Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Players in the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event are heading for the first 20-minute break of the day. There are now 159 entries and 147 players remaining.

Martin Guerrero open limped from late position and the cutoff raised. Antuen Agalliu called on the button and then Guerrero shoved all in for 10,500. The cutoff folded and Agalliu called. Two players flipped their cards for the all-in confrontation, with Guerrero at risk.
Martin Guerrero: A♠K♣
Antuen Agalliu: 10♦10♣
It was a classic poker race. The board ran out 3♦5♦4♠3♠2♣. Agalliu remained ahead until the river completed Guerrero's straight to give him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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26,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |

Dominici Andrea open limped and Paul Zehetleitner raised to 700 from the button. The big blind called and then Andrea reraised to 3,200, which only Zehetleitner called.
The flop came 3♠3♦J♣ and Andrea checked to Zehetleitner, who bet out 2,000. Andrea called. The turn was the 10♣ and both players checked.
The river came the 7♦ and Andrea checked again. Zehetleitner bet out 3,000 and Andrea made the call. Zehetleitner showed Q♦J♦ for a pair of jacks and Andrea mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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27,000
27,000
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27,000 |

Tom Channir moved all in preflop with a short stack and was called by Fabrizio Benvenuto in the small blind. Two players flipped their cards for the all in, with Channir at risk.
Tom Channir: A♥J♦
Fabrizio Benvenuto: 9♥9♣
The board ran out 9♠2♣Q♠5♠A♣. The flop brought Benvenuto a set of nines to leave Channir drawing very thin. The ace on the river was no good and Benvenuto held up to send Channir for an early exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Following a late position raise, four players called to make for a multiway pot as action went to the flop.
The flop came 2♥A♣K♠ and the original raiser continued for 500 chips. Arik Filstein called and Fabrizio Benvenuto reraised to 1,800. All other players folded and only Filstein came along to see the turn.
The turn came the 3♠. Benvenuto led out for 2,000 and Filstein made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Magnus Abelvik Rod raised from middle position and Angelo Patane reraised to 1,200 from the small blind. Rod called.
The flop came J♠7♠2♥ and Patane continued for 1,000. Rod found the fold and Patane scooped over a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 | |
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31,000 |

Following a middle position raise and button call, Stylianos Kollatos called in the small blind and the big blind also made the call.
The flop came 7♣9♥5♥ and Kollatos opened the action with a lead for 700. The big blind called and all other players vacated the pot.
The turn was the 8♣ and Kollatos led again for 800 chips. The big blind made a reraise to 2,500 and Kollatos called.
The river was the J♠ and Kollatos led for a third time, this time for a large bet of 6,000. The big blind shook his head before finding the fold and Kollatos scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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24,000
24,000
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24,000 |
Action folded around to Andrei-Petricia Dusu, who open raised from the button. The small blind called, and Ioannis Georgopoulos reraised to 1,200 from the big blind. Both other players called to see the flop.
The flop came J♠2♣A♣. Play checked to Dusu, who made it 1,200. The small blind folded and Georgopoulos reraised to 4,000, which Dusu called.
Action then slowed down as both players looked to contol the size of the pot. The turn came the 2♥ and both players checked. The river was the 3♦ and both players checked it to showdown.
Georgopoulos showed K♣Q♣ for a flop bluff. Dusu showed A♦6♥ for a pair of aces and won an early pot to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,000 | |
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26,000 |