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

€550 Grand Event

Day 2 Started

05-01-2022 12:31 UTC+3

Day 2 Start of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Nemo Israel	667,000
Luigi D'Alterio	538,000
Victor Fryda	522,000
Bart Kuiper	512,000
Gregory Luttke-Grech	503,000
Robert Lim	502,000
Mantas Petrauskas	494,000	60,000
Charif Akhoun	463,000
Simon Yili Ye	459,000
Paul Morris	451,000
Georgios Ninis	429,000
Ridvan Kilincaslan	423,000
Norbert Bundik	420,000
Tanja Vujanic	417,000
Herbert Seitz	404,000
Pawel Zawadowicz	399,000
Alexis Bouvier	397,000
Antoine Stackowiak	391,000
Tanguy Pellerin	389,000
Jordan Dumas	386,000
Uwe Ziegler	381,000
Jasper van Moorsel	368,000
Fabio Berti	366,000
Bartosz Mielczarek	366,000
Eden Azulay	362,000

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05-01-2022 12:57 UTC+3

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	William Jarman	167,000	33
1	2	Victor Allain	170,000	34
1	3	Marko Cosic	260,000	52
1	4	Jiagui Li	126,000	25
1	5	Erik Szobonya	260,000	52
1	6	Pawel Zawadowic	399,000	80
1	7	Nicolaj D'Antoni	242,000	48
1	8	Dominique Helene	182,000	36
1	9	Andre Bogumij	123,000	25

2	1	Domenico Gala	231,000	46
2	2	Clement Kerrien	306,000	61
2	3	Angelo Patane	163,000	33
2	4	Simon Cohen	101,000	20
2	5	Cosimo De Gennaro	70,000	14
2	6	Nemo Israel	667,000	133
2	7	Dov Friedland	276,000	55
2	8	Paul Monaghan	345,000	69
2	9	Dario Barone	253,000	51

3	2	Tanja Vujanic	417,000	83
3	3	Arthur Emig	108,000	22
3	4	Erik Lindqwist	124,000	25
3	5	Marc Groberty	161,000	32
3	6	Francesco Franchini	116,000	23
3	7	Piotr Tuczynski	30,000	6
3	8	Morten Johansen	88,000	18
3	9	Andras Halasi	136,000	27

4	1	Gaetano Camimillieri	124,000	25
4	2	Stavros Tsakas	340,000	68
4	3	Gregory Luttke-Grech	503,000	101
4	4	Soner Vanelderen	210,000	42
4	5	Paul Morris	451,000	90
4	6	Alessandro Furneri	286,000	57
4	7	Zvezdan Tadic	133,000	27
4	8	Eros Nastasi	111,000	22
4	9	Zhivko Todorov	225,000	45

5	1	Ulysse Harry	191,000	38
5	2	Bart Kuiper	512,000	102
5	3	Christina Read	277,000	55
5	4	Loic Vaux	170,000	34
5	5	Matthias Grobacty	70,000	14
5	6	Angelo Mirabella	135,000	27
5	7	Stefan Wiesebrock	82,000	16
5	8	Ian Morris	184,000	37
5	9	Carl Redemo	246,000	49

6	1	Piotr Lubczynski	104,000	21
6	2	Norbert Bundik	420,000	84
6	3	Tanguy Pellerin	389,000	78
6	4	Quoc Kalle Ly	126,000	25
6	5	April Facey	109,000	22
6	6	Antonio Guerrero	303,000	61
6	7	Tom Nobells	107,000	21
6	8	Mark Adams	157,000	31
6	9	Samuel Dray	126,000	25

7	1	Mogens Hansen	106,000	21
7	2	Sebastian Larsen	308,000	62
7	3	Daniel Lakerveld	164,000	33
7	4	Giulio Di Salvo	78,000	16
7	5	Niko Heggelmann	145,000	29
7	6	David Hu	230,000	46
7	7	Robin Reufel	226,000	45
7	8	Karol Bogusz	48,000	10
7	9	Luc Vanhasendonck	120,000	24

8	1	Eduardo Burgio	283,000	57
8	2	Mantas Petrauskas	494,000	99
8	3	Endrit Geci	25,000	5
8	4	Martin Hammond	51,000	10
8	5	Uwe Matthias	186,000	37
8	6	Wouter Schuurbiers	171,000	34
8	7	Jacek Pustula	244,000	49
8	8	Nica Cosmin	98,000	20
8	9	Ringo Stimac	105,000	21

