€550 Grand Event
Day 1d Completed
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
252
Players Left
65
Luigi D'Alterio Leads the Pack of 65 in Day 1d of the MPF €550 Grand Event
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1d of the Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event at Portomaso Casino, Malta is in the books with 65 players out of 252 entries advancing to Day 2 on Sunday, May 1.
The €300,000 guarantee has been smashed with two flights still to be played. The current prize pool has swelled to €334,560.
Italy's Luigi D'Alterio leads the way on 538,000 chips, whose stack was boosted by knocking out Paul Strangeways along the way.
The two other players who breached the half-million mark are Gregory Luttke-Grech (503,000) and Robert Lim (502,000).
Serdar Demircan advanced to Day 2 with a stack of 350,000 despite doubling up Christodoulos Adamou twice in the space of two hands.
Simone Lombardo made it to the next stage with 131,000 chips despite losing a massive pot with Nica Cosmin.
The Woman's Poker Association's Christina Read made a massive turnaround after falling to 15,000 chips early on. Read managed to regroup and finished the day with 277,000 to put her in contention on Sunday,
MPF Grand Event Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi D'Alterio | Italy | 538,000 | 108 |
| 2 | Gregory Luttke-Grech | France | 503,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Robert Lim | United Kingdom | 502,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Charif Akhoun | France | 463,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Simon Yili Ye | Sweden | 459,000 | 92 |
| 6 | Paul Morris | United Kingdom | 451,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Herbert Seitz | Germany | 404,000 | 81 |
| 8 | Pawel Zawadowicz | Poland | 399,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Serdar Demircan | Sweden | 350,000 | 70 |
| 10 | Stavros Tsakas | Greece | 340,000 | 68 |
Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event Schedule
| DATE | TIME (CET) | BUY-IN | EVENT | Entries | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 26 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1A | 118 | 31 |
| Wed, 27 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1B | 136 | 35 |
| Thurs, 28 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1C | 191 | 53 |
| Fri, 29 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1D | 252 | 65 |
| Sat, 30 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1E | ||
| Sat, 30 Apr | 9 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1F | ||
| Sun, 1 May | 2 p.m. | - | MPF Grand Event Day 2 | ||
| Mon, 2 May | 2 p.m. | - | MPF Grand Event Day 3 |
PokerNews will be back at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 to bring you all the action from Day 1e of the MPF Grand Event.
End of Day 1d Counts (full)
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
538,000 | 538,000 |
|
503,000 | 503,000 |
|
502,000 | 343,000 |
|
463,000 | 463,000 |
|
459,000 | 184,000 |
|
|
451,000 | 451,000 |
|
404,000 | 404,000 |
|
399,000 | 127,000 |
|
350,000 | |
|
340,000 | 340,000 |
|
312,000 | 82,000 |
|
303,000 | 123,000 |
|
295,000 | 235,000 |
|
286,000 | 136,000 |
|
283,000 | 283,000 |
|
277,000 | 56,000 |
|
|
253,000 | 152,000 |
|
226,000 | 226,000 |
|
|
206,000 | 206,000 |
|
|
206,000 | 146,000 |
|
|
203,000 | -3,000 |
|
194,000 | 194,000 |
|
191,000 | -129,000 |
|
186,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -20,000 |
Day 1d Closes with 65 Players Advancing to Day 2
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The best attended flight of the MPF Grand Event so far has come to a close with 65/252 bagging and tagging their chip stacks. Recap and chip counts to follow shortly.
Adamou Double Doubles Through Demicran
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christodoulos Adamou went all-in from under the gun for 21,000 and was called by the big blind Serdar Demicran.
Christodoulos Adamou: 
Serdar Demicran: 
A dry board of 
was enough for Adamou to double up.
The very next hand Demicran moved all-in on Adamou in the small blind and Adamou called
Christodoulos Adamou: 
Serdar Demicran: 
The board of 
stayed low for Adamou and completed two double-ups in a row to have a playable stack going into day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 350,000 |
|
96,000 | 96,000 |
Last Three Hands of Day 1d Called
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Just 71 of the 252 entries remain in Day 1d and after the next three hands, the surviving players will bag and tag their stacks for Sunday, May 1's Day 2.
Level 13 Eliminations
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Death by Quads for Kourka
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Salvino Salvatore bet 8,000 from the big blind. Vlantouts Kourka moved all-in for 56,000 and was snap-called by Salvatore.
Vlantouts Kourka: 
Salvino Salvatore: 
Salvatore's set of threes was ahead of Kourka's two pair. The turn brought the 
to give the Romani-Greek a full house and left Salvatore with one out, the 
which hit on the river to give the experienced Italian quads and sent Kourka packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Harry Among Top Stacks
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Malta's Antoine Degiorgio ripped in his 60,000 stack from middle position. Ulysse Harry moved all-in for 260,000 from the hijack and the remaining players mucked.
Antoine Degiorgio: 
Ulysse Harry: 
Neither player connected in the 
flop but Harry's ace-high was good to claim the pot and elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000