2022 Unibet Malta

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 Unibet Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q4
Prize
€75,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€359,000
Entries
359
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
120
Players Left
33

Spedalieri Jams Into Ivezic

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Three ways to the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop, Florian Gouget and Jasenko Ivezic checked to Santina Spedalieri who bet 1,200. Only Ivezic called and then led the {5-Spades} turn for 1,000. Spedalieri quickly jammed for 7,500 and Ivezic folded almost instantly.

Player Chips Progress
Florian Gouget fr
Florian Gouget
22,000
10,000
10,000
Santina Spedalieri it
Santina Spedalieri
15,000
15,000
15,000
Jasenko Ivezic hr
Jasenko Ivezic
9,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Florian GougetJasenko IvezicSantina Spedalieri

New Entries and an Elimination

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The live stream is now available on the Unibet Poker social media channels as Henry Kilbane leads the commentary. He is joined by Unibet Poker ambassador Dara O'Kearney for the first few minutes, who will then enter the Progressive Knockout Side Event shortly.

Peter Kaae may very well be in there too as he was already eliminated in level three.

Player Chips Progress
Jorma Vuoksenmaa fi
Jorma Vuoksenmaa
30,000
Unibet Poker
Tony Westby no
Tony Westby
30,000
Dan Tolppanen fi
Dan Tolppanen
30,000
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
30,000
Romain Nardin fr
Romain Nardin
30,000
Peter Kaae dk
Peter Kaae
Busted

Tags: Dara O'KearneyHenry KilbanePeter Kaae

Juutilainen Catches Moolhuizen Bluffing

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Mateusz Moolhuizen
Mateusz Moolhuizen

Until the river of a {q-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} board there was already around 24,000 in the middle. Mateusz Moolhuizen moved all-in with the covering stack against Henri Juutilainen and the latter reluctantly called.

"Good call," Moolhuizen said and tapped the table before exposing the {k-Spades}{2-Spades} for a pair of deuces and missed straight as well as flush draw. Juutilainen had that beat with {j-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for jacks and deuces to double for 17,300, leaving Moolhuizen on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Henri Juutilainen fi
Henri Juutilainen
59,000
27,000
27,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
5,000
-23,000
-23,000

Tags: Henri JuutilainenMateusz Moolhuizen

Bujok Takes a Small Hit

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the turn showed {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Szymon Bujok checked his option. Fokke Beukers bet 1,300 into 1,800 to receive a call by Bujok, who then also checked the {2-Hearts} on the river. Beukers bet 4,000 and the big stack mulled it over for a minute before calling.

Bujok sighed when he was shown the {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a set of fours and mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
62,000
2,000
2,000
Fokke Beukers nl
Fokke Beukers
35,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Fokke BeukersSzymon Bujok

New Notables in the Field

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Unibet ambassador Monica Vaka has taken a seat early in level three and she is joined by Luigi D'Alterio and Tomasz Brzezinski, among others. Some 90 players are now registered for the first of three starting days.

Player Chips Progress
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
30,000
30,000
30,000
Monica Vaka no
Monica Vaka
30,000
30,000
30,000
Unibet Poker
Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jussi Heikela fi
Jussi Heikela
30,000
30,000
30,000
Janos Kurtosi hu
Janos Kurtosi
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Luigi D'AlterioMonica VacaTomasz Brzezinski

Live Stream Action to Start

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Level three has commenced and table eight was picked for the live stream setup. Eric Mertens leads the way on it ahead of Jannik Bengtsen while David Lappin sits just below the average stack. Cards up coverage and commentary will be on a 30-minute delay until the end of Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Mertens nl
Eric Mertens
44,500
Jannik Bengtsen dk
Jannik Bengtsen
37,200
10,200
10,200
Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk pl
Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk
35,300
David Szabo hu
David Szabo
33,100
3,100
3,100
Jon Persent no
Jon Persent
32,400
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
29,600
-400
-400
Unibet Poker
Alan Sexton ie
Alan Sexton
25,700
-11,300
-11,300

Tags: David LappinEric MertensJannik Bengtsen

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

First Break on Day 1a

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Out of a field of 78 players, only 75 contestants still have chips at their disposal and they have been sent into the first scheduled 20-minute break of the day. Killian Desnos was the third casualty of the day and briefly inquired when he can buy back in before heading out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Killian Desnos fr
Killian Desnos
Busted

Tags: Killian Desnos

Spampinato Takes From Gouguet

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Giulio Spampinato raised to 500 and earned one caller. Florian Gouget then three-bet to 1,500 in the cutoff and Spampinato reraised to 5,000. That forced out the cold-caller but Gouget came along to the {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop, which went check, check. Spampinato bet the {9-Diamonds} turn for 3,000 and Gouget surrendered right there.

Player Chips Progress
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
34,000
-4,000
-4,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Florian Gouguet
Florian Gouguet
12,000

Tags: Florian GougetGiulio Spampinato

Small Pots for De Laat and de Jong

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Bas de Laat bet the heads-up turn of {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades} for 1,800 and received a call by his sole opponent Levente Szabo. The {3-Spades} river completed the board and de Laat now bet 3,800 into a pot of 5,700. That was enough to win the pot uncontested as Szabo opted to fold.

Dehlia de Jong also earned a few chips to boost her stack early on. She opened to 500 and was called one way. Following a {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop, de Jong continued for 400 and that was all it took for her to win the pot right there.

Player Chips Progress
Dehlia de Jong nl
Dehlia de Jong
43,000
9,000
9,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
28,000
4,000
4,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
28,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Bas de LaatDehlia de JongLevente Szabo