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

2023-06-29 17:11 UTC+2

Lassu Gets Paid After Flopping Set of Aces

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Zsombor Lassu raised to 1,100 from under the gun and Mattia Bacassino reraised to 5,100 from the big blind. Lassu four-bet to 12,100 and Bacassino made the call.

The flop came A♠4♦9♥ and both players checked back. The turn was the 3♦. Bacassino checked and Lassu fired out a bet of 12,500, which Bacassino called.

The river came the 2♦. Bacassino checked again and Lassu moved all in for his remaining 15,000 chips. Bacassino counted the chips out from his stack before pushing them in the middle to make the call.

Bacassino showed K♣Kx for pocket kings, but Lassu flipped over A♣A♥ for a flopped set of aces. The clash brought Lassu up to over 75,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Zsombor Lassu	76,000 76,000	76,000
Mattia Bacassino	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Mattia Bacassino Zsombor Lassu

2023-06-29 16:06 UTC+2

Quad Aces for Suriano

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Davide Suriano raised to 900 from late position, Andreas Anastasiades reraised to 3,000 and Suriano called.

The flop came A♣A♥6♠. Suriano checked, Anastasiades bet 2,500 and Suriano called. The turn was the 2♦ and Suriano checked again. Anastasiades bet 7,000 and Suriano called.

The river came the A♦, the third ace on board. Suriano checked for a third street and Anastasiades put in a bet of 10,000, which was for more than half of his stack. Suriano moved all in for a little more and Anastasiades called.

Players flipped over their cards, with Suriano at risk. Anastasiades showed Q♣Q♥ for a full house, aces full of queens. Suriano flipped over A♠J♣ for quad aces. He doubled up to bring himself back over the starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Davide Suriano	61,000 61,000	61,000

Andreas Anastasiades	3,700 3,700	3,700

Tags: Andreas Anastasiades Davide Suriano

2023-06-29 15:21 UTC+2

Kneepkens Eliminated as Damiano Makes Flush

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Following a middle position raise, Cammarata Daniele Damiano reraised and Benny Kneepkens moved all in for 6,200. The original raiser folded and Damiono made the call for not much more than his raise. The two players flipped over their cards, with Kneepkens at risk.

Cammarata Daniele Damiano: J♦10♦
Benny Kneepkens: A♥5♦

The board ran out 7♦3♠4♦A♣3♦. The turn brought Kneepkens a pair of aces, but the river turned the tides to give Damiano a flush. Kneepkens was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Cammarata Daniele Damiano	34,000 34,000	34,000
Benny Kneepkens	Eliminado

Tags: Benny Kneepkens Cammarata Daniele Damiano

2023-06-29 14:35 UTC+2

Kotlyk Wins Coinflip to Double Up

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Volodymyr Kotlyk raised to 700 from late position and Elliot Hackney reraised to 2,600 from the button. Kotlyk four-bet all in for 8,600 and Hackney called. Players flipped their cards, with Kotlyk at risk.

Volodymyr Kotlyk: 7♣7♥
Elliot Hackney: K♥Q♥

The board ran out J♣A♥2♣7♠9♥. Hackney picked up outs on the flop with his king high and backdoor straight. Kotlyk, however, held with his pocket sevens and survived the coin flip to double up his short stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Volodymyr Kotlyk	21,000 5,500	5,500
Elliot Hackney	18,500 18,500	18,500

Tags: Elliot Hackney Volodymyr Kotlyk

2023-06-29 14:02 UTC+2

Muccitelli Runs Jacks Into Galley's Quads

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Davide Muccitelli opened the action with a middle position raise to 700. He picked up three calls, including Yannick Galley on the button.

The flop came K♦8♣8♦ and action checked to Galley, who bet 1,000. Only Muccitelli made the call.

The turn was the 4♦ and Muccitelli quickly checked. Galley bet 2,200 and Muccitelli called. The river came the 10♣ and Muccitelli checked again. Galley put out a bet of 6,000 and Muccitelli check raised all in. Galley snap called and players flipped their cards.

