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

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Chip Counts

Tadej Zalokar

1,369,000

Rosario Saddemi

1,083,000

Johann Berger

1,060,000

Egon Holdhus

1,003,200

Pel Nieuwenhuis

769,000

Per Hansen

733,000

Luigi Torquato

719,000

Vito Romei

715,000

Dario Barone

695,000

Riccardo Saraniero

682,000

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1 day 17 hours ago

Rodriguez Bet-Folds River

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Richard Hayes

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

A pot of 28,000 had brewed on a completed board of K♥J♠7♠8♣10♣, in a cutoff versus button hand between Scott Rodriguez and Matteo Montanari.

Rodriguez led out with a bet of 8,500, and folded to a raise of 28,000 from Montanari, after a decent spell in the tank.

Montanari flashed the A♥, and after a bit of probing from Rodriguez, seemed to confirm he had ace-queen for the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Montanari	102,000
Scott Rodriguez	37,000

Tags: Matteo Montanari Scott Rodriguez

1 day 17 hours ago

Zur Linden Doubles

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Richard Hayes

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

With 36,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♣5♦2♥A♠6♦, Bojan Simoncic checked from the small blind to Alexander zur Linden in middle position.

Zur Linden jammed for 32,000, and Simoncic went into the tank. After a reasonable period of contemplation, he flicked in a calling chip.

Zur Linden looked concerned and tabled A♦J♣ for trip aces, but he need not have worried as Simoncic shook his head with frustration and attempted to muck, the dealer tabling 10♣10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander zur Linden	100,000 100,000	100,000
Bojan Simoncic	23,000

Tags: Alexander zur Linden Bojan Simoncic

1 day 17 hours ago

Guarantee Broken in Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event

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Richard Hayes

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

The organizers pushed the boat out this year with a €500,000 guarantee attached to the Grand Event, a significant increase on the €300,000 offered 12 months ago.

The guarantee has just been breached, with the prize pool currently standing at €515,650.

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11 in this flight, and there are two further starting flights still to come, ensuring a monster prize pool will be up for grabs.

Level: 5

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

1 day 17 hours ago

Pannunzi Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lasse Aarnisalo opened to 1,600 from early position, and received a call from Vincenzo Cinelli in the cutoff, before Lorenzo Pannunzi produced a three-bet to 6,800 from button.

Only Aarnisalo called to see the K♠Q♠4♥ flop, where he quickly check-folded versus a bet of 5,100 from Pannunzi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Pannunzi	120,000 120,000	120,000
Lasse Aarnisalo	72,000
Vincenzo Cinelli	55,000

Tags: Lasse Aarnisalo Lorenzo Pannunzi Vincenzo Cinelli

1 day 17 hours ago

Ismajli Dusts Docherty

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Shpetim Ismajli opened to 3,200 from early position, and called a three-bet jam from Stephen Docherty from the small blind of 18,800.

Stephen Docherty: 8♠8♣ All in
Shpetim Ismajli: 10♠6♥

A few eyebrows were raised at the table when Ismajli's holding was revealed, and he turned the broadway straight on the A♣Q♥J♦K♥Q♣ runout to send Docherty packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shpetim Ismajli	65,000 65,000	65,000
Stephen Docherty	Busted

Tags: Shpetim Ismajli Stephen Docherty

1 day 17 hours ago

Pannunzi Doubles

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 14,000 in the middle on a flop of 4♣3♣3♠, Lorenzo Pannunzi check-called in the face of a bet of 6,000 from Bogdan Martynczuk.

The 6♣ appeared on the turn, and Pannunzi checked once more. Martynczuk went for a double-barrel of 11,000, and quickly called when Pannunzi jammed for 36,100.

Lorenzo Pannunzi: Q♣9♣ All in
Bogdan Martynczuk: 10♣10♠

Pannunzi had turned the flush, and Martynczuk could not find a two-outer on the 2♣ river, improving to an irrelevant flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Pannunzi	100,200 100,200	100,200
Bogdan Martynczuk	8,200 33,800	33,800

Tags: Bogdan Martynczuk Lorenzo Pannunzi

1 day 17 hours ago

Flush for Capillo

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 28,000 in the middle on a completed board of 8♦6♠4♣A♣K♣, Andrew McDonald had led out with a bet of 16,000, and was in the tank following a min-click to 32,000 from Fabrizio Capillo.

The clock was called, and shortly after a 30-second warning, McDonald made the call, and promptly mucked when Capillo tabled Q♣7♣ for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Capillo	132,000 72,000	72,000
Andrew McDonald (UK)	16,100

Tags: Andrew McDonald Fabrizio Capillo

1 day 17 hours ago

Top Counts at First Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Romani Mousa	190,000 39,000	39,000
Tadej Zalokar	164,000

Giuseppe Spitale	140,000 50,000	50,000
Conal Vambeck	138,000 78,000	78,000
Theo Schmitt	135,000 67,000	67,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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