As it often the case, the final table has started rather slowly, as players become comfortable with their new playing environment and begin to size up the tasty €55,000 first prize. While they get settled in, here’s a quick update about what else is going on in the room here today at Portomaso Casino in Saint Julians.
€250 Mystery Bounty Final Table
Day two of the mystery bounty has five players left and remarkably both of the top bounty prices of €5,000 and €2,500 are still to be pulled. Open face Chinese winner Siarhei Narohzny is still in and potentially could put himself in contention for the Player of the Series award, if he has enough time to win this and jump from this into the Open Face Chinese High Roller...and then go on to score another victory in that format.
€250 Festival Seniors
The Festival seniors which is a tournament for players age 50 and above currently has 23 players competing out of the 47 who started. Joe Grech who won last night’s Saturday Madness tournament exited early from this one, in a full house over a full house situation, but is still considering re-entering. Joakim Olin, who was the Rozvadov Seniors Champion is still in and looking for back-to-back old codgers wins.*
*Disclaimer, I’m also an old codger, so I’m allowed to get away with saying this ;)
Open Face Chinese High Roller
The €1,100 Open Face Chinese high roller is now in its fourth level of the day with 10 players having entered so far. Amusingly, Franke is on a table with Belgium’s Wouter Schuurbiers, who is wearing a shirt which is made up completely of images with Franke‘s face.
You Take The High Road
The Festival Lowroller is the cheapest tournament on the schedule this week and it started at midday today. There were 52 entries in total and it is now approaching its final table with 11 players left.
