Who Will Reach the Final Table of the MPF Grand Event?
A 2 p.m. local time kick-off is planned for Day 3 of the €550 Grand Event at The Malta Poker Festival. Only 21 players will return to battle it out for their share of the €642,140 prize pool and the winner will eventually walk away with the first-place prize of €150,000 plus MPF trophy when the final table has been played in Level 22.
Dmitri Dan is coming into the day as the chip leader with 6,410,000 in chips. Dan is followed by Leendert Marcus who collected 3,500,000 in chips on Day 2. Third in the counts is Oskar Wedde with 3,195,000. Tomas Sujeta, Michel Vat, Dario Marinelli, and Teijo Sinervo have all also bagged an above average stack.
Day 3 will start at 2 p.m. local time here in the Portomaso Casino with Level 27 which features a small blind of 30,000, big blind of 60,000, and a button ante of 60,000. Play will continue until there are nine or eight players left and level duration will increase to 60 minutes. A 15-minute break will take place after every two levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here as the players play down to the final table so make sure to keep sticking around for the latest news.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Martyn Frey | 1,100,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 2 | Peter de Bruin | 785,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 3 | Dario Marinelli | 2,315,000 | 39 |
| 1 | 4 | Salvatore Cultraro | 590,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Giovanni Piccione | 1,450,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 6 | Quentin Lecomte | 1,255,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 8 | Mario Manara | 1,825,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 1 | Samuel Quesada | 1,050,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 2 | Domenico Tortomasi | 1,365,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 3 | Craig Smith | 1,125,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 5 | Leendert Marcus | 3,500,000 | 58 |
| 2 | 6 | Nicolaj D'Antoni | 1,000,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 7 | Teijo Sinervo | 2,185,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 8 | Oskar Wedde | 3,195,000 | 53 |
| 3 | 2 | Tomas Sujeta | 2,855,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 3 | Dmitri Dan | 6,410,000 | 107 |
| 3 | 4 | Mark Vella | 1,465,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 5 | Michel Vat | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | Pasquale Gregorio | 1,510,000 | 25 |
| 3 | 7 | Jacopo Achille | 870,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 8 | Linda Nguyen | 1,510,000 | 25 |
, Tortomasi continued with a bet which Marcus called.
and Tortomasi bet again which Marcus called.
and Tortomasi shoved. Marcus called with the bigger stack holding 
for the flush. Tortomasi held 
for two pair and was eliminated as the first player of the day.
and Nicolaj D'Antoni was all-in from the big blind for his last 450,000 and called and covered by Leendert Marcus in the small blind.
which didn't change things but the 
on the river gave Marcus the flush indeed to send the third-place finisher of 2018 to the rail in 19th place for €2,900.
to keep Dan ahead and the river completed the board with the 
to seal the deal for Achille as he picked up a pay jump to €3,500 for his efforts over the past days.
for Wedde to hold and send Quesada to the payout desk in 17th place for €3,500.
for the flush while Sinervo held 
for ace-high.
for Dan to pick up a gutshot to a wheel. 
for Dan to hit the wheel and the 
for Gregorio to flop top pair and improve to two pair to eliminate Lecomte in 13th place for €5,000 while the rest of the field picked up a payjump.
