2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Chip Counts
Jonas Rosqvist was all-in for 8,600 and at risk against Ryan Kilbey.
Jonas Rosqvist: Q♠8♥
Ryan Kilbey: 8♠8♣
Rosqvist needed some help, and he found it on the flop across the K♥Q♦9♥10♠10♥ runout
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
5,200
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5,200 |
|
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19,700 |
A chunky pot of 44,000 had developed by the turn in a button versus big blind scenario between Thomas Jakobsen and Fredrik Karvall, with the board reading K♣9♥5♦10♦.
The turn and K♥ river were checked through after quite a bit of deliberation from both players, and Jakobsen mucked when Karvall tabled A♦A♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
94,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
69,000
41,000
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41,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With around 19,000 in the middle on a board of J♥5♥3♥7♦, Garry Spinks overbet jammed for 31,200, and Serhii Ivanenko was in the tank under the gun.
After a bit of time undertaking some calculations, Ivanenko made the call.
Garry Spinks: 6♦4♦
Serhii Ivanenko: 9♦8♥
Spinks had turned the straight, and without a heart was looking for protection. Ivanenko had the up and down outs to the higher straight, as well as outs to the flush.
Much to Spinks' relief, the 3♣ river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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81,400
39,400
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39,400 |
|
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65,000
50,000
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50,000 |
With 20,000 in the middle on a completed board of 10♠8♣4♦J♥A♥, Ismail Ozsezgin led out from the small blind with a bet of 4,500, and received a call from Steven Smith in middle position.
Smith tabled J♣7♦ for a pair of jacks, but Ozsezgin had turned the straight with 9♥7♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
45,000 |
Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Shaun Decesare all-in for 20,600 and at risk against Anthony Bone, in a button versus big blind spot.
Shaun Decesare: A♦K♥
Anthony Bone: A♠Q♥
Decesare had Bone pipped, and the king played as both players missed the 7♠3♦3♠5♣9♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
42,200
42,200
|
42,200 |
Bernard Dahdah opened to 2,000 from under the gun, and received a call from Matas Sketerskas on the button.
On the Q♣Q♦7♥ flop, Dahdah check-called in the face of a bet of 2,200 from Sketerskas.
The 9♠ hit on the turn, and Dahdah was forced to check-fold versus a double-barrel of 8,000 from Sketerskas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
38,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
With around 6,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♠Q♣J♠, Pavle Pecelj and Ryan Kilbey checked their options to the K♠ turn.
Pecelj led out with a bet of 1,600, and Kilbey called to see the 3♠ river.
Both players checked, and Kilbey was relieved to see his K♦J♦ for two pair, kings and queens, had not fallen into the trap set by Pecelj with Q♦J♥ for the flopped full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
49,800
10,200
|
10,200 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800