The action folded to Luca Beretta who stuck in a raise on the button. Adrian Nica was one of the short stacks at the table and pushed all in for around 50,000 in the big blind. Beretta made the call and the cards were face up.
Luca Beretta: 
Adrian Nica: 
Nica was looking to avoid the dreaded ace but sure enough, the flop of 
gave Beretta the lead. The 
and the 
were unable to help Nica who headed for the exit.
Mate Mecs made it 5,000 to go from the cutoff and Andre Henning three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind. Mecs thought for a minute before shoving all in for just over 100,000 and Henning flicked in a chip to call.
Mate Mecs: 
Andre Henning: 
The two players were flipping for stacks and Henning took the lead on the 
flop. However, the on the turn gave Mecs a set of sixes and Henning was drawing dead to the 
on the river. Once the stacks were counted, Henning started with just under 100,000 chips and was eliminated.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The remaining 80 players are heading on their first 20-minute break of the day.
The field is now down to just 82 players as the first break of the day approaches.
Alan Carr raised it up to 4,500 in early position and Petter Kaarstad defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
Kaarstad threw in a bet of 8,000 and Carr called to see the 
pair the board on the river. Kaarstad reached back for another bet of 30,000 and Carr stuck in a raise to 80,000. Kaarstad went into the tank for a minute before finally making the call. Carr turned over 
for a full house and Kaarstad mucked his cards.
Epsen Moen opened to 4,500 in early position and Matthew Ireland three-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff. Uuso Wiksten four-bet shoved all in for around 70,000 in the big blind which got Moen to fold. Ireland, however, quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Matthew Ireland:
Uuso Wiksten: 
Not only did Ireland have the larger of the two pocket pairs, but he also had both of the suits covered. That would be important as the board ran out 
and Ireland held the nut flush to eliminate Wiksten.
The numbers have been finalized and with a total of 327 entries over the course of three starting flights, this is the largest Unibet Open Malta to date. There will be €327,000 up for grabs spread across 39 places. A min-cash will be worth €2,300 while the winner will take home €71,620. A full list of the payouts can be viewed by clicking on the 'Payout' tab.
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