Live Updates MPF Spring 2024

Harrison Arrives Just in Time to Oust Saddemi

Level 28: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 23/1,460

Ashley Harrison was running late and missed the first few hands. He made it back just in time as he just eliminated Rosario Saddemi in 24th place for €3,900 with the final 23 players locking up at least €4,750.

Saddemi opened for 225,000 from the cutoff. Harrison three-bet to 600,000 from the big blind before Saddemi four-bet shoved for about 1.7 million. Harrison found a call and the cards were tabled.

Rosario Saddemi: 10♦10♠
Ashley Harrison: J♣J♦

Jacks were good against tens on the 6♠7♣6♣6♥9♣ runout and Saddemi headed to the payout desk.

Ashley Harrison – 7.7 million
Rosario Saddemi – 0

Mortensen Chips Up Through Saddemi

Level 28: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/1,460

Rosario Saddemi check-called a bet by Sebastian Mortensen of 1.4 million into a spread pot of around 2 million with 8♦4♣9♦5♠ on the board after the turn.

Saddemi checked after the 5♣ completed the board on the river and Mortensen jammed for the more than 1.7 million Saddemi had behind. Saddemi tanked for a couple of minutes before he folded.

Sebastian Mortensen – 6 million
Rosario Saddemi – 1.7 million

Final Day Begins

Level 28: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/1,460

Cards are in the air for the final day of the 2024 Malta Poker Festival Spring Edition €550 Grand Event. Best of luck to the final two dozen players!

Napelka Leads Final 24 in Hunt for Malta Poker Festival Glory

The time is here and the mission is clear. The 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €550 Main Event is down to just 24 players from the record-breaking field of 1,460 entries. Today, we will learn who will become the latest Grand Event champion as players battle for a €100,900 top prize.

Krystian Nalepka leads the way with a massive stack of 7,150,000, good for 72 big blinds with the action resuming with nearly 47 minutes remaining on the clock with blinds at 50,000/100,000 along with a 100,000 big blind ante. Blinds after this level will increase to one hour in length providing players more play on the final day.

Elvijs Kuceruks and Ashley Harrison each bagged over 5 million. Harrison at one point late on Day 2 was the chip leader with over 8 million but suffered back-to-back bad beats to lose a chunk of his stack.

Meanwhile, Jordan Dumas, Petteri Miettinen, and Sebastian Mortensen will all begin with more than 4 million in chips.

Cards are in the air starting at 1 p.m. Stay tuned for the biggest hands, bad beats, stories, and more on the final day of the 2024 Malta Poker Festival.

Start of Day 3 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Krystian Nalepka	7,150,000	72
2	Elvijs Kuceruks	5,725,000	57
3	Ashley Harrison	5,300,000	53
4	Jordan Dumas	4,500,000	45
5	Petteri Miettinen	4,500,000	45
6	Sebastian Mortensen	4,125,000	41
7	Rosario Saddemi	3,800,000	38
8	Jake Allen	3,750,000	38
9	Sven Meschede	3,330,000	33
10	Ludovic Uzan	3,000,000	30
11	Richard Koppel	2,975,000	30
12	Matthew Vicarage	2,950,000	30
13	Terence Newton	2,675,000	27
14	John Forsman	2,375,000	24
15	Roar Flotre	2,250,000	23
16	Colin Bidwell	2,000,000	20
17	Vilde Ekren	1,825,000	18
18	Jorgen Jessen	1,825,000	18
19	Maxime Delhommeau	1,675,000	17
20	Kevin Rothlisberger	1,675,000	17
21	Stefan Trevelyan	1,450,000	15
22	Marcos Padron	1,425,000	14
23	Philipp Drayer	1,400,000	14
24	Indre Stanaityte	1,350,000	14

Place	Prize
1	€100,900
2	€63,300
3	€42,300
4	€31,350
5	€24,400
6	€19,400
7	€16,010
8	€13,100
9	€10,400
10-12	€8,400
13-15	€6,900
16-18	€5,750
19-23	€4,750
24-31	€3,900

Two New Events on Monday

In addition to the climax of the Grand Event, Monday also boasts the final days of The Hendon Mob €250 Championship at 2 p.m. and the €1,100 High Roller at 4 p.m.

Two new tournaments grace their presence on the final day including the €170 Bounty Hunter Days Progressive Closer and the €230 MPF Last Chance.

Best of luck to all of the players on the final day!