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

05-02-2025 16:52 UTC+1

Back-Jam Works for Lando

Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Timothee Rey opened to 2,400 and received a call from defending champion Domenico Lando, before Bartosch Maciejek produced a three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff.

Rey got out of the way, but Lando snap back-jammed with the covering stack.

Maciejek, with 29,000 behind, looked absolutely perplexed by the move, and took about two minutes counting out his chips, glancing at his opponent and his cards, before ultimately folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Domenico Lando	200,000 200,000	200,000

Timothee Rey	34,000 34,000	34,000
Bartosch Maciejek	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Domenico Lando Timothee Rey

05-02-2025 16:47 UTC+1

Triple-Up for Oliver

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daniel Oliver and Domenico La Ferla were all-in for 16,900 and 37,000 respectively, and at risk versus Philip Fenech.

Daniel Oliver: A♥K♠ All in
Domenico La Ferla: A♦Q♥ All in
Philip Fenech: A♠Q♣

Oliver was in a dream spot, both opponents having the same hand, and there were no surprises on the 5♥4♥3♦7♠8♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Oliver	53,700
Philip Fenech	22,000 56,000	56,000
Domenico La Ferla	20,000

Tags: Daniel Oliver Domenico La Ferla Philip Fenech

05-02-2025 16:36 UTC+1

Swain Gets Job Done on Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

James Paris opened to 2,500 from early position, and Anthony Swain defended the big blind.

Swain led out with a bet of 2,500 on the 6♥4♥3♠ flop, and Paris called.

The 2♠ hit on the turn, and Paris snap-folded versus a bet of 2,000 from Swain.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Paris	83,000 83,000	83,000
Anthony Swain	80,000

Tags: Anthony Swain James Paris

05-02-2025 16:35 UTC+1

Lemme Double Barrels

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Richard Hayes

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Around 11,600 was in the middle on a flop of A♥K♦8♦, in a hand between Gerard Lemee in early position and Giovanni Palma in the big blind.

There was 6,200 in front of Lemee, and Palma took an age before calling.

The 3♦ hit on the turn, and in contrast to the previous street, Palma quickly check-folded versus a bet of 16,600 from Lemee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Lemee	80,000 50,000	50,000
Giovanni Palma	55,000

Tags: Gerard Lemee Giovanni Palma

Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-02-2025 16:17 UTC+1

Stephan Tangles with Zahiti

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Fidan Zahiti opened to 2,100 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 6,400 from Johannes-Herald Stephan in the cutoff. Action folded back to Zahiti, who called.

On the 7♠3♦2♣ flop, Zahiti check-called versus a bet of 7,500 from Stephan.

The 6♠ hit on the turn, and Zahiti checked once more. Stephan fired out a bet of 35,000 into the 27,000 pot, leaving himself 1,100 behind.

Zahiti shifted uncomfortably in his seat and clearly didn't like the spot. He went into the tank, eventually folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fidan Zahiti	85,000 7,000	7,000
Johannes-Herald Stephan	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Fidan Zahiti Johannes Herald-Stephan

05-02-2025 16:13 UTC+1

Ostergaard Pips Chrysochoidis to Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Erik Ostergaard was raking in a double-up, after his 60,000 stack went into the middle with A♥Q♥ and pipped Christoforos Chrysochoidis' K♣Q♦, both having top pair on the Q♣9♥4♦3♠3♥ runout.