Get the Sangria on Ice! It’s Time for the UKIPT/ESPT Malaga Main Event!
It has been a long time coming, but the UK and Ireland Poker Tour and Estrellas Poker Tour have joined forces again for the first time on Spanish soil since 2016 for the €1,100 UKIPT/ESPT Malaga Main Event.
The hugely popular Pokerstars event will attract players from Europe and beyond at the fabulous Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada, Malaga.
Previous iterations of this tournament were played at nearby Marbella, but Malaga is no stranger to the ESPT. The first-ever ESPT was held in this building when Vedast Sanxis won ESPT Malaga in 2010.
Previous UKIPT/ESPT Collaborations
| Year | Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella | 763 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | € 130,000 |
| 2014 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella | 750 | Rodrigo Espinosa | Spain | € 136,000 |
| 2015 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella | 841 | Isidoro Barrena | Spain | € 150,800 |
| 2016 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella | 844 | Jonathan Schuman | United Kingdom | € 96,159 |
| 2022 | UKIPT/ESPT Malta | 815 | Zlatin Penev | Bulgaria | € 144,630 |
A wealth of Pokerstars Pro’s and Ambassadors will be at the event including, EPT Live Commentator James Hartigan, Felix Schneiders, Sam Grafton, Benjamin Spragg, Guillermo Sanz, and EPT Paris Champion Barny Boatman.
There are five opportunities for players to advance to Day 2, starting today with Day 1a commencing at 2 p.m. local time with 50-minute levels and Day 1b which will begin at 9 p.m. local time with 30-minute levels.
Each player will receive a starting stack of 30,000 chips with blinds at 100/100 and a big blind ante of 100. If a player busts, they may re-enter once in that flight and there is always the option to buy in at the start of Day 2 for 20 big blinds.
Play will end for the day at the end of Level 12 and the remaining players will return on June 14 at 5 p.m. local time with the blinds at 1,000/1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500.
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