2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1ij
Event Info
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€684,390
Total Entries
1,451
Players Left
12
Average Chip Stack
1,075,000
Total Chips
12,900,000
Next Payout
Venue 12
€6,580
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1ij
Entries
356
Players Left
76
Players Left 12 / 1,451

Kruiper Cracks Pitti

Level 8 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
MPF - Tournament Room
MPF - Tournament Room

In the next hand, Salvatore Pitti jammed from under the gun for 18,000, and Thomas Kruiper made a bit of a reluctant call in the big blind.

Salvatore Pitti: Q8 All in
Thomas Kruiper: 64

Kruiper was live, but Pitti found top pair on the QJ5 flop.

The A turn gave outs to the flush to Kruiper, and the 7 river completed the board, sending Kruiper the pot.

Kruiper initially didn't realize he'd got there, and started to count out his believed payment to Pitti. A table mate pointed out he'd won the hand, and Kruiper looked surprised, studied the board, took back his chips, and apologized to Pitti, who looked a bit stunned.

As Pitti was leaving, Kruiper laughed, more out of nerves than taking any pleasure in the situation, and went to share a joke with Rosario Saddemi beside him, but Saddemi didn't seem particularly pleased with what had happened and brushed him off.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Kruiper nl
Thomas Kruiper
228,000
168,000
168,000
Profile photo of Salvatore Pitti it
Salvatore Pitti
Busted

Tags: Rosario SaddemiSalvatore PittiThomas Kruiper