Alessandro D'Amore In the Lead After Day 1c of the 560� EAPT Malta Main Event
The last flights of the EAPT Malta �560 Main Event at Portomaso Casino came to an end. In total, 660 entrants were recorded on this event, generating a prize pool of �313,500, way more than the �200,000 guarantee. This Thursday, April 9, Day 1c became the biggest flight of all with 196 entrants. But out of this field, only 29 players managed to bag up chips and advance to Day 2, securing a spot in the money.
Among these 29 players, Alessandro D'Amore ended up as the chip leader with 644,000 chips. Thanks to a pretty good run during the last levels of the day, he finished ahead of Andrew Cutajar (586,000) and Marco Grandetti (583,000).
�560 EAPT Malta Day 1c Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro D'Amore | Italy | 644,000 | 64 |
| 2 | Andrew Cutajar | Malta | 586,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Marco Grandetti | Italy | 583,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Arvydas Merfeldas | Lithuania | 531,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Matthew Micallef | Malta | 500,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Mark Vella | Malta | 431,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Panteleimon Michalakellis | Greece | 337,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Francesco Fiore | Italy | 335,000 | 34 |
| 9 | David Lappin | Ireland | 332,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Idan Levy | Romania | 328,000 | 33 |
Arvydas Merfeldas filled his bag with 531,000 chips tonight. "He is a very good player," David Lappin told PokerNews earlier in the day after he recognized him. The co-host of the Chip Race podcast and Unibet ambassador also made his way to the money, securing 332,000 chips for Day 2. He is followed by Idan Levy (328,000), who folded queens preflop today. A very wise move, as his opponent had aces.
Giovanna Dimartino will be back on Day 2 with 174,000 chips, which is below the average stack. Same situation for Adrian Ziemichod (173,000), while Eimantas Plekavicius (93,000), Nikola Minovic (85,000), and Luca Tramaglino (34,000) are in the last positions of the day.
Finally, Day 1d and Day 1 Turbo came to an end during the night. And thanks to these two last flights of the tournament, France's Mohamed Aissani became the overall chip leader with 700,000 chips.
Day 2 is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10 at noon, and to end when a winner is crowned. With 99 remaining players, the Day is expected to be very long. It will start on Level 16 (4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante) and continue on 40-minute levels. Then blinds will increase every 20 hands on the final table.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action throughout this tournament until we have the name of the winner!