2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1gh
Event Info
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
€104,750
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€684,390
Total Entries
1,451
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1gh
Entries
363
Players Left
54
Players Left 1 / 1,451

Unorthodox Preflop Line Works for Holdhus

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Egon Holdhus
Egon Holdhus

Kevin Quinlan opened to 1,100 under the gun, and received a call from Egon Holdhus, who final tabled this event last year, in the next seat.

Pavlos Benakis was in the small blind, and he produced a three-bet to 3,500. Quinlan called, before Holdhus reached for chips and produced a four-bet to 12,700.

Only Benakis called to see the A73 flop, where Benakis checked. Holdhus fired out a bet of 11,100, and Benakis shipped his remaining stack of 39,000 into the middle with lighting speed. Holdhus called just as quickly.

Pavlos Benakis: KK All in
Egon Holdhus: AK

Benakis had turned second pair kings into a bluff and had run into Big Slick. He could not find his sole out on the 35 runout.

Tags: Egon HoldhusKevin QuinlanPavlos Benakis