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

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
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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
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Tags: Emmi JuutilainenHendrik Van DamJuho SantalaMonica VakaSzymon Bujok

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

Persent Chips Up Through Vella

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

Jon Per Persent flat-called a raise to 2,700 by Mark Vella and the latter continued for 3,000 on the {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop, which Persent called. Both checked the {a-Spades} turn and the {8-Clubs} river as Vella revealed the {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a pair of sevens.

Persent had that beat with the {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} and chipped up a notch.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
160,000
8,000
8,000
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
145,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Jon Per PersentMark Vella

Sandoff Still in Contention

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

Karl Erik Sandoff had doubled his severe short stack already and was then all-in for the last 6,600, looked up by Cristiano Blanco on the button.

Karl Erik Sandoff: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Cristiano Blanco: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

There were some grins on the table as Sandoff held on for the double thanks to the {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} board. "What have I done, I created a monster," Mats Karlsson joked.

Player Chips Progress
Cristiano Blanco it
Cristiano Blanco
57,000
57,000
57,000
Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
15,000
12,500
12,500

Tags: Cristiano BlancoKarl Erik SandoffMats Karlsson

Chip and a Chair for Sandoff

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

A pot of around 70,000 emerged to the {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades} river on which Karl Erik Sandoff checked in the cutoff. Mats Karlsson bet 30,000 on the button and Sandoff called after around one minute of consideration.

Karlsson rolled over the {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Sandoff flashed his {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} before he was ready to leave. However, Sandoff had some two blinds left over after paying off the bet by Karlsson and can still make a miracle comeback.

Player Chips Progress
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
160,000
50,000
50,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Karl Erik Sandoff se
Karl Erik Sandoff
2,500
-82,500
-82,500

Tags: Karl Erik SandoffMats Karlsson

Assorted Big Stacks and Casualties for Level Nine

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
187,000
-3,000
-3,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Antti Salmela fi
Antti Salmela
180,700
115,700
115,700
Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
180,400
40,400
40,400
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
153,000
3,000
3,000
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
152,000
Erik Lindqwist se
Erik Lindqwist
140,000
15,000
15,000
Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala
125,800
10,800
10,800
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
110,000
-28,000
-28,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
110,000
51,000
51,000
Tony Westby no
Tony Westby
100,000
55,000
55,000
Dan Tolppanen fi
Dan Tolppanen
67,400
12,400
12,400
Antti Nieminen fi
Antti Nieminen
54,300
-10,700
-10,700
Gabriele Re it
Gabriele Re
54,200
15,200
15,200
Rain Molderkivi ee
Rain Molderkivi
Busted
Pasi Pirskanen fi
Pasi Pirskanen
Busted
Malte Hallgren dk
Malte Hallgren
Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Final Break of the Night

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Only some 52 players remain upon completion of level eight and they have been sent into their final 20-minute break of the night. Another two levels are scheduled for tonight until the Day concludes at approximately midnight local time.

Vella Notches Up a Knockout

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mark Vella
Mark Vella

Flavius Oprisan got his stack of around 15 big blinds into the middle before the flop and he was looked up by one of the big stacks in the room in Mark Vella.

Flavius Oprisan: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Mark Vella: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

Both overcards appeared right away on the {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop. Oprisan failed to get there on the {5-Hearts} turn and {5-Spades} river to become a late night casualty.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
150,000
65,000
65,000
Flavius Oprisan ro
Flavius Oprisan
Busted

Tags: Flavius OprisanMark Vella