Level 6 has come to an end, registration is closed and everyone has been sent on a 75-minute dinner break.
Rejoin us in 75-minutes when we will play out the final two levels of Day 1b.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Tony G is in his seat and has already caused a bit of a stir. He is currently speaking to Daniel Negreanu on the PokerStars WCOOP Radio show despite being in action here in Malta!
Tony G bought in late due to taking part in the first two events of his triathlon with Phil Hellmuth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Jason Mercier may be multi-tasking right night, dividing his time between WPT Malta and the various WCOOP events taking place online but that as not stopped him being as ferocious as ever.
Ioan Jurca opened from middle position and Mercier three-bet on the button. Jurca then four-bet to 7,400 and Mercier announced he was all-in for 56,000 in total. Jurca reluctantly folded and Mercier got back to doing three hundred things at once.
Frode Gjesdal was under the gun and he opened to 1,100. The player to his immediate left folded but Jason Wheeler made the call. To Wheeler's left was Serkan Kurnar and he squeezed to 3,600 which folded out Gjesdal pretty quickly but Wheeler gave his next action much more thought. After 15-20 seconds thinking time Wheeler got out of the way.
Here are some chip counts for you to drool over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
86,000
30,300
|
30,300 |
|
82,000 | |
|
71,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
64,000
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
57,000
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
||
|
56,600 | |
|
46,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
37,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
35,200 | |
|
35,000
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
28,600 | |
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
21,000 | |
|
19,000
4,825
|
4,825 |
|
17,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
16,200 | |
|
16,000
-400
|
-400 |
|
15,000
7,700
|
7,700 |
With registration well and truly closed the official payouts have been announced.
Total number of entrants stands at 169 so 21 places will be paid and paid as follows:
| Position | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | €120,000 |
| 2 | €82,370 |
| 3 | €52,600 |
| 4 | €39,200 |
| 5 | €29,300 |
| 6 | €23,300 |
| 7 | €19,500 |
| 8 | €15,000 |
| 9 | €10,900 |
| 10-12 | €8,400 |
| 13-15 | €7,000 |
| 16-18 | €5,900 |
| 19-21 | €5,240 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Riccard D'Errico was first to act in the hijack seat and he opened the betting with a raise. Two players folded, putting the action on Serkan Kurnar. He paused for a few moments before three-betting to 2,800 and it was up to D'Errico to act.
He sat completely motionless before springing into action with an all-in bet of 26,000 in total, which allowed the dealer to place the oversized comedy all-in button onto the felt. Kurnar looked baffled about what to do and after 90 seconds of looking baffled he mucked his hand.
Earlier today Tony G and Phil Hellmuth completed the first two of their three triathlon events. Here is a sneak preview, in pictures, of those events!
