Welcome back to our coverage of the 2022 Malta Poker Festival (MPF) Autumn Edition Grand Event. The action has progressed to its final day with just 39 hopefuls in the hunt for the title which comes along with a massive €145,000 top prize.
Humberto Jorge Lopes Galindo was absolutely crushing during Day 2 and finished the day with a chip lead stack of 4,240,000 in chips. Also bagging top five chip stacks into the final day were Jerome Moreau (3,940,000), Simone Maglianella (3,680,000), Alessandro La Cava (3,560,000), and Glen Gaines (3,290,000). Galindo has had a handful of cashes on the island and is looking for this one to be the biggest with his eyes on the €145,000 top prize.
Meanwhile, Luigi D’Alterio (2,705,000), Leon Campbell (2,150,000), Sylvere Paillot (1,800,000), Dario Marinelli (1,640,000), Uwe Matthias (1,175,000), and Caroline Schallock (805,000) are among some of the other players that advanced.
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humberto Jorge Lopes Galindo | 4,240,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Jerome Moreau | 3,940,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Simone Maglianella | 3,680,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Alessandro La Cava | 3,560,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Glen Gaines | 3,290,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Davide Iannaco | 3,235,000 | 65 |
| 7 | Jean Ruche | 3,125,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Andrew Cutajar | 3,005,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Luigi D’Alterio | 2,705,000 | 54 |
| 10 | Craig Rose | 2,300,000 | 46 |
The final day will begin at 2 p.m. CEST with 31:22 remaining on the clock on Level 25 with blinds at 25,000/50,000 along with a big blind ante of 50,000. After this blind level, the blinds will increase every 60 minutes providing the deepest structure of the tournament with most of the opening flights boasting 40-minute blinds levels and Day 2 featuring longer 50-minute blind levels.
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The final 39 players have each locked up €2,400 with the payouts going up quickly from there. Here is a look at the remaining payout schedule:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €145,000 |
| 2 | €89,000 |
| 3 | €57,000 |
| 4 | €35,000 |
| 5 | €25,000 |
| 6 | €18,000 |
| 7 | €13,000 |
| 8 | €9,000 |
| 9 | €5,990 |
| 10-12 | €4,330 |
| 13-15 | €3,500 |
| 16-23 | €3,000 |
| 24-31 | €2,700 |
| 32-39 | €2,400 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Glen Gaines | 3,290,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 2 | Emanuele Onnis | 760,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 3 | Mirko Mostaccio | 1,615,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 4 | Luigi D’Alterio | 2,705,000 | 54 |
| 1 | 5 | Kolade Akadiri | 1,675,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 6 | Alessandro Forleo | 720,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 7 | Craig Rose | 2,300,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 8 | Cornelis Vreugdenhill | 130,000 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Alessandro La Cava | 3,560,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | Tom Deschuytter | 625,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | Leon Campbell | 2,150,000 | 43 |
| 2 | 4 | Johannes Grootelaar | 995,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 5 | Simone Maglianella | 3,680,000 | 74 |
| 2 | 6 | Sean Hopkin | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 7 | Davide Iannaco | 3,235,000 | 65 |
| 2 | 8 | Yossef Cohen | 190,000 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | Raimondo Marcello | 1,050,000 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | Jerome Moreau | 3,940,000 | 79 |
| 3 | 3 | Andrew Cutajar | 3,005,000 | 60 |
| 3 | 4 | Sylvere Paillot | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 3 | 5 | Matthias Uwe | 1,175,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 6 | Hendrik Remmerde | 515,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | Thomas Harnes | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 3 | 8 | Alessandro Santini | 1,195,000 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | Dario Marinelli | 1,640,000 | 33 |
| 4 | 2 | Arturas Bliudzius | 1,950,000 | 39 |
| 4 | 3 | Tobias Matuschek | 1,090,000 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | Nils Torp | 625,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 5 | Rimko Meijer | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 6 | Mike Alonso | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 4 | 7 | Antoine Talvard | 1,750,000 | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | Stefan Alvetjarn | 525,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | Raf de Wever | 1,615,000 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | Jean Ruche | 3,125,000 | 63 |
| 5 | 4 | Steven Smith | 880,000 | 18 |
| 5 | 5 | Caroline Schallock | 805,000 | 16 |
| 5 | 6 | Karl Metz | 685,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 7 | James Clarke | 1,385,000 | 28 |
| 5 | 8 | Humberto Jorge Lopes Galindo | 4,240,000 | 85 |