2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1e
Event Info

2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
€71,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1e
Entries
248
Players Left
71

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ridvan Kilincaslan se
Ridvan Kilincaslan
423,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
Norbert Bundik hu
Norbert Bundik
420,000
50,000
50,000
Jasper van Moorsel nl
Jasper van Moorsel
368,000
Eden Azulay il
Eden Azulay
362,000
52,000
52,000
Paul Monaghan gb
Paul Monaghan
345,000
-5,000
-5,000
Massimo Chierchia it
Massimo Chierchia
333,000
-37,000
-37,000
Fabio Aprile it
Fabio Aprile
322,000
Sebastian Larsen dk
Sebastian Larsen
308,000
47,000
47,000
Tsvetelina Pavlova bg
Tsvetelina Pavlova
296,000
Mariano Bucca it
Mariano Bucca
294,000
294,000
294,000
Tomasz Bishara gb
Tomasz Bishara
250,000
-15,000
-15,000
Ori Hasson il
Ori Hasson
250,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Carl Redemo se
Carl Redemo
246,000
246,000
246,000
Nicolaj D'Antoni it
Nicolaj D'Antoni
242,000
Benjamin Hammann fr
Benjamin Hammann
228,000
177,000
177,000
Mats Palokangas fi
Mats Palokangas
227,000
Robin Reufel
Robin Reufel
226,000
-29,000
-29,000
Zhivko Todorov bg
Zhivko Todorov
225,000
-80,000
-80,000
Daryl Benton gb
Daryl Benton
210,000
45,000
45,000
Soner Vanelderen be
Soner Vanelderen
210,000
10,000
10,000
Javier Casal es
Javier Casal
209,000
109,000
109,000
Barnabas Nagy hu
Barnabas Nagy
205,000
55,000
55,000
Fausto Gravagna it
Fausto Gravagna
205,000
-95,000
-95,000
Karl Skolin se
Karl Skolin
190,000
190,000
190,000
William Jarman
William Jarman
187,000
187,000
187,000

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Malta Poker Festival Breaks 1,000 Entries and Generates €486,720 Prizepool

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ridvan Kilincaslan (right)
Ridvan Kilincaslan (right)

The penultimate starting flight of the 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event has wrapped up at the fantastic Portomaso Casino. Day 1e saw 248 entries with 71 more players booking their place into Day 2, which kicks off at 2 p.m. CEST on Sunday, May 1.

Ridvan Kilincaslan bagged best, ending the day with a stack of 423,000. Norbert Bundik and Jasper van Moorsel rounded out the top three chip counts and will be looking to put in a deep run in the MPF's crown jewel event.

Ho Tien Cheung, Paul Monaghan and reigning and defending champion Tomas Sujeta also bagged and tagged their stacks for Day 2.

There were some impressive hands throughout the flight, but none better than Sebastian Larsen's flopped quads against a later eliminated Koppany Balogh. Tempers began to get heated at one stage on table 10 with Soner Vanelderen and Marco Carravieri letting each other know what they thought of each other.

Familiar faces who failed to make it through Day 1e included the likes of Alexandra O'Brien, Marek Ohnisko and Flaviano Cammisuli.

Elsewhere at the MPF, Jan Hoogendijk captured The Hendon Mob Championship, following a heads-up deal with Austrias Andreas Blaskov. Women's Poker Association advocate Christina Read took down the Ladies First! event, defeating MPF founder Ivonne Montealegre for €2,100.

MPF Day 1e Top 10 Chip Counts

PlaceNameCountyChip CountBig Blinds
1Ridvan KilincaslanSweden423,00085
2Norbert BundikHungary420,00084
3Jasper van MoorselNetherlands368,00074
4Eden AzulayIsrael362,00072
5Paul MonaghanUnited Kingdom345,00069
6Massimo ChierchiaItaly333,00067
7Fabio AprileItaly322,00064
8Sebastian LarsenDenmark308,00062
9Tsvetelina PavlovaBulgaria296,00059
10Mariano BuccaItaly294,00059

Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event Schedule

DATETIME (CET)BUY-INEVENTEntriesAdvanced
Tue, 26 Apr2 p.m.€ 550MPF Grand Event Day 1A11831
Wed, 27 Apr2 p.m.€ 550MPF Grand Event Day 1B13635
Thurs, 28 Apr2 p.m.€ 550MPF Grand Event Day 1C19153
Fri, 29 Apr2 p.m.€ 550MPF Grand Event Day 1D25265
Sat, 30 Apr2 p.m.€ 550MPF Grand Event Day 1E24871
Sat, 30 Apr9 p.m.€ 550MPF Grand Event Day 1F  
Sun, 1 May2 p.m.-MPF Grand Event Day 2  
Mon, 2 May2 p.m.-MPF Grand Event Day 3  

PokerNews will be back at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 to bring you all the action from Day 2 of the MPF Grand Event.

€550 Grand Event

Day 1e Completed

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