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

05-01-2025 20:31 UTC+1

Assennato Pressures Scicluna

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Richard Hayes

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

Justin Scicluna opened to 7,500 under the gun, and received calls from Fabio Assennato on the button and the big blind.

On the J♦7♥3♦ flop, action was checked to Scicluna, who continued with a bet of 7,000. Only Assennato called.

The 8♠ hit on the turn, and Scicluna fired out a bet of 11,500. After quite a bit of deliberation, Assenato raised to 30,500. Scicluna didn't seem to be expecting it, and took a long time before making the call.

The Q♣ completed the board, and Scicluna checked. Assenato jammed for 75,000, and Scicluna went into the tank, but ultimately had to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Assennato	220,000 220,000	220,000
Justin Scicluna	135,000

Tags: Fabio Assennato Justin Scicluna

05-01-2025 20:37 UTC+1

Pecelj Sets Trap with Cowboys

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Richard Hayes

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavle Pecelj	350,000 195,000	195,000
Matteo Intiso	Busted

Tags: Matteo Intiso Michael Pivonia Pavle Pecelj Stig Eketrapp

05-01-2025 20:44 UTC+1

Ladies for Choffardet

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Richard Hayes

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

Mathieu Choffardet was raking in a big pot against Mark Vella, his Q♣Q♠ being good on a completed board of 10♥5♦2♥J♥8♦. Vella's hand had already been mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Choffardet	250,000 250,000	250,000
Mark Vella	103,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Mark Vella Mathieu Choffardet

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-01-2025 20:51 UTC+1

Melanie Simpson Gets Lucky

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Milko van Winden

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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Player	Chips	Progress
Melanie Simpson	68,000 52,000	52,000
Fidan Zahiti	Busted

Tags: Melanie Simpson Fidan Zahati

05-01-2025 20:57 UTC+1

Adamo Jams Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A huge pot of 130,000 was in the middle by the turn on a board of K♥5♠4♥9♠, in a hand between Michele Adamo and Ronald Van der Berg.

Van der Berg checked to Adamo, who jammed for 110,000. Van der Berg took a fair bit of time before folding.

"What did you have", asked Adamo - "Queens" replied Van der Berg, "Ace-King?" he continued, and Adamo nodded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Adamo	240,000 78,500	78,500
Ronald Van der Berg	120,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Michele Adamo Ronald Van der Berg

05-01-2025 20:59 UTC+1

Phelan Jams Flop

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A pot of 12,000 had arisen in a battle of the blinds between Aron Selam and Raymond Phelan, with the flop reading 10♦9♣5♥.

Selam fired out a bet of 5,000, and looked perplexed when Phelan jammed for 30,500. After a reasonable period of thought, Selam reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aron Selam	110,000 45,000	45,000
Raymond Phelan	48,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Aron Selam Ray Phelan

05-01-2025 21:13 UTC+1

Janas Demolishes Davidson

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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.