With some 11,000 in the middle on a completed board of 
, Karl Erik Sandoff checked his option over to Alan Sexton. The Irishman bet 11,000 and that triggered just a short tank by his opponent before Sandoff folded with a smile on the face. "Not that strong," he joked while Sexton raked in the pot and was then moved to a new table shortly after.
Nick Thomsen raised to 300 in the hijack and was called by Szymon Bujok on the button, Jacob Verloop also called out of the big blind. On the 
flop, only Verloop check-called for 800 and then checked the 
on the turn. Thomsen bet another 3,000 and that won the pot right there.
The Day 1a field is now up to 62 entries and all of the players still have chips at their disposal.
Nazim Guillaud raised to 300 and [Removed:394] called from one seat over in the cutoff. Julius Kettunen three-bet to 1,500 on the button and Guillaud then four-bet to 4,100 for Kettunen to call. On the 
flop, Guillaud bet 2,600 to earn a call before he also led the 
turn for another 8,000.
Kettunen came along once more and the 
on the river was then checked by both. While not the last aggressor, Kettunen announced pocket queens and tabled his 
for a set to win the pot as Guillaud silently sent his cards into the muck.
The early action on table six has not included Bas de Laat yet but his table neighbour Jannik Bengtsen lost two medium-sized pots in a row to surrender a portion of his stack. First, he gave up on the river of a 
board when facing a bet by Fredrik Josefsson.
Soon after, Ovidiu Jula bet 4,000 with the board showing 
. Once more, Bengtsen sent his cards into the muck and dropped below the starting stack.
The first Unibet Open Malta champion from back in 2011, Mateusz Moolhuizen, has been spotted in the field. He narrowly missed out on a WSOP gold bracelet earlier this year and will aim to further grow his legacy in the Unibet Open as one of just four multiple champions.
Moolhuizen's better half Dehlia de Jong is also in the field alongside Malta's "poker mama" Jackie Cachia.
Koen Roos opened the action with a raise to 300 on the button and Tomasz Pawlowski three-bet to 800 in the big blind for the initial raiser to call. The flop came 
and Pawlowski's continuation bet for 1,200 was called. He then check-called for 2,800 on the 
turn and checked again the 
on the river.
Roos bet 8,000 and received a call to turn over 
for a flopped set of tens to drag in a big pot right out of the gates.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The cards are in the air for all tables with at least three players seated and the action is underway. At least 30 contestants are already in the mix but that number is certain to rise with several players waiting to buy in right now. A first batch of notable entries is to follow shortly.
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