2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1ij
Event Info
2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
€104,750
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€684,390
Total Entries
1,451
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1ij
Entries
356
Players Left
76
Players Left 1 / 1,451
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Marletta Nobbles Norouzian

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Shahin Norouzian was getting up out of his chair, and his roughly 40,000 stack was being passed to Salvatore Marletta, after Marletta's A10 held against Norouzian's KQ across the 98378 runout.

Tags: Salvatore MarlettaShahin Norouzian

Scheper Gets Job Done

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Darren Wingrove opened to 1,500 from the hijack, and Jamie Scheper defended the big blind.

The 983 flop was checked to the 6 turn, where Scheper led out with a bet of 1,200, which failed to dispose of Wingrove.

The 3 river completed the board, and Wingrove folded after a fair bit of time in the tank in the face of a bet of 5,300 from Scheper.

Tags: Darren WingroveJamie Scheper

Mousa Starts Hot as Grootelaar Forces River Fold

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Romani Mousa
Romani Mousa

Romani Mousa has had a hot start, sitting with a stack of 229,000 before the first break. He informed PokerNews it was gained from a flopped set versus two pair scenario, and making a straight with ace-jack and getting paid.

In this hand, a pot of 20,000 had developed by the turn on a board of 10423 in a hand between Mousa, Johannes Grootelaar and Daniele Gugliotta.

Grootelaar slid out a bet of 5,500, Gugliotta called and Mousa folded.

The Q hit on the river, and Gugliotta folded to a further bet of 10,000 from Grootelaar.

Tags: Daniele GugliottaJohannes GrootelaarRomani Mousa

Flush for Nieuwenhuis

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
MPF - Tournament Room
MPF - Tournament Room

A pot of roughly 18,000 had brewed by the river on a completed board of AKQ23, in a hand between Pel Nieuwenhuis and Janne Harme.

Nieuwenhuis led out with a bet of 17,500, and Harme called.

Harme confidently tabled AQ for two pair, but Nieuwenhuis had went runner-runner for the flush with A6.

Tags: Janne HarmePel Nieuwenhuis

Two Pair for Giamberardini

Level 3 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a button versus big blind spot between Fausto Gravagna and Fabio Giamberardini, 14,800 had made its way into the middle on a board of A745.

Giamberardini produced a check-raise to 15,000 in the face of a bet of 4,400 from Gravagna, who thought things through for quite a while before calling.

The 9 river was checked through, and Gravagna smiled wryly and mucked when Giamberardini tabled 54 for two pair.

Tags: Fabio GiamberardiniFausto Gravagna

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Deuces Never Loses for Petros

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
MPF - Tournament Room
MPF - Tournament Room

Michael Altena was counting out a bill of 16,900 to be paid to Taki Petros, after Petros' 22 overcame Altena's AA on a board of 742KK.

Tags: Michael AltenaTaki Petros

Barnes Forces River Fold

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jack Hitchins and Emma Barnes had both put in 5,200 preflop, and checked the 653 flop to the 4 turn.

Barnes led out with a bet of 3,000, and Hitchins called to see the 8 river. Barnes double-barreled with a bet of 7,000, and Hitchins folded.

Tags: Emma BarnesJack Hitchins

Spitale Good at Showdown

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Marc Schembri opened to 900 from middle position, and Giuseppe Spitale called in the cutoff.

On the 955 flop, Schembri continued with a bet of 700, which failed to shake off Spitale.

The same pattern followed on the 8 turn, this time in respect of double-barrel of 1,700 from Schembri.

The 8 river led to a double-paired board, and Schembri check-called a bet of 6,000 from Spitale.

Spitale tabled J9 for two pair, nines and eights, and Schembri mucked.

Tags: Giuseppe SpitaleMarc Schembri