2018 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Nutu Out; 42 Remain

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ionut Nutu open-shoved 91,000 in middle position and Frederic Philippe also shoved from the small blind.

Ionut Nutu: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Frederic Philippe: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

"Give me that ace!" cheered Nutu but the dealer dealt a devastating {6-Spades}{K-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop instead. The {J-Diamonds} on the turn made the {8-Spades} on the river inconsequential and Nutu said his goodbyes in 43rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Frederic Philippe fr
Frederic Philippe
230,000 115,000
Ionut Nutu ro
Ionut Nutu
Busted
Anders Karlsson se
Anders Karlsson
Busted
Anton Haggblom fi
Anton Haggblom
Busted
Martin Wrulich at
Martin Wrulich
Busted

Tags: Ionut NutuFrederic Philippe

Simpson Slipping

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On the turn with the board {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, it was Ian Simpson in the big blind who checked to Stefan Kloet on the button. Kloet bet 23,000 and Simpson called it.

The {3-Spades} river prompted a 45,000 bet from Kloet and Simpson, with 105,000 behind, folded after a minute of deliberation.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Kloet nl
Stefan Kloet
260,000 129,800
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
105,000 -125,000

Tags: Ian SimpsonStefan Kloet

Eliminations in Level 13

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

These are the players that fell by the wayside in level 13 and just missed out on a money finish, including [Removed:402], Koen Roos, Tomasz Kozub and Toby Locke. With the bubble now coming close, action has slowed down across all tables.

Day 1a chipleader Charly Grenet also was among the latest to bow up. Grenet was down to 52,000 when his aces got cracked in unfortunate fashion. He was all in against the {7-}{6-} of Toni Ojala but the board ran out {A-}{5-}{9-}{8-}{2-} to improve Ojala to a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Morten Lyngbo no
Morten Lyngbo
Busted
[Removed:402] lt
[Removed:402]
Busted
Charly Grenet fr
Charly Grenet
Day 1A Chip Leader
Busted
Toby Locke gb
Toby Locke
Busted
Koen Roos nl
Koen Roos
Busted
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
Busted
Fabrice Ferrari be
Fabrice Ferrari
Busted
Colin Heus nl
Colin Heus
Busted
Tomasz Pietrzak pl
Tomasz Pietrzak
Busted
Are Pedersen no
Are Pedersen
Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Sinclair Drags a Big One

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

Lars Meysman raised to 9,000 from under the gun, Jack Sinclair three-bet to 27,000 in middle position and Meysman called. Both players checked the {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop.

The turn brought another {10-Clubs} and Meysman bet 30,000, which Sinclair called. The river was the {3-Spades} and Meysman checked. Sinclair cut out a bet of 49,000 and the Belgian called within ten seconds.

Sinclair tabled {A-Spades}{10-Spades} for trip tens and Meysman mucked his hand. The Brit now wields one of the largest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
335,000 175,000
Lars Meysman be
Lars Meysman
160,000 32,700

Tags: Jack SinclairLars Meysman

Eszter Fabian Accidentally Eliminated

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Eszter Fabian
Eszter Fabian

From under the gun, Eszter Fabian shoved her last 29,000 in the middle. It got folded to Anton Haggblom in the small blind, who, unaware of Fabian's shove, raised to three times the big blind. Once realizing there was already an all-in, Haggblom put in the extra chips to match the 29,000.

Jamie Munro gave it some thought in the big blind, given the situation, but decided to give up his hand.

Eszter Fabian: {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Anton Haggblom: {10-Spades}{4-Spades}

"I didn't see the raise," Haggblom apologised in regards to his optional holding. The hand was still drawing very live, though, and the dealer dealt a {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop to give Haggblom the lead. The Finn sealed it with the {4-Hearts} on the turn, rendering the {K-Hearts} river moot. Fabian kept her composure as she made her way to the exit 13 places before the money.

"That's how you win tournaments," stated Haggblom.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Haggblom fi
Anton Haggblom
120,000 2,700
Eszter Fabian hu
Eszter Fabian
Busted

Tags: Anton HaggblomEszter Fabian

Top Chip Counts After Level 12

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jan Eckert de
Jan Eckert
290,000 155,000
Jamie Munro gb
Jamie Munro
290,000 62,800
Zbigniew Pakleza pl
Zbigniew Pakleza
260,000 167,700
Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
242,000 15,600
[Removed:155] nl
[Removed:155]
Day 2 Chip Leader
230,000 98,000
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
230,000 -50,000
Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
219,000 106,200
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
213,000 93,000
Frederico Cirillo ar
Frederico Cirillo
202,000 79,400
Fredrik Bergmann no
Fredrik Bergmann
200,000 82,200
[Removed:158] be
[Removed:158]
190,000 58,600
Henri Piironen fi
Henri Piironen
180,000 71,000
George McDonald gb
George McDonald
180,000 84,500
Daniel Jacobsen dk
Daniel Jacobsen
Day 1B Chip Leader
174,000 -66,000
Ionut Nutu ro
Ionut Nutu
160,000 31,400
Joost Putters nl
Joost Putters
160,000 101,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 -16,400
Kristian Aksnes no
Kristian Aksnes
150,000 70,000
Ronald Haverkamp nl
Ronald Haverkamp
150,000 -17,800
Kevin Possemiers be
Kevin Possemiers
150,000 73,700
Emil Brunnberg se
Emil Brunnberg
145,000 39,400
Karl Stark se
Karl Stark
145,000 37,200
Ilkka Heikkila fi
Ilkka Heikkila
140,000 -50,000
Charly Grenet fr
Charly Grenet
Day 1A Chip Leader
140,000 -57,400
Kristof Segers be
Kristof Segers
30,000 -168,200