2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♦10♥
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 1c
Entries
206
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 1,202
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Zuberovksi Busts to Cadoni on Bubble

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksandar Zuberovski
Aleksandar Zuberovski

Aleksandar Zuberovski raised to 135,000 from the button, leaving himself around 35,000 behind. Niccolo Cadoni was in the big blind, and he thought Zuberovski was all-in, flicking in a single calling chip.

Forced to make a call, Cadoni put Zuberovski all-in on the 8♦4♥2♦ flop, and Zuberovski called it off on the bubble.

Aleksandar Zuberovski: A♥10♠ All in
Niccolo Cadoni: 10♥10♦

Zuberovski was crushed versus Cadoni's overpair, and he could not find an ace on the 6♦ turn or 6♥ river, bringing an end to the day's play with 48 seconds left in Level 16.

Tags: Aleksandar ZuberovskiNiccolo Cadoni

Crobu Runs into Rockets on Soft Bubble

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrea Crobu was all-in for 49,000 and at risk versus Per Gaassand.

Andrea Crobu: A♥Q♦ All in
Per Gaassand: A♠A♣

Crobu had run into rockets and no unlikely escape was provided by the K♣Q♣5♦8♦2♦ runout. We are now on the bubble.

Tags: Andrea CrobuPer Gaassand

Jensen Busts Adamo

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 16 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jan Jenssen
Jan Jenssen

Michele Adamo was all-in for 120,000 and at risk versus Jan Jensen.

Michele Adamo: A♠9♠ All in
Jan Jensen: 7♠7♥

Adamo needed some help, but he bricked the K♣Q♣5♦8♦2♦ runout. Jensen moves to 800,000 and to the top of the standings.

Tags: Jan JensenMichele Adamo

Assennato Gets Lucky to Bust Skawinski as Bubble Looms

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 15 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Grzegorz Skawinski was all-in for 115,000 and at risk versus Alessio Assennato.

Grzegorz Skawinski: A♣K♥ All in
Alessio Assennato: K♥Q♠

Skawinski had Assennato dominated, but the queen was in the window on the Q♣8♣3♣ flop.

Skawinski had the ace of clubs, but the K♦ turn improved Assennato further to two pair. He was then able to fade an ace or club on the 9♦ river.

Tags: Alessio AssennatoGrzegorz Skawinski

Pecelj Claims Another Scalp

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 14 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Pavle Pecelj
Pavle Pecelj

Jorgen Jessen moved all in from middle position for 48,000, and Pavle Pecelj looked him up in the big blind.

Jorgen Jessen: 8♣8♦ All in
Pavle Pecelj: K♣J♣

It was off to the races, but the king was in the window on the K♠7♦2♥ flop, and the 7♥ turn and 9♠ river failed to alter matters.

Tags: Jorgen JessenPavle Pecelj

Janas Demolishes Davidson

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Manuel Janas
Manuel Janas

A big pot of 80,000 had brewed on a completed board of 8♦7♦3♥9♠3♦, in a hand between Manuel Janas in the hijack and Simon Davidson in the cutoff.

Janas fired out a bet of 105,000, which more than covered Davidson's remaining stack of 44,000.

After a few minutes of thought, Davidson looked like he was set to fold. He peered at his cards one last time, and started to begin the folding motion. However just as he did that, he also looked at Janas, who looked skywards to avoid eye contact.

That seemed to change Davidson's mind, and he suddenly got the rest of his stack into the middle.

Janas tabled K♦5♦ for the rivered flush. Davidson frustratedly mucked his cards and said "Nice hand" through gritted teeth as he left the table, clearly annoyed with himself for making the call.

Pecelj Sets Trap with Cowboys

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Pavle Pecelj
Pavle Pecelj

Stig Eketrapp opened to 6,000 from early position, and received a call from Pavle Pecelj in the next seat and Michael Pivonia on the button - before Matteo Intiso three-bet jammed for 45,000 from the small blind.

Eketrapp got out of the way, but Pecelj four-bet to 100,000, forcing out Pivonia.

Matteo Intiso: 10♣10♦ All in
Pavle Pecelj: K♥K♦

Pecelj's flat with kings had worked out well, and he had Intiso crushed.

As always, it was still a sweat, the flop coming 9♦8♥7♥ to give Intiso an up and down.

The 5♥ turn was a great card for Pecelj, holding the king of hearts and removing two of Intiso's outs. The Q♣ river bricked out and Pecelj moved over the 300,000 mark.

Tags: Matteo IntisoMichael PivoniaPavle PeceljStig Eketrapp

Van der Berg Banishes Bametz

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Short-stack Jeremy Bametz moved all-in for 11,000 from under the gun, and was looked up by Ronald Van der Berg in the big blind.

Jeremy Bametz: K♥4♣ All in
Ronald Van der Berg: J♥J♣

Van der Berg had woken up with a big hand in the big bind and insufficient help was provided to Bametz by the Q♠4♠3♣Q♦Q♣ runout.

Tags: Jeremy BametzRonald Van der Berg

Imsa Busts to Zahiti

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Adrians Imsa
Adrians Imsa

Fidan Zahiti opened to 6,000 from the button, and was faced with a three-bet jam to 68,000 by Adrians Imsa in the big blind.

After about 90 seconds of thought, Zahiti turned round to look at the clock, shrugged his shoulders, and made the call with the slightly covering stack.

Adrians Imsa: A♣2♦ All in
Fidan Zahiti: 8♦8♣

Imsa needed some help, and was almost drawing dead after the K♦Q♣8♠ flop gave Zahiti bottom set.

The J♣ gave Imsa some hope with outs to the straight, but those were dashed by the Q♥ river, which filled Zahiti up to a full house.

Imsa wished the table well as he departed.

Tags: Adrians ImsaFidan Zahiti

Jensen Error Causes Carnage at Table 10

Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jan Jensen
Jan Jensen

Philip Pearson has recounted the story of his unusual bust-out to PokerNews.

A player opened under the gun to 3,000 and received three callers, before action reached Jan Jensen on the button. He went to call, but placed his entire stack over the line without saying anything, and then dropped in calling chips. The floor was called and the action was ruled to be an all-in for 90,000.

Pearson was in the big blind holding A♦Q♠ and moved all-in, Jensen covering him.

Jensen had J♣9♣ suited, and flopped a straight on the 10♥7♠8♣A♦5♥ runout.

Pearson could at least see the funny side, and vowed to be back in a later flight to seek his revenge.

Tags: Jan JensenPhilip Pearson

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