2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1ij
Event Info
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€684,390
Total Entries
1,451
Players Left
12
Average Chip Stack
1,075,000
Total Chips
12,900,000
Next Payout
Venue 12
€6,580
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1ij
Entries
356
Players Left
76
Players Left 12 / 1,451
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Altena Forces River Fold

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Michael Altena
Michael Altena

With 120,000 in the middle on a completed board of 75229, Michael Altena fired out a bet of 64,000 from under the gun, and Daniel Campion was in the tank on the button.

After a good two minutes of thought, Campion folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Altena
570,000
40,000
40,000
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Daniel Campion
230,000

Tags: Daniel CampionMichael Altena

Day 1j Update

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Malta Poker Festival
Malta Poker Festival

The penultimate starting flight, Day 1j, gets underway at 9 p.m, and 19 players are already registerd.

The flight features 20-minute levels, and late registration is open until the start of Level 11. Play will continue until 15% of the field is reached.

The final flight, Day 1k, is at 10 a.m. tomorrow and features 15-minute levels, but otherwise follows the same structure as previous flights.

Rekawiecki Busts Perreira

Level 11 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Piotr Rekawiecki opened to 17,000 from middle position, and after a fair bit of thought, called a three-bet jam to 170,000 from Pascal Perreira on the button.

Pascal Perreira: A7 All in
Piotr Rekawiecki: AJ

Perreira was in trouble, and insufficient help arrived on the J9744 runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Piotr Rekawiecki
390,000
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Pascal Perreira
Busted

Tags: Pascal PerreiraPiotr Rekawiecki

Level: 11

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Dervishi Turned to Dust

Level 10 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
MPF - Tournament Room
MPF - Tournament Room

With at least 100,000 in the middle, Krenar Dervisihi was all-in for 135,000 on a board of A4QJ, and Vincenzo Buscemi called off for his last 76,000.

Vincenzo Buscemi: AK All in
Krenar Dervishi: 98

Dervishi was dead and the 8 river completed the board.

Dervishi might have been tilted from the previous hand, as he thought he was out, and started to say something to Pashkouski about his four-bet jam with fours, but thought better of it once he realized he had some chips left.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincenzo Buscemi
252,000
150,000
150,000
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Krenar Dervishi
45,000
145,000
145,000

Tags: Krenar DervishiVincenzo Buscemi

Quads for Kolarik

Level 10 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Malta Poker Festival
Malta Poker Festival

Tomas Kolarik opened from the cutoff to 12,000, and was met with a three-bet to 32,000 from Krenar Dervishi in the big blind.

After a bit of thought, Kolarik four-bet jammed for 157,000, and looked dismayed when Dervishi snapped.

Tomas Kolarik: 44 All in
Krenar Dervishi: AK

It was off to the races, and the king was in the window, but it was followed by a four, and a further one on the river, on the K104J4 runout.

Dervishi wasn't best pleased, and Kolarik acknowledged he might have got a bit out of line and got lucky.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomas Kolarik
452,000
452,000
452,000
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Krenar Dervishi
190,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Krenar DervishiTomas Kolarik