Day 1b of the 2018 Unibet Open Malta Main Event Starts at Noon

At noon local time, cards are back in the air for the second of two starting days at the 2018 Unibet Open Malta Main Event. 88 players showed up yesterday for Day 1a and that number is expected to be doubled on the second starting day.

28 players survived Day 1a, with Charly Grenet in pole position after bagging 197.400. The 1b players get 30,000 in chips and ten levels of 60 minutes each to try and top that amount. Breaks are scheduled after every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after level 6. Late registration for Day 1b, and the event, will close at the start at level 7. The tournament is in a classic freezeout format; all players will get only one bullet to work with.

Most of the Unibet Ambassadors and Esporters will take their seat today, including Dara "Doke" O'Kearney, David Lappin, Ian Simpson, Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen, Kevin "Papaplatte" Teller, Alan "hotted89" Widmann, Lisa "STPeach" Vannatta, Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens and Esports Battle Royale IX winner Scott "Sco" McMillan. Former Unibet Open Malta champion Mateusz Moolhuizen will also take his seat on Day 1b, as will Unibet Ambassador Dan Murariu. Both are looking to become the first player to ever win three Unibet Opens.

Day 1 Level Structure

Level	Small blind	Big blind	Ante
1	50	100	0
2	100	200	25
3	150	300	25
4	200	400	50
5	300	600	75
6	400	800	100
7	500	1,000	100
8	600	1,200	200
9	800	1,600	200
10	1,000	2,000	300

As a treat for the early birds, the Unibet Open Tag Team Championship is currently being broadcasted and can be watched on the live stream. Later today, at 6 p.m., the €90 QueenRules Ladies Event will commence. Earlier, PokerNews spoke with host Daiva Byrne about this special event, which can be read here.

PokerNews will be on the floor in the InterContinental Hotel to provide all coverage from the second stop of this season's Unibet Open.

Photo courtesy of Tambet Kask / Unibet Open