€1,100 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,100,160
Entries
1,146
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
611
Players Left
159
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Yet another record-breaking day has come to an end at the first-ever ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event at Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada with an incredible 409 entries for Day 1c.
Every available table was utilized for the unprecedented demand for action in the Costa Del Sol and the 988 players so far have created the biggest-ever field at an Estrellas Poker Tour event outside EPT Barcelona.
Spaniard Alvaro Paz finished the day as chip leader with an incredible 363,000 chips. A close second is Pia Fransson of Sweden who grew a significant stack early in the day and continued to grow throughout the session. Enrico Iacopetta of Italy closes out the top three.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvaro Paz | Spain | 363,000 | 182 |
| 2 | Pia Fransson | Sweden | 346,000 | 173 |
| 3 | Enrico Iacopetta | Italy | 301,500 | 151 |
| 4 | Josep Valls | Andorra | 286,500 | 143 |
| 5 | Jozef Cibicek | Slovakia | 286,000 | 143 |
| 6 | Antonio Alfaia | Portugal | 259,000 | 130 |
| 7 | Kevin Belvedere | Italy | 241,000 | 121 |
| 8 | Simon Wiciak | France | 238,500 | 119 |
| 9 | Alessandro Peinado | Spain | 221,000 | 111 |
| 10 | Jon Ander Vallinas | Spain | 215,000 | 108 |
There was heartbreak for Pokerstars Ambassadors James Hartigan, Barny Boatman, Sam Grafton, and Felix Schneiders who all failed to bag a stack for Day 1c. It remains to be seen if they will reload for the final turbo flight on Friday morning.
The 2023 EPT Barcelona champion Simon Wiciak was the only Pokerstars Pro to make it through to Day 2.
At the time of writing Day 1d has concluded with 59 players advancing from 202 entries. As it stands 270 will return at 5 p.m. local time on Friday to battle for the huge prize pool currently standing at €948,480.
With a turbo flight to come and the ability to buy in direct to Day 2, this event will smash past the 1,000 mark. Keep with PokerNews for all of the latest updates.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
318,500
318,500
|
318,500 |
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
216,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
193,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
183,500
183,500
|
183,500 |
|
173,500 | |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
149,500
149,500
|
149,500 |
|
|
146,500
146,500
|
146,500 |
|
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
141,500
141,500
|
141,500 |
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
133,500
133,500
|
133,500 |
|
131,500
131,500
|
131,500 |
|
|
131,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
130,500
130,500
|
130,500 |
|
129,500
129,500
|
129,500 |
|
|
120,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
109,500
109,500
|
109,500 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
363,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
346,000 | |
|
|
301,500
301,500
|
301,500 |
|
286,500
286,500
|
286,500 |
|
286,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
|
259,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
241,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
238,500
112,500
|
112,500 |
|
||
|
|
221,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
214,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
212,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
211,000
96,200
|
96,200 |
|
208,500
-48,500
|
-48,500 |
|
|
206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
203,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
190,500
190,500
|
190,500 |
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
177,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The floor staff have stopped the tournament clock and have announced that three more hands will be played before the bagging process.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Sam Grafton was seen leaving the poker room after losing his short stack.
The Pokerstars Pro finished third in the High Roller earlier today and will be working out wether to jump into Day 1d or recharge ready for Day 1e tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With 9,000 in the middle at the flop with the board showing K♦Q♠8♥, Maxim Fana bet 5,200 from the small blind and was raised by Isabel Baltazar in the big blind to 15,200. Fana mulled it over before calling.
The 8♦ paired the turn and Baltazar moved all in to put Fana at risk for 36,200. Fana went into the tank before making the call.
Maxim Fana: A♠K♥ 
Isabel Baltazar: K♠J♥
Fana was relieved to see he was outkicking Baltazar. The 9♣ completed the board to secure the pot for Fana
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
257,000
51,900
|
51,900 |
|
108,600
108,600
|
108,600 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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