2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Level: 24
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Martyn Frey opened to 250,000 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet jam to 2,200,000 by Jiri Novak with the covering stack from the button. Action back to Frey, who called.
Martyn Frey: A♣Q♣
Jiri Novak: K♠K♥
Frey was in trouble, but the ace was in the window on the A♠Q♠J♠ flop. Novak still had outs to the flush and straight, but the 5♦A♥ turn and river only improved Frey further, to Novak's absolute disgust.
Novak was left with 750,000 and busted shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pavle Pecelj was all-in for around 600,000 and at risk versus Carsten Mawick.
Pavle Pecelj: Q♣Q♠
Carsten Mawick: A♦J♠
Pecelj looked in good shape, but Mawick hit trip a full house on the A♥10♣6♠A♠10♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Alex Maskell has busted Daniel Killenberger, who was short-stacked and got it in with ace-eight. Maskell had kings and flopped a set, as recounted by Maskell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,175,000
2,430,000
|
2,430,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
1,530,000
|
1,530,000 |
Short-stacks Sergei Cutajar and Oliver Mihajlovski have both exited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Uwe Behrendt was all-in for 260,000 and at risk versus Jaime Lozano Diaz.
Uwe Behrendt: A♦K♦
Jaime Lozano Diaz: K♣J♠
Behrendt had Diaz dominated and his double-up was confirmed by the Q♠7♦2♣9♠4♦ runout, ace-high good enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,575,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
740,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,225,000
4,285,000
|
4,285,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,500,000 | |
|
|
3,790,000
1,315,000
|
1,315,000 |
|
|
3,580,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
3,270,000
2,615,000
|
2,615,000 |
|
|
3,075,000
2,175,000
|
2,175,000 |
|
|
2,685,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
|
2,645,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
2,590,000
2,322,000
|
2,322,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
2,080,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,955,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
1,950,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
|
|
1,860,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
1,745,000
1,268,000
|
1,268,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
1,485,000
1,245,000
|
1,245,000 |
|
|
1,460,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
1,435,000
713,000
|
713,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
833,000
|
833,000 |
|
|
1,375,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,040,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
775,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
730,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000