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

05-04-2025 17:37 UTC+1

Stitger Doubles via Behrendt

Richard Hayes

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

A pot of 280,000 had developed on a flop of 7♣4♦2♦, in a hand between Uwe Behrendt in the cutoff, and Jaime Lozano Diaz and Jan Stigter in the blinds.

Diaz checked and Stitger jammed for 235,000. After some thought, Behrendt called and Diaz folded.

Jan Stigter: 9♠9♥ All in
Uwe Behrendt: A♥Q♠

Stigter was ahead with his overpair nines, and Behrendt missed the 6♠ turn and 8♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uwe Behrendt	1,050,000 300,000	300,000
Jan Stigter	750,000 471,000	471,000

Tags: Jaime Lozano Diaz Jan Stigter Uwe Behrendt

Level: 21

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

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 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 18:16 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 18:29 UTC+1

Lovelock Gets Job Done on Turn

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Richard Hayes

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

Around 230,000 was in the middle, on a flop of K♠K♦8♥, in a hand between Colin Lovelock in early position and Sami Barghouthi in the big blind.

Barghouthi check-raised to 125,000 over a bet of 50,000 from Lovelock. Lovelock made a quick call.

On the 7♣ turn, Barghouthi check-folded versus a bet of 225,000 from Lovelock, showing the 8♦ as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Barghouthi	1,050,000 250,000	250,000
Colin Lovelock	1,025,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Colin Lovelock Sami Barghouthi

05-04-2025 18:31 UTC+1

Recent Departures (€1,500)

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Richard Hayes

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Lucciarini	Busted
Simone Lombardo	Busted
Jake Marston	Busted
Jens Lauritzen	Busted
Giuseppe Bellinghieri	Busted
Lukasz Korniluk	Busted
Mikael Nilsson	Busted
Massimiliano Piazza	Busted
Joseph Cutajar	Busted
Kjetil Hanstvedt	Busted
Guillaum Otto	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

05-04-2025 18:42 UTC+1

Stevanovic Smokes Esteve

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Richard Hayes

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

Boban Stevanovic was all-in for around 400,000 and at risk versus Magrane Esteve.

Boban Stevanovic: Q♠10♥ All in
Magrane Esteve: 5♥5♣

It was a race, but Stevanovic smashed the Q♠J♣7♣ flop, and the situation was not reversed by the 9♣ turn or A♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boban Stevanovic	1,000,000 50,000	50,000
Magrane Esteve	160,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Boban Stevanovic Magrane Esteve

05-04-2025 18:45 UTC+1

Mawick Finishes Esteve Off

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Richard Hayes

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

In the next hand, Magrane Esteve moved all-in for 165,000 and Carsten Mawick rejammed for 510,000, forcing out all other opponents.

Magrane Esteve: A♠4♠ All in
Carsten Mawick; Q♣Q♥

Esteve looked disgusted at the run of hands, and after the K♣J♠6♣6♠9♥ runout confirmed his departure, walked away from the table muttering to himself and shaking his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carsten Mawick	820,000 280,000	280,000
Magrane Esteve	Busted

Tags: Carsten Mawick Magrane Esteve