Play is back underway at the final table, with Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart in a dominating position with eight players left.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see if anyone can stop him claiming the trophy and huge €141,900 first-place prize.
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The players have been sent on a 15-minute break while the stream table is prepared.
They will then undertake some brief media obligations before play resumes, with the stream on a 20-minute delay. Our coverage will now be on delay to match the stream.
The link to the stream is above, and commentary will be provided by Blaise Bourgeois and Lukas Robinson.
Dario Barone jammed for 2,175,000 from middle position, and Robert McAdam rejammed from the button with the covering stack, forcing out the rest of the table.
Dario Barone: A♠J♠ 
Robert McAdam: A♣Q♥
Barone was pipped, and McAdam's better kicker played on the 8♠6♣5♦6♥9♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,050,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart jammed from the small blind, and short-stacked Robert McAdam snapped in the big blind for his 2,500,000 stack.
Robert McAdam: K♣10♦
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart: K♥2♥
McAdam was in great shape, and the Q♦10♥2♣J♥Q♠ runout was relatively sweat free.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,500,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
5,750,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
Davide Raschella opened to 600,000 from middle position, and received a call from Vito Romei in the small blind, before Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart three-bet jammed with the covering stack.
Raschella quickly folded, and Romei followed suit after some time in the tank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
9,000,000
7,862,500
|
7,862,500 |
|
||
|
4,650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
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Level: 25
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
After a quick-fire final day, Aurelio Vallone of Italy emerged triumphant in the 2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event. The Italian cash game specialist sealed an emotional victory at Portomaso Casino after defeating German Carsten Mawick heads-up, following a deal between the final two.
The 29-year-old Vallone celebrated his victory with a vociferous rail who had been supporting him throughout the final day, and after congratulating Mawick on his run, returned to them to continue the celebrations. There, the emotions started to flow, and he dissolved into tears as he hugged a friend, clearly overwhelmed by his achievement.
Vallone, a full-time cash pro for three years, took home €94,600 of the €555,940 prize pool, after a deal which left €10,000, the trophy, and a package to the Malta Poker Festival Autumn Grand Event to play for.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurelio Vallone | Italy | €94,600* |
| 2 | Carsten Mawick | Germany | €68,400* |
| 3 | Antonio Scala | Italy | €43,500 |
| 4 | Domenico Lando | Italy | €32,150 |
| 5 | Matteo Ferrara | Italy | €25,050 |
| 6 | Vincenzo Popolo | Italy | €18,450 |
| 7 | Alexander Maskell | United Kingdom | €12,950 |
| 8 | Egon Holdhus | Norway | €10,850 |
| 9 | Dragan Ignjatovski | North Macedonia | €8,550 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
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