Zawadowicz in Pole Position for MPF Spring Grand Event Glory
Day 2 of the 2022 Malta Poker Festival Spring €550 Grand Event has drawn to a close at the wonderful Portomaso Casino.
273 players returned to the felt which has been whittled down to 18, they will come back Monday, May 2 to compete for the top prize of €71,000.
Polish grinder Pawel Zawadowicz will start the final day as chip leader with 7,820,000. Zawadowicz gained a big stack early on asserting his dominance on small stacks and epic clashes in the blinds.
Three players from the United Kingdom make up the top five.Stephen Kane, PokerStars Pro Chris Da Silva and James Clarke are in contention for the Grand Event trophy.
There was a frenetic pace to play today as it only took four levels to burst the bubble. The unfortunate bubble-boy was Terje Bremseth who lost to Ridvan Kilincaslan.
In one of the biggest coolers of the day, Carolyn Wayne, Jan Hoogendijk, and Daryl Benton were all-in preflop for pocket aces versus pocket kings versus pocket queens.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. CEST on Monday, May 2. PokerNews will bring you all the action until a winner is crowned.
MPF Grand Event Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | County | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawel Zawadowicz | Poland | 7,820,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Stephen Kane | United Kingdom | 5,365,000 | 54 |
| 3 | Chris Da Silva | United Kingdom | 4,865,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Jasper van Moorsel | Netherlands | 3,155,000 | 32 |
| 5 | James Clarke | United Kingdom | 3,110,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Daniel Lakerveld | Netherlands | 2,885,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Mantas Petrauskas | Lithuania | 2,425,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Federico Petruzzelli | Italy | 2,385,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Robert Lim | United Kingdom | 2,020,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Dominick French | Canada | 1,750,000 | 18 |
Malta Poker Festival Spring Grand Event Schedule
| 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 |