€550 Grand Event
Day 1c Started
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
191
Players Left
53
Day 1c of the 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event kicks off at 2 p.m. CEST at the wonderful Portomaso Casino and is expected to be biggest starting flight yet.
After Day 1b finished, a total of €127,000 is in the prizepool, meaning the event is just shy of half of the €300,000 guarantee. That number is expected to swell when the dust settles on Day 1c.
From Day 1a and 1b, a combined 66 players have booked their place into Sunday's Day 2 and that number is likely to hit triple figures following today's action.
Day 1b was dominated by a host of French players, with five of the biggest stacks being French nationals. Nemo Israel was the player who bagged best, finishing the day with a tournament leading 667,000 chip stack.
Unibet Poker ambassador David Lappin also made it through the first stage with a stack of 92,000.
Day 1c gets underway at 2 p.m. local time and players receive a starting stack of 50,000. Starting flights will close after 13 levels of action, all of which last 40-minutes. Late registration is open until the end of the break that follows Level 8 and each participant is permitted two re-entries per flight.
The first side event of the MPF also gets underway today, the €220 buy-in Bounty Hunter Days Malta event kicks off at 6 p.m. CEST and is expected to be well attended.
MPF Grand Event Day 1 Structure
| LEVEL | Duration | Small Blind | Big blind | ANTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 40 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 15 minute break | ||||
| 4 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 15 minute break | ||||
| 7 | 40 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 8 | 40 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 75 minute dinner break | ||||
| 9 | 40 | 1000 | 1500 | 1500 |
| 10 | 40 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| 11 | 40 | 1500 | 2500 | 2500 |
| 15 minute break | ||||
| 12 | 40 | 1500 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 13 | 40 | 2000 | 4000 | 4000 |
Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event Schedule
| DATE | TIME (CET) | BUY-IN | EVENT | Entries | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 26 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1A | 118 | 31 |
| Wed, 27 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1B | 136 | 35 |
| Thurs, 28 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1C | ||
| Fri, 29 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1D | ||
| Sat, 30 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1E | ||
| Sat, 30 Apr | 9 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1F | ||
| Sun, 1 May | 2 p.m. | - | MPF Grand Event Day 2 | ||
| Mon, 2 May | 2 p.m. | - | MPF Grand Event Day 3 |
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The tournament has been delayed due to players finding their seats. Currently 67 have registered for this flight. It is expected that cards will be in the air in ten minutes.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Gary Whitehead opened to 300 from the cutoff and was called by Alain Pujol on the button and Didier Petry from the big blind.
Whitehead continued for 500 on the 
flop and Pujol called. Petry clicked it up to 2,500 and Whitehead called. Pujol then three-bet to 26,000.
Petry quickly folded while Whitehead agonised over his option before deciding to fold.
Pujol exposed his 
to show he had flopped the nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Eden Azulay opened to 300 under the gun before Serge Fiandaca three-bet to 1,200 in the cutoff. Azulay re-raised to 3,700 and his opponent called.
Azulay bet 2,400 on the 
flop and took down the pot after Fiandaca returned his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
On a flop of 
Stan Dannijs bet 1,100 which was raised by Steven Wendt to 3,100, Dannijs called.
The 
prompted Dannijs to regain the betting lead by a 6,000 bet that was called by Wendt. Dannijs bet 6,500 on the 
river that was quickly called by Wendt.
Dannijs rolled over 
for a runner-runner flush to the bemusement of Wendt who mucked his cards. Wendt questioned Dannijs play by asking "What are you looking for on the flop?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |