2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1de
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Event Info
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€500,000
Total Entries
575
Players Left
106
Average Chip Stack
121,698
Total Chips
12,900,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1de
Entries
206
Players Left
24
Players Left 106 / 575
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Rockets for Karvall

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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 K9510.

The turn and K river were checked through after quite a bit of deliberation from both players, and Jakobsen mucked when Karvall tabled AA.

Player Chips Progress
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Fredrik Karvall
94,000
94,000
94,000
Profile photo of Thomas Jakobsen dk
Thomas Jakobsen
69,000
41,000
41,000

Tags: Fredrik KarvallThomas Jakobsen

Level: 5

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Straight for Spinks to Double

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Garry Spinks
Garry Spinks

With around 19,000 in the middle on a board of J537, 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: 64 All in
Serhii Ivanenko: 98

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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Garry Spinks
81,400
39,400
39,400
Profile photo of Serhii Ivanenko ua
Serhii Ivanenko
65,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Garry SpinksSerhii Ivanenko

Straight for Ozsezgin

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 20,000 in the middle on a completed board of 1084JA, 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 J7 for a pair of jacks, but Ozsezgin had turned the straight with 97.

Player Chips Progress
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Ismail Ozsezgin
70,000
70,000
70,000
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Steven Smith (UK)
45,000

Tags: Ismail OzsezginSteven Smith

Decesare Bites Bone

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Malta Poker Festival
Malta Poker Festival

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: AK All in
Anthony Bone: AQ

Decesare had Bone pipped, and the king played as both players missed the 73359 runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Bone
80,000
11,500
11,500
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Shaun Decesare
42,200
42,200
42,200

Tags: Anthony BoneShaun Decesare

Sketerskas Double-Barrels

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bernard Dahdah opened to 2,000 from under the gun, and received a call from Matas Sketerskas on the button.

On the QQ7 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
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Matas Sketerskas
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Bernard Dahdah
38,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Bernard DahdahMatas Sketerskas

Full House for Pecelj

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Pavle Pecelj
Pavle Pecelj

With around 6,000 in the middle on a flop of QQJ, 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 KJ for two pair, kings and queens, had not fallen into the trap set by Pecelj with QJ for the flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Pavle Pecelj
63,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Ryan Kilbey gb
Ryan Kilbey
49,800
10,200
10,200

Tags: Pavle PeceljRyan Kilbey

Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800