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

Karlsson Takes a Chunk Off Penev

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mats Karlsson raised to 2,500 and Anko Hoogendijk called on the button. Zlatin Penev in the small blind had other plans and made it 12,000 to go, which only Karlsson called.

On a {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Penev continued for 3,500 and received a call. The Bulgarian fired a second barrel for 19,000 on the {k-Spades} turn but couldn't get rid of Karlsson either, who stuck around with the call.

On the {q-Clubs} river, Penev then checked and Karlsson bet 18,000 in order to win the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
190,000
30,000
30,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Zlatin Penev bg
Zlatin Penev
60,000
Anko Hoogendijk nl
Anko Hoogendijk
16,000
-24,000
-24,000

Tags: Anko HoogendijkMats KarlssonZlatin Penev

Down to Six Tables on Day 1a

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hendrik Van Dam
Hendrik Van Dam

The pace of eliminations has slowed down in the penultimate level and Emmi Juutilainen was the only one to depart on the feature table, which still has Szymon Bujok near the top of the leaderboard.

Monica Vaka was then eliminated on the outer tables and Hendrik Van Dam followed. The cards of the latter were mucked already as Juho Santala was shipped the pot. His {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} had failed to connect with the {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades} board but ace-jack high was good enough for the win anyways.

Player Chips Progress
Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
190,000
9,600
9,600
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
85,000
10,000
10,000
Baard Dahl mt
Baard Dahl
70,000
50,000
50,000
Koen Meutstege nl
Koen Meutstege
68,000
4,000
4,000
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
35,000
Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
35,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Emmi Juutilainen fi
Emmi Juutilainen
Busted
Hendrik Van Dam
Hendrik Van Dam
Busted
Monica Vaka no
Monica Vaka
Busted

Tags: Emmi JuutilainenHendrik Van DamJuho SantalaMonica VakaSzymon Bujok

Andersson Successfully Jams Into Vella

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a completed board of {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Mark Vella had invested 22,000 on the button. He then faced a push for 63,200 by Morgan Andersson in the small blind and that sent the local resident into the tank.

Ultimately he folded and put his opponent on either pocket sixes or king-queen but Andersson didn't reveal the cards to solve this mystery. Before the shuffle for the next hand was completed, Vella inquired again but Andersson just grinned and replied "I don't remember".

Player Chips Progress
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
118,000
-27,000
-27,000
Morgan Andersson se
Morgan Andersson
100,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Mark VellaMorgan Andersson

Matyjaszczyk Felted by Sandoff

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Karl Erik Sandoff got a three-bet shove for 22,100 through when Juho Santala raised to 2,500 and Koen Meutstege called, as both the initial raiser and the flat-caller let go.

Sandoff's chips were in the middle again shortly after and he flipped against Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk in the following showdown.

Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Karl Erik Sandoff: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} board improved Sandoff on the turn and Matyjaszczyk was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
50,000
35,000
35,000
Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk pl
Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk
Busted

Tags: Juho SantalaKarl Erik SandoffKoen MeutstegeRadoslaw Matyjaszczyk

Juutilainen No More

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The cards were already flipped over as Henri Juutilainen was in dire shape with his {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. Tony Westby not only had the superior stack but also the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Things got a lot worse on the {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop and the {10-Diamonds} turn left the Finn drawing dead, making the {3-Hearts} river a formality.

Both stacks were counted and the 40,000 of Juutilainen were indeed covered.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Westby no
Tony Westby
95,000
-5,000
-5,000
Henri Juutilainen fi
Henri Juutilainen
Busted

Tags: Henri JuutilainenTony Westby

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Lappin Leaps Back Above Starting Stack

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
David Lappin
David Lappin

In a duel big blind versus button, David Lappin got it in for the last 13,400 on the {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop and Jon Per Persent looked him up.

David Lappin: {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Jon Per Persent: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The {3-Diamonds} turn and {a-Diamonds} river kept Lappin in contention while he put a small dent into the big stack of Persent.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
145,000
-15,000
-15,000
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
35,000

Tags: David LappinJon Per Persent

Three-Bet Pot for Meutstege

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Following an open raise by Juho Santala, Koen Meutstege three-bet and earned a call as the duo headed to the {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop. There were 17,500 in the middle and Santala checked the option, which then triggered a bet worth 5,000 by Meutstege.

That was all it took for the Dutchman to win the pot, as Santala sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Malte Hallgren dk
Malte Hallgren
110,000
110,000
110,000
Koen Meutstege nl
Koen Meutstege
70,000
2,000
2,000
Baard Dahl mt
Baard Dahl
65,000
-5,000
-5,000
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
65,000
-20,000
-20,000
Jussi Heikela fi
Jussi Heikela
50,000
-13,000
-13,000
Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
47,000
-3,000
-3,000
Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
25,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Juho SantalaKoen Meutstege

Updated Late Night Counts

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
200,000
13,000
13,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
200,000
55,000
55,000
Pekka Ikonen fi
Pekka Ikonen
130,000
Lennart Dijkkamp nl
Lennart Dijkkamp
130,000
95,000
95,000
Dehlia de Jong nl
Dehlia de Jong
100,000
40,000
40,000
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
100,000
50,000
50,000
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
85,000
11,000
11,000
Kenneth Heinsvig dk
Kenneth Heinsvig
70,000
54,000
54,000
Christos Xanthopoulos gr
Christos Xanthopoulos
50,000
12,000
12,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
50,000
-60,000
-60,000
Anko Hoogendijk nl
Anko Hoogendijk
40,000
24,000
24,000
Alberto Cigliano it
Alberto Cigliano
Busted
Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
Busted
Frank Van Elk
Frank Van Elk
Busted

Urgently Needed Double for Sibold

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ilona Sibold
Ilona Sibold

Ilona Sibold was among the shorter stacks in the field and that remains to be the case. However, she just doubled through Erik Lindqwist to reach half the average stack.

The cards of Lindqwist were in the muck already as he paid off the double. Sibold's {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} were the winning hand on a board of {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Lindqwist se
Erik Lindqwist
70,000
-70,000
-70,000
Ilona Sibold ee
Ilona Sibold
40,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Erik LindqwistIlona Sibold