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

Dijkkamp Chips up in Showdown

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

Not much ado was happening in a three-way pot until the {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} river on which Simon Wilson bet 13,000. Lennart Dijkkamp flat-called while Pekka Ikonen got out of the way.

Wilson tabled the {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a pair of eights, which Dijkkamp had beat with {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} for the broadway straight on a possible flush board.

Player Chips Progress
Lennart Dijkkamp nl
Lennart Dijkkamp
160,000
30,000
30,000
Pekka Ikonen fi
Pekka Ikonen
145,000
15,000
15,000
Simon Wilson ie
Simon Wilson
60,000

Tags: Lennart DijkkampPekka IkonenSimon Wilson

Back to the Drawing Board for Sandoff

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Koen Meutstege
Koen Meutstege

Juho Santala raised to 4,000 in the hijack and Koen Meutstege three-bet jammed for 38,500 from one seat over. Karl Erik Sandoff also moved all-in from the small blind and Santala folded.

Koen Meutstege: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Karl Erik Sandoff: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The pocket pair held despite an additional sweat on the {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs} board as Sandoff was reduced to fumes once more. "Would you have won?" Meutstege asked Santala, who nodded.

Player Chips Progress
Koen Meutstege nl
Koen Meutstege
86,000
16,000
16,000
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
40,000
-20,000
-20,000
Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
11,500
-43,500
-43,500
Nazim Guillaud fr
Nazim Guillaud
Busted

Tags: Juho SantalaKarl Erik SandoffKoen Meutstege

No Flush in Sight Between Persent and De Laat

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

Giulio Spampinato raised to 5,000 and earned calls from Bas de Laat and Jon Per Persent in the big blind. The {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop brought a bet worth 5,000 by Persent, Spampinato folded and De Laat called.

Both checked down the {q-Diamonds} turn and {5-Clubs} river as Persent tabled the {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} for kings and jacks. That won the pot, as De Laat only had {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for inferior two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
245,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
200,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
80,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Bas de LaatGiulio SpampinatoJon Per Persent

Cruel River Blow for Sandoff

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Karl Erik Sandoff
Karl Erik Sandoff

Karl Erik Sandoff was all-in for the last 11,500 and Malte Hallgren called from three seats over. Juho Santala then pushed for 43,500 and Hallgren came along with a near instant call.

Karl Erik Sandoff: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Juho Santala: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Malte Hallgren: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Sandoff's triple up was denied on the {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{q-Spades} board as the queen saw his short stack chopped up between Santala and Hallgren.

Player Chips Progress
Malte Hallgren dk
Malte Hallgren
110,000
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
50,000
10,000
10,000
Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
Busted

Tags: Juho SantalaKarl Erik SandoffMalte Hallgren

Pastore Doubles and Then Busts

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

Jonathan Pastore got it in preflop for the last 17,500 and newly-arrived David Szabo quickly called.

Pastore was trailing with {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} versus {q-Hearts}{j-Spades} but got there on the {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} board.

Shortly after, Pastore was at risk again and faced off against Juho Santala.

Jonathan Pastore: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Juho Santala: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

This time, there was no escape for Pastore on the {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds} board and the Frenchman headed out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
85,000
35,000
35,000
David Szabo hu
David Szabo
45,000
Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David SzaboJonathan PastoreJuho Santala

Wilson Eliminated by Tamaduianu

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Simon Wilson
Simon Wilson

After defending his big blind against Simon Wilson, Andrei Tamaduianu pushed the {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} turn with the superior stack. Wilson went into a long tank and eventually called it off with the {7-}{7-}.

Tamaduianu only had to fear two outs with his {10-Spades}{3-Spades} and instead further improved to a full house when the {3-Hearts} river completed the board. This has reduced the field to the last 34 contenders and the clock for tonight will be stopped soon to draw for the final hands.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Tamaduianu ro
Andrei Tamaduianu
130,000
85,000
85,000
Simon Wilson ie
Simon Wilson
Busted

Tags: Andrei TamaduianuSimon Wilson

Three More Hands on Day 1a

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

Malte Hallgren raised to 4,500 and then faced a three.bet to 11,000 by Juho Santala. Hallgren four-bet to 26,000 and that won the pot.

While the hand played out, David Lappin drew for the final hands of the night and exposed the {3-Clubs}. Once the three hands are concluded, the players will bag and tag for the night.

Player Chips Progress
Malte Hallgren dk
Malte Hallgren
125,000
15,000
15,000
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
85,000

Tags: David LappinJuho SantalaMalte Hallgren

Roos Eliminated by Dahl in Last Hand

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Baard Dahl
Baard Dahl

Koen Roos opened on the button and was called by Baard Dahl in the big blind. On a {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop, Roos bet and Dahl check-called to then check the {k-Diamonds} on the turn. Roos bet another 11,000 and Dahl then pushed all-in.

Having started the hand with around 60,000, well below the average, Roos called it off as Dehlia de Jong and Mateusz Moolhuizen walked over to the table to see what was happening.

Dahl rolled over the {10-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a straight and Roos sighed "drawing dead", flashed the {k-Spades}{4-Clubs} and was gone by the time the {8-Diamonds} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Baard Dahl mt
Baard Dahl
163,000
53,000
53,000
Koen Roos nl
Koen Roos
Busted

Tags: Baard DahlDehlia de JongKoen RoosMateusz Moolhuizen

End-of-Day 1 Counts (full)

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
260,000
15,000
15,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
226,500
26,500
26,500
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
188,000
-12,000
-12,000
Lennart Dijkkamp nl
Lennart Dijkkamp
181,000
21,000
21,000
Tony Westby no
Tony Westby
181,000
86,000
86,000
Andrei Tamaduianu ro
Andrei Tamaduianu
166,000
36,000
36,000
Baard Dahl mt
Baard Dahl
163,000
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
147,500
47,500
47,500
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
142,000
-24,000
-24,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Dan Tolppanen fi
Dan Tolppanen
142,000
-28,000
-28,000
Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala
138,000
-35,700
-35,700
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
137,500
-12,500
-12,500
Malte Hallgren dk
Malte Hallgren
134,500
9,500
9,500
Morgan Andersson se
Morgan Andersson
130,500
30,500
30,500
Pekka Ikonen fi
Pekka Ikonen
121,500
-23,500
-23,500
Ilona Sibold ee
Ilona Sibold
100,000
-10,000
-10,000
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
95,500
10,500
10,500
Antti Salmela fi
Antti Salmela
86,500
-94,200
-94,200
Koen Meutstege nl
Koen Meutstege
79,000
-7,000
-7,000
Mikael Hernström se
Mikael Hernström
78,000
33,000
33,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
76,000
-4,000
-4,000
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
74,500
-15,500
-15,500
Gabriele Re it
Gabriele Re
73,000
18,800
18,800
Sebastian Lohunko pl
Sebastian Lohunko
68,500
68,500
68,500
Jussi Heikela fi
Jussi Heikela
66,000
21,000
21,000

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