai Norocel moved all in from under the gun for around 150,000, and everyone else folded.

Harry Sandford: K10 All in
Uwe Behrendt: 1010

Sandford was crushed, but although the ten was in the window on the 1082 flop, after the 7 turn, Sandford still had outs to the flush.

However the 7 river improved Norocel to a full house and brings about the bubble.

Tags: Harry SandfordMihai NorocelUwe Behrendt

Deuces Never Loses for Uzan

Level 14 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ludovic Uzan
Ludovic Uzan

Andres Rengifo opened to 16,000 from the cutoff, and was met with a three-bet jam by Ludovic Uzan from the big blind.

Rengifo thought it through, saying "What are you jamming with here", before eventually making the call for his roughly 120,000 stack.

Andres Rengifo: AQ All in
Ludovic Uzan: 22

"It's a flip" said Uzan, smiling.

The flop came 742, giving Uzan bottom set and Rengifo the nut flush draw.

However the 7 turn improved Uzan to a full house and left Rengifo drawing dead, the Q river completing the board.

Uzan continues to tear through the field, and approaches the seven-figure mark.

Tags: Andres RengifoLudovic Uzan

Leger Doubles via Penney

Level 14 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Leger moved all in for 93,000 from under the gun, and was looked up by Steven Penney in the big blind.

David Leger: 55 All in
Steven Penney: A10

Leger was ahead in a race, and remained so after his opponent bricked the K932K runout.

Tags: David LegerSteven Penney

Level: 14

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Chip Counts at Fourth Break (full)

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ludovic Uzan
Ludovic Uzan

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Break Time

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The players have been sent on a 15-minute break, with the bubble approaching. There are currently 15 players still standing, with play to conclude once the field has been reduced to 12 players.

Everyone Loves a Chop

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Harry Sandford
Harry Sandford

Around 52,000 was in the middle already on a board of J1044, in a hand between Harry Sandford in early position and Boban Stevanovic in the big blind.

Stevanovic checked, and Sandford fired out a bet of 35,000. After some thought, Stevanovic called.

The J river paired the board, and Stevanovic quickly called versus a bet of 95,000 from Sandford.

Sandford tabled QJ for a full house, and the pot was chopped with Stevanovic holding J8. "Lucky river", mused Sandford.

Tags: Boban StevanovicHarry Sandford

Sandford Snags Jansen

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Around 74,000 was in the middle already on a flop of 542, in a hand between Harry Sandford in the cutoff and Bob Jansen in the small blind.

Jansen continued with a bet of 22,000, which failed to shake off Sandford.

The 3 hit on the turn, bringing multiple one-card straight possibilities. Jansen jammed with the covering stack and was snapped by Sanford.

Harry Sandford: AK All in
Bob Jansen: KJ

Jansen was drawing dead to a chop versus Sandford's wheel straight, and the 7 river did not save him.

Tags: Bob JansenHarry Sandford

Fleming Pips Norocel to Double

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andrew Fleming
Andrew Fleming

Andrew Fleming was all-in for 84,000 and at risk versus Mihai Norocel.

Andrew Fleming: 88 All in
Mihai Norocel: 77

Fleming had Norocel crushed, and Norocel could not find an unlikely escape on the KJ4A9 runout.

Tags: Andrew FlemingMihai Norocel

Penney Gets Thin Value

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Johannes-Herald Stephan opened to 9,000 under the gun, and received calls from Steven Penney in early position and Harry Sandford in the big blind.

The 753 flop was checked to Penney, who fired out a bet of 10,000. Only Sandford called.

Sandford check-called versus a bet of the exact same size from Penney on the 7 turn.

The 4 river was checked through, and Sandford mucked when Penney tabled 88 for two pair, eights and sevens.

Tags: Harry SandfordJohannes-Herald StephanSteven Penney