2019 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
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Simpson Forces a Fold

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Ian Simpson raised it up to 600 from under the gun and was called by Llkaa Kasperi on his left and Jorma Vuoksenmaa in the big blind. The flop fell {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and the action checked to Kasperi who bet 600. Vuoksenmaa folded but Simpson called.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and Simpson led out for 2,300 this time. Kasperi called to see the {2-Hearts} hit the river. Simpson fired out another bet of 4,200 and Kasperi thought for over a minute before letting his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
34,500
6,500
6,500
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Profile photo of Kasperi Llkaa fi
Kasperi Llkaa
23,900
6,100
6,100

Tags: Jorma VuoksenmaaIan SimpsonLlkaa Kasperi

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Grekul Flops Two Pair to Stay Alive

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Renato Messina opened to 800 in early position and was called by Alexander Lebedev in middle position. Igor Grekul was down to just 4,300 chips and moved all in from the cutoff. Bartlomiej Grabowski flat-called from the small blind and both Messina and Lebedev folded.

Igor Grekul: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Bartlomiej Grabowski: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Grekul needed to connect with the board in order to stay alive and he did so in a big way on the {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} flop. The {a-Spades} on the turn gave Grabowski some outs for the win or for the chop, but the {7-Diamonds} on the river ensured Grekul of a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bartlomiej Grabowski pl
Bartlomiej Grabowski
25,700
Profile photo of Igor Grekul ua
Igor Grekul
11,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Igor GrekulBartlomiej Grabowski

Jurkovil Gives Up on the River

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Jussi Perlinen made it 700 to go from the hijack and was called by Stjepan Jurkovil in the cutoff. Bjorn Kadgien also came along from the big blind to see a flop of {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

The action checked around to the {6-Diamonds} on the turn and both Kadgien and Perlinen checked again. Jurkovil tossed in a bet of 1,800 and only Kadgien called.

The river was the {4-Spades} and Kadgien checked for the third time. Jurkovil gave up and checked it back. Kadgien tabled {6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for two pair and Jurkovil conceded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stjepan Jurkovil hr
Stjepan Jurkovil
42,500
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Bjorn Kadgien de
Bjorn Kadgien
27,200

Tags: Jussi PerlinenBjorn KadgienStjepan Jurkovil

First Hiccup for Kanic-Mitrovic

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Luca Beretta
Luca Beretta

With around 10,000 already in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}. Luca Beretta and Uros Kanic-Mitrovic were heads-up in the pot and the two players quickly got all of the chips in the middle with Beretta at risk for 24,000.

Luca Beretta: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Uros Kanic-Mitrovic: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Both players held an overpair to the board but it was Beretta who had a comfortable lead. The {8-Clubs} on the turn and the {6-Clubs} on the river changed nothing as Beretta held on for a double up. It was the first hiccup for Kanic-Mitrovic who has been having a stellar start to the day sitting among the leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Uros Kanic-Mitrovic be
Uros Kanic-Mitrovic
72,500
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Luca Beretta it
Luca Beretta
58,500
58,500
58,500

Tags: Luca BerettaUros Kanic-Mitrovic

Limped Pot Pays Off for Marttinen

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Mateusz Moolhuizen limped in from the hijack which invited Antti Marttinen to come along from the cutoff. Both of the blinds also tagged along and four players saw a flop of {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}.

The action checked to Moolhuizen who bet 500. Marttinen called along with Rik Katerberg in the small blind. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and the action checked to Marttinen this time who bet 1,000. Katerberg called and Moolhuizen stepped aside.

The river was the {6-Diamonds} and Katerberg checked once more. Marttinen sized up a bet of 6,000 this time and Katerberg finally threw his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rik Katerberg nl
Rik Katerberg
30,800
Profile photo of Antti Marttinen fi
Antti Marttinen
25,000
Profile photo of Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
21,500
12,500
12,500

Tags: Mateusz MoolhuizenAntti MarttinenRik Katerberg

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Chip Leaders from the Break

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Abbey Akkio fi
Abbey Akkio
92,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Mikkel Stenkjaer dk
Mikkel Stenkjaer
78,000
78,000
78,000
Profile photo of Uros Kanic-Mitrovic be
Uros Kanic-Mitrovic
72,000
500
500
Profile photo of Zoltan Barabas hu
Zoltan Barabas
67,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Luca Beretta it
Luca Beretta
67,000
8,500
8,500
Profile photo of Koen Roos nl
Koen Roos
67,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
67,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Stjepan Jurkovil hr
Stjepan Jurkovil
66,000
23,500
23,500
Profile photo of Timothy Booker mt
Timothy Booker
61,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Kristian Aksnes no
Kristian Aksnes
61,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Andreas Leledakis gr
Andreas Leledakis
55,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Piotr Shautsou by
Piotr Shautsou
54,000
10,000
10,000