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

06-30-2023 02:00 UTC+2

Mario Magistro Tops Day 1c and Enrico Olivieri Emerges as Overall Chip Leader In PokerStars Summer Festival Malta

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Day 1c of the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta, running at the InterContinental Hotel, has now concluded. A total of 378 entries were made, making it the biggest of the four starting flights. Of those, 120 players made it through to Day 2.

Italian player Mario Magistro finished Day 1c as chip leader with 315,000. Vasileios Panagiotou of Greece, a regular winner at the mid-stakes, was close behind with 306,000 chips and German player Daniel Alvin finished the flight in third place with 295,000 chips.

Here's how the top ten stacked up on Day 1c.

Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Mario Magistro	Italy	315,000	210
2	Vasileios Panagiotou	Greece	306,000	204
3	Daniel Alvin	Germany	295,000	196
4	Gianluca Cammarata	Italy	253,500	169
5	Matthiue Fong	Mauritania	239,000	159
6	Cristian Stoian	Romania	233,500	155
7	Raoul Van Wersch	Malta	197,000	131
8	Combos Romero	Spain	193,500	129
9	Marcin Zawadzki	Poland	188,500	125
10	Piotr Szymanski	Poland	180,500	120

Day 1d and Day 2 State of Play

Day 1d also ran today and has now concluded. There were 123 entries and of those, 55 players made it through. Enrico Olivieri emerged with a significant lead over the rest of the field. He'll be bringing 375,000 to Day 2, making him the overall chip leader of the tournament.

High Roller champion Andrea Radicchi is in the field with a decent stack, making a run at his second major score of the series. Other notables who made it through today include David Lappin, Tommy Nguyen and Marius Gicovanu.

All four starting flights have now finished. However, late registration stays open for the first two levels of Day 2, and so the number of entries and total prize pool are not yet fully confirmed. So far though, the event has attracted 814 entries and 270 made it through their respective flights to earn a seat. The prize pool so far is €732,600.

Day 2 will have 60-minute and a further 10 levels of play, with blinds starting at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor.

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Cristian Stoian Daniel Alvin David Lappin Enrico Olivieri Enrico Olivieri Emerges Gianluca Cammarata Marcin Zawadzki Mario Magistro Marius Gicovanu Piotr Szymanski Raoul Van Wersch Tommy Nguyen Vasileios Panagiotou

06-29-2023 23:57 UTC+2

Crowds Gather for Calderone's Table Talk

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of K♥10♣8♣Q♣ and Eros Calderone made a huge shove all in for an effective size of around 100,000 when the table talk began. Coyle was the only other player in the pot and was facing a decision for his tournament life.

"What do you think I have?", asked Coyle.

"You have aces," responded Calderone. "The flop is a monster for me, I have to push."

The talk continued as spectators gathered and chuckled. "If he has aces, I can lose, said Calderone, "...maybe!"

There was much more said between the pair as Coyle struggled to make his mind up on what was clearly a tough call to make. Calderone was making a good show of it.

Eventually, Coyle showed pocket aces to Calderone as he made the fold.

"I know," said Calderone before flipping over K♦K♠ for a set of kings and scooping the pot.

"You have a big story to write," joked a neutral player as Calderone continued the chatter long into the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eros Calderone	210,000 80,000	80,000
Fergal Coyle	105,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Eros Calderone

06-29-2023 23:06 UTC+2

Golla Makes Comeback With Two Double Ups

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pratap Golla had just lost a big pot before mounting his comeback in the hands that followed. He pushed all in for 12,000 from under the gun and found a call from Yucel Kaan, who had him covered. Players flipped their cards.

Pratap Golla: 10♠10♥
Yucel Kaan: K♣Q♣

The board ran out 8♦2♣3♠4♣2♦. Kaan picked up a flush draw on the turn to go with his overcards, but Golla managed to hold on the river with his pocket tens to give him a much needed double up.

The very next hand, Golla shoved again for around 27,000 and was called by Mullin Emmett. Again, it was Golla who was at risk. Players turned over their cards.

Pratap Golla: Q♥Q♦
Mullin Emmett: 4♦4♥

This time, Golla was way out ahead with his pocket queens against Emmett's pocket fours. The board ran out 3♠A♥9♦5♣3♦ and Golla held to double up to around 61,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mullin Emmett	120,000 85,000	85,000
Pratap Golla	61,000 -7,000	-7,000
Yucel Kaan	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Pratap Golla Yucel Kaan

06-29-2023 22:38 UTC+2

Papai Back From Behind With Flush

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Laszlo Papai raised from late position and Mirko De Biasio reraised from the big blind. Papai pushed all in for around 42,000 and De Biasio made the call. The two players flipped their cards, with Papai at risk.

