Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
2022 Unibet Malta
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 Unibet Malta
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€359,000
Entries
359
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
119
Players Left
9
Short Stack Galore But No Showdowns Yet
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Seven players are below half a million in chips as both tables include tens duels for each blind. No all-in showdowns have taken place just yet and the latest player to get a shove through uncontested was Raymond Wheatley.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
300,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
300,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
300,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
250,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
225,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
200,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Molderkivi Chips Up Through Lo Presti
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Samuele Lo Presti raised to 30,000 with the 
and Rain Molderkivi just flat-called with the 
. The 
flop was checked by the initial raiser and Molderkivi bet 35,000 to win the pot right there with the dominated ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
695,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
505,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Dylan Kirstein Eliminated in 15th Place (€4,740)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The outer table brought the preflop all-in contest between Tal Sardal from under the gun and Dylan Kirstein one seat over as both held near identical stack sizes.
Tal Sardal: 
Dylan Kirstein: 
Thanks to a board of 
, Sardal doubled for 495,000 and jumped to a seven-figure stack.
Moments later, Kirstein was all-in for the last few chips and he was looked up by Sardal out of the big blind.
Dylan Kirstein:
Tal Sardal: 
The 
board improved Sardal to jacks and eights as Kirstein dropped out in 15th place for €4,740.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Redraw of the Final Two Tables
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Seat | Feature Table | Country | Chip Count | Table 16 | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Vella | Malta | 290,000 | Tal Sardal | France | 495,000 |
| 2 | Mats Karlsson | Malta | 1,570,000 | Dylan Kirstein | Netherlands | 530,000 |
| 3 | Angelo Vietti | Italy | 255,000 | |||
| 4 | Samuele Lo Presti | Italy | 535,000 | Henrik Juncker | Norway | 1,350,000 |
| 5 | Serdar Demircan | Sweden | 1,555,000 | Rene Kuhlman | Netherlands | 1,725,000 |
| 6 | Andreas Hagen | Norway | 535,000 | Domenico Gala | Italy | 205,000 |
| 7 | Rain Molderkivi | Estonia | 555,000 | Raymond Wheatley | Ireland | 295,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Illingworth | United States | 490,000 | Gerben Bos | Netherlands | 385,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,725,000 | |
|
1,570,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
1,555,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
1,350,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
555,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
535,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
535,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
530,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
495,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
490,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
385,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
295,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
290,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
255,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
205,000 | |
Daniele Degennaro Eliminated in 16th Place (€4,230)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
One more hand was to be played on the feature table and that one brought an all-in and call with Daniele Degennaro at risk of elimination from the button against Mats Karlsson on the big blind..
Daniele Degennaro: 
Mats Karlsson: 
Things looked dire after the 
flop but the 
turn improved the Italian to two pair. Plenty of outs were to be dodged and the river improved Karlsson to the nut flush, sending Degennaro to the rail in 16th place for €4,230.
The 15 remaining contenders will now redraw to the last two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Oliver Said Eliminated in 17th Place (€4,230)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Rene Kuhlman raised to 50,000 to then call the three-bet shove by Oliver Said for 320,000 total.
Oliver Said: 
Rene Kuhlman: 
The pocket pair remained ahead on the 
board and Said had to settle for 17th place, taking home €4,230. With the field down to 16 players, another redraw will take place upon completion of the current hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,725,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Said Gets a Shove Through Against Kirstein
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Oliver Said defended the big blind against a button raise by Dylan Kirstein and that led them to the 
flop. Said checked it over to the initial raiser, who continued for 25,000.
The check-jam followed and Kirstein eyeballed the push for 275,000 without coming along.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
350,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
Another Double for Illingworth
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Daniel Illingworth limped in from the small blind and then called all-in when Mats Karlsson jammed the far bigger stack in the big blind.
Daniel Illingworth:
Mats Karlsson: 
Board:
The flopped middle set was good enough for the American to double and his sudden rush propelled him away from the bottom of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,375,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
565,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Kenneth Heinsvig Eliminated in 18th Place (€3,370)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The very next all-in showdown on the outer tables only took a few moments more and this time it was Kenneth Heinsvig who pushed all-in for around 250,000. He was quickly called by Rene Kuhlman and they were off to the races.
Kenneth Heinsvig:
Rene Kuhlman:
The 
flop improved Kuhlman to the superior pair while the turn provided a gutshot on top for Heinsvig. However, the river only paired the board and the field was reduced to the final 17 contenders, also ensuring a pay jump to €4,230.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |