€550 Grand Event Day 2 | 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring

05-02-2022 03:39 UTC+3

Zawadowicz in Pole Position for MPF Spring Grand Event Glory

Chris Bean

Level 25 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Day 2 of the 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event has drawn to a close at the wonderful Portomaso Casino.

273 players returned to the felt which has been whittled down to 18, they will come back Monday, May 2 to compete for the top prize of €71,000.

Polish grinder Pawel Zawadowicz will start the final day as chip leader with 7,820,000. Zawadowicz gained a big stack early on asserting his dominance on small stacks and epic clashes in the blinds.

Three players from the United Kingdom make up the top five.Stephen Kane, PokerStars Pro Chris Da Silva and James Clarke are in contention for the Grand Event trophy.

There was a frenetic pace to play today as it only took four levels to burst the bubble. The unfortunate bubble-boy was Terje Bremseth who lost to Ridvan Kilincaslan.

In one of the biggest coolers of the day, Carolyn Wayne, Jan Hoogendijk, and Daryl Benton were all-in preflop for pocket aces versus pocket kings versus pocket queens.

Play resumes at 2 p.m. CEST on Monday, May 2. PokerNews will bring you all the action until a winner is crowned.

MPF Grand Event Day 2 Chip Counts

Place	Name	County	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Pawel Zawadowicz	Poland	7,820,000	78
2	Stephen Kane	United Kingdom	5,365,000	54
3	Chris Da Silva	United Kingdom	4,865,000	49
4	Jasper van Moorsel	Netherlands	3,155,000	32
5	James Clarke	United Kingdom	3,110,000	31
6	Daniel Lakerveld	Netherlands	2,885,000	29
7	Mantas Petrauskas	Lithuania	2,425,000	24
8	Federico Petruzzelli	Italy	2,385,000	24
9	Robert Lim	United Kingdom	2,020,000	20
10	Dominick French	Canada	1,750,000	18

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	273	18
Mon, 2 May	2 p.m.	-	MPF Grand Event Day 3	18

05-02-2022 03:10 UTC+3

Jason Shellum Eliminated in 19th Place (€4,080)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Pawel Zawadowicz opened to 185,000 from early position and called the button 420,000 three-bet from Jason Shellum.

Zawadowicz check-called a bet of 350,000 on the flop before leading for 500,000 on the turn. Shellum then moved all-in for 1,600,000 and was snap-called.

Jason Shellum:
Pawel Zawadowicz:

Zawadowicz had turned a full house and knocked out Shellum after the hit the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Zawadowicz	7,500,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Jason Shellum	Busted

Tags: Jason Shellum Pawel Zawadowicz

05-02-2022 02:52 UTC+3

Chen Keren Eliminated in 20th Place (€3,500)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Chen Keren and Simon Gyorgy got their stacks committed from the blinds preflop with the former at risk of elimination.

Chen Keren:
Simon Gyorgy:

Gyorgy would river his undercard to seal the bust out and bring the tournament to 19 players after the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon György	2,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Chen Keren	Busted

Tags: Chen Keren

05-02-2022 02:48 UTC+3

Tom Frederickx Eliminated in 21st Place (€3,500)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Lim opened to 160,000 from under the gun and was called by Tom Frederickx and Chris Da Silva from the blinds.

Lim continued for 175,000 on the flop and only Frederickx called. Lim bet another 175,000 on the turn and again was called.

Lim then ripped in the remainder of his stack to put Frederickx all-in. Eventually the short stack called and saw that Lim had a full house holding the . Frederickx had the and wished his tablemates good luck before he departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Lim	2,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Tom Frederickx	Busted

Tags: Tom Frederickx Robert Lim

05-02-2022 02:17 UTC+3

Mikael Bratt Eliminated in 22nd Place (€3,500)

Calum Grant

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

MIkael Bratt moved all-in for 1,000,000 from middle position and was called by Stephen Kane in the big blind.

Mikael Bratt:
Stephen Kane:

Kane secured the elimination after he made aces and kings on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Kane	5,500,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Mikael Bratt	Busted

05-02-2022 02:14 UTC+3

Pavel Heger Eliminated in 23rd Place (€3,500)

Chris Bean

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Paver Heger moved all-in for 660,000 from the highjack. Robert Lim made the call from the button and the blinds folded.

Pavel Heger:
Robert Lim:

There was no help for Heger on the flop. The turn gave additional outs for Heger but the landed on the river to eliminate him from the competition.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Lim	1,000,000 -250,000	-250,000
Pavel Heger	Busted

Tags: Pavel Heger Robert Lim

05-02-2022 02:09 UTC+3

Daryl Benton Eliminated in 24th Place (€3,100)

Chris Bean

Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Daryl Benton moved all-in for 475,000 from the button and was called by James Clarke in the big blind.

Daryl Benton:
James Clarke:

The flop gave Clarke the open-ended straight draw. The on the turn confirmed Benton's fate as he was drawing dead with Clarke hitting Broadway. The completed the board and Clarke took another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Clarke	2,550,000 -350,000	-350,000
Daryl Benton	Busted

Tags: Daryl Benton James Clarke

05-02-2022 00:40 UTC+3

House Over House Over House Busts Two

Calum Grant

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The hand was relayed by the table. Barnabas Nagy open-jammed for 400,000 from the button before Chen Keren moved all-in for 900,000 from the small blind. Leo Worthington-Leese called off his final 800,000 from the big blind.

Barnabas Nagy:
Leo Worthington-Leese:
Chen Keren:

Each player caught something on the flop, But Wothington-Leese had the best of it with a set of eights. That changed on the turn to put Nagy on the brink of a triple up with queens full of eights.

It was then Keren's turn to make a full house following the river and he scooped the pot while sending two of his opponents to the rail in spectacular fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chen Keren	2,230,000 1,978,000	1,978,000
James Clarke	1,100,000 1,017,000	1,017,000
Barnabas Nagy	Busted
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted
Alfonso Ghilardi	Busted
Didier Petry	Busted
Clement Kerrien	Busted
Mats Palokangas	Busted

05-02-2022 00:33 UTC+3

D'Antoni Eliminated, Zawadowicz Takes Chip Lead

Chris Bean

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Pawel Zawadowicz and Nicolaj D'Antoni were in a battle of the blinds pre-flop where both players ended up all-in.

Nicolaj D'Antoni:
Pawel Zawadowicz:

Both players did not possess premium hands, but Zawadowicz had the lead. There was no help for D'Antoni on a board of .

Zawadowicz gained the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Zawadowicz	4,700,000 3,850,000	3,850,000

Nicolaj D'Antoni	Busted

05-01-2022 23:14 UTC+3

Da Silva Takes Chip Lead After Busting Israel

Calum Grant

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chris Da Silva opened to 40,000 from early position and was called by Nemo Israel in the big blind.

Israel check-called a bet of 30,000 on the flop. He then check-raised to 350,000 on the turn after Da Silver bet 125,000. Da Silva called.

The river prompted Israel to empty the clip and jammed for around 800,000. Da Silva went deep into the tank and the clock was called. Da Silva decided to make his decision on the flip of a coin and it came the side where he said we would call.

Israel had six-high with and Da Silva scooped one of, if not, the biggest pot of the day with his .