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€1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 PokerStars Open Malaga
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Malaga
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,570,560
Total Entries
1,636
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
616
Players Left
82
Players Left 1 / 1,636
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A frantic day of action has concluded here in Day 2 of the PokerStars Open Main Event Malaga at Gran Madrid, Casino Torrequebrada, with only 82 players set to return for the penultimate day after ten levels of play, from a start of day field of 616 hopefuls.
Marciano Rodriguez of Spain (2,760,000) will start Day 3 with a significant lead over the field, after rivering a straight flush to crack quads in an epic cooler. He continued to stack chips from there, and is the only player over the two million mark.
Joel Haapio of Finland (1,670,000) is closest to Rodriguez, while Marios Zervoudis of Greece (1,520,000) of Greece completes the podium places.
All of the top three have recorded tournament results under $125,000 and will be eyeing career-best scores with a deep run here, with first place set to take the mouth-watering sum of €241,860.
Perhaps the player they should be most concerned about is two-time WSOP Europe bracelet winner Ermanno Di Nicola (980,000), with the Italian lurking just outside the top ten. Fellow Italian Simone Demasi (1,030,000) is arguably due a breakthrough result and is just ahead of Di Nicola.
PokerStars ambassador and Triton Million WSOP Bahamas winner Alejandro Lococo (245,000) is also still in the mix and will be a dangerous opponent.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marciano Rodriguez | Spain | 2,760,000 | 230 |
| 2 | Joel Haapio | Finland | 1,670,000 | 139 |
| 3 | Marios Zervoudis | Greece | 1,520,000 | 127 |
| 4 | Linda Nguyen | Norway | 1,305,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Franklin Hincapie | Sweden | 1,275,000 | 106 |
| 6 | Giacomo Beneforti | Italy | 1,270,000 | 106 |
| 7 | Adem Agoudjil | France | 1,210,000 | 101 |
| 8 | Vasile-Voinita Soica | Romania | 1,100,000 | 92 |
| 9 | Teo Assuncao | Switzerland | 1,065,000 | 89 |
| 10 | Simone Demasi | Italy | 1,030,000 | 86 |
Day 2 Action
A flurry of Day 2 entrants brought the starting field to 616 players, and a record-breaking prize pool for an event at Casino Torrequebrada of €1,570,560 was created from a total of 1,636 entrants.
The top 239 players would be in the money, with a minimum cash worth €1,700, and the action was fast and furious as players quickly fell by the wayside without a boost to their bankroll, with Jason Tompkins and Yves Thalmann examples of players who had a frustratingly short Day 2.
Claudio Di Giacomo led the way at the first break, but would not make it until the finish line. A contender for hand of the year then propelled Bobby Simons towards the top of the standings. Simons rivered a royal flush against Krysztof Zapolski's aces full of kings and Ricardo Martos' kings full of jacks in a hand that seemed from another planet, and had almost the entire room reaching for their phones. Simons would not however make the Day 3 cut.
It wasn't long before the bubble was on the horizon, and there were a number of doubles to increase the tension in the room. Eventually, four players busted at once at different tables to split the minimum cash - Peter Jorgne, Marco Cipriani, Daniel Heredi and Constantin Otto.
Rodriguez subsequently binked the two-outer for the straight flush to crack quads in another hand that had the surrounding tables gasping, and the field continued to dwindle quickly as players exited with a minimum cash or a pay jump, with David Lappin, Ben Miller and Aidan Quinlan all falling into this category.
2025 PokerStars Open Malaga Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €241,860 | 14-15 | €12,100 | |
| 2 | €152,800 | 16-17 | €10,100 | |
| 3 | €109,200 | 18-20 | €8,880 | |
| 4 | €84,000 | 21-23 | €7,600 | |
| 5 | €64,600 | 24-27 | €6,600 | |
| 6 | €49,700 | 28-31 | €5,800 | |
| 7 | €38,200 | 32-39 | €5,000 | |
| 8 | €29,400 | 40-55 | €4,400 | |
| 9 | €22,600 | 56-71 | €3,800 | |
| 10-11 | €17,400 | 72-82 | €3,300 | |
| 12-13 | €14,500 |
The players will return at noon local time on June 21 to Level 21, with blinds of 10,000/15,000, with a 15,000 big blind ante, with the clock set to 60-minute levels. It is expected a minimum of ten levels will be played in Day 3.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is guaranteed to be an enthralling day of poker.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,760,000
1,760,000
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1,760,000 |
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1,670,000
572,000
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572,000 |
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1,520,000
429,000
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429,000 |
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1,305,000
999,000
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999,000 |
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1,275,000
460,000
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460,000 |
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1,270,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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1,210,000
395,000
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395,000 |
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1,100,000
285,000
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285,000 |
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1,065,000
919,500
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919,500 |
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1,030,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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980,000
590,000
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590,000 |
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965,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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945,000
355,000
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355,000 |
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945,000
513,000
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513,000 |
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930,000
793,000
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793,000 |
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930,000
170,000
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170,000 |
|
900,000
857,000
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857,000 |
|
900,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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845,000
676,000
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676,000 |
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830,000
781,000
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781,000 |
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830,000 | |
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820,000
188,000
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188,000 |
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815,000
689,500
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689,500 |
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790,000
532,000
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532,000 |
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720,000
646,000
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646,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Play has now concluded in Day 2, with 82 players progressing to the penultimate day, kicking off at noon June 21 at Casino Torrequebrada.
Stay tuned for updated chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Around 190,000 was in the middle on a flop of 10♦6♣3♣, in a hand between Tobias Zobrist on the button and Aiguo Xu in the big blind.
Xu check-jammed to 320,000 over a bet of 50,000 from Zobrist, who went into the tank. After about two minutes of thought, he flicked in a calling chip.
Aiguo Xu: 6♠2♠ 
Tobias Zobrist: Q♥10♣
Zobrist had top pair versus Xu's second pair, but the 2♥ hit on the turn to put Xu in front with two pair, the 4♥ river completing the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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830,000
680,000
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680,000 |
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200,000
98,500
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98,500 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused, and it has been confirmed three more hands will be played before the day concludes.
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ivan Muela opened to 24,000 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 75,000 from Giacomo Beneforti in the cutoff. Action back to Muela, who called.
On the 10♠4♦3♥ flop, Muela reluctantly check-folded after a large period of deliberation, in the face of a bet of 60,000 from Beneforti.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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1,100,000
890,000
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890,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Darius-Valentin Neagoe had four bet preflop to 224,000 over a three-bet from Jorgen Andersen to 82,000, with Andersen deep in thought. He called, with Neagoe having around 60,000 behind, and Andersen playing close to a million.
The flop came A♣6♦2♣, and Andersen jammed with the covering stack. Neagoe stalled for a payjump, got it, and then made the call.
Darius-Valentin Neagoe: A♦Q♦
Jorgen Andersen: K♥10♥
Neagoe was well ahead and while Andersen picked up outs on the J♥ turn, he missed the J♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
763,000
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763,000 |
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580,000
340,000
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340,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Juan Fernandez opened to 25,000 under the gun, and called a three-bet to 75,000 from Raul Marmolejo in the next seat, with action folded back round to him.
The A♦J♦3♦ flop was checked through to the 7♠ turn, where Fernandez led out with a bet of 35,000. Marmolejo called.
The 2♥ river completed the board, and Fernandez fired out a bet of 80,000, which Marmolejo again called. He mucked when Fernandez showed A♣Q♥ for the pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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902,000 | |
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540,000
45,000
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45,000 |
