Day 1C – MPF Spring 2024

Super High Roller Begins

The €2,500 Super High Roller just kicked off with a tidy field of 11 entries. Late registration will remain open throughout the entire first day and also will stay open during the first blind level of tomorrow’s final day.

The Irish duo of David Lappin and Aidan Quinlan are having a quick chat before hopping in to join the likes of Fabian Bartuschk, Alessandro Crisafulli, Ondrej Drozd, Paul Frost, Ivan Furniet Martinez, Samuel Goodman, Daniel Kalinowski, Richard Kellet, and Maurice McCarthy.

Cory Desmond was also around for the chat while considering playing the event.

“When are you guys going to sit?” asked Desmond to Lappin and Quinlan.

“After you sit,” replied Quinlan who got a laugh from everyone within hearing distance.

Best of luck to all of the Super High Roller players.

Contribute to Cancer Research in the €230 Friday 2 Stack

Recently crowned Norwegian champion Rolf Arne Bechstrom is hosting a fantastic event in the €230 Friday 2 Stack at 7 p.m.

Some of the rake in this event will go towards cancer research, which unfortunately hits home for the usually cheerful Bechstrom.

The event boasts 20-minute blind levels with a 20,000 starting stack with unlimited re-entries available during the first eight blind levels.

We wish Bechstrom and the rest of the field the best of luck in winning this charitable event.

Aces for Zehetleitner

Level 8: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 141/267

Stephane Roux opened for 4,500 from under the gun. Paul Zehetleitner three-bet to 12,000 from middle position before Stewart Kirby went into the tank. Kirby jammed for around 100,000 a couple of minutes later. Roux quickly folded before Zehetleitner snap-called with the best preflop hand in no-limit hold’em.

Paul Zehetleitner: A♠A♥
Stewart Kirby: Q♠Q♦

Aces held for Zehetleitner after the 8♥5♠4♣J♣6♣ runout to double his stack while leaving Kirby short.

Paul Zehetleitner -160,000
Stewart Kirby – 25,000

PLO Knight Crusaders Begins

The €300 PLO Knight Crusaders kicked off moments ago with 36 entries thus far.

Evy Albrigtsen, the wife of Ronny Albrigtsen who bagged a second-place stack last night in the Grand Event, is among the players in casion. Also battling in the four-card affair are Dieter Aebi, Mark Adams, Caroline Cove, Alexandros Katsouros, Philip McCall, Matthias Kribben, Rimko Meijer, Jacob Moss, Maximilian Sanders, Theo Schmitt, and Jesper van Dijk.

Best of luck to all of the Crusaders in the hunt for Malta Poker Festival glory.

“Oh Shit… Oh Dear”

Level 7: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 164/257

A big pot just went down on Table 11 between Daniel Kauhausen and Lucien Jouanneau. There was about 20,000 in the pot when Kauhausen check-called a bet of 4,000 by Jouanneau on the 10♥4♥A♣ flop.

Kauhausen checked again on the 3♦ turn. Jouanneau tossed out a bet of 20,000. Kauhausen went into the tank for about a minute before he jammed for more than the 66,000 his opponent had in his stack.

“Oh shit,” Kauhausen said in a quiet voice obviously not pleased he was called.

Lucien Jouanneau: A♠A♦
Daniel Kauhausen: K♥J♥

Kauhausen was in trouble but had some hope to hit a flush or a gutshot to Broadway. But no flush or gutshot completed on the [invalid notations]2c[/[invalid notations] river for Kauhausen to double Jouanneau.

“Oh dear,” Kauhausen said after the hand still having some regrets.

Lucien Jouanneau – 160,000
Daniel Kauhausen – 25,000

Jacks Good for Romei to Felt Ruiz

Level 7: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 171/253

Jordi Ribatellada Ruiz three-bet jammed from the blinds for about 10 big blinds and was called by Vito Romei, who originally opened from early position.

Jordi Ribatellada Ruiz: K♥Q♥
Vito Romei: J♥J♣

Ruiz lost the flip and his stack to Romei after he bricked the 5♣8♥A♦8♥10♠ board.

Vito Romei – 100,000
Jordi Ribatellada Ruiz – 0