€550 Grand Event
Day 1f Completed
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
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
69
Players Left
18
Mantas Petrauskas Finishes in Pole Position in Day 1f of MPF Grand Event
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The final starting flight of the Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event at Portomaso Casino, Malta is in the books in controversial circumstances.
The final starting flight, saw 69 players enter with 18 of those making it through to Day 2 on Sunday, May 1.
Mantas Petrauskas of Lithuania was the chip leader of day 1f. Petrauskas kept his cool despite the hostility in the room to bag 434,000 chips. Earlier in the day, he tangled with Colin Paddington who had an interesting day.
Paddington had three bullets at day 1f and had two bust-outs in the first level which left players on his table open-mouthed.
In one of the hands of the tournament so far Kevin Houghton hit a straight flush to treble up and eliminating his travel partner and friend Gary Whitehead.
273 players will return to Portomaso Casino on Sunday, May 1 to compete for the massive €486,720 prize pool. There is still plenty of action to be had with three side events on Sunday including the €1,100 MPF Highroller tournament.
MPF Day 1f Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantas Petrauskas | Lithuania | 434,000 | 87 |
| 2 | Massimo Bruno | Italy | 398,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Uwe Ziegler | Germany | 381,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Kevin Houghton | United Kingdom | 241,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Gregor | Germany | 240,000 | 48 |
| 6 | Sascha Manns | Malta | 230,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Alessandro Siena | Italy | 228,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Marco Herman | Netherlands | 204,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Salvatore Spadola | Italy | 162,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Tobias Andersen | Denmark | 141,000 | 28 |
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 | 248 | 71 |
| Sat, 30 Apr | 9 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1F | 69 | 18 |
| 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 Sunday, May 1 to bring you all the action from Day 2 of the MPF Grand Event.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
434,000 | 258,000 |
|
398,000 | 158,000 |
|
381,000 | 381,000 |
|
241,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 180,000 |
|
230,000 | 145,500 |
|
228,000 | -62,000 |
|
204,000 | 170,500 |
|
|
162,000 | 162,000 |
|
141,000 | 46,000 |
|
118,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
98,000 | 98,000 |
|
93,000 | -167,000 |
|
|
78,000 | 78,000 |
|
|
54,000 | -6,500 |
|
|
36,000 | -21,000 |
Degennaro Last Player to be Eliminated on Day 1f
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Short-stack Daniele Degennaro moved all-in from an early position and was called by Massimo Bruno.
Daniele Degennaro: 
Massimo Bruno: 
The board came 
which did not help Degennaro and is the last player to be eliminated in the early hours of the morning.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Schuetz Eliminated
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Elmar Schuetz and Vlantouts Korka moved their stacks into the middle.
Elmar Schuetz: 
Vlantouts Kourka: 
The 
turn gave Kourka two pair and the
river sends Schuetz to the exit who will feel aggrieved about his elimination considering he was one of the bigger stacks in the room at the end of level 13.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 15 Commences
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action is underway with 20 players remaining. Two more eliminations will stop play for the day and the 18 players will bag and tag.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Break Time
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players have left the room for a 15-minute break.
Siena Takes Massive Pot
Level 14
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Four ways to the flop of 
Elmar Schuetz bet 27,500 and was called by Alessandro Siena. Kevin Houghton and Massimo Bruno folded.
Schuetz continued for 31,500 but was met with an all-in from Bruno for 116,000. Schuetz sighed and folded allowing Bruno to rake in a huge pile of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
112,000 | -108,000 |