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Level: 6
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1gh
Players Left 12 / 1,451
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Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Giovanni Nava opened to 2,000 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 5,600 from Nils Knofler on the button.
Nava called to see the K♥J♠2♦ flop, where he check-raised to 13,000 in the face of a continuation bet of 3,500 from Knofler.
Knofler stuck around for the 3♦ turn, where Nava barreled again with a bet of 22,500. Knofler took quite a bit of time for thought, but ultimately flicked his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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268,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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132,000 | |
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Fabio Giamberardini opened to 2,000, and received calls from Vilius Zamzickas and Tina Christensen in middle position, and Fabrizio Capillo and Alessio Assennato in the blinds.
The J♦9♠9♥ flop was checked to the 10♣ turn, where Assennato led out with a bet of 6,500. Giamberardini raised to 18,000 and Zamzickas folded, before Christensen shipped her final 55,600 into the middle.
Assennato quickly folded, but Giamberardini made the call.
Tina Christensen: Q♥8♦ 
Fabio Giamberardini: 8♣7♦
It was straight over straight and Christensen had the best of it, the A♦ river confirming her double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000 | |
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90,000 | |
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15,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Connor Budden opened to 2,000, and was met with a three-bet to 7,400 from Samuel Le Borgne, both in middle position.
Budden called to see the K♦9♠5♦ flop, where he check-jammed for 43,500 versus a continuation bet of 8,500 from Le Borgne.
Le Borgne went into the tank for a bit, but ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,000
69,000
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69,000 |
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65,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In the 958th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back to talk about a poker mystery. How did Esther Taylor's 2022 WPT Wynn trophy end up on eBay without her knowledge? Chad actually brought it to her attention, and after some investigating, there are more questions than answers. Was the trophy stolen? Hear from Etay herself as she shares what she thinks happened.
From there, they talk about WrestleMania weekend in Las Vegas, which included Jared Bleznick (AKA Blez) meeting WWE superstar The Miz and discussing a $1.5 million sports card. From there, it's a look back at online poker's Black Friday on its 15th anniversary, plans for the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a big win by poker photographer Katerina Lukina, and winners from the 2026 PGT U.S. Poker Open, including Brock Wilson and Joao Simao.
Finally, Chad shares video highlights from his trip to the record-setting Irish Open in Dublin.
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Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
There was 4,600 sitting in front of Skip Van den Assem and Domenico Battista, and Zac Camilleri had pumped it up to 20,000.
Van den Assem got out of the way, but Battista called.
On the 8♥7♣3♣ flop, Battista checked to Camilleri, who quickly announced all-in. As soon as the words left his lips, and before Camilleri had moved a chip, Battista's final 35,800 was in the middle, much to Camilleri's consternation.
"Tens?" said Camilleri, and he was right.
Domenico Battista: 10♥10♠
Zac Camilleri: 9♣9♦
Camilerri was pipped by a better overpair, and there was no miracle on the 8♠5♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,800
15,800
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15,800 |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
With around 22,000 in the middle on a board of Q♣8♥4♥10♣10♠, Wesley Ferris check-raised to 17,000 versus a bet of 7,000 from Alexandru Budai.
After some thought, Budai called, and promptly mucked when Ferris tabled 4♦4♠ for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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68,000
68,000
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68,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Predrag Radulovic opened to 1,600 from the cutoff, and received a call from the small blind, before Asif Warris three-bet jammed for 44,000 from the big blind.
Radulovic took some time but called, and the small blind got out of the way.
Asif Warris: A♠Q♥
Predrag Radulovic: J♥J♠
It was off to the races, and Warris looked like he was heading for the exits after the 9♠5♥5♣ flop and 7♠ turn, but the Q♦ appeared on the river to send Warris the double-up.
Warris gave the table a good thump in celebration and let out a quiet "Yes!", quietly muttering "Justice", in reference to the earlier hand where he folded overpair queens on the turn versus the same opponent.
You don't want to get on the wrong side of The Poker Tourist if you can help it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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91,600
50,600
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50,600 |
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55,000
37,000
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37,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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155,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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152,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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130,000
130,000
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130,000 |
