Autumn Series at Portomaso: Results
The Autumn Series at Portomaso Casino in Malta consisted of three tournaments. The Malta Poker Festival Grand Event drew 2,147 entries and paid out €1,069,635.
The Autumn Series at Portomaso Casino in Malta consisted of three tournaments. The €530 + €70 Malta Poker Festival (MPF) Grand Event recorded 2,147 entries and narrowly exceeded its €1 million guarantee, with a final prize pool of €1,069,635.
Winners of the three tournaments
- Mini Italian Poker Sport (Mini IPS), €250: Tomas Svoboda won €51,000.
- Italian Poker Sport (IPS), €340 + €50: Alberto Furnari won the tournament.
- Malta Poker Festival (MPF) Grand Event, €530 + €70: Aleksandar Kosarkoski of North Macedonia won €200,000.
MPF final table
The tournament paid 269 players, with a minimum prize of €1,070. Aris Velisarios Diminikos led the remaining nine players heading into the final table. Kosarkoski was in third place with 15,700,000 chips before losing half his stack and falling to 16 big blinds. He fought back and won the heads-up match against Gabriele Santoro of France.
Kosarkoski’s victory was covered by media outlets in North Macedonia that do not usually cover poker.
For more information, see the Eurorounder website and the Portomaso Casino website.