Laszlo Papai: A♣Q♣
Mirko De Biasio: A♥K♣

De Biasio was well ahead preflop with his ace king. That was until the board ran out 9♣8♣6♣2♥8♠ to give Papai a flush on the flop. De Biasio shook his head in disappointment as Papai scooped over a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Papai	88,000
Mirko De Biasio	16,000 -54,000	-54,000

Tags: Mirko De Biasio

06-29-2023 21:41 UTC+2

De Biasio Makes Full House and Busts Calzoni

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Following a middle position open raise, Matteo Calzoni moved all in for around 19,000 from the button. Mirko De Biasio then moved all in over the top from the big blind for 46,100. The original raiser folded and so two players flipped their cards, with Calzoni at risk.

Matteo Calzoni: A♦10♣
Mirko De Biasio: K♠K♥

De Biasio was ahead with his pocket kings and the board ran out 6♦6♣6♠2♥5♣ to further improve his hand to a full house, sixes full of kings. Calzoni, meanwhile, was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mirko De Biasio	70,000 70,000	70,000
Matteo Calzoni	Busted

Tags: Matteo Calzoni Mirko De Biasio

06-29-2023 21:30 UTC+2

Hajdari Triples Up With Nut Flush

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 9♦10♠8♦. Fehim Hajdari moved all in with the shorter of the stacks and was called by both Marios Trattou and Marco Coccone.

The turn came the 2♦ and two players were in a side pot. Marco Coccone checked and Marios Trattou moved all in for around 100,000. Coccone folded his hand and so two players flipped over their cards for the showdown, with Hajdari at risk.

Fehim Hajdari: A♦10♦
Marios Trattou: K♦5♦

Trattou had made the king high on the turn, but Hajdari had made the ace high flush and tripled up to around 125,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fehim Hajdari	125,000
Marios Trattou	100,000
Marco Coccone	28,000

Tags: Fehim Hajdari Marco Coccone Marios Trattou

06-29-2023 21:14 UTC+2

Hael Doubles Through Jennings

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Al-Labani Hael was all in preflop against Rory Jennings. All other players vacated the pot and the cards were turned on their backs, with Hael at risk.

Al-Labani Hael: 8♣8♠
Rory Jennings: A♣Q♣

The board ran out 7♠3♥4♠8♦7♥. Jennings failed to improve his hand, while Hael made a set of eights on the turn to seal the deal and give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rory Jennings	38,000
Al-Labani Hael	33,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Rory Jennings

06-29-2023 20:36 UTC+2

Martinez Takes One From Golla With River Check Raise

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ivan Martinez raised to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Pratap Golla. The player in the big blind also called and three players went to the flop.

The flop came J♥2♠7♠ and Martinez made a continuation bet of 1,500, which Golla called.

The turn came the 10♣. Martinez checked and Golla bet 4,500, which Martinez called.

Thr river was the J♣ and Martinez checked again. Golla bet out 7,000 and Martinez responded with a check raise to 35,000. Golla was forced to make the fold and Martinez took it down. He now has around 160,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Martinez	160,000 160,000	160,000
Pratap Golla	68,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Ivan Martinez Pratap Golla

06-29-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Alkhimova Rivers Straight to Gain Impressive Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Natalliia Alkhimova opened with a raise to 1,200. Valeriu Pelinschii called on the button and the big blind also called.

The flop came the 3♠7♥Q♥. The action checked around to Pelinschii, who made it 1,400 to go. Alkhimova threw in a reraise of 4,500 and looked across the table defiantly at her opponent.

Pelinschii was undeterred and pushed all in and Alkhimova quickly called. The two players flipped over their cards, with Pelinschii at risk.

Valeriu Pelinschii: A♥8♥
Natalliia Alkhimova: J♥10♥

"Nice," said Alkhimova as she realised that Pelinschii was holding a superior flush draw in his hand.

The turn came the 9♣ to give Alkhimova a straight draw and liven up her hand. The river was the K♦ which completed her straight. Pelinschii was eliminated from the tournament and Alkhimova chipped up to close to 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalliia Alkhimova	148,000 148,000	148,000
Valeriu Pelinschii	Busted

Tags: Valeriu Pelinschii

06-29-2023 17:25 UTC+2

Berggren Eliminated by Regonaschi

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Following a late position raise, Marco Regonaschi reraised to 3,500 from the button and Christopher Berggren moved all in from the big blind for 11,000. The original raiser folded and Regonaschi made the call. Two players flipped their cards, with Berggren at risk.

Christopher Berggren: A♠4♠
Marco Regonaschi: K♠10♥

The board ran out 9♠Q♥5♦K♦Q♠ to give Regonaschi two pair with his king and the queens on the board. He scooped the pot and Berggren was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Regonaschi	47,000
Christopher Berggren	Busted

Tags: Christopher Berggren Marco Regonaschi