2019 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 Unibet Open Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
€71,620
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€327,000
Entries
327
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
113
Players Left
44

Messina and Aksnes Play a Big One

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Renato Messina
Renato Messina

Three players headed to the flop with around 7,500 in the middle. The flop came {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades} and the action checked to Kristian Aksnes on the button who bet 3,600. Jozsef Hegyi folded in the big blind and Renato Messina called from the hijack.

The turn was the {7-Spades} and Messina check-called another bet of 7,200 from Aksnes. The {a-Spades} completed the board and Messina checked for the third time. Aksnes slung in a bet of 18,500 and Messina went into the tank for over two minutes. He eventually slid out a raise to 59,000 and now it was Aksnes who needed to think.

After deliberating for a couple of minutes as well, Aksnes eventually threw his {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} into the muck and Messina collected one of the largest pots thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Renato Messina it
Renato Messina
144,000
32,000
32,000
Kristian Aksnes no
Kristian Aksnes
91,500
-12,500
-12,500

Tags: Jozsef HegyiKristian AksnesRenato Messina