Andre Scerri Leads 120 Into Sunday Final Day at WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main

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All four opening flights of Event #1, the €300 NLH Mini Main Event, are done at the inaugural WSOP Circuit Malta. The 808-entry field has built a €197,475 prize pool, and 120 players return to Casino Malta in St. Julian’s on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. for the Final Day. A historic first WSOP Circuit ring is on the line, with €35,000 going to the winner. Malta’s Andre Scerri, the Flight A chip leader from Friday, carries the overall lead into the finale.

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Saturday afternoon’s Flight C was the biggest of the four, pulling in 292 entries and sending 44 through to Sunday. Israel’s Gabi Livshitz bagged the lead with 578,000 (72 big blinds), good for second overall in the combined field.

Malta’s Neil Zammit is right behind at 495,000 (61 big blinds), and fellow Maltese player Matthew Micallef bagged fourth overall with 432,000. Rizzo Russell also survived for the home crowd. Italy and France both arrived in force, with multiple players from each country advancing.

€300 buy-in | Day 1C: 292 entries | 44 survivors advancing

PositionPlayerCountryChips
1Israel Gabi LivshitzIsrael578,000
2Malta Neil ZammitMalta495,000
3Israel Yehoushua KaynanIsrael434,000
4Malta Matthew MicallefMalta432,000
5Brazil Tony ArfBrazil359,000
6Italy Angelo CensabellaItaly351,000
7Algeria Abdellah BaaliAlgeria330,000
8Bulgaria Ivelin KolevBulgaria321,000
9Germany Semih RetzepGermany317,000
10Italy Alessandro AngottiItaly307,000
11Ireland Shane O’NeillIreland278,000
12Italy Fausto TantilloItaly271,000
13United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kevin HoughtonUnited Kingdom250,000
14France Alexandre RieraFrance246,000
15Italy Matteo RiccoItaly245,000
16Romania Zoltan FarkasRomania223,000
17Italy Salvatore PattiItaly216,000
18United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paul BlakesleyUnited Kingdom202,000
19Italy Riccardo GalluzzoItaly198,000
20United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Callum GordonUnited Kingdom192,000
21Sweden Tommy MokhtariSweden175,000
22France Clement ManquatFrance161,000
23United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Sharon KersleyUnited Kingdom153,000
24Sweden Johan EkdahlSweden139,000
25Spain Aitor Perez PinolSpain138,000
26Poland Eryk BogdasPoland135,000
27Sweden Hans Walderstedt JonsonSweden130,000
28Malta Rizzo RussellMalta124,000
29France Thibaut ThevenetFrance122,000
30Italy Alessio AssennatoItaly113,000
31Switzerland Claudio MullerSwitzerland111,000
32Italy Alessandro D’amoreItaly100,000
33France Simon BouaksaFrance98,000
34France Pascal LardyFrance94,000
35Italy Marco MaggioItaly89,000
35Germany Nima ShaftGermany89,000
37France Julien RicardFrance87,000
38Malta Matthew AdamsMalta82,000
39Slovenia Tadej MocnikSlovenia81,000
40Germany Daniel KuhlmannGermany78,000
41United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland James HartUnited Kingdom74,000
42Switzerland Emrah AtesSwitzerland72,000
43Italy Ivan ValentinoItaly49,000
44France Quentin GarnotFrance46,000

Edoardo Danesi Bags Mini Main Day 1D Chip Lead

Saturday evening’s turbo flight drew 218 entries and sent 33 players through. Italy’s Edoardo Danesi topped it with 506,000 (42 big blinds). Bulgaria’s Aleksandar Georgiev is right behind at 489,000 (40 big blinds), and Poland’s Grotkowski Hubert Michal bagged 420,000 in third. Four Maltese players advanced from Flight D: Anderson Nunez Corrales (312,000), Shaun Decesare (250,000), Daniel Mifsud (190,000) and Joseph Grech (127,000).

€300 buy-in | Day 1D: 218 entries | 33 survivors advancing

PositionPlayerCountryChips
1Italy Edoardo DanesiItaly506,000
2Bulgaria Aleksandar GeorgievBulgaria489,000
3Poland Grotkowski Hubert MichalPoland420,000
4Brazil Tiago BraisileiroBrazil396,000
5Malta Anderson Nunez CorralesMalta312,000
6Netherlands Ferdinand JanssenNetherlands311,000
7United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Stuart GreeneUnited Kingdom309,000
8France Clement BonnantFrance251,000
9Malta Shaun DecesareMalta250,000
10Italy Alessandro ComiItaly240,000
11Italy Arturo PiancaldiniItaly208,000
12Italy Luigi D’alteroItaly195,000
13Germany Moritz FelsingGermany192,000
14Malta Daniel MifsudMalta190,000
15Italy Salvatore SenapaItaly171,000
16Belarus Andrey VoropaevBelarus169,000
17Italy Giovanni MagliariItaly158,000
18Italy Tommaso MaioneItaly152,000
19Italy Aceto LucaItaly146,000
20Greece Dimitrios KoultoukisGreece145,000
21United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mark JohnstonUnited Kingdom128,000
22Ireland Joseph GrechIreland127,000
23France Giuseppe BoussemartFrance122,000
24China Wang GangChina119,000
25Sweden Erik LindqwistSweden117,000
26Finland Saara Ylianttila Finland115,000
27Italy Antonini MarcoItaly111,000
28Serbia Mirko FricSerbia109,000
29Italy Andrea ZottolaItaly101,000
30France Romain NardinFrance96,000
31Italy Federico MalleniItaly73,000
32Italy Marco BognanniItaly59,000
33Italy Matteo MontanariItaly44,000
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Andre Scerri Leads Heading Into €300 Mini Main Final Day

Four flights. 808 entries. 120 survivors. Malta’s Andre Scerri sits atop the combined chip counts with 602,000 (75 big blinds), carrying the chip lead he bagged in Flight A all the way to the top of the overall standings. He’ll be chasing the distinction of becoming the first WSOP Circuit ring winner in Maltese history, on home soil.

