Raymond Phelan was sweeping in what looked like a roughly 36,000 pot after hitting trip aces with A♣Q♥ on A♥10♥4♥A♦K♠, in a big blind versus button spot against Ismail Ozsezgin, whose cards had already been swept away.
Drea Karlsen opened to 700 under the gun, and received calls from Nuno Morais in the next seat and Oliver Said on the button, before Owen Sammut reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind.
Karlsen called, and action moved to Morais. We saw yesterday that the Portuguese isn't a fan of folding if he can help it, and he eyed Sammut suspiciously, took a bit of time to count out his chips and consider the position, before he four-bet jammed for 22,600.
Said quickly got out of the way, Sammut promptly rejammed for around 75,000, and Karlsen folded.
Nuno Morais: J♥8♠ 
Owen Sammut: A♦K♦
Morais didn't have much, but he was only roughly a 65/35 dog versus Sammut.
Sammut will have liked the K♥Q♥9♦ flop, but the 3♥ turn gave Morais outs to the flush as well as his gutshot.
Much to Sammut's disgust, Morais got there both ways on the 10♥ river.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Tayfun Rodoplu opened to 400 from early position, and Per Isback defended the big blind.
Isback check-called a bet of 700 on the K♣6♥4♣ flop, to see the 5♥ turn, where he check-folded versus a double-barrel of 1,100 from Rodolpu.
With a chunky pot of 5,600 in the middle, on a board of K♣7♦K♦3♥, Lars Riden fired out a bet of 1,800 from the cutoff.
Miguel Avellana deliberated a bit on the button, but sent his cards to the muck.
Nuno Morais opened to 700 from the button, and Owen Sammut defended the big blind.
The flop came K♥10♠7♣, and Sammut check-called versus a bet of 1,100 from Morais.
The J♥ hit on the turn, and Sammut changed approach, leading out with a bet of 2,500. Morais took a bit of time for thought, but folded.
With a different start time to the first two flights, the tournament director has confirmed that in Day 1c a 40-minute dinner break will take place at the end of Level 12.
Play is underway here in Day 1c of the SPT Malta Main Event, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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