button in SafariFinal Two Flights of WSOP Circuit Malta Main Event This Friday
After the first two flights of the €1,500 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event over the past two days, it is now time for the final two flights at Casino Malta.
So far, a total of 337 entries have been recorded, including 230 in yesterday's Day 1b alone. Of these, 35 players found a bag at the end of the night, led by Christoffer Jensen, who finished with a massive stack of 1,300,000. He was followed by Jonas Lapinskas, who missed the million-chip mark by just one big blind (992,000), while Alberto Cigliano finished with 761,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christoffer Jensen | Denmark | 1,300,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Jonas Lapinskas | Lithuania | 992,000 | 99 |
| 3 | Alberto Cigliano | Italy | 761,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 721,000 | 72 |
| 5 | Martin Hofmann | Denmark | 608,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Serhii Ivanenko | Ukraine | 451,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Georgios Karakousis | Greece | 438,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Barry Grime | United Kingdom | 428,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Alessandro Barone | Italy | 404,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Pavle Nikolic | Serbia | 358,000 | 36 |
Fausto Tantillo (721,000) and Martin Hofmann (608,000), who burst the bubble, rounded out the Top 5, followed by Serhii Ivanenko (451,000), Barry Grime (428,000) and Alessandro Barone (404,000).
Ilay Uziel (341,000), Joris Ruijs (320,000), Jakob Miegel (316,000), Marc Foggin (297,000) and Alessandro Comi (247,000) also made it through to Day 2, alongside Maciej Gut (209,000), Candido Cappiello (189,000), Maxime Chilaud (189,000), Luigi D'Alterio (155,000), WSOP bracelet winner Alessandro Pichierri (135,000) and Grzegorz Kozieja (98,000).
Those 35 players will be joined by the players who qualify through Day 1c and Day 1d this Friday. Day 1c will kick off at 12:30 p.m. local time, starting with blinds of 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante, along with a 50,000 starting stack. This flight will feature 40-minute levels and play until 15% of the field remains. Unlimited entries are allowed during the first 12 levels of play, which are scheduled to end at approximately 10:30 p.m. It will be followed by Day 1d at 8 p.m., which will feature 20-minute levels.
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