The Ultimate Summer Party Continues with Mario Menicanin Leading the Way at ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event
A fast and frantic six hours of play has come to an end at the Pokerstars €1,100 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event.
From the 356 players who returned today, only 134 made it to Day 3 at the fabulous Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada, Malaga.
Mario Menicanin from Bosnia and Herzegovina will bring the chip lead into Day 3 with a massive 852,000 chips which equates to 142 big blinds.
Frenchman Mohamed Mamouni, who sensationally knocked out Felix Schneiders on the bubble, is in second place with 700,000 and Spain's Rafael Anera Ruiz is in third with 660,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Menicanin | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 852,000 | 142 |
| 2 | Mohamed Mamouni | France | 700,000 | 117 |
| 3 | Rafael Anera Ruiz | Spain | 660,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Jordan Sauny | France | 653,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Paul Logan | Ireland | 609,000 | 102 |
| 6 | Mark Johnston | United Kingdom | 609,000 | 102 |
| 7 | Laurent Cessy | France | 603,000 | 101 |
| 8 | Raul Gordo | Spain | 560,000 | 93 |
| 9 | Antonio Alfaia | Portugal | 531,000 | 89 |
| 10 | Jordy Vleugels | Belgium | 524,000 | 87 |
Day 2 Action
Benjamin Spragg is the only Pokerstars Ambassador left in the hunt for the Main Event trophy. The prolific streamer bagged 144,000 chips and will be eying up a second UKIPT title. Daniel Luna will require the biggest spin-up of his life after only bagging 5,000 chips which is less than a big blind.
Pokerstars Ambassador Felix Schneiders was the unfortunate bubble boy at the ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event after running his pocket kings into Mamouni's queen-six off.
Schneiders was happy to see Mamouni's hand, but delight soon turned to horror when the Frenchman hit two queens on the flop to send the German to the rail.
Play will resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time with the blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000.
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