Main Event
Day 1b Started
Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Day 1b of the Unibet Open Malta Main Event has kicked off with already 134 players in the field. Late registration will be open up until the start of level 7.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dara O'Kearney | 30,000 | 30,000 |
David Lappin | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Ian Simpson | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Alan Widmann | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Dan Murariu | 30,000 | |
Quentin Lecomte | 30,000 | |
Scott McMillan | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Kevin Teller | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Jordy Janssens | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Lisa Vannatta
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Colin Wijnholds
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Rafael Eisler
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Rauno Tahvonen | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Fredrik Bergmann | 30,000 | 30,000 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pekka Ikonen | 30,000 | |
Rauno Kiviloo | 30,000 | |
Kaarel Lepik | 30,000 | |
Valentin Messina | 30,000 | |
Mateusz Moolhuizen | 30,000 | |
Eszter Fabian | 30,000 | |
Ronni Borg | 30,000 | |
Simonas Eigminas | 30,000 | |
Leonardo Armino | 30,000 |
Even with 300 big blinds to start with and hour-long levels, there's always a chance to lose it all early on. It happened to Kyosti Isberg, who received the dubious honor of being the first one to go.
On a board, Isberg had 10,000 left and action was on Mihai Buzamat, who shoved all in into the already sizable pot. Reluctantly, Isberg flicked his final two T-5,000 chips in.
Kyosti Isberg:
Mihai Buzamat:
Isberg was drawing to the case king but it didn't land on the river to make him the first casualty.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mihai Buzamat
|
50,000 | |
Kyosti Isberg | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Egi Adriaans | 30,000 | |
Vincent Gabel | 30,000 | |
Toby Locke | 30,000 | |
Thomas Pohnke | 30,000 | |
Jacek Pustula | 30,000 | |
Kristof Segers | 30,000 | |
Bojan Zidar | 30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25