€560 Main Event Day 1ab | 2024 EAPT Malta

04-08-2024 21:40 UTC+1

Puczylowski Eliminated by Putz's Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Everybody folded to Andreas Putz, who shoved from the small blind and was called by Marcin Puczylowski in the big blind.

Marcin Puczylowski: K♥Q♠ All in
Andreas Putz: K♠5♠

With the shortest stack, Puczylowski was on his way to double up after the A♥6♥9♥ flop and the 9♣ turn. But the 6♣ river brought a second pair on the board to split the pot.

On the next hand, both players put all their chips in the middle again.

Marcin Puczylowski: A♣J♦ All in
Andreas Putz: A♠A♦

Puczylowski immediatly stood up and left when he discovered Putz's cards. He kept an eye on the table as the 9♦Q♦10♦ flop gave him a straight draw. But after the J♥6♣ runout, he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Putz	320,000 55,000	55,000
Marcin Puczylowski	Busted

Tags: Andreas Putz Marcin Puczylowski

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

04-08-2024 22:00 UTC+1

Cabera Wins a Massive Flip

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Maxime Taldir

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♣ All in
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
Javier Cabera	530,000 467,000	467,000
Laurynas Vaitkevicius	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Javier Cabera Laurynas Vaitkevicius

04-08-2024 22:25 UTC+1

Brzezinski Scores a Double Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

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♠ All in
Nikolaos Ktenas: A♥Q♥ All in
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
Tomasz Brzezinski	315,000 55,000	55,000

Nikolaos Ktenas	Busted
Alexandru Stoian	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Stoian Nikolaos Ktenas Tomasz Brzezinski

04-08-2024 22:29 UTC+1

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

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Maxime Taldir

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.

04-08-2024 22:35 UTC+1

Spedalieri and Alexandre Eliminated on the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

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♥ All in
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♣ All in
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
Enrico Grella	644,000 360,000	360,000

Aschraf Khader	517,000 307,000	307,000
Santina Spedalieri	Busted
Diogo Alexandre	Busted

Tags: Diogo Alexandre Enrico Grella

04-08-2024 22:40 UTC+1

End of Day 1a

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Maxime Taldir

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.

04-08-2024 23:15 UTC+1

Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Grella	644,000

Javier Cabera Ramos	619,000
Gian Luca Proietti	532,000 262,000	262,000
Aschraf Khader	517,000
Paschalis Papadopoulos	485,000 60,000	60,000
Andreas Putz	434,000 114,000	114,000
Theodoros Ampelikiotis	320,000 50,000	50,000
Tiago Serrazina	311,000 282,000	282,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	303,000 12,000	12,000

Nikolai Ivanov	300,000 90,000	90,000
Rafal Kaczmarski	281,000 156,000	156,000
Filippo Marasa	281,000 281,000	281,000
Martin Fricker	276,000 136,000	136,000
Mateusz Asztemborski	268,000 43,000	43,000
Srdan Milicevic	265,000 265,000	265,000
Giulio Spampinato	223,000 14,000	14,000
Krisztian Kis	190,000 157,000	157,000
Tristan Taylor	121,000 48,000	48,000
Domenico Tortomasi	117,000 117,000	117,000
Yevhen Sukhov	92,000 87,000	87,000
Marcel Martz	78,000 73,000	73,000
Georgios Xydakis	71,000 229,000	229,000
Lukas Rutkauskas	61,000 61,000	61,000
Andreas Irchner	49,000 26,000	26,000
Marian Jakoczi	26,000 26,000	26,000

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04-08-2024 23:25 UTC+1

Day 1b Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Pignataro	528,000 528,000	528,000

Hugo Loustau	526,000 526,000	526,000
William Meeuwisse	398,000 398,000	398,000
Ionut Dragomir	311,000 311,000	311,000
Paulius Binkis	277,000 277,000	277,000
Michail Tastanis	255,000 255,000	255,000
Theo Funks	243,000 243,000	243,000
Lorenzo Di Blasi	235,000 235,000	235,000
Sergio Riitano	227,000 227,000	227,000
Jonathan Gosseye	191,000 191,000	191,000
Vangelis Kaimakamis	177,000 177,000	177,000

Hiroya Oki	138,000 138,000	138,000
Andrea Melluzzo	77,000 77,000	77,000
Nikolaos Ntintis	37,000 37,000	37,000