{"id":173904,"date":"2022-04-04T09:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T09:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=173904"},"modified":"2022-04-04T09:56:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T09:56:43","slug":"massimo-rossi-leads-ppc-malta-main-event-final-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/massimo-rossi-leads-ppc-malta-main-event-final-15.html","title":{"rendered":"Massimo Rossi Leads PPC Malta Main Event Final 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inaugural partypoker Players Championship (PPC) Malta Main Event<\/strong><\/a> has reached its final day and only 15 of the 848 starters have made it this deep. Those final 15 players return to the Portomaso casino on April 4 and battle it out for the right to call themselves a poker champion, an accolade that comes with an \u20ac81,000 payday.<\/p>\n

PPC Malta Main Event Day 2 Chip Counts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\nBig Blinds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMassimo Rossi<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n3,570,000<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFederico Petruzzelli<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n2,390,000<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJingchun Yu<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n2,380,000<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nOliver Hutchins<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n2,165,000<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMariusz Lewoniewski<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\n2,005,000<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDamir Savio<\/td>\nCroatia<\/td>\n1,900,000<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nSimone Lombardo<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n1,885,000<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nFederico Cirillo<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n1,715,000<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nNicolas Plantin<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n1,500,000<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nWouter Schuubiers<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\n1,430,000<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nAndrea Bettini<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n1,165,000<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nBradley Gudgeon<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n1,090,000<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nLukasz Fraczek<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\n1,070,000<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nGiuseppe DiBella<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n710,000<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nVictor Allain<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n495,000<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Massimo Rossi<\/strong> finds himself in the envious position of chip leader going into Day 3 courtesy of bagging up 3,570,000 chips at the close of play on Day 2. Rossi, of Italy, has a career-largest score of \u20ac26,800, his reward for a third-place finish in a \u20ac550 buy-in tournament in December 2016. Should Rossi finish third or higher in this \u20ac550 buy-in event, he will have a new largest cash.<\/p>\n

Although Rossi leads going into Day 3, everyone in the chasing pack has reached this stage on merit, meaning the Italian will not have matters his own way when play resumes. Fellow countryman Federico Petruzzelli<\/strong> is hot on Rossi\u2019s heels with 2,390,000 chips, while China\u2019s Jingchun Yu<\/strong> is a mere 10,000 chips behind Pertuzzelli.<\/p>\n

British poker fans have two players in the final 15 that they can attempt to rail to victory. Oliver Hutchins<\/strong> is the best placed of this duo; he has 2,165,000 chips or 36 big blinds. Hutchins cashed in the \u00a3150 partypoker Grand Prix<\/strong> at Dusk Till Dawn in January 2022.<\/p>\n

Bradley Gudgeon<\/strong> is the other Union Jack-sporting grinder still in the hunt for the title. Gudgeon does not have any cashes on his Hendon Mob page but is guaranteed to see a Maltese flag displayed next to his name after this event. He returns with a 1,090,000 (18 big blinds) stack, which is enough for 12th place when play resumes.<\/p>\n

PPC Malta Main Event Remaining Payout<\/h2>\n

Each of the returning 15 players has locked up \u20ac4,500<\/strong> for their \u20ac550 investment. Reaching the nine-handed final table increases that payout to \u20ac6,400, with the top seven finishers walking away with a five-figure haul. Winning the PPC Malta Main Event comes with the winner\u2019s trophy, bags of kudos, a place in partypoker LIVE\u2019s history books, and a cool \u20ac81,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n\u20ac81,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\u20ac51,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\u20ac31,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\u20ac21,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\u20ac16,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\u20ac13,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\u20ac10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\u20ac8,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\u20ac6,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10-12<\/td>\n\u20ac5,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13-15<\/td>\n\u20ac4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What The Final Day\u2019s Action With partypokerTB<\/h2>\n

James Dempsey<\/strong> and Henry Kilbane<\/strong> are in Malta and ready to bring you all the final day\u2019s action on our Twitch channel<\/strong><\/a>. Cards are in the air from 13:00 CET on April 4<\/strong> and our Twitch team will be with you every step of the way.<\/p>\n

Rossi leads now but can he hold onto his lead and become a PPC Malta Main Event champion. Tune into our Twitch channel to find out.<\/p>\n

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The inaugural partypoker Players Championship (PPC) Malta Main Event has reached its final day and only 15 of the 848 starters have made it this deep. Those final 15 players return to the Portomaso casino on April 4 and battle it out for the right to call themselves a poker champion, an accolade that comes<\/p>\n

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