€400 Main Event | 2025 SiGMA Poker Tour Malta

09-07-2025 14:28 UTC+1

Action River Leads to Huge Double-Up for Otto

Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Guillaum Otto was scooping in a huge pot, after busting Vincenzo Popolo on a board of 10♥9♦7♦10♦J♦, Otto rivering a full house with J♥J♠, which also gave Popolo a straight with K♣Q♣.

Otto informed PokerNews the flop was checked through, Popolo led out with a bet of 125,000 on the turn, and then check-called a jam from Otto on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaum Otto	960,000 410,000	410,000
Vincenzo Popolo	Busted

Tags: Guillaum Otto Vincenzo Popolo

09-07-2025 14:21 UTC+1

Double-Up for Scott

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ashley Scott was raking in a double-up, after he woke up with A♣A♠ and doubled through Christian Nilsson's Q♠10♠ on A♥Q♥J♣5♦7♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Scott	155,000 311,000	311,000
Christian Nilsson	140,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Ashley Scott Christian Nilsson

09-07-2025 14:18 UTC+1

Galley Wins Crucial Flip

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jonathan Therme opened to 30,000 from middle position, before Yannick Galley three-bet jammed for 178,000 from the hijack.

Nicolas Chretien was in the cutoff, and he rejammed for 195,000. Guillaum Otto was on the button, playing around 505,000, and he looked pained by his decision, taking at least two minutes before reluctantly folding, with Therme also getting out of the way.

Yannick Galley: 6♣6♠ All in
Nicolas Chretien: A♠K♥

It was a flip, and Galley was delighted to see Chretien brick the J♦10♦4♣9♦7♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Therme	1,050,000 201,000	201,000

Guillaum Otto	550,000 384,000	384,000
Yannick Galley	426,000 162,000	162,000
Nicolas Chretien	25,000 168,000	168,000

Tags: Guillaum Otto Jonathan Therme Nicolas Chretien Yannick Galley

09-07-2025 14:03 UTC+1

Further Eliminations

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dumitru Straistari	Busted
Wilhelm Isaak	Busted
Roberto Zuffo	Busted
Jacqueline Cachia	Busted
Angelo Vietti	Busted
Ivan Pervoi	Busted
Lukasz Fraczek	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

09-07-2025 13:51 UTC+1

Gachet Min-Clicks River

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A chunky pot of 200,000 had developed by the river on Q♥J♥8♦5♦K♦, and Romain Gachet checked to Micaela Arcusin.

Arcusin fired out a bet of 80,000, and there was a bit of confusion when Gachet said "Raise" but put in insufficient chips. It was adjudged to be a min-raise, and Arcusin called after a long period of thought.

Gachet had the nuts with A♦3♦, and Arcusin nodded and mucked.