Guido Pieraccini and Artus Gimenez Dominate Day 3 of ESPT/UKIPT Main Event!
Day 3 of the Pokerstars €1,100 ESPT/UKIPT Malaga Main Event has come to an end with only 15 players advancing to the final day from the 134 that started the day at Gran Madrid Casino Torrequebrada.
Guido Pieraccini is the overnight chip leader with 7,350,000 chips. The Italian went on a tear shortly after the three-table redraw, knocking out Enzo Enzo, Viesturs Baumanis, and Juanjo Garcia to take 25% of the chips in play and puts him in pole position to lift the Main Event trophy and the top prize of €185,000.
Pieraccini’s main rival is Artus Gimenez who also knocked a number of players out in the latter stages including Doroslav Rasiukevic, Antonio Alfalia, and Jun Beum Chun in quick succession.
Final Day Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Laurent Cessy | France | 2,500,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 2 | Guido Pieraccini | Italy | 7,350,000 | 147 |
| 1 | 3 | Artus Gimenez | Spain | 6,350,000 | 127 |
| 1 | 5 | Toke Mortensen | Denmark | 765,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 6 | Rafael Anera Ruiz | Spain | 1,820,000 | 36 |
| 1 | 7 | Pia Fransson | Sweden | 1,375,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 8 | Jordy Vleugels | Belgium | 300,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Romero | Spain | 1,030,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 2 | Ricard Gonzalez | Spain | 1,885,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 3 | Giovanni Bellini | Italy | 855,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 4 | Rafaelle Sorrentino | Italy | 750,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | Perasovic Gaspar | Croatia | 1,075,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 6 | Giulio Astarita | Italy | 3,410,000 | 68 |
| 2 | 7 | Tomasz Wrobel | Poland | 3,275,000 | 66 |
| 2 | 8 | Venelin Pashev | Bulgaria | 1,605,000 | 32 |
The last woman standing Pia Fransson will return tomorrow in the middle of the pack with 1,375,000.
Jordy Vleugels is the short stack with 300,000. The Belgian who resides in Thailand is playing in his first-ever live poker festival and is guaranteed at least €9,100 for his first recorded cash.
PokerStars’ Spanish commentator Alex Romero still has a fighting chance with 1,030,000, but if luck does not go his way he will be able to jump in the booth for the rest of the tournament!
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 185,000 | 7 | € 28,900 |
| 2 | € 116,200 | 8 | € 22,300 |
| 3 | € 82,800 | 9 | € 17,100 |
| 4 | € 63,680 | 10-11 | € 13,150 |
| 5 | € 48,900 | 12-13 | € 10,900 |
| 6 | € 37,600 | 14-15 | € 9,100 |
Play will resume at midday local time with blinds at 25,000/50,000. The final day will be live-streamed for a Spanish audience and PokerNews will provide updates on a 30-minute delay.