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

10-01-2022 00:48 UTC+3

Leerman Runs Out Empty

Christian Zetzsche

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

Jukka Vainio took on Andreas Moser when he jammed the river for pretty much the size of the pot. The Austrian gave it some thought and folded while the stoic Finn raked in the pot without giving away anything at all.

Geert Leerman then got a shove through with a very short stack, shaking his head. Moments later, the Belgian was gone. His cards were in the muck already as Vainio dragged in the pot with on a board.

Jason Smyth also departed from a nearby table as well. He bumped fists with five of his seven opponents and jokingly apologised towards the two big stacks Dylan Kirstein as well as Alexis Longhe because they had literally just arrived a few minutes ago. Smyth left the table with a smile on the face and even fist-bumped the dealer on his way out as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jukka Vainio	75,000 30,000	30,000
Andreas Moser	28,500 -51,500	-51,500
Geert Leerman	Busted
Jason Smyth	Busted

Tags: Alexis Longhe Andreas Moser Dylan Kirstein Geert Leerman Jason Smyth Jukka Vainio

10-01-2022 00:36 UTC+3

Another Double-Up for Van Dijk

Christian Zetzsche

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

"I lose every fuckin all-in, unbelievable. Three outs and you hit instantly," a very frustrated Serdar Demircan gasped when he got it all-in before the flop against Bart van Dijk for 37,800.

Bart van Dijk:
Serdar Demircan:

The frustration was triggered by the flop, as neither the turn nor river changed anything whatsoever.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart van Dijk	75,000 37,000	37,000
Serdar Demircan	43,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Bart van Dijk Serdar Demircan

10-01-2022 00:32 UTC+3

Recent Eliminations as Registration Closes

Christian Zetzsche

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

Italy's Andrea Radicchi has been included in the most recent batch of casualties and he may have still jumped into the turbo heat 1c prior to the end of the late registration period.

With the start of level seven, the final starting day shows 87 entries of which 70 players remain. This brings the total field up to 359 entries, generating a prize pool of €359,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph van Veen	Busted
Andrea Radicchi	Busted
Uku Valner	Busted
Clement Haro	Busted
Zvezdan Tadic	Busted
Remond Schweig	Busted
Jari Rattya	Busted

Tags: Andrea Radicchi

10-01-2022 00:25 UTC+3

End of the Road for Sudunagunta

Christian Zetzsche

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

Shortly after losing more than half of his short stack, Siddhart Sudunagunta pushed all-in for around 8,500. Dara O'Kearney moved all-in over the top from the cutoff and all players behind let go.

Siddhart Sudunagunta:
Dara O'Kearney:

Neither player connected with the board and that spelled the end for Sudunagunta.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara O'Kearney	42,000 8,000	8,000

Siddhart Sudunagunta	Busted

Tags: Dara O'Kearney Siddhart Sudunagunta

10-01-2022 00:18 UTC+3

Double-Ups for Van Dijk and O'Kearney

Christian Zetzsche

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

Serdar Demircan pushed blind-on-blind into Bart van Dijk and the latter called all-in for 20,800 out of the big blind.

Bart van Dijk:
Serdar Demircan:

The board ran out and Van Dijk doubled.

Shortly after, Dara O'Kearney got a shove through to win the blinds and flashed ace-queen.

Van Dijk then opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and Siddhart Sudunagunta three-bet jammed for 23,200 on the button. O'Kearney called all-in for 14,700 in the big blind and Van Dijk folded.

Dara O'Kearney:
Siddhart Sudunagunta:

The pocket pair remained ahead throughout the board as short stack wizard O'Kearney doubled back to more than the starting stack again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serdar Demircan	75,000 5,000	5,000
Bart van Dijk	38,000 3,000	3,000
Dara O'Kearney	34,000 21,000	21,000

Siddhart Sudunagunta	8,000 -62,000	-62,000

Tags: Bart van Dijk Dara O'Kearney Serdar Demircan Siddhart Sudunagunta

10-01-2022 00:12 UTC+3

Smyth Flips Well for a Double

Christian Zetzsche

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

The action folded all the way to Joni Liimatta in the small blind and the Finn pushed several T-5,000 in the middle of the table. Jason Smyth called all-in for 16,300 and the following coin flip unfolded.

Jason Smyth:
Joni Liimatta:

No help came on the flop and turn but the river gave Smyth the superior two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Liimatta	50,000 -12,000	-12,000
Jason Smyth	34,100 7,100	7,100
Dara O'Kearney	13,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Jason Smyth Joni Liimatta

10-01-2022 00:06 UTC+3

Longhe Pays Off Kirstein

Christian Zetzsche

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

What has appeared to be a two-horse raise for the Day 1b lead is now shifted towards Arnaud Enselme. Dylan Kirstein was hot on his heels but lost a few chips before getting some of them back.

Alexis Longhe in the small blind defended against Kirstein and check-called the flop for 3,500. The turn went check, check, and Longhe check-called another 5,500 on the river. Kirstein revealed the for trips aces and Longhe mucked .

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	230,000 20,000	20,000
Filip Holmqvist	200,000 100,000	100,000
Dylan Kirstein	180,000 -30,000	-30,000
Alexis Longhe	135,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alexis Longhe Arnaud Enselme Dylan Kirstein

10-01-2022 00:00 UTC+3

Hunter Slips Further on the Leaderboard

Christian Zetzsche

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

On the river of a board, John Hunter paid off a medium-sized bet by Damien Gayer. The latter tabled the for the flopped straight and Hunter sent his cards into the muck with a sublime "nice".

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Gayer	140,000 60,000	60,000
Raymond Wheatley	120,000 40,000	40,000
Eszter Fabian	120,000
Oliver Said	80,000 52,400	52,400

John Hunter	55,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Damien Gayer John Hunter

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

09-30-2022 23:51 UTC+3

Khodiyara Reaches the Average Stack

Christian Zetzsche

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

The pace of eliminations is certainly slower than in the previous regular starting day as some 68 players out of 152 contenders remain near the end of level nine on Day 1b.

The UK's Hasmukh Khodiyara avoided the knockout when his flopped a set of sixes to double through Serdar Demircan. Both players are now pretty much spot on for the average stack and aim to survive another two levels until bagging and tagging.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serdar Demircan	70,000 -20,000	-20,000
Hasmukh Khodiyara	68,000 23,500	23,500

Tags: Hasmukh Khodiyara Serdar Demircan