2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1fg
Event Info
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
€94,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€555,940
Total Entries
1,202
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1fg
Entries
498
Players Left
122
Players Left 1 / 1,202
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Things Get Scary for Kruger

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

Daniel Kruger was all-in for 22,500 on a flop of J93, with around 30,000 already in the middle, in a hand against Carsten Mawick.

Daniel Kruger: A5 All in
Carsten Mawick: QJ

Kruger had the flush draw versus Mawick's top pair jacks, but the Q turn improved Mawick to two pair, and the 8 river was a brick.

Tags: Carsten MawickDaniel Kruger

Hewston Pips Bamford

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jonathan "Johnny Texas" Hewston
Jonathan "Johnny Texas" Hewston

Johnny "Johnny Texas" Hewston opened to 3,000 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 8,000 by Jordan Bamford in the cutoff.

Action back to Hewston, who bumped it up to 20,000. Bamford got it in with the covering stack, and Hewston called off for his 60,000 total.

Jonathan Hewston: 88 All in
Jordan Bamford: 77

Hewston had Bamford dominated, and Bamford could not find a two-outer on the Q3249 runout, being dead on the turn after Hewston hit a flush.

Bamford was left with 4,000, and busted shortly later.

Tags: Jonathan HewstonJordan Bamford

Robinson Bags Big Pot

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Lukas Robinson
Lukas Robinson

We join the action on a flop of 744, with three players all-in, including PokerNews ambassador Lukas Robinson, and the pot standing at around 120,000.

Salvatore Incardona: KK All in
Lukas Robinson: 77 All in
Joni Ryhanen: QQ

In a dream spot for Robinson, he had flopped a house against two overpairs. The 58 turn and river were bricks, and Robinson scooped a huge pot.

Tags: Joni RyhanenLukas RobinsonSalvatore Incardona

Briscoe-White Recounts Brutal Cooler

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jonathan Briscoe-White
Jonathan Briscoe-White

Jonathan Briscoe-White recounted to PokerNews how he amassed his stack.

In the last hand before the break, Briscoe-White opened to 1,500 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 4,700 from Dominik Holzmuller. Briscoe-White pumped it up to 19,000 and Holzmuller called.

On the A43 flop, Briscoe-White continued with a bet of 15,000, and Holzmuller jammed for around 45,000, with Briscoe-White making the call.

Dominik Holzmuller: AK All in
Jonathan Briscoe-White: AK

It looked to be a chop, but the poker gods were shining on Briscoe-White as he went runner-runner for the flush with the 105 runout.

Tags: Dominik HolzmullerJonathan Briscoe-White

Olin Busts Lumiste

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rene Lumiste was getting up out of his chair, after busting to Dan Gunnar Joakim Olin.

Lumiste had KQ on JJ5710, having missed his flush draw, and Olin had J10 for the full house.

Tags: Rene LumisteDan Gunnar Joakim Olin

Bargouthi Busts Imsa

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Sami Barghouthi
Sami Barghouthi

A pot of 20,000 had developed on a board of 33210, and Sami Barghouthi fired out a pot-sized bet. His opponent, Adrians Imsa, thought for a bit before jamming for 26,000, Barghouthi making the quick call with the covering stack.

Adrians Imsa: 99 All in
Sami Barghouthi: JJ

Imsa was crushed, and he couldn't find a two-outer on the A river.

Barghouthi celebrated in an understated manner, and after his opponent left the table, remarked "I was starting to think he had queens."

Tags: Adrians ImsaSami Barghouthi

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