The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Malta pageant solely kicked off on October 1, however two of poker’s superstars have already captured titles. Juan Pardo and Roland Rokita gave their bankrolls a large enhance by taking down the €5,000 Thriller Bounty and the €12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout, respectively, on the On line casino Malta in St. Julians.
In accordance with The Hendon Mob Database, Pardo ranks tenth on the EPT’s all-time cash checklist courtesy of successful $6,672,744 on the celebrated tour. The gifted Spaniard is simply $190,283 behind French veteran Jean-Noel Thorel ($6,863,027) in ninth place. Pardo closed that hole considerably by reeling in a €145,900 prize within the €5,000 Thriller Bounty occasion.
A compact crowd of 36 entrants fought it out over a €349,200 prize pool. The highest six finishers obtained prize cash from the common prize pool, with Jon Ander Vallinas being the primary grinder to fall inside the cash locations. Vallinas did not accumulate any thriller bounty funds, so his take-home pay was €11,800 for this occasion.
China’s Weiran Pu additionally did not obtain any thriller bounties, so his reward for a fifth-place exit was €15,200. Latvian Pavel Spirins scooped €59,500 after busting in fourth, and Eire’s Paul Lagan received €66,200 for his third-place end.
Pardo battled Samuel Mullur heads-up for the title and the lion’s share of the prize pool. Mullur has been on a tear for a number of months, however he could not discover a well beyond his Spanish opponent. Mullur bowed out in second place, a consequence good for €50,600, leaving Pardo to get his fingers on one other Spadie trophy and €145,900 in prize cash.
Roland Rokita Rakes in €99,200
Roland Rokita
The €12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout might have solely attracted 17 entrants, however the giant buy-ins meant €199,920 was up for grabs throughout the common prize pool and bounty funds.
Solely three of these starters obtained money from the common prize pool, and what a trio they had been. Dutchman Joris Ruijs busted in third and took house €30,400 for his efforts. Ruijs’ exit left Austria’s Roland Rokita in a one-on-one state of affairs towards American high-stakes guru Byron Kaverman, who was Ruijs’ executioner.
Rokita received the job achieved heads-up, which resigned Kaverman to a €69,600 comfort prize whereas locking up a €99,920 payday for himself.
€12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout Last Desk Outcomes
A number of different gamers have additionally captured titles within the early EPT Malta aspect occasions. Peter Krajnyak received the €550 Seniors occasion for €7,265 whereas Italian Umberto Ruggeri received the €1,100 NL Maintain’em Freezeout for €38,700.
One other Italian, Federico Fulciniti, took down the €550 Hyper Turbo Freezeout for €12,020, with the 2016 EPT Grand Last champion Jan Bendik amassing €20,560 for his victory within the €1,050 Hyper Turbo Freezeout.
Remaining EPT Malta Schedule
The tournaments proceed coming thick and quick through the EPT Malta pageant, which runs till October 12. PokerNews’ dwell reporting group might be on the bottom bringing you reside and unique protection of the €1,650 PokerStars Open (from Day 2 onward), the €100,000 EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler, and the eagerly anticipated €5,300 EPT Malta Foremost Occasion.
DateTimeEvent
Fri 3 Oct11:00 a.m.€1,650 NLHE PokerStars Open Foremost Occasion Day 1e
 12:00 p.m.8-Sport Combine Last Dat
 12:30 p.m.€20,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em
 4:00 p.m.€600 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
 5:30 p.m.€1,650 NLHE PokerStars Open Foremost Occasion Day 1f
 8:00 p.m.€2,730 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to Tremendous Excessive Curler
 9:00 p.m.€600 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
Sat 4 Oct11:00 a.m.€825 NLHE PokerStars Open Cup Day 1a
 11:00 a.m.PokerStars Open Foremost Occasion Day 2
 12:30 p.m.€25,000 NLHE Tremendous Excessive Curler Heat-Up
 12:30 p.m.€5,200 Pot Restrict Omaha
 4:00 p.m.€1,155 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
 6:00 p.m.€825 NLHE PokerStars Open Cup Day 1b
 9:00 p.m.€2,100 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout Freezeout
Solar 5 Oct11:00 a.m.€600 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to PokerStars Open Excessive Curler
 11:00 a.m.PokerStars Open Foremost Occasion Day 3
 12:00 p.m.€2,700 NLHE PokerStars Open Excessive Curler Day 1a
 12:00 p.m.PokerStars Open Cup Last Day
 12:00 p.m.€330 NLHE Womens Occasion
 12:30 p.m.€50,000 NLHE EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler
 12:30 p.m.€10,200 Pot Restrict Omaha
 7:00 p.m.€2,700 NLHE PokerStars Open Excessive Curler Day 1b
 9:00 p.m.€600 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
Mon 6 Oct11:00 a.m.€1,155 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
 12:00 p.m.€5,300 NLHE EPT Foremost Occasion Day 1a
 12:00 p.m.€550 H.O.R.S.E.
