Final Day – MPF Autumn 2024

Top Stacks After The Dinner Break

Level 32: 80,000/160,000 (120,000)
Entries: 19/2045

The remaining players in the MPF Main Event are back from their dinner break and ready to continue the fight toward the final table. With just 19 players left, every move counts as they edge closer to Day 3’s finish line. Each player is determined to make it through to the prestigious final 9, with some impressive stacks leading the way.

Here are the top 5 chip stacks as we dive back into the action:

Stay tuned as we bring you all the excitement and key moments from this intense race to the final table!

Eichner Eliminates Toyras in 20th Place (€5,000)

Level 31: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 20/2045

Miika Toyras (pictured below) from Finland limped in from the small blind and faced a raise from Charles Eichner. In response, Toyras shoved his last 20 big blinds, and Eichner quickly called.

Miika Toyras: A♥5♠
Charles Eichner: A♠10♠

The flop landed 8♣J♥Q♠, giving Eichner a strong lead. The turn brought the A♣, prompting Toyras to call for a chop, but the 2♣ on the river sealed his fate. Toyras exits in 20th place, taking home €5,000 for an impressive deep run close to the final table. A great run from the Finnish player.

Charles Eichner – 13,000,000
Miika Toyras – 0

Players Who Busted Just Outside Of Top 20

Level 31: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 20/2045

Check out the players who recently busted right before the top 20 in the main event:

Lando Has Three Barrels Up His Sleeve

Level 31: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 22/2045

Charles Eichner opened the pot from an early position and got a call from Domenico Lando (pictured below), sitting on the bubble. The flop came 2♥7♦3♦, and after Eichner checked, Lando bet 300,000. Eichner called, and they saw the turn 8♣. Another check from Eichner led to a 600,000 bet from Lando, which Eichner called once again.

When the river 10♠ completed the board, Eichner checked a third time. This time, he faced an all-in from Lando for 2.3 million chips! After a long think, Eichner decided to fold, letting Lando scoop a pot worth over 2 million with this aggressive play.

Charles Eichner – 10,000,000
Domenico Lando – 4,800,000

Backstrom Runs Into Trouble

Level 31: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 25/2045

Per Joakim Backstrom shoved his last 1.5 million under the gun, and action folded to Antoine Berruel, who looked at his first card and commented, “This one is good,” then peeked at his second card and called. Tough luck for Backstrom as Berruel revealed A♣A♠ while Backstrom held K♣J♦. The flop 2♦7♠3♠ and the turn Q♣ brought no help for the Swede, sealing his fate.

Berruel didn’t have him covered by two blinds, next hand Backstrom was all in versus two with seven-deuce off and busted. Backstrom takes home €3,500 as he finished in 25th place.

The tournament moves to a redraw for the final three tables.

Per Joakim Backstrom – 0
Antoine Berruel – 2,700,000

One Freeroll To Rule Them All

Level 30: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 29/2045

Davide Gelardi opened from the button and faced a shove from Scott Ledingham in the small blind, putting in his 16 big blinds. The big blind folded, and Gelardi made the snap call. Both players turned over the same hand:

• Scott Ledingham – [invalid notations]
• Davide Gelardi – [invalid notations]

With identical hands, it seemed a likely chop—until the board started spicing things up! The flop brought [invalid notations], and as if straight out of an online poker story, the 6♠ turn and J♠ river gave Ledingham the freeroll flush! He scoops the pot, keeping his tournament hopes alive with under 30 players left.

Davide Gelardi – 3,100,000
Scott Ledingham – 3,400,000