Dinner Break
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 34 players are now heading on a 60-minute dinner break.
2019 Unibet Open Malta
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Unibet Open Malta
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€327,000
Entries
327
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Ojala Flops a Set to Stay Alive
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action folded to Serdar Demircan who made it 17,000 to go on the button. Toni Ojala pushed his stack of 82,000 into the middle from the big blind and Demircan couldn't get the chips in fast enough.
Toni Ojala: 
Serdar Demircan: 
The flop came 
and Ojala grabbed a stranglehold on the hand with a set of jacks. The 
on the turn gave Demircan a straight draw but the 
on the river ensured Ojala of a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | 80,000 |
|
173,000 | 94,000 |
Wozniak Scoops on the River
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mateusz Wozniak opened to 12,000 in middle position for the third hand in a row. Connor Quinn came in for a three-bet to 50,000 in the small blind and Wozniak called.
The flop came 
and Quinn led out for 35,000. Wozniak called and the landed on the turn. Both players checked and the 
paired the board on the river. Quinn checked again and Wozniak fired out a bet of 70,000 which got Quinn to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
484,000 | 235,000 |
|
478,000 | -124,000 |
Day 2 Photos
Courtesy of Tambet and Elena Kask
Bad Timing for Polgar
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After a raise to 12,000 from Zoltan Barabas, Tonio Roeder shipped all in for 137,000 in the cutoff. Krisztina Polgar also put her last 60,000 chips in the middle on the button and the rest of the table folded.
Tonio Roeder: 
Krisztina Polgar: 
Polgar found herself in a dominated position and there was nothing the 
board could do to save her.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 39,000 |
|
Busted |
Kaarstad on the Rise Again
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action folded to Serdar Demircan in the small blind who made it 18,000 to go. Petter Kaarstad called from the big blind and the two players saw a flop of 
.
Both players checked and the landed on the turn. Demircan led out for 23,000 and Kaarstad made a quick call. The river was the and Demircan sized up another bet of 60,000. Kaarstad thought for a moment but eventually made the call. Demircan showed for just ace-high while Kaarstad held 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
396,000 | 111,000 |
|
|
198,000 | -87,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Andersen Scores a Double Up
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Matthew Ireland opened to 16,000 in middle position and Christian Andersen shoved all in for 70,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Ireland asked for a count before making the call.
Christian Andersen: 
Matthew Ireland: 
The flop of 
put Andersen in the lead after hitting a nine. The on the turn made his hand event better and the on the river confirmed his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
332,000 | -32,000 |
|
160,000 | -84,000 |
Sesay and Simpson Creating a Rivalry
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ever since the players returned from dinner break, Ian Simpson and Sulaiman Sesay have been playing pot after pot with each other. Simpson has gotten the better of Sesay over the past hour but Sesay was determined to turn things around.
With around 200,000 in the middle already, the board read . Sesay checked from the cutoff and Simpson slung in a bet of 135,000 on the button. Sesay contemplated his decision for a couple of minutes before shipping all in for around 400,000 total. Simpson quickly folded and Sesay raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000 | 460,000 |
|
522,000 | 152,000 |