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

05-04-2025 21:21 UTC+1

Scicluna Good at Showdown

Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Around 550,000 was in the middle on a board of Q♠J♦9♠Q♦, when Justin Scicluna led out from the big blind with a bet of 300,000. Dragan Ignjatovski called.

The 7♦ river was checked through - Scicluna was good with Q♣4♦ for trip queens versus Ignjatosvki's two pair queens and jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Scicluna	4,600,000 1,915,000	1,915,000
Dragan Ignjatovski	1,250,000 1,340,000	1,340,000

Tags: Dragan Ignjatovski Justin Scicluna

05-04-2025 21:31 UTC+1

Ferrara Picks Off Cutajar

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Around 850,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 5♠3♠6♣7♥2♠, in a hand between Matteo Ferrara on the button and Andrew Cutajar in the big blind.

Cutajar led out with a bet of 550,000 and, after some thought, Ferrara called.

Cutajar confidently tabled A♥5♥ for a pair of fives but Ferrara was good with 9♦7♦ for a pair of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Ferrara	6,400,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Andrew Cutajar	1,100,000 2,690,000	2,690,000

Tags: Andrew Cutajar Matteo Ferrara

05-04-2025 21:38 UTC+1

Holdhus Check-Raise

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Egon Holdhus opened to 200,000 under the gun, and received a customer in Jan Stigter.

On the A♦J♦3♦ flop, Holdhus checked to Stigter, who fired out a bet of 250,000. Holdhus thought for a bit before check-raising to 1,600,000, leaving himself a tiny amount behind, and Stigter folded after some thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Egon Holdhus	1,900,000 415,000	415,000
Jan Stigter	850,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Egon Holdhus Jan Stigter

05-04-2025 21:44 UTC+1

Vallone Takes From Diaz

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On a completed board of A♥7♣7♦8♦J♠, and with 900,000 in the middle, Aurelio Vallone led out with a bet of 245,000 from the small blind, forcing a fold from Jaime Lozano Diaz in middle position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurelio Vallone	1,650,000 928,000	928,000
Jaime Lozano Diaz	1,100,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Jaime Lozano Diaz Aurelio Vallone

05-04-2025 21:51 UTC+1

Stigter Doing More Bizarre Things

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Another strange hand involving Jan Stigter, and Martijn Rendering is again the beneficiary.

Egon Holdhus opened under the gun to 225,000 and was called by Jan Stigter in the next seat, playing only 750,000. Martijn Rendering then three-bet jammed for around 1,200,000.

Holdhus folded, and Stigter went into the tank. He folded, despite claiming he had ace-jack, and despite putting around a third of his chips into the middle already.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martijn Rendering	1,200,000 850,000	850,000
Jan Stigter	575,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Egon Holdhus Jan Stigter Martijn Rendering

Level: 25

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

05-04-2025 21:56 UTC+1

Ludovic Uzan Eliminated in 24th Place (€2,400)

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Carsten Mawick opened to 200,000 from the button, and Antonio Scala three-bet jammed from the small blind. Ludovic Uzan was in the big blind and he got his 350,000 stack into the middle, while Mawick folded.

Ludovic Uzan: K♥4♦ All in
Antonio Scala: 7♥7♦

Uzan was behind and he missed the J♣5♥2♠5♠J♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Scala	4,200,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Ludovic Uzan	Busted

Tags: Antoni Scale Carsten Mawick Ludovic Uzan

05-04-2025 21:59 UTC+1

Andrew Cutajar Eliminated in 23rd Place (€2,750)

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andrew Cutajar was getting up from the table, after his A♦10♦ was bested by Gustav Andersson's 7♣7♠ on the Q♠7♦10♣A♠3♠ runout, Cutajar's two pair no good versus Andersson's set of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustav Andersson	3,150,000 1,195,000	1,195,000
Andrew Cutajar	Busted

Tags: Andrew Cutajar Gustav Andersson

05-04-2025 22:04 UTC+1

Lange Doubles Mawick

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Carsten Mawick was all-in for 1,450,000 and at risk versus Thomas Lange.

Carsten Mawick: A♥J♣ All in
Thomas Lange: 8♣8♦

Mawick was behind in a race but flopped trips on the J♠J♦Q♥3♣10♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carsten Mawick	3,100,000
Thomas Lange	900,000 1,745,000	1,745,000

Tags: Carsten Mawick Thomas Lange

05-04-2025 22:09 UTC+1

Jaime Lozano Diaz Eliminated in 22nd Place (€2,750)

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jaime Lozano Diaz raised to 800,000 under the gun, leaving himself about 200,000 behind. Matteo Ferrara was in the big blind and he jammed, and Diaz called the rest of it off.

Jaime Lozano Diaz: K♥Q♥ All in
Matteo Ferrara: A♦6♦

Diaz was behind and he bricked the J♣9♣4♣5♣8♥ runout, ace-high enough for Ferrara to take the pot.