€1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 Unibet Malta

10-01-2022 02:01 UTC+3

Another Late Double for Demircan

Christian Zetzsche

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

Serdar Demircan defended the big blind and then got it in for 35,000 with for two pair on the flop. Alexis Longhe looked him up with the to instantly find some outs on the turn. However, the river ensured another double for Demircan and he told the good news to Oliver Said one table over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexis Longhe	140,000 -40,000	-40,000
Serdar Demircan	80,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Alexis Longhe Oliver Said Serdar Demircan

10-01-2022 01:55 UTC+3

Valting Wins Small Pot Off Kuhlman

Christian Zetzsche

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

The pace of eliminations has certainly slowed down in the last level of the night as there are still 51 hopefuls in contention.

Among them are Rene Kuhlman and Robin Valting, who can be found over on table one. On a river, Kuhlman bet 5,000 and Valting called with very brief hesitation. Kuhlman tabled the for the second pair but Valting had the best of it with for the top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Kuhlman	110,000 30,000	30,000
Robin Valting	75,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Rene Kuhlman Robin Valting

10-01-2022 01:47 UTC+3

Kirstein and Longhe Continue to Battle

Christian Zetzsche

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

Dylan Kirstein and Alexis Longhe had already battled back and forth on their previous table. They were then moved and ended up next to each other on the new table, once more tangling on numerous occasions.

The latest hand brought them to the river. With 24,000 in the middle, Kirstein bet 5,000 and Longhe raised to 15,000. Serdar Demircan was about to call the clock on Kirstein, who then folded that very second.

Longhe tabled his for just a pair of nines to further increase his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexis Longhe	180,000 28,000	28,000
Dylan Kirstein	145,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Alexis Longhe Dylan Kirstein Serdar Demircan

10-01-2022 01:40 UTC+3

Demircan Eventually Wins an All-In Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

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

Finland's Joni Liimatta pushed all-in with the superior stack out of the small blind and
Serdar Demircan called all-in for the 23,500 he had left behind.

Serdar Demircan:
Joni Liimatta:

"Just let me win one all-in please," Demircan bemoaned his previous run-bad at the table. The wish was granted thanks to the board as he stuck around with a double.

"Hey Oliver, I finally won an all-in," he joked as Oliver Said walked over to see what had happened.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Said	190,000 110,000	110,000

Serdar Demircan	50,000 7,000	7,000
Joni Liimatta	40,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Joni Liimatta Oliver Said Serdar Demircan

10-01-2022 01:33 UTC+3

Balan Doubles Through Hotoleanu

Christian Zetzsche

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

In a battle of players from Romania, Cosmin Balan was the player at risk for 33,500 and up against Nicolae Hotoleanu.

Cosmin Balan:
Nicolae Hotoleanu:

The pair held and made a straight on the board for Balan to double with his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Hotoleanu	180,000 -30,000	-30,000
Cosmin Balan	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Cosmin Balan Nicolae Hotoleanu

10-01-2022 01:27 UTC+3

Paillot Draws a Blank for Day 2

Christian Zetzsche

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

Sylvere Paillot had been among the bigger stacks early in the day but he won't return for Day 2 after his aces were cracked. From under the gun, he had picked up the and was in prime shape against the of Michel Blank. His opponent flopped top pair but spiked another jack on the river for trips.

Left with a single chip and forced all-in next, Paillot missed out on a miracle comeback to depart in the last level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Blank	50,000 50,000	50,000
Sylvere Paillot	Busted

Tags: Michel Blank Sylvere Paillot

10-01-2022 01:23 UTC+3

Some Bigger Stacks for the Final Level

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	215,500 -14,500	-14,500
Nicolae Hotoleanu	210,000 174,000	174,000
Lukasz Sadlon	185,000 85,000	85,000
Guiseppe Grupposo	180,000 75,000	75,000
Dylan Kirstein	175,000 -5,000	-5,000
Simeon Sundelius	130,000 130,000	130,000
Egi Adriaans	123,500 -1,500	-1,500
Lennart Bernett	107,500 -12,500	-12,500
Hasmukh Khodiyara	107,500 39,500	39,500

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-01-2022 01:02 UTC+3

Final Break of the Night

Christian Zetzsche

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

In the last hand of the level, Alexis Longhe opened to 6,000 and Dara O'Kearney flat-called in the cutoff. Joni Liimatta then pushed for more than 50,000 and Longhe folded, as did O'Kearney.

Right after the hand was over, the players headed into a scheduled 20-minute break for the chip race of the T-100 denominations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexis Longhe	152,000 17,000	17,000
Joni Liimatta	68,000 18,000	18,000
Dara O'Kearney	43,000 1,000	1,000

Konrad Abela	Busted
Julius Tiihonen	Busted

Tags: Alexis Longhe Dara O'Kearney Joni Liimatta

10-01-2022 00:57 UTC+3

Late Night Casualties on Day 1b

Christian Zetzsche

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

The players are already preparing the race-off of the T-100 chips during the upcoming final break of the night. No longer required to do that are David Hu and Ronnie Espensen as they both departed from table four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicky Roeg	Busted
Arthur Emig	Busted
Florian Ribouchon	Busted
David Hu	Busted
Ronnie Espensen	Busted

Tags: David Hu Ronnie Espensen