2024 EAPT Malta

€560 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info

2024 EAPT Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Event Info
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€313,500
Entries
660
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1ab
Entries
287
Players Left
43

€560 Main Event

Day 1ab Completed

Enrico Grella Bags Chip Lead on Day 1a of EAPT Malta Main Event

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Enrico Grella
Enrico Grella

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

RankPlayerCountryChipcountBig Blinds
1Enrico GrellaItaly644,000107
2Javier Cabera RamosSpain619,000103
3Gian Luca ProiettiItaly532,00089
4Aschraf KhaderGermany517,00086
5Paschalis PapadopoulosGreece485,00081
6Andreas PutzGermany434,00072
7Theodoros AmpelikiotisGreece320,00053
8Tiago SerrazinaPortugal311,00052
9Tomasz BrzezinskiPoland303,00051
10Nikolai IvanovRussia300,00050

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).

Aschraf Khader
Aschraf Khader

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!

Tags: Andreas PutzBig BlindsEnrico GrellaGian Luca ProiettiJavier CaberaJavier Cabera RomasKrisztian KisMarian JakocziMartin FrickerMateusz AsztemborskiNikolai IvanovPaschalis PapadopoulosTheodoros AmpelikiotisTiago SerrazinaTomasz Brzezinski

Day 1b Chip Counts

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi Pignataro it
Luigi Pignataro
528,000
528,000
528,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Hugo Loustau fr
Hugo Loustau
526,000
526,000
526,000
Profile photo of William Meeuwisse se
William Meeuwisse
398,000
398,000
398,000
Profile photo of Ionut Dragomir ro
Ionut Dragomir
311,000
311,000
311,000
Profile photo of Paulius Binkis lt
Paulius Binkis
277,000
277,000
277,000
Profile photo of Michail Tastanis gr
Michail Tastanis
255,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Theo Funks de
Theo Funks
243,000
243,000
243,000
Profile photo of Lorenzo Di Blasi it
Lorenzo Di Blasi
235,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Sergio Riitano it
Sergio Riitano
227,000
227,000
227,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Gosseye be
Jonathan Gosseye
191,000
191,000
191,000
Profile photo of Vangelis Kaimakamis gr
Vangelis Kaimakamis
177,000
177,000
177,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Hiroya Oki jp
Hiroya Oki
138,000
138,000
138,000
Profile photo of Andrea Melluzzo it
Andrea Melluzzo
77,000
77,000
77,000
Profile photo of Nikolaos Ntintis gr
Nikolaos Ntintis
37,000
37,000
37,000

Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Enrico Grella it
Enrico Grella
644,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Javier Cabera Ramos es
Javier Cabera Ramos
619,000
Profile photo of Gian Luca Proietti it
Gian Luca Proietti
532,000
262,000
262,000
Profile photo of Aschraf Khader de
Aschraf Khader
517,000
Profile photo of Paschalis Papadopoulos gr
Paschalis Papadopoulos
485,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Andreas Putz at
Andreas Putz
434,000
114,000
114,000
Profile photo of Theodoros Ampelikiotis gr
Theodoros Ampelikiotis
320,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Tiago Serrazina pt
Tiago Serrazina
311,000
282,000
282,000
Profile photo of Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
303,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Nikolai Ivanov ru
Nikolai Ivanov
300,000
-90,000
-90,000
Profile photo of Rafal Kaczmarski pl
Rafal Kaczmarski
281,000
156,000
156,000
Profile photo of Filippo Marasa it
Filippo Marasa
281,000
281,000
281,000
Profile photo of Martin Fricker de
Martin Fricker
276,000
136,000
136,000
Profile photo of Mateusz Asztemborski pl
Mateusz Asztemborski
268,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Srdan Milicevic
Srdan Milicevic
265,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
223,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Krisztian Kis hu
Krisztian Kis
190,000
157,000
157,000
Profile photo of Tristan Taylor gb
Tristan Taylor
121,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Domenico Tortomasi it
Domenico Tortomasi
117,000
117,000
117,000
Profile photo of Yevhen Sukhov ua
Yevhen Sukhov
92,000
-87,000
-87,000
Profile photo of Marcel Martz de
Marcel Martz
78,000
-73,000
-73,000
Profile photo of Georgios Xydakis gr
Georgios Xydakis
71,000
-229,000
-229,000
Profile photo of Lukas Rutkauskas lt
Lukas Rutkauskas
61,000
61,000
61,000
Profile photo of Andreas Irchner de
Andreas Irchner
49,000
-26,000
-26,000
Profile photo of Marian Jakoczi sk
Marian Jakoczi
26,000
26,000
26,000

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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: K5 All in
Enrico Grella: 107

Grella hit two pair on a board of A6710A, 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: AA All in
Aschraf Khader: KQ

After the 7JJ flop, the terrible 109 runout gave a runner-runner straight to Khader, cracking Alexandre's aces who was also eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Enrico Grella it
Enrico Grella
644,000
360,000
360,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aschraf Khader de
Aschraf Khader
517,000
307,000
307,000
Profile photo of Santina Spedalieri it
Santina Spedalieri
Busted
Profile photo of Diogo Alexandre it
Diogo Alexandre
Busted

Tags: Diogo AlexandreEnrico Grella

Brzezinski Scores a Double Elimination

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tomasz Brzezinski
Tomasz Brzezinski

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: QJ All in
Nikolaos Ktenas: AQ All in
Tomasz Brzezinski: 55

Ktenas hit top pair on the A28 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
Profile photo of Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
315,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Nikolaos Ktenas gr
Nikolaos Ktenas
Busted
Profile photo of Alexandru Stoian ro
Alexandru Stoian
Busted

Tags: Alexandru StoianNikolaos KtenasTomasz Brzezinski

Cabera Wins a Massive Flip

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Javier Cabera Romas
Javier Cabera Romas

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: QQ All in
Laurynas Vaitkevicius: AK

Cabera won the flip on a 106785 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
Profile photo of Javier Cabera es
Javier Cabera
530,000
467,000
467,000
Profile photo of Laurynas Vaitkevicius lt
Laurynas Vaitkevicius
12,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Javier CaberaLaurynas Vaitkevicius