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2023 PokerStars Summer Festival Malta

€1,100 Main Event
Dias: 4
Event Info

2023 PokerStars Summer Festival Malta

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Mão Vencedora
kj
Prémio
€153,610
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€879,360
Entradas
916
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000

€1,100 Main Event

Dia 4 Concluído

Simone Andrian Crowned PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Champion (€153,610)

Nível 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
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Simone Andrian_Winner_Event_#5_Main Event Summer Festival Malta 2023

The PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event, running at the InterContinental Hotel, has now wrapped up and a champion has been crowned.

The Main Event attracted 916 entries for a total prize pool of €879,000. Only 11 players returned to the felt for the Final Day.

Simone Andrian of Italy started out as chip leader and emerged as the outright winner. He won the top prize of €153,610.

Andrian recently won the WPT Sanremo title for €147,020. The victory in Malta is his second six figure payday within a month.

Tommy Nguyen of Norway finished the event in second place for €95,850, and Marcin Lesniewski of Poland came third for €68,470.

MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS

PositionPlayerCountryPayout
WinnerSimone AndrianItaly€153,610
2ndTommy Nguyen (Norway)Norway€95,850
3rdMarcin LesniewskiPoland€68,470
4thDavid DochertyUK€52,660
5thFotios NtamarisGreece€40,510
6thBiger LarsenNorway€31,160
7thAntoine TalvardFrance€23,970
8thEros NastasiItaly€18,440
9thMarco RegonaschiItaly€14,180
Tommy Nguyen
Tommy Nguyen

FINAL DAY ACTION

Despite his early lead, it didn't always look like the Main Event was Andrian's for the taking. Here's how it happened on the day...

Within just 10 minutes of sitting down at the table, Emmanouil Asgoudakis, who started the day with a short stack, busted in 11th place. Next to go was Grzegorz Skawinski, his exit triggering the redraw for the final table.

Marco Regonaschiwas first to bust from the final table when ran into David Docherty's pocket kings.

Then, in a pivotal moment, Marcin Lesniewski hit a set of jacks in a three way all in to bust both Eros Nastasi and Antoine Talvard. Minutes later, he turned an ace to eliminate Biger Larsen and take a dominant chip lead.

It was a lead that he couldn't hold on to for long. David Docherty doubled up through him and then Andrian called down Lesniewski's triple barrel bluff to slip in front.

Tommy Nguyen had also been chipping up and by this point he was jostling for the chip lead.

Docherty had been gaining momentum too, only to be knocked out by Andrian in fourth place. The following hand, Nguyen made two pair against Lesniewski's pair of aces to bust his opponent and take the game to heads-up.

Andrian chipped away at Nguyen over the course of the match before pairing his hand in an all-in confrontation on the flop to win the event.

Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

SIMONE ANDRIAN CROWNED CHAMPION

It's official then. Simone Andrian is the 2023 PokerStars Summer Festival Malta champion. He will take home €153,610 and the stunning festival trophy.

Andrian mentioned that he studied a lot in the last few months, which gave him confidence at the tables. "I still make a lot of mistakes, of course, but I think my game has improved," he said.

He's also happy not only with the prize money, but also the trophy.

"This is the most beautiful trophy," said Andrian. "When I saw it for the first time, I thought, 'I want it!'"

That's a wrap from the Main Event and from the coverage here at PokerNews.

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Simone Andrian_Winner_Event_#5_Main Event Summer Festival Malta 2023

Tags: Antoine TalvardBiger LarsenDavid DochertyEmmanouil AsgoudakisEros NastasiFotios NtamarisGrzegorz SkawinskiMarcin LesniewskiMarco RegonaschiSimone AndrianTommy Nguyen

Tommy Nguyen Eliminated In 2nd Place (€95,850)

Nível 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Tommy Nguyen
Tommy Nguyen

Simone Andrian raised from the button and Tommy Nguyen called in the big blind.

The flop came 6J8. The pot was raised and reraised until all the chips were in the middle, with Nguyen at risk. Players flipped over their cards.

Tommy Nguyen: Q10
Simone Andrian: KJ

Nguyen had a backdoor straight and overcard to the board. Andrian had a pair of jacks.

The tournament director announced the hand over the microphone. The turn came the 8 and the river was the A. Andrian held up to win the event.

Nguyen came in second place for €95,850.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Simone Andrian
27,480,000
7,700,000
7,700,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Tommy Nguyen (Norway)
Eliminado

Tags: Simone AndrianTommy Nguyen

Andrian Chips Away at Nguyen

Nível 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Heads-up action has largely consisted of raised pots that have been taken down on the flop or turn. Overall, Simone Andrian has been getting the better of Tommy Nguyen, winning more pots and chipping away at his opponent. Nguyen is currently down to around 7,700,000 chips.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Simone Andrian
19,780,000
4,380,000
4,380,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tommy Nguyen (Norway) no
Tommy Nguyen (Norway)
7,700,000
-4,375,000
-4,375,000

Nível: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Chopped Pot Stops Nguyen Doubling

Nível 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Tommy Nguyen limped the button and Simone Andrian raised from the big blind to 1,000,000. Nguyen reraised to 4,000,000 and Andrian went all in. Nguyen quickly called and players flipped their cards, with Nguyen at risk.

Tommy Nguyen: AQ
Simone Andrian: AK

It looked like it was all over for Nguyen. The board ran out 3Q245. The flop gave Nguyen a pair of queens, but the river brought both players a straight. It was a close call. In the end though, it was a chopped pot.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Simone Andrian
15,400,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tommy Nguyen (Norway) no
Tommy Nguyen (Norway)
12,075,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Simone AndrianTommy Nguyen

Marcin Lesniewski Eliminated In 3rd Place (€68,470)

Nível 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Marcin Lesniewski
Marcin Lesniewski

The very next hand following Docherty's bustout, Tommy Nguyen raised preflop and was called by Marcin Lesniewski. The flop came 104K and Nguyen continued for 1,000,000 chips. Lesniewski made the call.

The turn came the A and Nguyen moved all in for the rest of Lesniewski's stack. Lesniewski made the call for 3,200,000.

Lesniewski flipped AJ for a pair of aces. Nguyen turned over K10 for two pair, kings and tens. He won the pot and Lesniewski was eliminated from the tournament in 3rd place for €68,470.

With that, the tournament went to heads-up.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Tommy Nguyen (Norway)
13,000,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
Profile photo of Marcin Lesniewski pl
Marcin Lesniewski
Eliminado

Tags: Marcin LesniewskiTommy Nguyen

David Docherty Eliminated In 4th place (€52,660)

Nível 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
David Docherty
David Docherty

Marcin Lesniewski open raised to 400,000 from the button and David Docherty reraised to 3,000,000 from the small blind. Simone Andrian moved all in from the big blind and Docherty called. The two players flipped their cards, with docherty at risk.

David Docherty: 33
Simone Andrian: AK

The board ran out JK8A4. The flop brought Adrian a pair of kings and he further improved to two pair on the turn.

Docherty was eliminated from the tournament in 4th place for €52,660. He wished the other players "Good luck", fist pumped them, and left to collect his prize.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Simone Andrian
14,000,000
9,700,000
9,700,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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David Docherty
Eliminado

Tags: David DochertyMarcin LesniewskiSimone Andrian