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

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1,369,000

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1,083,000

Johann Berger

1,060,000

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1,003,200

Pel Nieuwenhuis

769,000

Per Hansen

733,000

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719,000

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715,000

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695,000

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1 day 19 hours ago

Cooler to Schmitt

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Theo Schmitt was raking in a decent pot, after being on the right end of a cooler.

Schmitt had A♠8♥ against Bogdan Martynczuk's 8♦7♠, with both players flopping trips on J♠8♠8♣4♦K♥.

Martynczuk, who soft-bubbled Day 1g yesterday, will no doubt be relieved that he appeared to have lost the minimum.

Player	Chips	Progress
Theo Schmitt	68,000 8,000	8,000
Bogdan Martynczuk	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Bogdan Martynczuk Theo Schmitt

1 day 19 hours ago

La Rosa Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Anne-Marie Yuen opened to 1,100 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 2,600 from Giovanni La Rosa in middle position. Johann Berger and Antti Ruohonen cold-called in the next seats, and Yuen made up the difference.

On the J♥8♠5♦ flop, action was checked to La Rosa, who slid out a bet of 5,500, earning swift folds from all three of his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni La Rosa	68,000 68,000	68,000
Anne-Marie Yuen	58,200 58,200	58,200
Antti Ruohonen	56,800 56,800	56,800
Johann Berger	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Antti Ruohonen Giovanni La Rosa Johann Berger La Rosa

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

1 day 19 hours ago

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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1 day 19 hours ago

Big Slick for Chiriliuc

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Salvatrice D'Urso opened to 800 from the cutoff, and was met with a three-bet to 3,000 from Andrei Chiriliuc on the button.

Stephen Docherty cold-called in the big blind, and D'Urso came along for the ride.

Action was checked to Chiriliuc on the K♦6♥5♣ flop, who fired out a bet of 3,000. Docherty called, but D'Urso check-raised to 12,000. Chiriliuc thought for a bit and called, while Docherty quickly folded.

The A♦ turn was an interesting card, and was checked to the 9♠ river. D'Urso led out with a bet of 10,000, and Chiriliuc quickly called.

D'Urso confidently tabled 6♦5♦ for two pair, but Chiriliuc had got there on the turn with A♠K♠ for the better two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Chiriliuc	80,000 80,000	80,000
Stephen Docherty	47,000 13,000	13,000
Salvatrice D'Urso	38,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Andrei Chiriliuc Salvatrice D'Urso Stephen Docherty

1 day 20 hours ago

Two Pair for Giacobbe

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

With 1,400 in the middle on a flop of K♥6♦2♥, Alessandro Giacobbe fired out a bet of 1,200 from under the gun, and was met with a raise to 3,600 from Danas Dambrauskas in the cutoff.

Giacobbe called to see the 9♠ turn, where he check-called a bet of 5,600 from Dambrauskas.

The 2♣ river completed the board, and the same pattern followed, this time in respect of a bet of 11,000 from Dambrauskas, the decisions of both players being made with lightning speed.

Dambrauskas tabled A♠7♦ for air, and Giacobbe was well ahead with K♠6♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Giacobbe	69,900 9,900	9,900
Danas Dambrauskas	39,100 20,900	20,900

Tags: Alessandro Giacobbe Danas Dambrauskas

1 day 20 hours ago

Pashkouski Forces River Fold

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Artur Pashkouski opened to 1,000 under the gun, and Fabio Giamberardini defended the big blind.

On the 7♠3♦3♣ flop, Giamberardini check-called in the face of a continuation bet of 700 from Pashkouski.

The 6♣ turn was checked to the 7♣ river, bringing a double-paired board, and Giamberardini quickly check-folded versus a bet of 3,000 from Pashkouski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Pashkouski	61,700
Fabio Giamberardini	58,300 58,300	58,300

Tags: Artur Pashkouski Fabio Giamberardini

1 day 20 hours ago

Early Runners

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eirik Leite	60,000 60,000	60,000
Janne Harma	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jozsef Hegyi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Salvatore Cundari	60,000 60,000	60,000
Richard Gray	60,000 60,000	60,000
Kerem Ismen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alessandro Giacobbe	60,000 60,000	60,000
Danas Dambrauskas	60,000 60,000	60,000
David Marshall (UK)	60,000 60,000	60,000
Raphael Housni	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yanmen Li	60,000 60,000	60,000
Stephen Docherty	60,000 60,000	60,000
Pel Nieuwenhuis	60,000 60,000	60,000
Theo Schmitt	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jamie Scheper	60,000 60,000	60,000
Salvatrice D'Urso	60,000 60,000	60,000
Fabrizio Capillo	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rimko Meijer	60,000 60,000	60,000
Salvatore Marletta	60,000 60,000	60,000
Minas Patsalos	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ian Swan	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jens Nielsen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Thomas Kruiper	60,000 60,000	60,000
Stewart Kirby	60,000 60,000	60,000
Egon Holdhus	60,000 60,000	60,000