€550 Grand Event Day 1c | 2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring

May 01, 2025

Triple-Up for Cadoni

Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jakob Simonsen opened to 4,000 from early position, and received calls from Jan Jensen in the next seat, and the blinds, including Niccolo Cadoni in the small blind.

On the 10♠8♥4♠ flop, action was checked to Simonsen, who fired out a bet of 6,000. Jensen called, before Cadoni check-jammed for 23,500. The big blind folded but both Simonsen and Jensen wanted to see a turn.

The 5♣ turn and Q♣ river were then checked through by the active players.

Cadoni tabled 7♠6♠ for the turned straight and that was good versus Simonsen's K♥10♥ for a pair of tens, and Jensen's J♠8♠ for a pair of eights, having missed his flush draw.

Tags: Jakob Simonsen Jan Jensen Niccolo Cadoni

May 01, 2025

Pearson Triple Barrels

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Philip Pearson opened to 4,000 under the gun, and received calls from Mark Vella in middle position and Raymond Phelan in the big blind,

On the A♦A♥8♥ flop, action was checked to Pearson, who fired out a bet of 3,000. Only Phelan called.

The same pattern followed on the 2♦ turn, this time in respect of a bet of 6,000 from Pearson.

The 3♠ river completed the board, and Phelan quickly check-folded versus a bet of 12,000 from Pearson.

Tags: Mark Vella Philip Pearson Raymond Phelan

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

May 01, 2025

Gaassand Double Barrels

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Richard Hayes

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

Around 20,000 was in the middle on a flop of A♠4♠9♦, in a hand between Per Gaassand and Andreas Lundin.

Gaassand fired out a bet of 12,000, and Lundin called.

The K♥ hit on the turn, and Gaassand continued with the aggression, firing out a bet of 15,000, leading to a fold from Lundin.

Tags: Andreas Lundin Per Gaassand

May 01, 2025

Jensen Error Causes Carnage at Table 10

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Richard Hayes

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

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 Jensen Philip Pearson

May 01, 2025

Baggenstos Doubles via Lando

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Richard Hayes

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

Reigning Malta Poker Festival Grand Event champion Domenico Lando opened to 3,000 from middle position, and Sandra Baggenstos three-bet jammed from the big blind for 10,000. Lando made the call.

Sandra Baggenstos: A♣6♥ All in
Domenico Lando: K♥Q♦

Baggenstos was ahead, and remained so after the 10♦10♣2♥6♠J♣ runout gave her two pair, tens and sixes, and missed her opponent.

Tags: Domenico Lando Sandra Baggenstos

May 01, 2025

Dabkowski Puts Bignalet in Blender

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Richard Hayes

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

A huge pot of 80,000 had developed on a completed board of K♠8♥6♥6♦7♥, in a hand between Mateusz Dabkowski on the button and Vincent Bignalet in middle position.

Bignalet checked with 75,000 behind and Dabkowski fired out a bet of 26,000, sending Bignalet deep into thought.

He spent the next two minutes with his head in one hand, peering at the board, shaking his head - the flush and straight completing river clearly a terrible card.

Eventually he sent his cards to the muck.

Tags: Mateusz Dabkowski Vincent Bignalet

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

May 01, 2025