Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The prize pool has now jumped over €450,000 in the Malta Poker Festival Grand Event, obliterating the €300,000 guarantee, and a €500,000 prize pool is looking like a real possibility.
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1fg
Event Info
2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1fg
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€555,940
Entries
1,202
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
498
Players Left
122
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Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
We join the action on a flop of 7♣4♦4♠, with three players all-in, including PokerNews ambassador Lukas Robinson, and the pot standing at around 120,000.
Salvatore Incardona: K♥K♦ 
Lukas Robinson: 7♥7♦
Joni Ryhanen: Q♦Q♥
In a dream spot for Robinson, he had flopped a house against two overpairs. The 5♦8♣ turn and river were bricks, and Robinson scooped a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
|
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13,000
13,000
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13,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Nicola Dilluvio was all-in for 28,000 and at risk versus Sami Elamawy.
Nicola Dilluvio: A♦Q♠
Sameh Elamawy: J♣9♣
Dilluvio was in good shape, and the K♣Q♦7♦ flop gave him second pair, and Elamawy a gutshot and backdoors.
However the 5♥8♦ turn and river were bricks, and Dilluvio scooped the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
22,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Leslie Purves was all-in for 11,200 and at risk against Maria Evans.
Leslie Purves: 9♠9♣
Maria Evans: 5♦4♦
Purves was in great shape, and there were no surprises on the K♣Q♣5♣Q♥8♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | |
|
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25,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Maria Abdul opened under the gun to 2,200 and received calls from Vyacheslav Churkin in middle position and Jonathan Levy on the button, along with Holger Breuer in the big blind.
The K♣J♦10♣ flop and A♦ turn were checked through to the 4♦ river.
Breuer led out with a bet of 3,000, and Abdul called. Abdul showed A♠J♣ for two pair, but Breuer had 10♦2♦ for the rivered flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
|
30,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Around 20,000 was in the middle on a flop of A♣5♥3♣, in a hand between Oliver Mihajlovski under the gun and Manuel Janas in the big blind.
Janas led out with a bet of 9,500, and Mihajlovski called.
The 9♦ hit on the turn, and Janas, sporting a fetching 1970s retro Werder Bremen top, took at least 90 seconds to think before checking.
Mihajlovski quickly fired out a bet of 23,000. Janas went into the tank, but ultimately let it go.
"Queens?" enquired Janas, and Mihajlovski smiled and nodded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Thomas Jakobsen opened to 2,200 from early position and received a call from Paul Hopper on the button.
On the J♦6♠2♠ flop, Jakobsen fired out a bet of 2,800, and Hopper quickly called.
The 9♥ rolled off on the turn, and Jakobsen fired again with a bet of 3,700, leading to Hooper swiftly disposing of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
24,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
