€550 Grand Event
Day 1f Started
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
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
69
Players Left
18
The final starting flight of the 2022 Malta Spring Festival €550 Grand Event gets underway in an hours time at 9 p.m. CEST at the Portomaso Casino.
Day 1e is also currently underway, and the players still in that flight are currently on their dinner break. The likes of Ori Hasson, Thomas Noske and Norbert Bundik are building sizeable stacks and barring any unfortunate circumstances, should make it through the day.
2019 MPF Grand Event champion Tomas Sujeta is also in action on Day 1e but is on his second bullet, similar to that of April Facey and Alexandra O'Brien.
Day 1f is operating as a turbo flight, with 20-minute levels. Players receive a starting stack of 50,000 and will need to navigate 13 levels to bag and tag for Sunday, May 1's Day 2. Late registration is open until the end of the break that follows Level 8 and each participant is permitted two re-entries per flight.
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The start of Day 1f has been delayed due to players returning from the dinner break from day 1e. Play is expected to commence at 21:15 local time.
So far 18 players have registered for the turbo flight.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Play is now underway for Day 1f with 23 players across five tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Colin Paddington bet 400 from under the gun. Alexandra O'Brien (button) raised to 2,200 and Elmar Schuetz (big blind) bet 6,000.
Paddington exclaimed, "I wasn't expecting that. Fuck it I'm all in!" O'Brien folded and Schultz snap-called.
Colin Paddington: 
Elmar Schultz: 
The 
flop gave Paddington a pair, but the 
turn and 
river were no help. Schuetz scoops in a massive pot early.
The rest of the table looked shell-shocked at the reckless abandon of Paddington who indicated he would fire another bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 200
Level 2
: 100/100, 200 ante
On a board of 
Colin Paddington moved all in and was snap-called by Giovanni Gaiulli
Colin Paddington: 
Giovanni Gaiulli: 
A 
on the turn and 
on the river sent Paddington back to the cashier desk where he will fire another bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300