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

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
27,000
Bart Kuiper nl
Bart Kuiper
31,000
-39,000
-39,000

Tags: Thomas EychenneBart Kuiper

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

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

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
87,000
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Alessandro Pichierri it
Alessandro Pichierri
30,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tapio Jarvinen fi
Tapio Jarvinen
Busted

Tags: Alessandro PichierriIan SimpsonTapio Jarvinen

Eliminations in Level 8

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Egi Adriaans was the latest casualty in the eight level of the day. The Belgian got it in with kings against queens for a 130,000 pot, but a queen on the flop made for a nasty exit. Esports Battle Royale winner Scott "Sco" McMillan has also run out of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Egi Adriaans nl
Egi Adriaans
Busted
Andrew Young
Andrew Young
Busted
Vincent Gabel be
Vincent Gabel
Busted
Antti Pystynen
Antti Pystynen
Busted
Akseli Hoisa
Akseli Hoisa
Busted
Scott McMillan gb
Scott McMillan
Busted
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Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
Busted
Mikka Kaihovaara
Mikka Kaihovaara
Busted
Bart Kuiper nl
Bart Kuiper
Busted
John Finnighan
John Finnighan
Busted
Frederic Cucchi
Frederic Cucchi
Busted
Oscar Tompsett gb
Oscar Tompsett
Busted
Slawomir Szulecki pl
Slawomir Szulecki
Busted
Matthias de Meulder be
Matthias de Meulder
Busted
Florin Haiduc ro
Florin Haiduc
Busted
Thomas Pohnke de
Thomas Pohnke
Busted
Eran Bachar
Eran Bachar
Busted
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon
Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200