The €330 Unibet Deepstack Open Cup is down to its final three players. Two former Unibet Open champions Dan Murariu and Kaarel Lepik are still in contention to win the special Deepstack Open event.
For Sophia "djarii" White, the Unibet Open has come to an end in the penultimate level of the day. Holding , White shoved her final chips in the middle and got looked up by a player with .
The on the flop gave White a substantial lead towards a double-up and the turn was save as well. The river, however, was one of the two remaining in the deck, ending the Unibet Ambassador's run on the spot.
In the final level of the day, Luigi Knoppers was all in and at risk for 34,700 on a flop. Behind him, Tomi Jumpponen called and a third player folded.
Luigi Knoppers:
Tomi Jumpponen:
Knoppers was a favorite with straight and flush draws, as well as the overcard, but needed to hit to win the hand. The on the turn added even more outs for the Dutchman residing on Malta and the on the river was one of them.
In the last hour of the day, both Dehlia de Jong and defending champion Martin Soukup have made their way to the exit. De Jong held a short stack through most of the tournament but was making a comeback during the latter stage of the day.
Up to 49,500, De Jong was in the small blind and facing a raise from the cutoff. Holding , De Jong shoved all in and received a call from . A king on the flop ended it for De Jong as she bowed out in 33rd place.
2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen champion Kaarel Lepik can add another piece of silverware to his collection, as he just became the winner of the €330 Unibet Deepstack Open Cup for €13,860! The Estonian defeated Darren McCarthy from Ireland heads-up. Unibet Ambassador Dan Murariu became third.
The full final table results and winners foto will follow later.
The first day of the Unibet Open Malta is done. 28 players have made their way to Day 2 and return on Saturday, May 19 at noon to play on. Chipleader after the first day is Charly Grenet with 197,400 chips.