2018 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 Unibet Open Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€60,090
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
273
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Amazing River Skyrockets Simpson

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

Tapio Jarvinen opened the action from under the gun and Alessandro Pichierri called in middle position. Unibet Ambassador Ian Simpson three-bet on the button, Jarvinen four-bet shoved for 35,100, Pichierri reshoved and Simpson called all in for 60,700.

Just like that, a pot of over 150,000 was created with the mother of all setups:

Tapio Jarvinen: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Ian Simpson: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Alessandro Pichierri: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}

Pichierri had both players covered and was in tremendous shape to claim the overall chip lead. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{K-Hearts} and the river had the players gasping. Everyone quickly whipped out their phone to capture the moment, including Simpson himself, who suddenly boasts a stack of 160,000. Pichierri was left with 30,000, Jarvinen was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
160,000 87,000
Alessandro Pichierri it
Alessandro Pichierri
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 -70,000
Tapio Jarvinen fi
Tapio Jarvinen
Busted

Tags: Alessandro PichierriIan SimpsonTapio Jarvinen

Eliminated in Level 7

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pawel Wakuluk pl
Pawel Wakuluk
Busted
Charlo Azzopardi mt
Charlo Azzopardi
Busted
Ronni Borg dk
Ronni Borg
Busted
Robert Dymek
Robert Dymek
Busted
Erhan Doganay
Erhan Doganay
Busted
Mateusz Koczwara pl
Mateusz Koczwara
Busted
Teemu Toikkanen
Teemu Toikkanen
Busted
Mark Attard mt
Mark Attard
Busted
George Dimuleasa ro
George Dimuleasa
Busted
Matthias Bultel
Matthias Bultel
Busted
Patrik Jonsson se
Patrik Jonsson
Busted
Kaarel Lepik ee
Kaarel Lepik
Busted
Feargus Murphy ie
Feargus Murphy
Busted
Alexander Kinket
Alexander Kinket
Busted
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
Busted
James Sykes gb
James Sykes
Busted
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
Busted
Jonny Poyry
Jonny Poyry
Busted
Leonardo Armino nl
Leonardo Armino
Busted
Marius Morel ee
Marius Morel
Busted
Kristjan Muru ee
Kristjan Muru
Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Kuiper Pushed Out

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After Thomas Eychenne had raised from middle position, Bart Kuiper made it 7,300 from the big blind and Eychenne called in position. The flop was {6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Kuiper bet 7,500 after thirty seconds.

Eychenne went in the tank for minutes, appeared to settle on a fold, then opted to flick all his T-5,000 chips in. Kuiper checked his hand before throwing it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
120,000 27,000
Bart Kuiper nl
Bart Kuiper
31,000 -39,000

Tags: Thomas EychenneBart Kuiper

Lepik Doubles Up

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kaarel Lepik
Kaarel Lepik

Kaarel Lepik, who won the €330 Unibet Deepstack Open Cup yesterday for €13,860, raised to 2,200 in middle position. James Sykes three-bet shoved around 30,000 and Lepik called all in for 14,900 total.

Kaarel Lepik: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}
James Sykes: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The {Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{7-Clubs} board ran out safe for Lepik and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Kaarel Lepik ee
Kaarel Lepik
35,000 5,000
James Sykes gb
James Sykes
15,500 15,500

Tags: James SykesKaarel Lepik

Eliminated Before Dinner; Moolhuizen and "MojoOnPC" Out

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens
Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens

Players that got eliminated before dinner include Mateusz Moolhuizen and Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens. Moolhuizen called off three streets on {A-}{7-}{6-}{J-}{10-} with {J-}{7-}, with the last barrel being for his tournament life. His opponent showed {K-}{Q-} for the backdoor straight to eliminate the two-time champ.

Janssens was down to 8,100 when he moved in with {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}. He got looked up by Erik Nordahl with {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} and failed to improve enough on a {7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs} board.

Player Chips Progress
Richard J Cruse
Richard J Cruse
Busted
Thomas Lind mt
Thomas Lind
Busted
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
Busted
Jakob Linden se
Jakob Linden
Busted
Radoslaw Kopec pl
Radoslaw Kopec
Busted
Jussi Perlinen fi
Jussi Perlinen
Busted
Erik Mertens
Erik Mertens
Busted
Oleksandr Maksymov
Oleksandr Maksymov
Busted
Alexandru Farcas
Alexandru Farcas
Busted
Tom Wiggers
Tom Wiggers
Busted
Gisle Olssen
Gisle Olssen
Busted
Darren McCarthy
Darren McCarthy
Busted
Knut Rysstad
Knut Rysstad
Busted
Dennis Osterblom
Dennis Osterblom
Busted
Tobias Hausen de
Tobias Hausen
Busted
Domien Fierens
Domien Fierens
Busted
Pawel Zawadowicz pl
Pawel Zawadowicz
Busted
Romeo Ianau
Romeo Ianau
Busted
Paul Romain gb
Paul Romain
Busted
Antti Salmela fi
Antti Salmela
Busted
Vinod Jadav gb
Vinod Jadav
Busted
Marlin Timothee
Marlin Timothee
Busted
Ida Ngo
Ida Ngo
Busted
Jordy Janssens be
Jordy Janssens
Busted
Nicolaj Bonnischen
Nicolaj Bonnischen
Busted

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Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100