 12:00 p.m.Pokerstars Open Foremost Occasion Last Day
 12:30 p.m.€5,200 Pot Restrict Omaha
 12:30 p.m.€50,000 NLHE EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler Day 2
 12:30 p.m.PokerStars Open Excessive Curler Last Day
 4:00 p.m.€600 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
 6:00 p.m.€25,000 PLO EPT Excessive Curler Day 1
 7:00 p.m.€1,100 Massive Wager Combine Day 1
 8:00 p.m.€1,155 Win Your Seat to EPOT Foremost Occasion
 10:00 p.m.€1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo Freezeout
Tue 7 Oct11:00 a.m.€1,155 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Foremost Occasion
 12:00 p.m.Massive Wager Combine Last Day
 12:00 p.m.€25,000 PLO EPT Excessive Curler Last Day
 12:00 p.m.€5,300 NLHE EPT Foremost Occasion Day 1b
 12:30 p.m.EPT Tremendous Excessive Curler Last Day
 12:30 p.m.€1,100 Pot Restrict Omaha Day 1
 12:30 p.m.€25,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em
 7:00 p.m.€550 2-7 Single Draw
 7:00 p.m.€2,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em
 9:00 p.m.€550 NLHE Freezeout
Wed 8 Oct12:00 p.m.€730 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Thriller Bunty
 12:00 p.m.Pot-Restrict Omaha Last Day
 12:00 p.m.€5,300 NLHE EPT Foremost Occasion Day 2
 12:30 p.m.€1,100 PLO Hello-Lo
 2:00 p.m.€3,250 NLHE EPT Thriller Bounty Day 1
 7:00 p.m.€25,000 NLHE Tremendous Excessive Curler Second Probability Day 1
 8:00 p.m.€1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout Freezeout
 8:00 p.m.€250 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT 10-Sport
Thu 9 Oct12:00 p.m.EPT Foremost Occasion Day 3
 12:30 p.m.€550 NLHE Seniors Occasion Day 1
 12:30 p.m.€25,000 NLHE Tremendous Excessive Curler Second Probability Day 1
 12:30 p.m.€3,250 NLHE EPT Thriller Bounty Day 2
 1:00 p.m.€5,200 8-Sport Combine
 1:00 p.m.€2,100 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout Freezeout
 2:00 p.m.€1,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em Day 1
 3:00 p.m.€1,125 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Excessive Curler
 7:00 p.m.€1,125 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Excessive Curler
 7:00 p.m.€2,200 EPT 10-Sport Combine
 9:00 p.m.€1,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout Freezeout
Fri 10 Oct11:00 a.m.€1,125 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to EPT Excessive Curler
 11:00 a.m.€370 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to Thriller Bounty
 12:00 p.m.€1,650 NLHE Thriller Bounty Day 1a
 12:00 p.m.NLHE Seniors Occasion Last Day
 12:00 p.m.EPT Thriller Bounty Last Day
 12:00 p.m.EPT Foremost Occasion Day 4
 12:30 p.m.€10,300 NLHE Excessive Curler Day 1
 12:30 p.m.€2,200 EPT 10-Sport Combine Day 2
 12:30 p.m.No-Restrict Maintain’em Last Day
 6:00 p.m.€400 NLHE EPT Charity Occasion
 7:00 p.m.€1,650 NLHE Thriller Bounty Day 1b
 9:00 p.m.€2,150 NLHE Hyper Turbo Knockout Freezeout
Sat 11 Oct12:00 p.m.€330 NLHE Day 1a
 12:00 p.m.€250 Win Your Seat Satellite tv for pc to €2,200 Deep Stack
 12:00 p.m.EPT Foremost Occasion Day 5
 12:30 p.m.€10,300 NLHE Excessive Curler Day 2
 12:30 p.m.EPT 10-Sport Combine Last Day
 1:00 p.m.€550 8-Sport Combine
 1:00 p.m.€2,200 NLHE Deep Stack Day 1
 1:00 p.m.Thriller Bounty Last Day
 6:00 p.m.€10,300 No-Restrict Maintain’em Day 1
 6:00 p.m.€330 NLHE Day 1b
 8:00 p.m.€10,050 NLHE Hyper Turbo Freezeout
Solar 12 Oct12:00 p.m.€330 No-Restrict Maintain’em
 12:00 p.m.€10,300 NLHE Last Day
 12:00 p.m.Deep Stack Last Day
 12:00 p.m.No-Restrict Maintain’em Last Day
 12:00 p.m.NLHE Excessive Curler Last Day
 12:30 p.m.€2,200 NLHE 6-Handed
 12:30 p.m.EPT Foremost Occasion Last Day
 4:00 p.m.€5,300 NLHE 6-Handed
 6:00 p.m.€1,050 NLHE Final Probability Tremendous Hyper Turbo Freezeout
Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the UK, and has labored within the poker trade since 2008, and labored for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he grew to become the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from dwell reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his function of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