9	1	Daniel Stacey	122,000	24
9	2	Daniel Kapper	127,000	25
9	3	Daryl Benton	210,000	42
9	4	Kevin Houghton	241,000	48
9	5	Martin Spitzl	167,000	33
9	6	Attila Erdei	106,000	21
9	7	Niccolo Ceccarelli	180,000	36
9	8	Pierre Drachon	147,000	29
9	9	Gabriel Stoica	61,000	12

10	1	Maarten Nederlof	278,000	56
10	2	Anne-Marie Yuen	118,000	24
10	3	Tracey Dunn	98,000	20
10	4	Bora Uludag	220,000	44
10	5	Anders Druedahl	159,000	32
10	6	Tom Frederick	186,000	37
10	7	Marius Varanavicius	120,000	24
10	8	Sylvere Paillot	158,000	32
10	9	Stefano Pizzuti	113,000	23

11	1	Antonio Licata	106,000	21
11	2	Sami Pullainen	283,000	57
11	3	Jeffrey Gregor	240,000	48
11	4	Andreas Erotokritou	303,000	61
11	5	Marco Herman	204,000	41
11	6	Ramirez Blanco	80,000	16
11	7	Patrick Capezzera	180,000	36
11	8	Mario Musacchia	345,000	69
11	9	Alessandro Pichierri	137,000	27

12	1	Salvatore Ritrovato	100,000	20
12	2	Andres Allsalu	171,000	34
12	3	Nicolas Giannotti	194,000	39
12	4	Ott Toome	185,000	37
12	5	Katherine Arnsby	130,000	26
12	6	Ruben Tack	77,000	15
12	7	Thomas Schaeven	158,000	32
12	8	Alberto Cigliano	159,000	32
12	9	Charif Akhoun	463,000	93

13	1	Jozsef Hegyi	150,000	30
13	2	Clement Pabion	164,000	33
13	3	Daniele Grasso	171,000	34
13	4	Romain Nardin	132,000	26
13	5	Nathan Nerriec	157,000	31
13	6	Barnabas Nagy	205,000	41
13	7	Tom Delaine	79,000	16
13	8	Lars Alvetjarn	37,000	7
13	9	Luc Bindel	125,000	25

14	1	Eden Azulay	362,000	72
14	2	Herbert Seitz	404,000	81
14	3	Stefano Spinielli	108,000	22
14	4	Fabio April	322,000	64
14	5	Phillip Huxley	116,000	23
14	6	Andreas Sanden	105,000	21
14	7	Marios Eracleous	69,000	14
14	8	Per Westermark	278,000	56
14	9	Mikael Blomvall	54,000	11

15	1	Sebastian Blomer	203,000	41
15	2	Fabio Berti	366,000	73
15	3	Rosarie	153,000	31
15	4	Bruno Compagne	180,000	36
15	5	Mikael Bratt	293,000	59
15	6	Martyn Frey	68,000	14
15	7	Alexis Lucarini	71,000	14
15	8	Simon Sennhauser	166,000	33
15	9	Ilana Belsky	295,000	59

16	1	Terje Bremseth	303,000	61
16	2	Paul Lyons	106,000	21
16	3	Chris Da Silva	202,000	40
16	4	Alessandro Siena	228,000	46
16	5	Richard Sambron	231,000	46
16	6	Andrea Melluzzo	158,000	32
16	7	Adriano Torregrossa	195,000	39
16	8	Carolyn Wayne	27,000	5
16	9	Florian Bock	175,000	35

17	1	Lu Wang	100,000	20
17	2	Theo Bijaoui	60,000	12
17	3	Ruben Rahumagi	120,000	24
17	4	Thibault Letort	68,000	14
17	5	Ori Hasson	250,000	50
17	6	Pavlos Benakis	138,000	28
17	7	Michael Van De Poel	91,000	18
17	8	Oliviver Acquart	315,000	63
17	9	Serdar Demircan	350,000	70

18	1	Victor Fryda	522,000	104
18	2	Konstantinos Tsanakas	70,000	14
18	3	Tony Mazier	137,000	27
18	4	Lloyd Jack	127,000	25
18	5	Tobias Andersen	141,000	28
18	6	Alexis Bouvier	397,000	79
18	7	Dominick French	165,000	33
18	8	Simon Gyorgy	163,000	33
18	9	Erland Kalstad	93,000	19

