The Final Table of the Malta Poker Festival Grand Event Will Be Determined Today!

Shirley Ang

At 2 PM local time, Day 3 of the �550 Grand Event will kick off with the 24 remaining players, out of 1,366 entries, in their seats. They will play down to a final table today and the action is expected to be just as fast-paced as yesterday as they��re all competing for the inaugural MPF Grand Event title, trophy, and the first-place prize of �150,000!

Topping the chip counts is Norway��s Dorge Dypvik with 3,120,000, followed by Eyal Bensimhon (2,500,000), Espen Uhlen Jorstad (2,430,000), Andre Henning (2,155,000), and Steven Iglesias with 2,075,000.

Henning, Bensimhon, and Iglesias are all seated on the same table which also includes Emanuele Onnis, Fabian Gumz, Elio Caferro, Gary Banks, and Francesco Cortorillo. Dypvik and Jorstad and sharing the same table felt with Idan Raz, Colin Lovelock, Yoav Scheiman, Giovanna Dimartino, Harvey Norris, and Federico Petruzzelli.

Then there is Table #3 which has none of the top 5 chip count players on it, it does have the Day 1B chip leader, Domenico Gala, on there. He will be starting the day with Piero Compagnoni, Emanuele Napolitano, Marko Cosic, Giovanni Salvatore, Eivind Dahle, Nicolaj D��Antoni, and Jona Wilmsmann.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize in EUR	Prize in USD
1	150,000	170,798
2	85,000	96,785
3	50,000	56,933
4	40,000	45,546
5	34,000	38,714
6	28,000	31,882
7	20,600	23,456
8	14,710	16,750
9	10,500	11,956
10-12	7,000	7,971
13-15	5,000	5,693
16-18	3,500	3,985
19-24	2,900	3,302

The tournament clock was paused last night when there were 24 players remaining and 11 minutes left in the level. The assumption is that they will continue in that level which was Level 26 with a small blind of 25,000, big blind of 50,000, and a running ante of 5,000. Level duration will change to 60 minutes each with a break scheduled after every 2 levels. Officially there is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled around 8 PM.

Grand Event Schedule

Day	Date	Starting Time	Late Reg	Entries	Survivors	Further Information
1A	Thursday, November 1	14:00	~21:30	302	64	75 minute-dinner break after Level 6
1B	Friday, November 2	14:00	~21:30	451	78	75 minute-dinner break after Level 6
1C	Saturday, November 3	14:00	~21:30	613	118	75 minute-dinner break after Level 6
2	Sunday, November 4	13:00	N/A	1,366	262	15-minute breaks and 75-minute dinner break after Level 23
3	Monday, November 5	14:00	N/A	24	-	15-minute breaks and 75-minute dinner break after Level 35
4	Tuesday, November 6	14:00	N/A	tba	-	Play down to a champion

Who will reach the final table? Follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team will relay all the hustle and bustle from the floor for you right here!

Today's Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Andre Henning	Sweden	2,155,000	43
1	2	Emanuele Onnis	Italy	1,560,000	31
1	3	Fabian Gumz	Germany	730,000	15
1	4	Eyal Bensimhon	Israel	2,500,000	50
1	5	Elio Caferro	Italy	600,000	12
1	6	Steven Iglesias	Norway	2,075,000	42
1	7	Gary Banks	United Kingdom	1,205,000	24
1	8	Francesco Cortorillo	Italy	1,890,000	38

2	1	Idan Raz	Israel	915,000	18
2	2	Borge Dypvik	Norway	3,120,000	62
2	3	Colin Lovelock	United Kingdom	1,300,000	26
2	4	Yoav Scheiman	Israel	515,000	10
2	5	Espen Uhlen Jorstad	Norway	2,430,000	49
2	6	Giovanna Dimartino	Italy	665,000	13
2	7	Harvey Norris	United Kingdom	690,000	14
2	8	Federico Petruzzelli	Italy	1,695,000	34

3	1	Piero Compagnoni	Italy	1,380,000	28
3	2	Emanuele Napolitano	Italy	1,065,000	21
3	3	Marko Cosic	Serbia	1,800,000	36
3	4	Giovanni Salvatore	Italy	1,060,000	21
3	5	Domenico Gala	Italy	1,500,000	30
3	6	Eivind Dahle	Norway	1,235,000	25
3	7	Nicolaj D'Antoni	Italy	995,000	20
3	8	Jona Wilmsmann	Germany	1,425,000	29