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Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1de
Players Left 106 / 575
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
2
848,000
3
796,000
5
584,000
8
499,000
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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190,000 | |
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185,000
101,000
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101,000 |
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182,000
182,000
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182,000 |
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180,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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168,000
110,200
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110,200 |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The players have been sent on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ryan Kilbey was all-in for around 50,000 and at risk against Matthew Calleja.
Ryan Kilbey: A♠6♥ 
Matthew Calleja: Q♠Q♥
Kilbey had run into a premium, and there was no escape on the J♦9♠3♠8♠9♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Egon Holdhus final tabled this event last year, and was on the wrong end of an unfortunate runout in this hand.
Holdhus was all-in for 35,400 and at risk against Gary Morgan.
Egon Holdhus: A♣J♥
Gary Morgan: K♠9♠
Holdhus was ahead, but the 7♠6♣5♠ flop spelt danger.
The 5♣ turn was a brick, but Morgan hit the flush on the J♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Pavlos Benakis was getting up out of his chair looking slightly stunned, and his stack was being passed to Davide Raschella.
Benakis had 2♥2♣ and had flopped a set on A♠5♣2♦, but Raschella's K♠9♠ went runner-runner on the J♠ turn and 6♠ river to make the flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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164,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Lukas Robinson opened from the button, and called a three-bet to 14,000 from Veeti Tikkanen in the big blind.
Tikkanen continued with a bet of 10,000 on the J♣7♠4♦ flop, which failed to shake off Robinson.
The Q♣ turn was checked to the 6♦ river, where Tikkanen jammed with the covering stack. Robinson had 32,000 behind, and made a quick call, saying "It's jacks or nothing."
Tikkanen tabled A♠7♥ for a pair of sevens, and Robinson secured the double-up with K♣Q♦ for top pair queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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122,000 | |
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50,000 | |
Level 6
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level: 6
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Malgorzata Steding was all-in for 14,000 and at risk against Danny Smith.
Malgorzata Steding: 7♦7♠
Danny Smith: A♥9♠
It was off to the races, and Steding was untroubled by the 3♥3♦2♦Q♦5♦ runout, rivering a one-card flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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30,500
30,500
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30,500 |