19	1	Mats Palokangas	227,000	45
19	2	Giovanni Nava	185,000	37
19	3	Uwe Ziegler	381,000	76
19	4	Michel Vat	226,000	45
19	5	Javier Casal	209,000	42
19	6	Noah Gorosh	269,000	54
19	7	Andrea Masendore	151,000	30
19	8	Tomasz Bishara	250,000	50
19	9	Ridvan Kilincaslan	423,000	85

20	1	Greg Hawes	112,000	22
20	2	Zoltan Heygi	206,000	41
20	3	Sibylle Christen	124,000	25
20	4	Jason Shellum	242,000	48
20	5	Pavel Heger	315,000	63
20	6	Raymond Galea	200,000	40
20	7	Stephen Kane	184,000	37
20	8	Luigi D'Alterio	538,000	108
20	9	Mark Vella	140,000	28

21	1	Fabio Assennnato	126,000	25
21	2	Fausto Gravagna	205,000	41
21	3	Samuel Quesada	38,000	8
21	4	Benjamin Hammann	228,000	46
21	5	Jordan Whitehead	147,000	29
21	6	Salvino Salvatore	303,000	61
21	7	Mikael Hernstrom	319,000	64
21	8	Danny De Vos	71,000	14
21	9	Leonard White	56,000	11

22	1	Cristiano Blanco	254,000	51
22	2	Christodoulos Adamou	90,000	18
22	3	Thomas Noske	76,000	15
22	4	Jon Persent	180,000	36
22	5	Hans Nothofer	31,000	6
22	6	Shaun Decesare	105,000	21
22	7	Steven Wendt	54,000	11
22	8	Jordan Dumas	386,000	77
22	9	Vlantouts Kourka	118,000	24

23	1	Jason Cajigas	147,000	29
23	2	Mirko Cammisuli	76,000	15
23	3	Simone Lombardo	135,000	27
23	4	Peter Dupont	111,000	22
23	5	Remy Hordan	52,000	10
23	6	Jacob Dideriksen-Nielsen	100,000	20
23	7	Gabriele Re	206,000	41
23	8	Tomas Sujeta	93,000	19
23	9	Jan Hoogendijk	211,000	42

24	1	Theo Steimer	67,000	13
24	2	Federico Petruzzelli	152,000	30
24	3	Massimo De Mario	139,000	28
24	4	Giuseppe Grupposo	134,000	27
24	5	Marcel Pospisil	78,000	16
24	6	Didier Petry	160,000	32
24	7	Arnaud Cressent	206,000	41
24	8	Melanie Simpson	36,000	7
24	9	Bassem Aslan	98,000	20

25	1	Vegard Nygaard	89,000	18
25	2	Phillip Kaichenhofen	41,000	8
25	3	Herve Brajon	98,000	20
25	4	Nicolas [Removed:361]	66,000	13
25	5	Giulio Spampinato	102,000	20
25	6	Tsvetelina Pavlova	296,000	59
25	7	Alfonso Ghilardi	66,000	13
25	8	Sylvain Pauls	115,000	23
25	9	Joseph Grech	353,000	71

26	1	Nicky Molmans	160,000	32
26	2	Steven Powell	133,000	27
26	3	Peter Laufersweiler	33,000	7
26	5	Lasse Jacobsen	78,000	16
26	6	Mattia Gentile	170,000	34
26	7	Salavatore Spadola	162,000	32
26	8	Craig Rose	93,000	19
26	9	Tomasz Brzezinski	160,000	32

27	1	Karl Skolin	190,000	38
27	2	Nicolay Langfeldt	342,000	68
27	3	Salvatore Incardona	307,000	61
27	4	Robert Lim	502,000	100
27	5	Bianca Heinen	82,000	16
27	6	Mario Masson	194,000	39
27	7	Gianluca Fichera	49,000	10
27	8	David Lappin	92,000	18

28	1	Cory Desmond	124,000	25
28	2	Joachim Vonalt	74,000	15
28	3	Henriques Pereira	126,000	25
28	4	Sabrini Sergi	80,000	16
28	5	Lukasz Fraczek	103,000	21
28	6	Mickael Thomas	305,000	61
28	7	Damien Gayer	127,000	25
28	9	Mauro Alessi	91,000	18

