€560 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2024 EAPT Malta
€560 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2024 EAPT Malta
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€313,500
Entries
660
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
287
Players Left
43
Enrico Grella Bags Chip Lead on Day 1a of EAPT Malta Main Event
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
For the first flight of the €560 EAPT Malta Main Event at Portomaso Casino, it seems like the remaining players of Day 1a wanted to end the day quickly, as it took only a few minutes before midnight to eliminate the four last players. 26 players out of a field of 172 entrants were supposed to qualify for Day 2 and make it to the money. However, there will be 25 back on Wednesday, as two players were eliminated on the bubble.
Enrico Grella did his part of the work, eliminating the last woman standing, Santina Spedalieri, on the last hand. The Italian player even took over the first place, as he won the few chips he needed to finish the day with 644,000 chips. It is slightly more than Javier Cabrera Ramos (619,000), but the Spanish player won't have any complaints, as he won a massive flip during the last levels.
€560 EAPT Malta Day 1a Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chipcount | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrico Grella | Italy | 644,000 | 107 |
| 2 | Javier Cabera Ramos | Spain | 619,000 | 103 |
| 3 | Gian Luca Proietti | Italy | 532,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Aschraf Khader | Germany | 517,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Paschalis Papadopoulos | Greece | 485,000 | 81 |
| 6 | Andreas Putz | Germany | 434,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Theodoros Ampelikiotis | Greece | 320,000 | 53 |
| 8 | Tiago Serrazina | Portugal | 311,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Tomasz Brzezinski | Poland | 303,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Nikolai Ivanov | Russia | 300,000 | 50 |
With 532,000 chips, Gian Luca Proietti finishes in third place tonight, ahead of Aschraf Khader (517,000), who also burst the bubble. Chip leader of Day 1a after the dinner break, Greece's Paschalis Papadopoulos completes the Top 5 with 485,000 chips, and he is followed by Andreas Putz (434,000), Theodoros Ampelikiotis (320,000), Tiago Serrazina (311,000), Tomasz Brzezinski (303,000) and Nikolai Ivanov (300,000).
In the second part of the chip counts, Martin Fricker (276,000) and Mateusz Asztemborski (268,000) bagged the average stack. Giulio Spampinato (223,000) and Krisztian Kis (190,000) are not far behind and can still hope for more than the minimum cash-prize, but the situation is a little bit more complicated for Lukas Rutkauskas (61 000), Andreas Irchner (49,000) and Marian Jakoczi (26,000).
They all ended the day with 10 big blinds or less, but all three of them secured a spot in the money. They have the possibility to play again tomorrow on Day 1c and/or Day 1d to try to build a bigger stack. If they manage to do so, they'll come back on Day 2 with their big stacks. The smaller ones will be considered as min-cashes.
Later in the night, 14 players out of 90 entrants qualified through Day 1b, led by Luigi Pignataro (528,000). Finally, Fabio Peluso (648,000) finished in first place of the Turbo flight of the day. 25 entrants were recorded on this last Day 1, with only four of them making it to the money.
Day 1c will kick off at noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9. Like on Day 1a, players will receive 40,000 chips and play on 40-minute levels until 15% of the field remains. Same rules apply for Day 1d, which starts at 5 p.m. However, the levels will be 30 minutes long on this flight.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action throughout this tournament until a winner is crowned!
Day 1 Turbo Chip Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
648,000
648,000
|
648,000 |
|
||
|
216,000 | |
|
74,000 | |
|
|
62,000 | |
Day 1b Chip Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
528,000
528,000
|
528,000 |
|
||
|
526,000
526,000
|
526,000 |
|
398,000
398,000
|
398,000 |
|
311,000
311,000
|
311,000 |
|
277,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
243,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
177,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
||
|
138,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
644,000 | |
|
||
|
619,000 | |
|
532,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
517,000 | |
|
485,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
434,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
320,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
311,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
303,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
300,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
281,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
|
281,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
|
276,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
|
268,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
223,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
190,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
121,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
92,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
|
78,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
|
71,000
-229,000
|
-229,000 |
|
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
49,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
End of Day 1a
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Two players were eliminated on the bubble, so 25 players reached the end of the day and qualified for Day 2. They are all in the money.
Spedalieri and Alexandre Eliminated on the Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After a first hand with no action on all three tables, everybody folded to Santina Spedalieri in the small blind, who moved all-in for 20,000. With his big stack, Enrico Grella in the big blind made the call.
Santina Spedalieri: K♣5♥ 
Enrico Grella: 10♥7♠
Grella hit two pair on a board of A♣6♦7♣10♣A♠, sending Spedalieri to the rail on the bubble.
On another table, Diogo Alexandre was also at risk for 75,000 on the button against Aschraf Khader in the big blind.
Diogo Alexandre: A♠A♣
Aschraf Khader: K♥Q♦
After the 7♠J♣J♥ flop, the terrible 10♠9♠ runout gave a runner-runner straight to Khader, cracking Alexandre's aces who was also eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
644,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
517,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Hand-for-Hand Play Begins
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After the double elimination, there are 27 players remaining. They are gathered on three tables to start the hand-for-hand procedure.
Brzezinski Scores a Double Elimination
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alexandru Stoian moved all-in for approximately 20,000 from the cutoff, then Tomasz Brzezinski in the small blind shoved too, and so did Nikolaos Ktenas from the big blind.
Alexandru Stoian: Q♦J♠
Nikolaos Ktenas: A♥Q♥
Tomasz Brzezinski: 5♣5♥
Ktenas hit top pair on the A♣2♦8♠ flop, then trips on the turn A♠. He was on his way to secure an important double up, but the 5♦ landed on the river to give a full house to Brzezinski.
As the Polish player had the biggest stack, he eliminated his two opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Cabera Wins a Massive Flip
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Laurynas Vaitkevicius opened to 12,000 from early position, but Javier Cabera on the button three-bet to 40,000. The blinds folded, and Vaitkevicius for bet all-in for approximately 260,000 chips.
"I've got queens", Cabera said, but he still struggled to make a decision as the bubble is close. He eventually called.
Javier Cabera: Q♦Q♣
Laurynas Vaitkevicius: A♣K♥
Cabera won the flip on a 10♠6♦7♦8♣5♣ flop and secure a massive double up. Down to 4,000, Vaitkevicius was all-in on the next hand, but he was lucky enough to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
467,000
|
467,000 |
|
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |