For David Lappin, Unibet Ambassador and host of poker podcast The Chip Race, the Unibet Open Malta Main Event has become one to quickly forget. Down to 11,000, Lappin four-bet shoved 
into 
and didn't improve to end his bid in the third level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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68,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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65,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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54,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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42,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
Photos courtesy of Tambet Kask & Elena Vareiko / Unibet Open.
Esports Battle Royale winner Scott "Sco" McMillan was facing a bet of 6,600 on an 
board from Mark Attard. McMillan called, leaving himself with around 19,000 behind. The river brought the 
and McMillan quickly check-folded to a sizable bet from Attard.
A couple of hands later at the same table, four other players were involved in a hand with the board reading 
. First to act, Bart "DonBartos" Kuiper bet 1,900 and Deivus Rinkevicius made it 7,800 to his direct left.
The other two players folded and Kuiper, once action was back on him, took around a minute before shoving. Rincevicius had 13,000 left and snap-folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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19,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
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13,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Matthias De Meulder and Andreas Klatt are among the latest entrants on Day 1b. The field is currently up to 169 players, with 150 remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
107,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
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100,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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80,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
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|
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73,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Among the latest to bow out of the tournament are Unibet Ambassador Alan "hotted89" Widmann and Lisa "STPeach" Vannatta. For Widmann, it ended in level 5 when he got it all in with 
against 
. Widmann did turn a flush draw to go with his overcards, but bricked on the river and came up short.
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
On a 
board, action was on Ian Simpson in a blind versus blind battle against Jakob Linden. Simpson bet 11,575 into a 20,000 pot and Linden gave it up. Simpson is now up to 55,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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85,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
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70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
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47,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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37,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
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33,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
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20,000
-22,000
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-22,000 |
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18,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
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