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

05-01-2025 18:55 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Keen	105,000 30,000	30,000
Bartosch Maciejek	40,000

Imsa Busts to Zahiti

Richard Hayes

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fidan Zahiti	145,000 145,000	145,000
Adrians Imsa	Busted

Tags: Adrians Imsa Fidan Zahiti

05-01-2025 19:10 UTC+1

Van der Berg Banishes Bametz

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Van der Berg	240,000 97,000	97,000
Jeremy Bametz	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Bametz Ronald Van der Berg

05-01-2025 19:11 UTC+1

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

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05-01-2025 19:23 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Richard Hayes

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

The players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break, with late registration for Day 1c closing before the start of the next level.

05-01-2025 19:40 UTC+1

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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05-01-2025 20:07 UTC+1

Top Stacks At Dinner Break

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Richard Hayes

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Jensen	270,000 65,000	65,000
Aleksandar Zuberovski	270,000
Ronald Van der Berg	250,000 10,000	10,000
Thomas Cazaletz	235,000
Kjetil Hanstvedt	225,000
Stig Eketrapp	210,000
Miguel Angel Herreros Sanchez	200,000
Dragan Ignjatovski	200,000 100,000	100,000
Mark Vella	185,000 125,000	125,000
Oisin Conroy	177,000 57,000	57,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-01-2025 20:13 UTC+1

Late Registration Closed in Day 1c

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Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The Portomaso Casino has been absolutely packed today, with a brilliant atmosphere in the air. Numerous side events are running alongside Day 1c of the Grand Event, in which late registration has now closed.

The flight obtained a stonking 206 entries, taking the total amount of runners through three starting flights to 446. Play will conclude in Day 1c when 31 players are left, with 94 still currently seated.

05-01-2025 20:20 UTC+1

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Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

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