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€1,100 Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,100,160
Total Entries
1,146
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
377
Players Left
111
Players Left 1 / 1,146
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
It has been a record-breaking day at Day 1a of the Pokerstars ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event at Casino Torrequebrada, Malaga, with an incredible 306 players gracing the felt.
The number of players exceeded expectations so much that the powers that be decided to play an additional level to try and thin the field to avoid a congested Day 2.
Jairo Diaz ended the day as chip leader and will lead the remaining 90 players into Day 2 which will be played on June 14 at 5 p.m. local time.
The French duo of Nicolas Boten and Jordan Sauny are second and third respectfully.
Despite this event being marketed to Spanish, British and Irish poker players, it was Norway who dominated proceedings on Day 1a.
Even Nordbjoern Risloev appeared to be playing every single hand and rocketed up towards 200,000, However his stack has since decreased to 73,500.
Jennifer Steele who won her seat at the Irish Open has been steadily increasing her stack throughout the day and bagged an impressive 140,000.
Pokerstars Ambassador Ben Spragg made Day 2 with 35,000, but his colleagues Barny Boatman and Felix Schneiders failed to bag up today.
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The tournament director has stopped the clock and players will have three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A preflop-raising war between Alexios Messalas in the cutoff and Ricardo Alvarez in the small blind created a pot of 150,000.
A monotone flop of 10♠4♠3♠ saw Alvarez move all in for 77,800. Messalas was stuck in the tank for a few minutes after asking for a count. In the end Messalas unwillingly folded his hand and Alvarez tabled A♥A♣. A frustrated Messalas reached back into the muck and revealed the K♣.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
It is 2 a.m. at Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada, and there are plenty of bloodshot eyes in the remaining 94 players, with plenty of cafe con leche's being consumed to keep players pushing to bag time.
The extra level is being played due to the incredible turnout of 306 entries today and it is hoped the extra 50 minutes will help ease congestion on Day 2.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Vetle Holum bet 2,500 from middle position and was met with a shove from the button for 31,000 which was snap-callled by the Norweigan.
Button: 10♥10♠
Vetle Holum: A♠K♣
A race ensued which was won by Holum after spiking top pair on the runout of A♦9♣2♠7♣6♠ to send the button out of the tournament.
Level 12
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With 73,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♠4♣2♣5♥9♠, Nicolas Robert who was under the gun, bet 55,000.
The cutoff went into deep thought and eventually made the call. Robert tabled 5♦3♥ for the flopped straight which was good enough to scoop a massive pot.
