2022 Unibet Malta

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
119
Players Left
9

Fewer Than 60 Players Remain

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Tal Sardal
Tal Sardal

Alexis Longhe was knocked out soon after his previous split pot and the double elimination on the feature table reduced the field to the last 60 contenders.

Over on the outer tables, another all-in showdown followed when a raising war on the {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop led to the all-in by Louis Le Boisselier for 153,000. He was covered by Tal Sardal albeit by just a few big blinds and the cards were flipped over.

Louis Le Boisselier: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Tal Sardal: {9-Spades}{5-Spades}

Sardal was trailing with his middle pair and flush draw. He didn't pick up any help yet on the {2-Diamonds} turn but got there with the {a-Spades} river. The stacks were counted and Le Boisselier then told the bad news to friends in the field shortly thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
Tal Sardal fr
Tal Sardal
375,000
115,000
115,000
Alexis Longhe be
Alexis Longhe
Busted
Louis Le Boisselier fr
Louis Le Boisselier
Busted

Tags: Alexis LongheLouis Le BoisselierTal Sardal

Fabian on Fumes on the Feature Table

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Over on the feature table, the action has caught up to a duel between Eszter Fabian and Pierre de Almeida. The former defended the big blind with the {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} while de Almeida had the {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Both checked the {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop and Fabian led the {6-Spades} turn for 10,000, which de Almeida called.

On the {2-Diamonds} river, Fabian bet 15,000 and de Almeida now raised it up to 45,000. The sigh-call followed and Fabian dropped to a severe short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre De Almeida fr
Pierre De Almeida
302,000
60,000
60,000
Eszter Fabian hu
Eszter Fabian
40,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Pierre De AlmeidaEszter Fabian

Double Knockout Vaults Demircan Further Ahead

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Serdar Demircan
Serdar Demircan

Over on the feature table, a three-way all-in showdown emerged in which Serdar Demircan faced the shoves of Erik Lindqwist for 47,000 in the hijack and the reshove by Bart van Dijk for 113,000 while in the cutoff. Demircan in the big blind pondered about his decision for a while and called.

Erik Lindqwist: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Bart van Dijk: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Serdar Demircan: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Demircan celebrated already when he found himself ahead against two opponents.

The {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} runout kept the Swede in the lead with his kicker advantage to reduce the field by two.

"The rising star ... back to back ... back to back, baby," Demircan celebrated after it was all over.

Player Chips Progress
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
677,000
162,000
162,000
Bart van Dijk nl
Bart van Dijk
Busted
Erik Lindqwist se
Erik Lindqwist
Busted

Tags: Bart van DijkErik LindqwistSerdar Demircan

Van Dijk Doubles Through Wheatley

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Pierre de Almeida raised to 9,000 with the {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Raymond Wheatley called with the {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. Bart van Dijk then pushed for 47,000 with the {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. De Almeida folded and Wheatley asked for a count before he reluctantly called.

The board ran out {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and both stacks were nearly even after the hand was over.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Wheatley ie
Raymond Wheatley
116,000
-57,000
-57,000
Bart van Dijk nl
Bart van Dijk
113,000
-16,000
-16,000

Tags: Bart van DijkPierre De AlmeidaRaymond Wheatley

Longhe Chops to Stay Alive

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexis Longhe was all-in for fewer than 20 big blinds with the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and he was up against the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} of Alin Constantin Ivan.

The {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop was a mighty sweat as the Romanian picked up the nut flush draw. Nothing changed on the {j-Clubs} turn and the {q-Diamonds} river secured the split pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Per Persent no
Jon Per Persent
510,000
-32,000
-32,000
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
380,000
160,000
160,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Szymon Bujok pl
Szymon Bujok
360,000
60,000
60,000
Morgan Andersson se
Morgan Andersson
225,000
-75,000
-75,000
Alin Constantin Ivan ro
Alin Constantin Ivan
210,000
58,000
58,000
Arnaud Enselme fr
Arnaud Enselme
180,000
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
160,000
22,500
22,500
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
80,000
18,000
18,000
888poker
Alexis Longhe be
Alexis Longhe
75,000
-50,500
-50,500
Jussi Heikela fi
Jussi Heikela
Busted

Tags: Alexis LongheAlin Constantin Ivan

De Almeida Gets Demircan to Fold

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Serdar Demircan raised to 10,000 with the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Pierre de Almeida took a stand with the {10-Spades}{3-Spades}. He made it 40,000 to go and Demircan was trying to figure out his opponent before the Swede opted to fold.

"Maybe I will look stupid on TV in half an hour," Demircan added and then mentioned he had folded pocket tens.

Player Chips Progress
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
515,000
-35,000
-35,000
Pierre De Almeida fr
Pierre De Almeida
242,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Pierre De AlmeidaSerdar Demircan

Gala Knocks Out Sundelius After Dodging Mandatory Sweat

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Domenico Gala
Domenico Gala

The all-in showdowns keep on coming with Simeon Sundelius putting his tournament life on the line next against Domenico Gala.

Simeon Sundelius: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Domenico Gala: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The dominating hand pulled further ahead on the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop while Sundelius had a gutshot at his disposal. More outs came with the {j-Hearts} turn but the {2-Diamonds} river was a blank.

"Wow, what a turn card" another player remarked and Paul Kristoffersson added "mandatory sweat".

Player Chips Progress
Domenico Gala it
Domenico Gala
220,000
55,000
55,000
Simeon Sundelius se
Simeon Sundelius
Busted

Tags: Domenico GalaPaul KristofferssonSimeon Sundelius

Santala Flipped Out by Khodiyara

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Juho Santala
Juho Santala

Finland's Juho Santala four-bet jammed his shorter stack and was looked up by Hasmukh Khodiyara with the dominating stack size as they flipped for the tournament life.

Juho Santala: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Hasmukh Khodiyara: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

While Santala spiked the {k-Clubs} in the window, it was followed by the {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Nothing changed on the {2-Hearts} turn and {7-Diamonds} river to send Santala to the rail without anything to show for.

Player Chips Progress
Hasmukh Khodiyara gb
Hasmukh Khodiyara
270,000
15,000
15,000
Juho Santala fi
Juho Santala
Busted

Tags: Hasmukh KhodiyaraJuho Santala