€550 Grand Event Day 2 | 2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring

05-04-2025 20:40 UTC+1

Cowboys for Vietti but Rendering Escapes with Queens

Richard Hayes

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Around 520,000 was in the middle, on a flop of J♦5♦5♣, in a hand between Martijn Rendering under the gun and Angelo Vietti in middle position.

Rendering continued with a bet of 90,000 and Vietti called.

The 8♥ hit on the turn, and Rendering barreled again with a bet of 310,000. Again a quick call from Vietti.

The 8♠ river completed the board, and Rendering went for the triple-barrel, with a bet of 550,000 - Vietti snap-called.

Rendering tabled Q♥Q♠ but it was no good against Vietti's K♠K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Vietti	4,300,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Martijn Rendering	2,050,000 1,530,000	1,530,000

Tags: Angelo Vietti Martijn Rendering

05-04-2025 19:18 UTC+1

Ferrara Busts Stefanovic After Advanced Apologies

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Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ludovic Uzan opened to 120,000 from the button, before Matteo Ferrara three-bet jammed as the table chip leader. Boban Stevanovic was in the big blind and he got his 590,000 stack into the middle, with Uzan folding.

Boban Stevanovic: A♠8♠ All in
Matteo Ferrara: A♦5♦

"Apologies in advance" said Ferrara, as the players waited for the runout. Matthias Kribben was also seen collecting his payout just before the break.

Apologies were indeed necessary, as Ferrara rivered a flush on the K♥J♦3♦6♥K♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Ferrara	4,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Boban Stevanovic	Busted
Matthias Kribben	Busted

Tags: Boban Stevanovic Ludovic Uzan Matteo Ferrara

05-04-2025 19:01 UTC+1

Cadoni Bluffs it Off to Vietti

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Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Niccolo Cadoni was getting up out of his chair, and Angelo Vietti was sweeping in what looked to be closed to a 3,100,000 pot, after Vietti check-called a jam from Cadoni on the river.

The board read A♣3♣2♥6♠3♦, and Cadoni, who had position on Vietti, held 9♦8♦ for air, while Vietti had A♠Q♠ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Vietti	3,100,000 925,000	925,000
Niccolo Cadoni	Busted

Tags: Angelo Vietti Niccolo Cadoni

05-04-2025 18:54 UTC+1

Rendering Rumbles Intiso

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Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

A pot of around 500,000 was in the middle, on a board of J♣10♥8♥J♦, in a hand between Martijn Rendering and Matteo Intiso.

Rendering checked and Intiso jammed for 350,000. He looked absolutely dismayed when Rendering snapped.

Matteo Intiso: 10♦4♦ All in
Martijn Rendering: Q♥Q♠

Intiso needed to bink a ten on the river to survive and it was a brick 8♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martijn Rendering	3,500,000
Matteo Intiso	Busted

Tags: Martijn Rendering Matteo Intiso

05-04-2025 18:16 UTC+1

Deuces Never Loses for Defending Champ Lando

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Domenico Lando jammed from early position for 165,000 and big blind Jan Stigter looked him up.

Domenico Lando: 2♠2♦ All in
Jan Stigter: A♣10♦

The two players wished each other luck and gave a fist bump while they awaited Lando's fate.

The runout came K♥J♠7♥8♥5♠, Stigter bricking everything, and Lando clings on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Stigter	575,000 75,000	75,000
Domenico Lando	430,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Domenico Lando Jan Stigter

05-04-2025 18:13 UTC+1

Janas Busts Di Bella

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Matthias Kribben opened to 80,000 from the cutoff, and received a call from Guillaum Otto on the button, before Manuel Janas jammed from the small blind for 390,000.

Giuseppe Di Bella then put his 325,000 stack into the middle from the big blind, and both Kribben and Otto folded.

