€1,100 Main Event Day 1ab | 2023 PokerStars Summer Festival Malta

Jun 28, 2023

Azimai Eliminated as Trips No Good

Matthew Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Action was on the river on a board of K♦7♥K♥A♣4♥ when Hanna Azimai shoved all in for her remaining chips. Giovanni Agliozzo quickly made the call and the two players flipped over their cards, with Azimai at risk.

Hanna Azimai: Kx10x
Giovanni Agliozzo: AxKx

Azimai had trip kings, but Agliozzo had a full house with kings full of aces to win the pot. Azimai was eliminated from the tournament and wished her opponents "good luck" before making her exit.

Tags: Giovanni Agliozzo Hanna Azimai

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Jun 28, 2023

Players Heading for Second Break

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Matthew Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players in the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event are heading for their second 20-minute break of the day. There are 231 entries so far and 177 players remain.

Jun 28, 2023

Romain Busts to Cardinali's Aces

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Matthew Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Andrea Cardinali and Ludovic Romain stacked off all-in preflop, with Ludovic at risk. The two players flipped their cards.

Ludovic Romain: A♦K♣
Andrea Cardinali: A♥A♣

Romain had ace king, but ran into Cardinali's pocket aces. The board ran out 3♠9♣3♦3♥4♣ and Cardinali's aces held up. Romain was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Andrea Cardinali Ludovic Romain

Jun 28, 2023

Banic Wins Flip to Double Up

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Matthew Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Filipe Do Nascimento Salgado open raised from early position and picked up a late position call before Ivan Banic reraised to 5,200 from the button. Salgado reraised and Banic called all in for the rest of his chips. Two players flipped their cards, with Banic at risk.

Ivan Banic: 10♦10♣
Filipe Do Nascimento Salgado: A♥Q♠

The board ran out 9♦6♦7♥2♣J♥. Salgado failed to improve and Banic held up with his pocket tens to double up.

Tags: Ivan Banic

Jun 28, 2023

Buschmann's River Shove Gets Through

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Matthew Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Following a late position raise from Max Buschmann, Miroslav Juris reraised from the big blind and Buschmann made the call.

The flop came 4♥A♦5♥ and Juris continued for 2,200. Buschmann made the call. The turn was the J♥ and Juris fired again for 7,300, which Buschmann called.

On the Q♠ river, Juris finally slowed down and checked it to his opponent. Buschmann responded by pushing all in for 24,000. Juris quickly folded and Buschmann earned himself a decent pot.

Tags: Max Buschmann Miroslav Juris

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Jun 28, 2023

Schneiders Folds Overpair on Flop

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Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Luc LaFontaine raised from early position and picked up a middle position call and a call from Felix Schneiders in the big blind.

The flop came 8♠3♥7♣. LaFontaine checked and the player in middle position bet out for 2,000. Schneiders reraised to 5,000 and LaFontaine reraised to 20,000. Action folded back around to Schneiders and the table talk began.

"Have you got a set?", asked Schneiders.

"I have two draws... three draws," LaFontaine responded.

Schneiders continued to try to guess LaFontaine's hand and LaFontaine continued to throw him off the scent. A neutral player called time and the floor gave Schneiders 30-seconds more to make his decision.

"I think I know what I'm doing," said Schneiders, before goading LaFontaine some before. "If you don't have a set now..."

Schneiders made the fold and showed 10♥10♦.

Tags: Felix Schneiders Luc LaFontaine

Jun 28, 2023

McHugh Eliminated as Atencio Pairs Ace

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Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 3♠5♠9♦A♦ when Matias Atencio moved all in. Turlough McHugh took a moment before making the call for the rest of his stack and the two players flipped their cards.

Turlough McHugh: 10♠10♥
Matias Atencio: A♠K♦

McHugh had a pair of tens and was ahead on the flop, but Atencio had paired up his ace on the turn. The river came a blank, the 5♦, meaning Atencio held up. McHugh was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Matias Atencio Turlough McHugh

Jun 28, 2023

Wadl Overbet Shoves River

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Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Following an early position raise, Giovanni Agliozzo reraised to 3,000 from the button and Raffael Wadl called in the small blind. The original raiser also made the call and three players went to the flop.

The flop came J♦7♣A♠. Action checked to Agliozzo, who made it 2,000 to go. Only Wadl made the call. The turn came the 4♣ and both players checked.

The river was the 2♦ and Wadl shoved all in for an overbet of 23,000 chips. Agliozzo went into the tank before eventually making the fold.

Tags: Giovanni Agliozzo Raffael Wadl