Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1de
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€555,940
Entries
1,202
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
258
Players Left
39
Players Left 1 / 1,202
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Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Amber Sullivan was getting up out of her chair and wishing the table well, as her 10♠9♣ had come off worst against Christian Ruopp's 4♦4♥ on a board of 10♥4♠2♥5♣7♠ - Sullivan calling off for around 25,000 against Ruopp's turn jam.
Before she left she informed her table mate Giovanna Dimartino about a ladies get together in the restaurant at 2 p.m. tomorrow, before the Ladies Event. If any players are playing that event, do feel free to join!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
37,000
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37,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Giulio Gallo opened under the gun to 1,700, and received three callers, before Piotr Wasilewski produced a three-bet to 7,800 from the big blind. Only Gallo called.
On the Q♠Q♣5♦ flop, Wasilewski took a long time before jamming for his 30,000 stack, covering Gallo - and he looked dismayed when Gallo snapped.
Giulio Gallo: A♦Q♦ 
Piotr Wasilewski: 8♣7♣
Wasilewski only had back doors against Gallo's trip queens, and the 6♣ turn was pretty much the best card he could have asked for, bringing in the flush draw and up and down.
The A♣ hit on the river, making Wasilewski's flush but filling Gallo up to a full house. Wasilewski feigned celebration but knew it was an irrelevant river.
He was left with 6,000, but was seen exiting the tournament area a couple of hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Around 11,000 was in the middle, in a three-way hand between James Maund and Fabio Assennato in early position, and Aleksandar Zuberovski on the button.
Maund checked to Assennato, who fired out a bet of 5,200, which only Zuberovski called.
The 5♥ hit on the turn, and Assennato continued with the aggression, sliding out a bet of 13,000. Zuberovski again called.
The 4♣ river completed the board. Assennato took about 90 seconds before putting out a blocker-sized bet of 17,000.
It worked as Zuberovski only called with his 8♥7♥ for the turned flush, good against Assannato's A♦Q♣ for top pair queens - although Assannato still looked surprised his opponent didn't raise.
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
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Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | |
|
160,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
150,000 | |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
130,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
120,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
118,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
92,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 4
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level 4
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
A pot of 38,000 had developed on a board of K♣5♦4♥A♠2♠, in a hand between Julian Micallef in the big blind and Antoine Talvard in middle position.
Micallef put out a bet of 35,000, and after a fair bit of deliberation, Talvard folded.
"Show the three" requested Talvard, and Micallef tabled A♦3♣ for the one-card straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
32,200 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
A bit of controversy has unfolded here.
Hannes Praks had lost a big pot to Anders Nielsen a couple of hands previously, but had just realized he was missing between 10,000-15,000 in change.
The floor was called. The table opinion was pretty much unanimous that at least 10,000 had not been returned to Praks due to dealer error, Paul High in particular seeming fairly certain that is what had happened. Praks promptly acknowledged that he had failed to spot the issue immediately and that significant action had taken place since.
Nielsen for his part recognized that was the most likely scenario, but said he genuinely could not be certain if the chips had been mistakenly provided to him.
The floor, who was in a difficult spot, ultimately ruled that, unless Nielsen volunteered to return the chips, too much time had passed since the error for the matter to be properly rectified. No-one appeared entirely certain what had taken place, and Praks was also clearly at fault in not realizing the position immediately.
The floor appealed to Nielsen's sense of fairness, and Nielsen didn't need too much persuasion to part with 10,000 - a compromise everyone seemed happy with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
17,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