Giuseppe Di Bella: 8♣7♠ All in
Manuel Janas: A♦Q♠

Di Bella didn't have much, and Janas sent him packing after hitting an ace on the A♣4♦2♠K♥6♦ runout - the German celebrating enthusiastically when the river hit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Janas	900,000 540,000	540,000
Guillaum Otto	825,000 395,000	395,000
Matthias Kribben	610,000 740,000	740,000
Giuseppe Di Bella	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Di Bella Guillaum Otto Manuel Janas Matthias Kribben

05-04-2025 18:02 UTC+1

Stigter Hands Pot to Rendering

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Another strange hand here - Martijn Rendering opened to 80,000 under the gun, and received calls from Uwe Behrendt in the cutoff and Jan Stigter in the big blind.

Action was checked to the raiser on the Q♠7♣5♠ flop, and Rendering fired out a bet of 60,000, which only Stigter called.

The 8♠ turn was checked through to the J♠ river, bringing one-card flush possibilities.

Stigter, first to act, and before Rendering had made any indication of the likelihood of him betting via any body movement, sent his cards immediately into the muck upon seeing the river.

Rendering showed 9♥9♣ and was delighted.

In the next hand, Rendering made an error when attempting to call from the big blind versus Jaime Lozano Diaz's button raise, putting in chips amounting to a minimum raise.

After a delay with the floor being called and a ruling, Rendering then check-folded versus a minimum bet from Diaz on the ace-high flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martijn Rendering	3,500,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Uwe Behrendt	850,000 200,000	200,000
Jan Stigter	500,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jan Stigter Martijn Rendering Uwe Behrendt

05-04-2025 17:25 UTC+1

Triple-Up for Uzan

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ludovic Uzan was sweeping in a triple-up, and Ian Morris was getting up out of his chair after losing a side pot to Matteo Ferrara in a three-way all-in. Uzan was all-in for 400,000, Morris had slightly more, and Ferrara had them both covered.

Ludovic Uzan: A♣A♥ All in
Ian Morris: A♠Q♥ All in
Matteo Ferrara: K♠3♠

Uzan was loving life with rockets, and he was still ahead after the Q♠6♣6♦J♠3♦ runout. Morris busted to Ferrara after he rivered a pair of threes to beat Morris' ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Ferrara	2,900,000 255,000	255,000
Ludovic Uzan	1,260,000 460,000	460,000
Ian Morris	Busted

Tags: Ian Morris Ludovic Uzan Matteo Ferrara

05-04-2025 15:46 UTC+1

Mountford Hits the Rail

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel Mountford was all-in for 275,000 and at risk versus Kjetil Hanstvedt.

Daniel Mountford: K♦Q♥ All in
Kjetil Hanstvedt: A♥8♦

Mountford needed help from the board, but he was up out of his chair after the flop came A♠A♦7♦ to give his opponent trip aces. The 10♥Q♠ turn and river confirmed his fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kjetil Hanstvedt	600,000 376,000	376,000
Daniel Mountford	Busted

Tags: Daniel Mountford Kjetil Hanstvedt

05-04-2025 15:35 UTC+1

Slow-Roll from Mawick?

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dejan Prikulovic jammed from early position for 235,000, and action folded to Carsten Mawick in the big blind, playing about 800,000.

He peeked at his cards and said "Ahh I hate this hand, I really do", and asked for a count. On being informed of the amount he again informed the table about his distaste for the particular hand, but concluded "I can't fold", and made the call.

Dejan Prikulovic: 7♠7♣ All in
Carsten Mawick: J♠J♥

The entire table was astonished to see Mawick table jacks and he quipped "No of course its a call, but you don't know how much I hate this hand."

The A♦5♥4♥2♥9♦ runout contained no surprises and Prikulovic stood up to leave. "My friend I'll tell you about my history with this hand", and Prikulovic laughed and responded "It doesn't really matter now!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Carsten Mawick	1,100,000 90,000	90,000
Dejan Prikulovic	Busted

Tags: Carsten Mawick Dejan Prikulovic