€600 MPF Grand Event Day 1f | 2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring

12 hours 31 minutes ago

Double for Thevenet

Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

On a completed board of Q♥9♥4♦4♠5♠ with around 170,000 in the middle, Angela Rogan led out with a bet of 100,000, and was faced with a jam from Thevenet of 297,000.

Rogan reluctantly called, to see Thevenet had Q♣Q♥ for the full house, far ahead of Rogan's 9♠8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Rogan	813,000 382,000	382,000
Thibaut Thevenet	764,000 444,000	444,000

Tags: Angela Rogan Thibuat Thevenet

12 hours 45 minutes ago

Woolfrey Coolers Koppel to Bring Bubble

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Emma Woolfrey opened to 30,000, and snap-called a three-bet jam of around 85,000 from Richard Koppel.

Richard Koppel: K♠K♣ All in
Emma Woolfrey: A♠A♦ All in

In a brutal cooler, it was cowboys versus rockets, and there was no two-outer on the Q♥8♥7♠10♦4♠ runout.

Angela Rogan is at this table, and has joined Davide Raschella as a seven-figure stack.

We are now on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Rogan	1,195,000 545,000	545,000
Emma Woolfrey	320,000 40,000	40,000
Richard Koppel	Busted

Tags: Emma Woolfrey Richard Koppel

12 hours 48 minutes ago

Raschella Hits a Milly

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With around 260,000 in the middle on a completed board of Q♥10♦2♥5♦8♣, Davide Raschella fired out a bet of 182,000 from the big blind, earning a fold from Fredrik Kristvik on the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davide Raschella	1,000,000 120,000	120,000

Fredrik Kristvik	385,000 148,000	148,000

Tags: Davide Raschella Fredrik Kristvik

12 hours 53 minutes ago

Hanchard Cracks Aces

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Naith Hanchard moved all in for 40,000, and Carlo Solazzo min-clicked it to 80,000, forcing out the rest of the table.

Naith Hanchard: Q♥10♦ All in
Carlo Solazzo: A♠A♣

Hanchard had run into the goods, and the J♥7♣3♠ flop looked clear, but the 9♣ brought in the wrap draw.

Hancard binked the 8♥ river to make the straight, much to the dismay of the remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlo Solazzo	230,000 380,000	380,000
Naith Hanchard	120,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Carlo Solazzo Naith Hanchard

13 hours ago

Hanchard Doubles Vella

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Joseph Vella moved all in for 156,000 from middle position, and was called by Naith Hanchard.

Joseph Vella: 9♥9♠ All in
Naith Hanchard: 8♦8♣

Vella had Hanchard pipped, and although he had a sweat on the turn, he held across the 10♣6♦3♦5♦7♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Vella	352,000
Naith Hanchard	40,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Joseph Vella Naith Hanchard

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

13 hours 20 minutes ago

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The 26 players remaining have been sent on a 15-minute break, with play due to conclude when the field is reduced to 24.

13 hours 25 minutes ago

WSOP Circuit Manager TJ Reid Reveals All | PokerNews Podcast #957

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In the 957th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to sit down with TJ Reid, the recently-appointed Manager of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit.

Reid talks about his vision for the WSOP Circuit, upcoming plans, and how he'll help foster a better overall player experience. He offers a unique perspective as a player himself; in fact, he finished fourth in the WSOP Paradise $25K Super Main Event last December for $3,000,000. Speaking of which, Reid talks about that whole experience, including having a front-row seat to the infamous Eric Wasserson slowroll against Benny Glaser.

Find out all about those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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13 hours 32 minutes ago

Snowmen Melt Briscoe White

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mans Ekholm opened to 30,000 from middle position, and snap-called a three-bet jam of around 160,000 from Jonathan Briscoe White in the small blind.

Jonathan Briscoe White: 8♣8♠ All in
Mans Ekholm: Q♣Q♦

Briscoe White had run into a better pair, and there was no escape on the A♥9♥6♥Q♠J♥ runout, Ekholm improving to a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mans Ekholm	685,000 140,000	140,000
Jonathan Briscoe White	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Briscoe White Mans Ekholm

13 hours 42 minutes ago

Raschella Stuns Bock

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Florian Bock was getting up out of his chair, and his roughly 240,000 stack was being passed to Davide Raschella, after Bock's Q♠Q♣ came off worst against Raschella's J♥10♦.

Raschella rivered a straight on the 10♣9♥8♠2♠7♠ runout, and was apologetic, saying "Sorry man, after that flop I'm never folding."

Bock nodded his head in agreement, as he exited the table forlornly.