Muccitelli showed J♦J♠ for a pocket pair of jacks. Galley showed 8♥8♠. He'd flopped quads and got full value for it, chipping up to over double the starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Yannick Galley	62,000 62,000	62,000
Davide Muccitelli	Eliminado

Tags: Davide Muccitelli Yannick Galley

2023-06-29 13:47 UTC+2

Cirstea Makes Set

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Following an under the gun raise, Ludek Safranek reraised to 1,300. Mihnea-Vasilis Cirstea called in the big blind and the original raiser also called.

The flop came 10♦7♠Q♠. The original raiser checked and Safranek bet 1,200. Both other players called.

The turn was the 4♣. Action checked around to Cirstea, who bet out 4,000. Safranek made the call. The river was the J♣ and both players checked back.

Safranek flipped over K♥J♠. He'd been drawing on the straight and then made a pair of jacks on the river. Cirstea showed 7♦7♣ for a flopped set of sevens to win the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mihnea-Vasilis Cirstea	46,000 46,000	46,000
Ludek Safranek	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Ludek Safranek

2023-06-29 13:18 UTC+2

Lee Gets Three Streets of Value

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jin-Hoon Lee raised to 700 from the button and picked up calls from the small blind and Volodymyr Kotlyk in the big blind.

The flop came 10♦3♠K♣ and action checked around to Lee, who bet out 600. The small blind folded and Kotlyk made the call.

The turn was the 8♦. Kotlyk checked and Lee bet 1,200, which Kotlyk called. The river came the 5♠. Kotlyk checked again and Lee increased his bet size to 5,500. Kotlyk called the third street.

Lee showed K♠8♠ for two pair, kings and eights.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jin-Hoon Lee	44,000 44,000	44,000

Volodymyr Kotlyk	15,500 15,500	15,500

Tags: Volodymyr Kotlyk

2023-06-29 12:53 UTC+2

Pettersen Wins Pot With Top Pair

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Following an early position raise, Liron Shapira called on the button and Daniel Pettersen called in the small blind. The big blind also made the call and four players went to the flop.

The flop came 4♥J♥8♦ and all players checked it back. The turn was the 7♥ and Pettersen led out for 3,000. Only Shapira made the call.

The river was the 2♣ and Pettersen led for 2,600. Shapira tossed a chip into the middle to signify a call. Pettersen flipped over K♠J♠ for a pair of jacks with king kicker and Shapira mucked his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Pettersen	38,000 38,000	38,000
Liron Shapira	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Daniel Pettersen Liron Shapira

2023-06-29 11:26 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 1b of the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event

Partilhar no Twitter Partilhar no Facebook

Mwarburton

The PokerStars Summer Festival Malta, running at the InterContinental Hotel, continues today with Day 1c/d of the Main Event starting at 12 p.m. local time.

Yesterday's flights attracted total a total of 313 entries and, of those, 95 have already made it through to Day 2. Tiago Luis finished the day as the chip leader with 340,000 chips and was one of only two players to finish with over 300,000, the other being Maher Achour with 335,000.

Players in Day 1c will start with 30,000 chips and the blind levels open at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 60-minutes with a break every two levels.

Day 1d starts later on at 9 p.m. local time and will have faster blinds of 30 minutes.

Players can reenter once per flight and late registration will remain open for the first couple of levels of Day 2, meaning there's still loads of opportunities to get involved.

So far, with half of the starting flights concluded, the prize pool has reached €300,480. Today is expected to be busier as more players from across the Continent take their shot at the Main Event.

Away from the tables, players can explore the stunning Mediterranean island, take a jet ski ride, or put their feet up and relax in the Player's Lounge.

Stay tuned, as PokerNews will be bringing live updates of Day 1c straight from the tournament floor and following the Main Event down to a winner.

Tags: Maher Achour Tiago Luis