€1,100 Main Event Day 1ab | 2023 PokerStars Summer Festival Malta

06-28-2023 21:31 UTC+2

Schneiders Wins Pot Then Loses Next One

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The previous hand, Felix Schneiders took down a small pot with a preflop reraise.

The following hand, it was Schneiders turn to be raised off the pot. He made an open raise to 1,800 from late position and was reraised by Duc Quy Nguyen from the button. Schneiders was forced to make the fold and Nguyen scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Quy Nguyen	120,000 120,000	120,000
Felix Schneiders	35,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Duc Quy Nguyen Felix Schneiders

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-28-2023 19:50 UTC+2

Players Heading for 75-Minute Dinner Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players in the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. There are now 256 entries and 148 players remain. When action resumes, blinds will be on 400/800 with an 800 big blind ante.

06-28-2023 19:47 UTC+2

Hofseth Makes Pot Odds Call and Eliminates Loustau

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Following an under the gun raise and call, Johnny Hofseth reraised to 5,300 and then Hugo Loustau moved all in from the big blind for 12,600. Hofseth looked down at his stack and then tossed a chip in to signify the call. Two players flipped their cards, with Loustau at risk.

Hugo Loustau: A♣K♠
Johnny Hofseth: K♦3♦

"I want you to win," said Hofseth.

The board ran out 5♥4♣6♣4♦2♦, which gave Hofseth a straight on the river. Loustau, meanwhile, was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Hofseth	135,000 135,000	135,000
Hugo Loustau	Busted

Tags: Hugo Loustau Johnny Hofseth

06-28-2023 19:27 UTC+2

LaFontaine Takes it Down With Four-Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Many of the hands recently played have been taken down preflop with raises and reraises.

In one such hand, Luc LaFontaine opened under the gun and picked up a call from the small blind before Max Buschmann reraised to 6,300 from the big blind. LaFontaine didn't relent though. He put in a four-bet to 16,500 and Buschmann made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Buschmann	73,000 24,000	24,000
Luc Lafontaine	62,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Luc LaFontaine Max Buschmann

06-28-2023 19:05 UTC+2

Lipshitz Turns Flush to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yoni Lipshitz opened the action with a raise and Izzat Bananyarli called on the button, as did the player in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣3♦J♣. Lipshitz checked, as did the big blind, and Bananyarli bet 1,500. Lipshitz then pushed all in with a short stack and Bananyarli made the call.

Yoni Lipshitz: A♣3♣
Izzat Bananyarli: Q♥10♥

Lipshitz was drawing to the nut flush and Bananyarli had a pair of tens. The turn came the 2♣ and the river the 9♣. The turn completed Lipshitz flush to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoni Lipshitz	22,000 22,000	22,000
Izzat Bananyarli	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Yoni Lipshitz

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-28-2023 18:40 UTC+2

Docherty Wins Small Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Van Hong Quang Tran raised to 1,000, David Docherty reraised to 2,000 and Tran made the call. The flop came 2♥7♦3♠. Tran checked and Docherty continued for 1,100. Tran folded and Docherty scooped a small pot.

Docherty won the 2023 Irish Open earlier in the year, turning $109 into €365,000 in the process. He currently has under the starting stack, but is still in contention for the Summer Festival Malta Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Docherty	21,000 9,000	9,000
Van Hong Quang Tran	17,000

Tags: David Docherty

06-28-2023 18:34 UTC+2

Ibold Eliminated by Puczylowski

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marcin Puczylowski raised to 1,100 from middle position and Christopher Ibold moved all in for 4,500 chips. Puczylowski was priced in and made the call. The two players flipped their cards, with Ibold at risk.

Christopher Ibold: 4♥4♣
Marcin Puczylowski: K♠7♠

Ibold had pocket fours, but the board ran out J♥Q♦K♣2♣3♦ to give Puczylowski a pair of kings on the flop. He held up and Ibold was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Puczylowski	46,000 5,000	5,000
Christopher Ibold	Busted

Tags: Christopher Ibold Marcin Puczylowski

06-28-2023 18:19 UTC+2

Puczylowski Makes River Call to Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Marcin Puczylowski raised from middle position and Tonino Schmitz, sitting on one of the bigger stacks in the tournament, made a reraise to 3,500. Puczylowski made the call.

The flop came 6♦4♣Q♥ and Puczylowski checked to the aggressor. Schmitz made it 3,000 to go and Puczylowski made the call. The turn came the 2♦ and both players checked.

The river was the 2♣ and Puczylowski opted to make a small bet of 1,100. Schmitz shrugged his shoulders before declaring all in for the rest of Puczylowski's stack, an effective bet of 11,600.

Puczylowski quickly made the call and flipped over Q♦J♦ for top pair. Schmitz tapped the table and mucked his hand, while Puczylowski scooped the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tonino Schmitz	98,000 98,000	98,000
Marcin Puczylowski	41,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Marcin Puczylowski Tonino Schmitz