After the dust has settled on seven starting flights, a total of 180 players have progressed to Day 2 of the Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event from a total of 1,202 entries, with the players set to return to Portomaso Casino at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 4 to attempt to book a spot in the final day.
Those figures created a €555,940 prize pool, an astonishing figure for a €550 buy-in event.
No-one could catch Day 1c chip leader, Ludovic Uzan of France, in subsequent flights - he leads the way on 1,412,000, closely followed by Day 1f chip leader Carsten Mawick of Germany (1,190,000) and Giacomo Comitini of Italy (1,146,000).
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Uzan | France | 1,412,000 | 141 |
| 2 | Carsten Mawick | Germany | 1,190,000 | 119 |
| 3 | Giacomo Comitini | Italy | 1,146,000 | 114 |
| 4 | Justin Scicluna | Malta | 1,066,000 | 106 |
| 5 | Gustav Andersson | Sweden | 955,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Jan Jensen | Denmark | 917,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Andrew Cutajar | Malta | 873,000 | 87 |
| 8 | Antonio Scala | Italy | 870,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Joni Ryhanen | Finland | 828,000 | 82 |
| 10 | Christoforos Chrysochoidis | Greece | 816,000 | 81 |
Defending champion Domenico Lando and PokerNews ambassador Lukas Robinson (432,000) have also navigated there way to Day 2.
The players will return to 50-minute blind levels at Level 15, with blinds of 5,000/10,000, with a 10,000 big blind ante. The format of the day will be confirmed as soon as it is confirmed by tournament staff.
Players who qualify for the final day will return on Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m. to do battle for the trophy. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling day of poker.