Israel’s Gabi Livshitz is second with 578,000, Flight B leader Alon Huberman slots in third at 510,000, and Italy’s Edoardo Danesi is right there at 506,000. The top of the counts is tight. Every survivor is already locked into a min-cash of at least €600, with the payouts currently projected based on the final field and subject to adjustment once registration closes. The Final Day plays 30-minute levels throughout and will play down to a winner today.

€300 buy-in | 808 entries | €197,475 prize pool | 120 survivors advancing

PositionPlayerCountryChipsBBs
1Malta Andre ScerriMalta602,00075
2Israel Gabi LivshitzIsrael578,00072
3Israel Alon HubermanIsrael510,00063
4Italy Edoardo DanesiItaly506,00063
5Malta Neil ZammitMalta495,00061
6Bulgaria Aleksandar GeorgievBulgaria489,00061
7Israel Yehoushua KaynanIsrael434,00054
8Malta Matthew MicallefMalta432,00054
9Poland Hubert Michal Grotkowski Poland420,00052
10France Florian EymardFrance397,00049

Everyone’s In the Money

All 120 survivors are already in the money. The payouts below are projected from the 808-entry field and will be finalized once Late Registration closes on Sunday.

PlacePrize
1€35,000
2€23,050
3€16,000
4€11,100
5€7,925
6€5,800
7€4,300
8€3,250
9€2,500
10-11€1,975
12-15€1,560
16-23€1,280
24-31€1,080
32-39€920
40-47€810
48-55€730
56-63€670
64-71€630
72-120€600

Sunday’s Schedule at Casino Malta

The €300 Mini Main Final Day headlines the action, but Sunday is a full day at Casino Malta.

The €550 Seniors fires at 12:30, the Mystery Bounty Flight A is at 2:00 p.m., and the Colossus kicks off with its turbo opening flight at 8:00 p.m. Satellites to the €1,500 Main Event run throughout the day.

TimeEvent
12:00 p.m.€70 Landmark Satellite to Mystery Bounty
12:30 p.m.Event #2: €550 NLH Seniors (Ages 50+): Day 1
1:00 p.m.Event #1: €300 NLH Mini Main Event: Final Day
2:00 p.m.Event #3: €550 NLH Mystery Bounty: Flight A
5:00 p.m.€300 Daily Knockout
8:00 p.m.Event #4: €300 NLH Colossus: Flight A (Turbo)
9:00 p.m.€180 Landmark Satellite to Main Event
Who leads the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event heading into the Final Day?

Malta’s Andre Scerri tops the combined chip counts from all four opening flights of Event #1, the €300 NLH Mini Main Event, heading into Sunday’s Final Day at Casino Malta in St. Julian’s. Scerri holds 602,000 chips (75 big blinds), the largest stack in the 120-player field. Israel’s Gabi Livshitz sits second with 578,000; fellow Israeli Alon Huberman is third at 510,000, and Italy’s Edoardo Danesi is fourth at 506,000.

How many entries did the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event attract?

The €300 NLH Mini Main Event at the inaugural WSOP Circuit Malta drew 808 entries across four opening flights at Casino Malta in St. Julian’s. Flight A produced 203 entries, Flight B added 95, Flight C drew 292 and Flight D brought another 218. The combined field generated a €197,475 prize pool, a strong result for the first-ever WSOP Circuit stop in Malta.

Where is the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event being held?

The WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event is being played at Casino Malta in St. Julian’s, Malta. It is the first-ever WSOP Circuit festival held in Malta, running from Sept. 25 through Oct. 5, 2026, with twelve WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs. Every ring event winner also receives a $5,000 WSOP Paradise Bahamas package.

What is the top prize in the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event?

First place in the €300 NLH Mini Main Event at WSOP Circuit Malta is projected to pay €35,000, based on the 808-entry field and the €197,475 prize pool. The winner will also claim the first-ever WSOP Circuit ring awarded in Malta’s history, along with a $5,000 WSOP Paradise Bahamas package. All 120 survivors heading into Sunday’s Final Day on Sept. 27, 2026 are guaranteed at least €600.

Who leads Flight C of the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event?

Israel’s Gabi Livshitz led Flight C of the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event, bagging 578,000 chips (72 big blinds) on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Casino Malta. Malta’s Neil Zammit finished second in the flight with 495,000, and fellow Maltese player Matthew Micallef bagged 432,000. Flight C drew 292 entries and sent 44 players through to Sunday’s Final Day.

Who leads Flight D of the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event?

Italy’s Edoardo Danesi led Flight D of the WSOP Circuit Malta Mini Main Event, bagging 506,000 chips (42 big blinds) from Saturday evening’s turbo flight on Sept. 26, 2026, at Casino Malta. Bulgaria’s Aleksandar Georgiev finished second with 489,000, and Poland’s Grotkowski Hubert Michal was third at 420,000. Flight D drew 218 entries and advanced 33 players to the Final Day.

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