The tournament director has just announced that the winner of the ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event will receive a massive €185,000.
From the remaining 284 players, 167 will be paid with a minimum cash of €1,700.
A full breakdown of prizes will be published as soon as it is available.
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Eugenio Macias moved all in from the hijack for 26,000 and was called by Stephen Jarvie in the small blind.
Eugenio Macias: A♣8♣ 
Stephen Jarvie: 9♠9♣
Macias started to leave his chair before the flop of A♦J♥10♠ saw an ace in the window. Macias sat back down to see the 2♣5♥ to complete the board and secured a vital double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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64,000
26,500
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26,500 |
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49,000
7,500
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7,500 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
The Pokerstars ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event is an unprecedented success. The event has attracted a massive 1,146 entries, making it the first ESPT Main Event to break four figures outside of EPT Barcelona.
121 players opted to play Day 1e earlier today with 51 advancing to Day 2. A further 27 players maxed late-registered at the start of Day 2 in the hope of spinning it up to make it into the money.
All the chips went into the middle on the flop of K♠Q♠2♥, with Richairo Zivkovic at risk for 40,000 from the hijack. They were covered by Josef Huber in the big blind.
Richairo Zivkovic: A♦K♥
Josef Huber: K♦2♣
Zivkovic got in with top pair, but Huber made two pair on the flop. The 8♥J♥ completed the board to give Huber the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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203,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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Busted |
Earlier today the final flight, Day 1e took place with Ramon Colillias among the 51 players advancing to Day 2.
Velupillai Kalahmokan from the United Kingdom has the biggest stack with 206,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
200,500
200,500
|
200,500 |
|
167,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
153,500
153,500
|
153,500 |
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
114,500
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
|
98,500
98,500
|
98,500 |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
89,500
89,500
|
89,500 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
86,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
|
86,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
84,500
84,500
|
84,500 |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
68,500
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
63,500
63,500
|
63,500 |
After a short delay, cards are in the air with 321 players remaining.
Prize pool information will be posted as soon as it is available.
