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Final Day of Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event Awaits as Erik Ostergaard Leads 12 Qualifiers
The curtains are about to come down on another hugely successful Malta Poker Festival at Portomaso Casino, with 12 players set to return at 1 p.m. local time for the final day of the record-breaking €600 Spring Grand Event, competing for the remaining share of the massive €684,390 prize pool.
Erik Ostergaard of Denmark (11,500,000) is in pole position to land the €141,900 first-place prize, starting the day with a decent lead over French pair Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart (9,250,000) and Thibaut Thevenet (8,400,000).
Ostergaard and Mazza-Boussemart are seasoned professionals, while Thevenet has already secured his biggest ever recorded live score.
It is a tightly condensed field, and all of the returning players will feel they have a chance of lifting the trophy today, with relative short-stacks Riccardo Saraniero (1,925,000) and Federico Petruzzelli (2,850,000) certainly not out of contention.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Ostergaard | Denmark | 11,500,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart | France | 9,250,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Thibaut Thevenet | France | 8,400,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Robert McAdam | United Kingdom | 7,975,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Davide Raschella | Italy | 7,850,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Sebastian Mortensen | Denmark | 7,500,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Abdellah Baali | Algeria | 7,200,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Dario Barone | Italy | 6,825,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Pascal Inkert | Austria | 5,575,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Vito Romei | Italy | 4,400,000 | 17 |
The 12 players have all guaranteed a €6,580 payday, while a spot at the final table is worth €10,260.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €141,900 | 7 | €17.980 |
| 2 | €80,920 | 8 | €13,840 |
| 3 | €53,980 | 9 | €10,260 |
| 4 | €41,050 | 10-11 | €7,840 |
| 5 | €30,040 | 12 | €6,580 |
| 6 | €23,080 |
Play will restart at Level 24, with blinds of 125,000/250,000, with a 250,000 big blind ante, and the clock set to 75-minute levels, to be reduced to 45-minutes when the field is reduced to six. Three-handed play will be on a 20-minute clock.
The final table action will be streamed on Malta Poker Festival's social media channels, with a link to follow. Our coverage will match the stream in terms of delay, and will continue until a champion is crowned.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling final day of the Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event.