2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga

�1,100 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€145,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,100,160
Entries
1,146
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
15
Players Left
1

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Toke Mortensen Eliminated in 13th Place (�10,900)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Toke Mortensen
Toke Mortensen

Toke Mortensen bet 775,000 from early position which left the Dane with 5,000 behind. Guido Pieraccini believed he was facing an all in. He called and turned over his hand. To add to the confusion Mortensen tabled his hand.

Toke Mortensen: A?10?
Guido Pieraccini: A?A?

Both players made a boat after the turn with a board of A?10?5?10?, which left Mortensen with one out. The 2? came on the river to give Pieraccini the pot.

It was then noticed that Mortensen still had a 5,000 chip behind and did not announce all in. The floor ruled that Mortensen is still in the competition, but will only have five seconds per decision.

Two hands later Mortensen was forced all in from the big blind and was knocked out by Pia Fransson

Player Chips Progress
Guido Pieraccini it
Guido Pieraccini
8,800,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Toke Mortensen dk
Toke Mortensen
Busted

Tags: Guido PieracciniPia FranssonToke Mortensen

Bellini Doubles Through

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ricard Gonzalez shoved from the small blind to put Giovanni Bellini at risk for 645,000. The Italian decided to make the call.

Giovanni Bellini: K?7?
Ricard Gonzalez: Q?10?

Bellini was right to stand up to bullying as he was ahead. The board came 7?2?2?4?2? to improve Bellini to a boat and secured a vital double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Ricard Gonzalez es
Ricard Gonzalez
2,075,000
-1,005,000
-1,005,000
Giovanni Bellini it
Giovanni Bellini
1,350,000
495,000
495,000

Tags: Giovanni BelliniRicard Gonzalez

Alex Romero Eliminated in 14th Place (�9,100)

Level 29 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Alex Romero
Alex Romero

Alex Romero bet 120,000 from under the gun. Venelin Pashev moved all in to put Romero at risk for 1,030,000. The Spanish Pokerstars commentator made the call.

Alex Romero: A?K? All in
Venelin Pashev 10?10?

A classic race which Romero lost as the board came J?J?9?8?2? to knock him out of the tournament. At least he can get back to work and do his job now!

Player Chips Progress
Venelin Pashev bg
Venelin Pashev
2,665,000
1,060,000
1,060,000
Alex Romero es
Alex Romero
Busted

Tags: Alex RomeroVenelin Pashev

Gaspar Perasovic Eliminated in 15th Place (�9,100)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Gaspar Persaovic
Gaspar Persaovic

In the second hand of the day Gaspar Perasovic moved all in from under the gun for 1,075,000 and was called by Ricard Gonzalez on the button.

Gaspar Perasovic: A?K? All in
Ricard Gonzalez; A?A?

Perasovic walked into Gonzalez's rockets and was drawing dead by the turn on the board of 10?9?5?10?3?. The big Croatian cashes for �9,100.

Player Chips Progress
Ricard Gonzalez es
Ricard Gonzalez
3,080,000
1,195,000
1,195,000
Gaspar Perasovic hr
Gaspar Perasovic
Busted

Level: 29

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

A Champion to be Crowned - Final Day Coverage of Pokerstars ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Begins Now!

Artus Gimenez
Artus Gimenez

The final day has been reached of the Pokerstars �1,100 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event, held at the wonderful Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada.

Fun and frolics in the sun have been put on hold by the remaining 15 players over the last three days with all of them dreaming of lifting the Main Event trophy and collecting a staggering �185,000 in prize money.

Guido Pieraccini is the chip leader with 7,350,000 which is around a fifth of the total chips in play. Pieraccini is a regular on the Pokerstars �1k circuit and back in 2011 he won an IPT title at San Remo for �32,400

Fellow Italian Rafaelle Sorrentino by far has the most live poker experience having lifetime cashes of $2,344,532, with the lion share coming from 2017 where he finished 3rd at PSC Barcelona for �850,000 and won PSC Monte Carlo for �466,000. He will return as one of the short stacks, but his opponents will need to keep an eye on him.

Second in chips is Spain��s Artus Gimenez who is not afraid of confrontation at the table. In the last hour of play, he sent three players to the rail to increase his stack to 6,350,000.

ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event FInal Day Seat Draw

SeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Laurent CessyFrance2,500,00050
2Guido PieracciniItaly7,350,000147
3Artus GimenezSpain6,350,000127
4    
5Toke MortensenDenmark765,00015
6Rafael Anera RuizSpain1,820,00036
7Pia FranssonSweden1,375,00028
8Jordy VleugelsBelgium300,0006
     
1Alex RomeroSpain1,030,00021
2Ricard GonzalezSpain1,885,00038
3Giovanni BelliniItaly855,00017
4Rafaelle SorrentinoItaly750,00015
5Perasovic GasparCroatia1,075,00022
6Giulio AstaritaItaly3,410,00068
7Tomasz WrobelPoland3,275,00066
8Venelin PashevBulgaria1,605,00032

Play will resume at midday local time with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000. The final day will be live-streamed for a Spanish audience and PokerNews will provide updates on a 30-minute delay.

Play will continue until a winner is crowned, stick with PokerNews for all of the latest news from the Costa Del Sol.

Tags: Alex RomeroArtus GimenezGiovanni BelliniGiulio AstaritaGuido PieracciniJordy VleugelsLaurent CessyPerasovic GasparPia FranssonRafael Anera RuizRafaelle SorrentinoRicard GonzalezToke MortensenTomasz WrobelVenelin Pashev

�1,100 Main Event

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