2016 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 2
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

A Disaster Prevented

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Pekka Ikonen made it 25,000 to go and Irena Macesovic called from the big blind.

Macesovic check called 22,000 on {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and check called another 60,000 on the {K-Clubs} turn. The river came the {A-Clubs} and both players checked immediately.

Macesovic showed {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the flopped flush draw and turned top pair. Ikonen tabled {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for the higher flopped flush draw and rivered higher pair.

Player Chips Progress
Pekka Ikonen fi
Pekka Ikonen
660,000 -40,000
Irena Macesovic lt
Irena Macesovic
625,000 -174,000

Tags: Pekka IkonenIrena Macesovic

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Soukup Gets Two Streets

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Clint Sammut opened the button for 23,000 and the big blind folded out of turn. Small blind Martin Soukup made the call and both players checked on {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

The {8-Spades} hit the turn and Soukup bet 27,000. Sammut called, and he called the 50,000 bet Soukup made on the {5-Hearts} river as well.

Soukup showed {A-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Sammut mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Clint Sammut mt
Clint Sammut
600,000 230,000
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
315,000 -105,000

Tags: Clint SammutMartin Soukup

Macesovic Triples With Aces Through Kings and Kings

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Irena Macesovic
Irena Macesovic

Vitalii Belyaev was first to act and made it 22,000. His neighbor Mark Taylor three-bet to 53,000 and Irena Macesovic under the gun plus two shoved for 259,000. Action folded back to Belyaev and he reshoved. Taylor called all in just about instantly.

Vitalii Belyaev: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Mark Taylor: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Irena Macesovic: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

"Wow! Wow!" said Charlo Azzopardi as he called over someone on the rail to witness it all.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Macesovic asked for a blank on the turn so the two would be drawing dead; "No 2 no nothing!"

The {9-Hearts} on the turn was a blank and the {5-Clubs} made things official.

Player Chips Progress
Irena Macesovic lt
Irena Macesovic
799,000 489,000
Vitalii Belyaev ua
Vitalii Belyaev
385,000 -155,000
Mark Taylor us
Mark Taylor
70,000 -165,000

Tags: Vitalii BelyaevMark TaylorIrena Macesovic

Chop It Up!

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Charlo Azzopardi in the hijack and he opened for 21,000. Big blind Joseph Said made the call and lead out for 12,000 on {Q-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Azzopardi raised to 36,000 and Said made the call without much hesitation.

The {6-Hearts} fell on the turn and Said asked how much Azzopardi had behind. Azzopardi showed he had around 110,000 or so, and Said announced he was all in. Azzopardi made the call.

Charlo Azzopardi: {J-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Joseph Said: {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}

The river {10-Spades} guaranteed both players a chop, and they both got their investment back plus some interest.

Tags: Joseph SaidCharlo Azzopardi

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 2,000

Dinner Break

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 25 players are on their 60-minute dinner break. Check back in an hour for continuing coverage of the Unibet Open Malta Main Event.