2016 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 Unibet Open Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
€65,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€292,000
Entries
292
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Fierens Loses With Aces to Kings

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Domien Fierens
Domien Fierens

From the cutoff, Domien Fierens raised to 600 and his neighbor on the button Anders Stenelt raised to 1,500. Both blinds released and Fierens four-bet to 4,200. Stenelt five-bet to 12,800. Fierens tanked for a bit and Stenelt announced he had the second best hand possible. Fierens then shoved all in and Stenelt, who said "I'm not here to fold", made the call.

Domien Fierens: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Anders Stenelt: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The flop was {10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts}, doing nothing for either player. The {K-Clubs} on the turn however, was a huge card for Stenelt and he doubled as the {2-Hearts} completed the board.

Stenelt, still shaking a bit, walked away shortly after receiving the pot, telling the table he needed a short break from all the excitement. Fierens now extremely short.

Player Chips Progress
Anders Stenelt se
Anders Stenelt
60,000
30,000
30,000
Domien Fierens be
Domien Fierens
2,175
-27,825
-27,825

Tags: Anders SteneltDomien Fierens

Over Bet Alert

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

From the hijack Quentin Lecomte made it 500 to go and big blind Pim de Goede made the call. De Goede check called a bet of 600 on {2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and both players checked the {J-Diamonds} on the turn.

The river came the {3-Diamonds} and De Goede bet a hefty 4,800. Lecomte asked if it indeed was 4,800, and quickly folded upon confirmation.

Player Chips Progress
Pim de Goede nl
Pim de Goede
31,000
1,000
1,000
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
27,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Pim de GoedeQuentin Lecomte

Van Brabander's Flush No Good

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

As we approached the table, the river was already dealt and a lot of chips were going to the middle. Van Brabander told us what had happened afterwards.

Van Brabander raised the hijack and big blind Dejan Vogrin made the call. He checked on {9-Spades}{Q-Spades}{3-Spades} and Van Brabander made a continuation bet. Vogrin check raised and Van Brabander made the call. Vogrin fired again on the {8-Diamonds} turn and Van Brabander called.

The {6-Diamonds} completed the board and Vogrin made a bet of 4,000. Van Brabrander raised to 16,000, telling us she made a mistake and only wanted to make it 12,000. Vogrin called and Van Brabander showed her {8-Spades}{4-Spades} for the flopped flush. Vogrin tabled {J-Spades}{6-Spades} for the higher flush and was pushed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dejan Vogrin si
Dejan Vogrin
52,000
22,000
22,000
Charlotte Van Brabander be
Charlotte Van Brabander
8,400
-21,600
-21,600

Tags: Charlotte Van BrabanderDejan Vogrin

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

"They Never Believe Me!"

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Anti Reinthal
Anti Reinthal

Kristoff Van Der Stichel opened under the gun and action folded to Anti Reinthal in the small blind. Reinthal three bet to 1,100 and Van Der Stichel made the call.

"They never believe me!" Reinthal exclaimed, mentioning that they shouldn't attack his blinds, but still keep on doing it.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Reinthal bet 1,300. Van Der Stichel made the call and the {8-Hearts} hit the turn. Reinthal, still talkative as always, bet 2,000. Again Van Der Stichel called.

The {5-Spades} completed the board and Reinthal said "Well, if you hit a set, bad luck for me."

He bet 2,500 right after that, and Van Der Stichel was quick to call.

"I only have aces" Reinthal said while showing his {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}. Van Der Stichel mucked and Reinthal said "Oh, they are good!"

Player Chips Progress
Anti Reinthal ee
Anti Reinthal
40,000
10,000
10,000
Kristoff Van Der Stichel be
Kristoff Van Der Stichel
22,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Anti ReinthalKristoff Van Der Stichel

De Vriess Off To a Good Start

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a flop of {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{3-Hearts} we witnessed Jerry de Vries check from the big blind. His opponent, John Forst, made a bet of 200 from the button. De Vries called, and check called another 600 on the {4-Clubs} turn.

The river came the {Q-Diamonds} and both players quickly checked. De Vries showed his {K-Spades}{6-Spades} for flopped trips, and Forst mucked instantly.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry de Vries nl
Jerry de Vries
37,000
7,000
7,000
John Forst at
John Forst
29,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Jerry de VriesJohn Forst

Lecomte's Bluff Fails, Gets Hero Called

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

As we got to the table, the turn was already out and former Unibet Open cahmpion Quentin Lecomte had just bet 250 from the big blind. The board was {9-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and his opponent made the call from the button.

The {2-Spades} completed the board and Lecomte carefully cut out 550 and slid his bet forward. His opponent on the button made the call after just half a minute of thinking, and Lecomte showed his {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. The button showed {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and soon enough received the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
28,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Quentin Lecomte

Former Champions and Unibet Open Regulars

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Former champions Quentin Lecomte and Peter Harkes have taken their seats, and Unibet Open regular Verbon, Simpson and Hendriks are also in attendance. The clock tells us 109 players have registered so far, but that number is sure to grow.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Hendriks nl
Alex Hendriks
30,000
Tim Verbon nl
Tim Verbon
30,000
Peter Harkes nl
Peter Harkes
30,000
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
30,000
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
30,000