Mohamed Aissani Leads the Final 99 in Day 2 of �560 EAPT Malta Main Event
In a few hours, we'll know the name of the winner of the �560 EAPT Malta Main Event at Portomaso Casino. But with 99 remaining players out of a field of 660 players, there is still a long way to go to find a spot on the final table. At least, they are all in the money and will share a total prize pool of �313,500 after they reached Day 2 and made it to the money.
But now, the goal for all of them is to win. And after six flights, France's Mohamed Aissani is the closest from the first place so far as he ended up being the overall chip leader with 700,000 chips. He is followed by WSOP bracelet winner Fabio Peluso (648,000), while Day 1a chip leader Enrico Grella and Day 1c chip leader Alessandro D'Amore both bagged 644,000 chips.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Aissani | France | 700,000 | 88 |
| 2 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 648,000 | 81 |
| 3 | Alessandro D'Amore | Italy | 644,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Enrico Grella | Italy | 644,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Mattia Ridi | Italy | 638,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Javier Cabera Romas | Spain | 619,000 | 77 |
| 7 | Andrew Cutajar | Malta | 586,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Marco Grandetti | Italy | 583,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Gian Luca Proietti | Italy | 532,000 | 67 |
| 10 | Arvydas Merfeldas | Lithuania | 531,000 | 66 |
Day 2 is scheduled to begin at noon, and to end when a winner is crowned. With 99 remaining players, the Day is expected to be very long. It will start on Level 16 (4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante) and continue on 40-minute levels. Then blinds will increase every 20 hands on the final table.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action throughout this tournament until we have the name of the winner!