Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2018 Unibet Open Malta
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Unibet Open Malta
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
273
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Muru Doubles; Wakuluk Shoves; Moolhuizen Overbets; Janssens Short
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Kristjan Muru was all in with 
open and was paid off by Slawomir Szulecki with 
on a 
board.
At another table, Mateusz Moolhuizen showed a creative line by betting 19,000 into an 8,000 pot on a 
. His opponent gave it up and Moolhuizen moved up to 45,000.
On table 6, Pawel Wakuluk four-bet shoved 24,700 from middle position after Thomas Lind had three-bet to 3,800 on the button. Lind folded quickly and Wakuluk chipped up.
Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens is one of the Esporters playing today and the popular Belgian arrived with a fashionably late start. It's not his day yet, as Janssens has dropped down to 8,500. His countryman Matthias De Meulder is doing better and is up to 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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45,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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32,000 | |
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30,000
-55,000
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-55,000 |
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27,000 | |
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8,500
-21,500
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-21,500 |
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Day 1b Photos
Photos by Tambet Kask & Elena Vareiko / Unibet Open.
Home Court Advantage for Jack Sinclair
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Although Jack Sinclair is travelling around the globe a lot, the island of Malta is technically the place he calls home. Sinclair has jumped in late on Day 1b to play this event on home soil.
Protégé of German star Philipp Gruissem, Sinclair broke through in 2017 and recently broke the $2M mark in lifetime earnings. His biggest accomplishment to date is an 8th place in the 2017 WSOP Main Event, for a payday of $1,200,000.
If you want to read more about Sinclair's whirlwind year, check out PokerNews' recent interview with one of UK's rising stars.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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Mika Maki Distancing Himself
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
As we enter the dinner break, Mika Maki sits behind one of the largest stacks in the room with about 140,000 in chips. The Finn picked up another pot on a 
flop, where he bet 11,000 and got two folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
The field is on a 60-minute dinner break. 118 out of 182 players are still in contention. Late registration will be open up until the start of level 7, after which the prize pool and payouts are announced.
Dinner Break Counts
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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141,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
117,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
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109,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
88,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
78,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
73,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
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73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
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57,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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54,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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52,000 | |
|
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45,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
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10,600
-62,400
|
-62,400 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Eliminated Before Dinner; Moolhuizen and "MojoOnPC" Out
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Players that got eliminated before dinner include Mateusz Moolhuizen and Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens. Moolhuizen called off three streets on 
with , with the last barrel being for his tournament life. His opponent showed for the backdoor straight to eliminate the two-time champ.
Janssens was down to 8,100 when he moved in with 
. He got looked up by Erik Nordahl with 
and failed to improve enough on a 
board.
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Lepik Doubles Up
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
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:
James Sykes: 
The 
board ran out safe for Lepik and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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15,500
15,500
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15,500 |