29	1	Mateusz Koczwara	85,000	17
29	2	Federico Cirillo	312,000	62
29	3	Georgios Zachmanidis	137,000	27
29	4	Simon Yili Ye	459,000	92
29	5	Sascha Manns	280,000	56
29	6	Chen Keren	252,000	50
29	7	Bartosz Mielczarek	366,000	73
29	9	Mariano Bucca	294,000	59

30	1	Ho tien Cheung	166,000	33
30	2	Tommy Lievens	168,000	34
30	3	Nicolas Maillaud	147,000	29
30	4	James Clarke	83,000	17
30	6	Dragos Iosub	89,000	18
30	7	Massimo Chierchia	333,000	67
30	8	Dylan Cechowksi	85,000	17
30	9	Georgios Ninis	429,000	86

31	2	Jonathan Sieler	135,000	27
31	3	Massimo Bruno	346,000	69
31	4	William Molon	105,000	21
31	5	Jasper van Moorsel	368,000	74
31	6	Giovanni Palma	115,000	23
31	7	Yohann Girondin	172,000	34
31	8	Christopher Funari	151,000	30
31	9	Leo Worthington-Leese	84,000	17

05-01-2022 14:00 UTC+3

Remaining 273 Players Return to Portomaso Casino for Day 2 of MPF €550 Grand Event

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Welcome to Day 2 of the 2022 Malta Poker Festival €550 Grand Event which kicks off at 2 p.m. CEST from the marvellous Portomaso Casino.

The crown jewel of the MPF has smashed all expectations, garnering a whopping 1,019 entries. This has meant the €300,000 guarantee has been obliterated, with the final prize pool standing at €486,720!

Of those 1,019 entries, just 273 players are returning. Nemo Israel comes back with biggest, following his supreme navigation skills on Day 1b. Rounding out the top three chip stacks for Day 2 are Luigi D'Alterio and Victor Fryda.

Other notables who will be taking a seat in Day 2 include Unibet Ambassador David Lappin, PokerStars Hippodrome Pro Chris Da Silva and Women's Poker Association advocate Christina Read, who also was victorious in the series' Ladies First! event.

Today's action sees the blinds increase to 50 minutes with the plan to play down to the final three tables. Play resumes at Level 14 with the blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000a. If that changes, PokerNews will be the first to let you know. Those who pilot a stack over to the final and third day will once again return on Monday, May 2 at 2 p.m..

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

As always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action as it happens from the MPF Grand Event.

Tags: Chris Da Silva Christina Read David Lappin Luigi D'Alterio Victor Fryda

05-01-2022 15:05 UTC+3

Players Taking Their Seats

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Day 2 of the MPF Grand Event is set to start shortly, the players have taken their seats and the button will start on seat nine.

05-01-2022 15:13 UTC+3

151 Players Will Make the Money

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While payouts are yet to be confirmed, it has been announced that the final 151 players will make the money.

The plan for today is now to play 12 or 13 levels, that will be confirmed as the day progresses.

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-01-2022 15:15 UTC+3

Day 2 of MPF Grand Event Begins

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Level 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Cards are in the air on Day 2 and play has begun.

05-01-2022 15:18 UTC+3

Facey First to Go on Day 2

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Level 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 65,000 in the middle on the board, Quoc Kalle Ly checked in early position and April Facey moved all-in for 90,000.

"Ace-king with the ace of diamonds?" asked Ly.

He put in his chips to call and put Facey at risk of elimination.

April Facey:
Quoc Kalle Ly:

Facey would need to hit a diamond but the river sealed her fate and she was eliminated on the opening hand of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quoc Kalle Ly	265,000	265,000
April Facey	Busted

Tags: April Facey Quoc Le

05-01-2022 15:22 UTC+3

Jack Gets a Double

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Level 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Victor Fryda opened to 12,000 from the hijack and was called by Tony Mazier on the button. Lloyd Jack jammed for 109,000 from the small blind before Fryda moved all-in for 522,000. Mazier let it go and the two players turned over their hands.

Lloyd Jack:
Victor Fryda:

The flop kept Jack in front but Fryda picked up a flush draw to go with his overcards. The turn and river were safe for Jack and he raked in the double up plus a little extra.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Fryda	404,000	-118,000
Lloyd Jack	240,000	113,000

Tags: Lloyd Jack Victor Fryda