2016 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b23
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
Players Left 1 / 292
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Sobanski Eliminated

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Daniel Chevalier
Daniel Chevalier

From early position, Griffin Benger raised to 3,400. His neighbor Michal Sobanski shoved all in for 30,300 and action folded to Daniel Chevalier in the small blind. Chevalier made the call and the big blind and Benger both folded.

Daniel Chevalier: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Michal Sobanski: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Sobanski made his exit.

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Daniel Chevalier
120,000
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Michal Sobanski
Busted

Tags: Griffin BengerDaniel ChevalierMichal Sobanski

Check Call, Front Push

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to Dario Marinelli in the cutoff and he opened for 3,500. Ivan Neytchev, his neighbor on the button, three-bet to 8,500. Both blinds released, Marinelli made the call.

The flop came {K-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Marinelli check called a bet of 8,000. The {9-Clubs} fell on the turn and Marinelli now front pushed all in for about 30,000. Neytchev instantly folded.

Tags: Dario MarinelliIvan Neytchev

Not Cool Man

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Rene Kuhlman opened from early position to 3,500 and got a call and a squeeze to 10,000 behind him. He then pushed all in for 37,100 and both opponents folded.

Right the next hand, Kuhlman sat in the big blind and three-bet a player. The player shoved for 50,000 effectively with {A-}{J-} and Kuhlman called with his {K-}{K-}. The board ran out {A-}{Q-}{Q-}{A-}{K-} and despite rivering a full house, it wasn't enough to stay alive. Exit for Kuhlman.

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Rene Kuhlman
Busted

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Benger Busts Kamil

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Just before the last break, Hormiz Kamil busted from the tournament. He had announced his desire to play omaha cash games before, and got eliminated shortly after.

According to one of the bystanders, Griffin Benger opened and Hormiz Kamil three-bet. Benger called, and check raised all in on a low flop. Kamil called with ace queen high and Benger had a flush draw with a suited {5-}{3-}. The flush hit and Kamil made his way to the omaha games.

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Griffin Benger
175,000
35,000
35,000
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Hormiz Kamil
Busted

Tags: Griffin BengerHormiz Kamil

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

De Smet Eliminated

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Laurens De Smet had a roller coaster of a level, and ended it in bad fashion as he just hit the rail. He shoved his last 12 big blinds in from the cutoff with {K-}{J-} suited, but unfortunately for him the big blind woke up with {A-}{K-}. De Smet found no help on the flop, turn or river, and De Smet made his exit.

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Laurens De Smet
Busted

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De Smet Pays Pavlova Back

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Tsvetelina Pavlova
Tsvetelina Pavlova

Laurens De Smet doubled through Tsvetelina Pavlova not too long ago, and now the situation was the other way around.

Pavlova raised under the gun and De Smet three-bet. Action got back to Pavlova and she pushed all in for 20 big blinds. De Smet called with {10-}{10-} and Pavlova tabled {A-}{A-}. The board ran out all blanks and De Smet doubled Pavlova.

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Tsvetelina Pavlova
48,000
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Laurens De Smet
16,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Laurens De SmetTsvetelina Pavlova

Blahynka Doubles

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Toni Ojala made it 2,500 from the cutoff and his neighbor Jan Blahynka pushed all in for 16,800 from the button. Both blinds folded and Ojala asked for a count before he called.

Toni Ojala: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Jan Blahynka: {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Blahynka doubled up with his flopped pair of queens.

Tags: Toni OjalaJan Blahynka

De Smet Back in Action

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Laurens De Smet was down to just 10 big blinds when he found {A-}{K-} and reshoved on Tsvetelina Pavlova. She called with {A-}{4-} suited but couldn't hit a four to bust her neighbor.

Not much later, a shorty with just 6 big blinds moved all in. De Smet, still short himself, looked him up with {4-}{4-} and was shown {3-}{3-}. The fours held up and De Smet eliminated his opponent to get to above starting stack.

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Laurens De Smet
33,000
3,000
3,000

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