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

09-30-2022 18:36 UTC+2

Moser Takes a Solid Chunk Off Longhe

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alexis Longhe three-bet to 4,000 and then called a four-bet to 15,000 by Andreas Moser. On the flop, Moser continued for 11,000 and Longhe stuck around. The turn and river were checked behind by Longhe, who then sighed a "nice" upon being shown the by Moser.

"You took a lot of chips from me ..." the Belgian insisted and Moser nodded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Moser	95,000 95,000	95,000
Alexis Longhe	70,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Alexis Longhe Andreas Moser

09-30-2022 18:37 UTC+2

Big Stacks and Bustouts Before Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Sardal	150,000 35,000	35,000
Giuseppe Grupposo	120,000 22,000	22,000
Eszter Fabian	105,000 25,000	25,000
Julius Tiihonen	96,000 4,000	4,000
David Hu	70,000 23,000	23,000
Serdar Demircan	65,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Perez Refojo	Busted
Angelo Vietti	Busted
Jeremy Soreau	Busted
Alex Hendriks	Busted
John Bradley	Busted
Kasso Laasik	Busted
Daniele Grasso	Busted
Igor Bukowski	Busted
Jan Kusters	Busted
Siim Salumaa	Busted

09-30-2022 18:41 UTC+2

Jenkins Eliminated by Kovacs

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Justin Herboldt raised to 1,300 and Robin Valting just called. Szabolcs Kovacs jammed the button for 15,600 and Andrew Jenkins called all-in from the small blind with a very short stack. The big blind folded, as did Herboldt and Valting with the latter claiming he let go of ace-king.

Szabolcs Kovacs:
Andrew Jenkins:

The pocket pair prevailed on the board and Valting patted himself on the back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Valting	30,600 30,600	30,600
Szabolcs Kovacs	22,000 22,000	22,000
Andrew Jenkins	Busted

Tags: Andrew Jenkins Justin Herboldt Robin Valting Szabolcs Kovacs

09-30-2022 18:41 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 1b

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

So far, Day 1b has attracted 151 entries and that number may still increase during the 60-minute dinner break. Only 103 players remain with chips at their disposal and most of them will be heading to the dinner buffet in the five-star Intercontinental Hotel courtesy of Unibet.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

09-30-2022 19:48 UTC+2

Walshe Makes the Right Fold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up to the flop, Kevin Walshe check-called a bet worth 3,700 by Robin Valting and the appeared on the turn. Walshe checked again and Valting now bet 5,000.

"You got something good?" Walshe inquired and Valting replied "I think so," which sent the Irishman into a muzzle. "Now you really got me worried" he added while Valting joked "well I don't really know the rules of the game".

The Swede then offered to show the cards if Walshe would fold and that's exactly what happened, as he exposed the for two pair before raking in the pot.

"I had a worse hand but was ahead preflop," Walshe added to which another player replied "that doesn't count".

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Valting	43,000 12,400	12,400
Kevin Walshe	28,000

Tags: Kevin Walshe Robin Valting

09-30-2022 19:56 UTC+2

Espensen Cracks Aces to Bust Eriksson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After a checked through flop of , things escalated on the turn when the chips went in between David Eriksson and Ronnie Espensen with the former at risk.

David Eriksson:
Ronnie Espensen:

The river were a brick and that spelled the end for Eriksson.

"We were both slow playing on the flop," Espensen admitted after he added the chips of the Swede to his growing tower.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Espensen	85,000 25,000	25,000
David Eriksson	Busted

Tags: David Eriksson Ronnie Espensen

09-30-2022 19:59 UTC+2

Registration for Day 1b Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The satellite for Day 1c has already concluded while the QUEENRULES Ladies Event is down to the heads-up stage. In the meanwhile, the Day 1b field of the €1,100 Main Event has been reduced to the last 97 players out of 152 entries and the late registration is officially closed.

All those departing from now on will have to wait for the turbo heat in one hour from now to take their second chance at running up a stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Kulesza	Busted
Rick Schilder	Busted
Jerry de Vries	Busted
Andrew Death	Busted
Thierry van Dromme	Busted

09-30-2022 20:06 UTC+2

Keenan Hits the Wrong Frame

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kevin Frame raised to 1,800 and Gerard Keenan then three-bet to 4,500 from one seat over. The four-bet shove by Frame followed and Keenan beat him into the pot for a very specific reason.

Gerard Keenan:
Kevin Frame:

The board improved Frame to a set of jacks and the stacks were counted, after which Keenan was covered by a few big blinds only.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Frame	60,000 31,000	31,000
Gerard Keenan	Busted

Tags: Gerard Keenan Kevin Frame

09-30-2022 20:15 UTC+2

Assorted Counts After the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eszter Fabian	115,000 10,000	10,000
Egi Adriaans	110,000 74,000	74,000
Andreas Moser	100,000 5,000	5,000
Serdar Demircan	90,000 25,000	25,000
John Hunter	85,000 18,000	18,000
Siddhart Sudunagunta	70,000 13,000	13,000
Nicky Roeg	67,000 35,000	35,000
David Hu	65,000 5,000	5,000
Joni Liimatta	62,000 22,000	22,000
Yannick Bornebroek	50,000 23,000	23,000
Alexandru Budai	50,000 42,000	42,000
Helmut Phung	30,000 40,000	40,000

Arnaud Enselme	29,000 1,000	1,000

Dara O'Kearney	25,000 8,500	8,500