€550 Grand Event
Day 3 Started
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
€550 Grand Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€486,720
Entries
1,014
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
18
Players Left
1
Welcome to the third and final day of 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event which kicks off at 2 p.m. CEST at the glorious Portomaso Casino, Malta.
It has been a wonderful week of poker at the MPF and it has cemented itself as one of the premier poker series on the island.
The action from the Grand Event hasn't disappointed either, there have been a series of brilliant suck outs, coolers and even a Royal Flush, which you can all look back on in the PokerNews highlights section.
Overall, there have been a 1,019 entries and that has generated a guarantee obliteration €486
Day 3 sees the final 18 players returning for a final time and Poland's Pawel Zawadowicz is the player in pole position to capture the €71,000 up top, MPF Grand Event title as well as the Unibet Deepstack Open Championship Belt.
Hot on his heels however are British grinders Stephen Kane and PokerStars Hippodrome Pro Chris Da Silva, who round out the top three chip stacks.
Nicolay Langfeldt and Mario Musacchia begin the day in the danger zone, but in what has been a trend in this event is that you should not write-off the short stacks.
Today's play sees the blind levels increase to 60-minutes and there will be a new seat draw when the players return to the tournament room. PokerNews will bring that to you when the information is relayed. Play begins at Level 25 with the blinds at 50,000/100,000/100,000a.
For those who need a series saver, the MPF Last Chance event gets underway at 5 p.m. CEST and comes with a buy-in of €120.
MPF Grand Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €71,000 |
| 2 | €43,000 |
| 3 | €25,000 |
| 4 | €18,000 |
| 5 | €14,000 |
| 6 | €11,000 |
| 7 | €9,000 |
| 8 | €7,500 |
| 9 | €6,500 |
MPF Grand Event By the Numbers
| DATE | TIME (CET) | BUY-IN | EVENT | Entries | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 26 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1A | 118 | 31 |
| Wed, 27 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1B | 136 | 35 |
| Thurs, 28 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1C | 191 | 53 |
| Fri, 29 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1D | 252 | 65 |
| Sat, 30 Apr | 2 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1E | 248 | 71 |
| Sat, 30 Apr | 9 p.m. | € 550 | MPF Grand Event Day 1F | 69 | 18 |
| Sun, 1 May | 2 p.m. | - | MPF Grand Event Day 2 | 273 | 18 |
| Mon, 2 May | 2 p.m. | - | MPF Grand Event Day 3 | 18 |
As always, keep in locked in with PokerNews to find out who wins the 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event.
There is a slight delay to Day 3 of the MPF Grand Event but in the meantime, check out the seat draw for today's action.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mantas Petrauskas | 2,425,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 3 | Jasper van Moorsel | 3,155,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 4 | Piotr Tuczynski | 1,595,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 6 | Jordan Dumas | 1,510,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 7 | Stephen Kane | 5,365,000 | 54 |
| 1 | 8 | Daniel Lakerveld | 2,855,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 1 | Nicolay Langfeldt | 1,370,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | Chris Da Silva | 4,865,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | Dominick French | 1,750,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | James Clarke | 3,190,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 6 | Robert Lim | 2,020,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 7 | Pawel Zawadowicz | 7,820,000 | 78 |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Musacchia | 1,350,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | Georgios Ninis | 4,360,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 4 | Ho Tien Cheung | 1,670,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | Dragos Iosub | 1,400,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | Simon Gyorgy | 1,685,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 8 | Federico Petruzzelli | 2,385,000 | 24 |
The dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Chris Da Silva opened to 210,000 from under the gun and then called the 1,270,000 all-in from Nicolay Langfeldt from the big blind.
Nicolay Langfeldt: 
Chris Da Silva: 
Langfeldt secured the double after the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
-1,765,000
|
-1,765,000 |
|
3,000,000
1,630,000
|
1,630,000 |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Simon Gyorgy opened to 200,000 from middle position and then called after Mario Musacchia jammed for 1,100,000 from the button.
Mario Musacchia: 
Simon Gyorgy: 
Gyorgy's jack would stay best and he would end up with a set after the board ran out with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Nicolay Langfeldt opened to 200,000 from under the gun and was called by James Clarke on the button. Pawel Zawadowicz jammed as the big stack from the big blind and Langfeldt immediately called. Clarke decided to fold.
Nicolay Langfeldt: 
Pawel Zawadowicz: 
Langfeldt, who started as the short stack of the day, was now on the verge of a second double in the opening half hour of play. He got that after his pocket jacks held on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
4,000,000
-3,820,000
|
-3,820,000 |
|
||
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
|
3,500,000
1,990,000
|
1,990,000 |
|
2,600,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |
|
2,500,000
905,000
|
905,000 |
|
2,400,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
|
2,350,000
-3,015,000
|
-3,015,000 |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
4,700,000
1,590,000
|
1,590,000 |
|
|
3,150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,800,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
1,200,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |