Mario Magistro Tops Day 1c and Enrico Olivieri Emerges as Overall Chip Leader In PokerStars Summer Festival Malta
Day 1c of the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta, running at the InterContinental Hotel, has now concluded. A total of 378 entries were made, making it the biggest of the four starting flights. Of those, 120 players made it through to Day 2.
Italian player Mario Magistro finished Day 1c as chip leader with 315,000. Vasileios Panagiotou of Greece, a regular winner at the mid-stakes, was close behind with 306,000 chips and German player Daniel Alvin finished the flight in third place with 295,000 chips.
Here's how the top ten stacked up on Day 1c.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Magistro | Italy | 315,000 | 210 |
| 2 | Vasileios Panagiotou | Greece | 306,000 | 204 |
| 3 | Daniel Alvin | Germany | 295,000 | 196 |
| 4 | Gianluca Cammarata | Italy | 253,500 | 169 |
| 5 | Matthiue Fong | Mauritania | 239,000 | 159 |
| 6 | Cristian Stoian | Romania | 233,500 | 155 |
| 7 | Raoul Van Wersch | Malta | 197,000 | 131 |
| 8 | Combos Romero | Spain | 193,500 | 129 |
| 9 | Marcin Zawadzki | Poland | 188,500 | 125 |
| 10 | Piotr Szymanski | Poland | 180,500 | 120 |
Day 1d and Day 2 State of Play
Day 1d also ran today and has now concluded. There were 123 entries and of those, 55 players made it through. Enrico Olivieri emerged with a significant lead over the rest of the field. He'll be bringing 375,000 to Day 2, making him the overall chip leader of the tournament.
High Roller champion Andrea Radicchi is in the field with a decent stack, making a run at his second major score of the series. Other notables who made it through today include David Lappin, Tommy Nguyen and Marius Gicovanu.
All four starting flights have now finished. However, late registration stays open for the first two levels of Day 2, and so the number of entries and total prize pool are not yet fully confirmed. So far though, the event has attracted 814 entries and 270 made it through their respective flights to earn a seat. The prize pool so far is €732,600.
Day 2 will have 60-minute and a further 10 levels of play, with blinds starting at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.
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