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
Total Entries
359
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
119
Players Left
9
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Bernett Bows Out In Two Hands

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Esa Valliaro
Esa Valliaro

The cards of Lennart Bernett were already in the muck when he paid off a double to Esa Valliaro with the latter having the best hand in {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} on a {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts} board.

Shortly after, Bernett jammed the button with the {k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for a short stack of around 13,000 and Tomasz Kozub called in the big blind.

Lennart Bernett: {k-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Tomasz Kozub: {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop and {6-Clubs} turn had Bernett in the lead but Kozub spiked the {9-Diamonds} on the river.

"I had a nine," Mats Karlsson joked while Bernett was already gone from the table.

Tags: Esa ValliaroMats KarlssonTomasz Kozub

Fewer Than 100 Players Remain

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Several players were sent to the rail in quick succession as the field plummeted below 100 hopefuls.

Sardal Back Among the Chip Leaders

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Konrad Abela & Tal Sardal
Konrad Abela & Tal Sardal

Frenchman Tal Sardal experienced a roller coaster ride on Day 1b after which he dropped into the middle of the pack before finishing strong. He was just spotted raking in the chips of Henri Juutilainen, who came into the day as one of the shortest stacks.

The {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} of the Finn were still exposed who mentioned "sevens against ace-queen" on the way out of the tournament area.

Tags: Henri JuutilainenTal Sardal

Vella Goes Runner-Runner to Bust Oberting

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

David Oberting was all-in with a short stack and looked up by Mark Vella for the following showdown to proceed.

David Oberting: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Mark Vella: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop cemented the lead for Oberting but the {a-Clubs} turn and {2-Clubs} river improved Vella to the superior flush in order to deal the final blow.

Several other players were eliminated shortly thereafter including Noamane Boukhari, who had started the day above the average. A quick look at his table revealed three big stacks with the largest increase in chips for Dwayne Sluis.

Tags: David ObertingDwayne SluisMark VellaNoamane Boukhari

Perez Felted by Karlsson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Mats Karlsson
Mats Karlsson

The cards were already turned over when two pocket pairs were involved in the following showdown with Michael Perez at risk against Mats Karlsson.

Michael Perez: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Mats Karlsson: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board delivered no help and that spelled the end for Perez.

"I had a jack," Szymon Bujok mentioned and said he had refrained from mentioning it during the showdown. "Now you can mention it. If you say it earlier, it will definitely annoy someone."

Tags: Mats KarlssonMichael PerezSzymon Bujok

Muxlow Predicts the Perfect Card

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Antti Salmela three-bet to 12,500 on the button and then instantly called the four-bet shove by John Muxlow for 47,500 in the small blind once the initial raiser had folded.

John Muxlow: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Antti Salmela: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

"Ace of spades," Muxlow whispered in table chat and got his wish granted on the {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop. The {2-Spades} turn and {6-Spades} river further improved his hand to the nut flush and he stayed in contention.

Tags: Antti SalmelaJohn Muxlow

Sorainen Eliminated by Fabian

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Eszter Fabian
Eszter Fabian

After losing most of his shorter stack in a previous hand, Luka Sorainen was all-in for a mere 4,500 from the under-the-gun position. Eszter Fabian in the small blind and Michel Blank in the big blind called and the {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop brought a bet worth 5,000 by Fabian, which isolated successfully.

Luka Sorainen: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Eszter Fabian: {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Sorainen was ahead but had plenty of outs to dodge. The {4-Clubs} turn gave Fabian an inferior pair while the {8-Diamonds} river was not a blank but improved her to a flush.

Tags: Eszter FabianLuka SorainenMichel Blank

Early Eliminations on Day 2

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The first table broke as the field was reduced to 111 contenders and the following players have all been eliminated. Giancarlo Del Barone sent his stack over to Rens Boerke, who leaped well above the average.

Tags: Giancarlo Del BaroneRens Boerke

Lappin and O'Kearney Felted Early On

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dara O'Kearney
Dara O'Kearney

David Lappin was the third casualty of the day, unable to spin up his short stack.

Only a few minutes later, fellow Unibet ambassador Dara O'Kearney pushed all-in for 18,500 on the button. He was flat-called by Paul Kristoffersson in the small blind to trigger the following showdown.

Dara O'Kearney: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Paul Kristoffersson: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

The {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Spades} flop gave O'Kearney a gutshot on top of his two live cards but he missed all of his outs when the {2-Diamonds} turn and {7-Clubs} river bricked off.

Tags: Dara O'KearneyDavid LappinPaul Kristoffersson

Vella Wins Small Pot

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Over on table 18, Morten Froland limped the small blind and Mark Vella raised to 6,000 from the big blind. Froland tossed in calling chips and then checked the {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop on which Vella bet 6,000 to force a fold.

The same table then lost Ilkka Heikkila soon after as the early eliminations have commenced.

Tags: Ilkka HeikkilaMark VellaMorten Froland