Antonio Bounanno outlasted a field of 40 entries including defeating Stephen Kehoe heads-up to win the two-day PPC Malta €2,200 High Roller for €34,000 at Portomaso Casino on Friday evening.
The event was live-streamed at Twitch on partypokerTV, where Day 2 and Day 3 of the €500,000 guaranteed PPC Malta €550 Main Event will be streamed on Sunday and Monday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Antonio Bounanno | €34,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Kehoe | €21,000 |
| 3 | Gabriele Re | €11,000 |
| 4 | Nicolas Valyssieres | €7,000 |
| 5 | Giovanni Salvatore | €4,600 |