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Level 3
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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2026 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€600 MPF Grand Event
Day: 1ij
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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 A♥10♦ held against Norouzian's K♣Q♣ across the 9♣8♠3♣7♠8♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 3
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Darren Wingrove opened to 1,500 from the hijack, and Jamie Scheper defended the big blind.
The 9♦8♠3♠ 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | |
|
82,000
22,000
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22,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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 10♦4♣2♥3♣ 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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229,000
229,000
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229,000 |
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
A pot of roughly 18,000 had brewed by the river on a completed board of A♠K♠Q♣2♣3♣, in a hand between Pel Nieuwenhuis and Janne Harme.
Nieuwenhuis led out with a bet of 17,500, and Harme called.
Harme confidently tabled A♥Q♥ for two pair, but Nieuwenhuis had went runner-runner for the flush with A♣6♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
32,000
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32,000 |
|
39,600
39,600
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39,600 |
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 A♠7♠4♠5♥.
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 5♣4♣ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
31,700
|
31,700 |
|
|
41,800
41,800
|
41,800 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Michael Altena was counting out a bill of 16,900 to be paid to Taki Petros, after Petros' 2♠2♥ overcame Altena's A♠A♦ on a board of 7♣4♦2♣K♥K♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jack Hitchins and Emma Barnes had both put in 5,200 preflop, and checked the 6♥5♠3♥ 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
|
38,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Marc Schembri opened to 900 from middle position, and Giuseppe Spitale called in the cutoff.
On the 9♣5♣5♦ 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 J♥9♦ for two pair, nines and eights, and Schembri mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
51,000 |
