2022 Unibet Malta

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
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De Laat Cannot Shake Off Valliaro

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

Esa Valliaro raised from under the gun and was called by Bas de Laat in the big blind. The Dutchman checked the {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop and subsequently check-raised to 6,000 when Valliaro continued for 2,500.

Valliaro tossed in the additional chips and they headed to the {j-Spades} on the turn. De Laat checked again and Valliaro's bet worth 7,500 won the pot without any further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Esa Valliaro fi
Esa Valliaro
50,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
28,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Bas de LaatEsa Valliaro

Karlsson Leads the Way on Feature Table

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

Domenico Gala limped the {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} in the small blind and Mats Karlsson raised to 7,000 in the big blind with the {q-Hearts}{6-Spades}, which Gala called. On a {q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop, Gala check-called for another 7,000 and the {9-Spades} turn followed.

Gala checked once more and Karlsson fired a bet worth 16,000 to win the pot, exposing his queen before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
220,000
30,000
30,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
202,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala
122,000
3,800
3,800

Tags: Domenico GalaMats Karlsson

Big Stacks Battle on the Feature Table

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

Dan Tolppanen was able to increase his stack significantly since moving to the feature table and yet he is one of four players with a large chip tower at their disposal.

Two of them just played out a three-bet pot with Domenico Gala opening to 3,000 and Mats Karlsson three-betting to 14,000. Gala stuck around to the {q-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop on which he faced a bet worth 15,000 by Karlsson and called. Karlsson bet another 25,000 on the {4-Clubs} turn with his combo-draw and picked up a call by the Italian.

The Malta resident checked the {7-Diamonds} river after which Gala jammed all-in for 62,700.

Karlsson checked his cards again and then folded. Gala had a big grin on the face and other players remarked "it has to be a bluff when you smile that much." The Italian only flashed the nine while Karlsson mentioned he had turned a flush draw and gutshot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
200,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala
173,700
51,700
51,700
Profile photo of Dan Tolppanen fi
Dan Tolppanen
170,000
102,600
102,600
Profile photo of Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
166,000
54,000
54,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Dan TolppanenDomenico GalaMats Karlsson

More for Dahl and Lappin

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

Baard Dahl raised to 3,000 and Juho Santala three-bet to 12,100. Dahl then four-bet to 28,000 and Santala tank-folded.

At the same time one table over, David Lappin jammed a {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} river for around 20,000 into a pot of two times as much. His opponent folded and the table broke after the hand was over, since former big stack Louis Le Boisselier had been eliminated.

The field on Day 1a is now down to 40 hopefuls, evenly spread among the last five tables.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Baard Dahl mt
Baard Dahl
85,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
60,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of David Lappin ie
David Lappin
60,000
15,000
15,000
WPT Global
Profile photo of Louis Le Boisselier fr
Louis Le Boisselier
Busted

Tags: Baard DahlDavid LappinJuho SantalaLouis Le Boisselier

Hoogendijk Escapes From Elimination

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

Anko Hoogendijk was all-in for a mere 14,200 with the {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and trailed in the showdown, as Esa Valliaro turned over the {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. However, the board ran out {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and the jack kept the Dutchman in contention.

Hoogendijk had to forfeit a portion of his profit one hand later when Vallerio overbet the {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} river for 31,500, forcing a reluctant fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Esa Valliaro fi
Esa Valliaro
55,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Anko Hoogendijk nl
Anko Hoogendijk
22,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Anko HoogendijkEsa Valliaro

Last Break of the Night

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

Tournament staff informed the players that a total of eleven levels will be played on each Day 1 to avoid a very long Day 2, on which the final table is supposed to be reached. This has triggered a final 15-minute break for the night in which the T-100 chips will be raced off.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Erik Lindqwist se
Erik Lindqwist
Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Late Night Counts on Day 1a

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
150,000
10,000
10,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ilona Sibold ee
Ilona Sibold
110,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Baard Dahl mt
Baard Dahl
110,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Koen Roos nl
Koen Roos
90,000
Profile photo of Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
90,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Cristiano Blanco it
Cristiano Blanco
65,000
32,000
32,000
Profile photo of David Lappin ie
David Lappin
58,000
2,000
2,000
WPT Global
Profile photo of Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
55,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of David Szabo hu
David Szabo
45,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Jussi Heikela fi
Jussi Heikela
45,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
29,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Late Exit for Hoogendijk on Day 1a

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Anko Hoogendijk
Anko Hoogendijk

Anko Hoogendijk had been nursing a short stack for a while and was just spotted on his way out as the dealer announced the seat open. Giulio Spampinato was the one to rake in the chips as he prevailed with {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} on a {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board to further stake his claim of a potential Day 1a chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
245,000
45,000
45,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Anko Hoogendijk nl
Anko Hoogendijk
Busted

Tags: Anko HoogendijkGiulio Spampinato