€1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2022 Unibet Malta

10-01-2022 18:26 UTC+2

Muxlow and Lindkvist No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

John Muxlow was all-in for a severe short stack on the button with the . Daniel Pastor in the big blind called the shove with the and both players made two pair on the .

Shortly after on the same table, Niklas Lindkvist got it in holding the and Ian Simpson in the big blind had the . The dominated pair spiked a set on the to deal the next blow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Pastor	300,000 40,000	40,000
Ian Simpson	90,000 10,000	10,000

John Muxlow	Busted
Niklas Lindkvist	Busted

Tags: Daniel Pastor Ian Simpson John Muxlow Niklas Lindkvist

10-01-2022 18:32 UTC+2

Hallgren Among the Next Casualties Before Dinner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Another three players bowed out in very quick succession. Among them was Malte Hallgren, who got it in with the against Maciej Toma. The latter tabled the and that held up on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maciej Toma	400,000 50,000	50,000
Alin Constantin Ivan	Busted
Malte Hallgren	Busted
Giulio Spampinato	Busted

Tags: Maciej Toma Malte Hallgren

10-01-2022 18:37 UTC+2

Spampinato Felted by De Almeida

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Over on the feature table, the next all-in showdown unfolded and it was Giulio Spampinato at risk versus Pierre De Almeida.

Giulio Spampinato:
Pierre De Almeida:

The kicker played on the board to dispatch the Day 1a chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre De Almeida	224,000 3,000	3,000
Giulio Spampinato	Busted

Tags: Giulio Spampinato Pierre De Almeida

10-01-2022 18:37 UTC+2

Two Double Ups for a Change

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tal Sardal looked p the short stack all-in of Domenico Gala for 36,000 with the . Gala was trailing with the but that made a full house on the board.

Cristiano Blanco got it in next for 43,000 on the same table with the . Sebastian Lohunko had a dominated and didn't get there on the board for Blanco to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Sardal	400,000 40,000	40,000
Sebastian Lohunko	200,000 75,000	75,000
Domenico Gala	90,000 50,000	50,000
Cristiano Blanco	90,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Cristiano Blanco Domenico Gala Sebastian Lohunko Tal Sardal

10-01-2022 18:42 UTC+2

Andersson Eliminated by Karlsson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mats Karlsson was using his large stack on the money bubble to rake in pot after pot. His streak continued after it had burst as well and he took on Morgan Andersson for 87,000 before the flop.

Morgan Andersson:
Mats Karlsson:

Andersson remained ahead throughout the flop and turn but the river sent yet another pot to Karlsson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mats Karlsson	800,000 290,000	290,000

Morgan Andersson	Busted

Tags: Mats Karlsson Morgan Andersson

10-01-2022 18:50 UTC+2

Vietti Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The frantic period with all-in showdowns every other minute has slowed down as the field is now down to five tables, soon approaching the final four tables.

Angelo Vietti was just spotted all-in after the river for what appeared to be 125,000. Henrik Juncker was the only opponent to get through and tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Juncker	525,000 175,000	175,000
Angelo Vietti	270,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Angelo Vietti Henrik Juncker

10-01-2022 18:50 UTC+2

Demircan Continues Riot; Leaps Above a Million

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Filip Holmqvist was all-in with the for the last 79,000 and Serdar Demircan got involved with the .

The suited queen improved on the flop, then remained ahead on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serdar Demircan	1,100,000 199,000	199,000
Filip Holmqvist	Busted

Tags: Filip Holmqvist Serdar Demircan

10-01-2022 19:03 UTC+2

Enselme Loses Huge Pot to Pastor; Busts to Simpson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Unibet ambassador Arnaud Enselme limped in and Daniel Pastor raised to 28,000. Enselme then limp-reraised to 88,000 only for Pastor to move all-in for almost half a million in chips.

The call by Enselme with a near identical stack size followed and the cards were flipped over.

Daniel Pastor:
Arnaud Enselme:

The flop spelled trouble with the additional flush draw for Pastor. While the turn bricked, the river did not. Both stacks were counted and Enselme had 463,000 while Pastor doubled for 448,000.

Soon after on the button, Enselme got it in and Ian Simpson came along out of the big blind.

Arnaud Enselme:
Ian Simpson:

There was no help for the French WSOP bracelet winner on the board as Simpson notched up another knockout despite being well below the average.

"That's the biggest stack I had all tournament," he joked.

Szymon Bujok followed suit as he first lost a flip and was gone soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Pastor	904,000 604,000	604,000
Ian Simpson	116,000 26,000	26,000

Arnaud Enselme	Busted

Szymon Bujok	Busted

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Daniel Pastor Ian Simpson Szymon Bujok

10-01-2022 19:09 UTC+2

Kerrien Among the Big Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Clement Kerrien was among the very shortest stacks on the bubble and then responsible for bursting it. Since then, the Frenchman chipped up a ton while former big stack Jon Per Persent dropped to a very short stack.

In the latest hand between the duo, Persent paid off a river bet by Kerrien on the board. Kerrien tabled the for the turned wheel and six-high straight to chip up further.

The table broke right after with the elimination of Cristiano Blanco in 33rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Kerrien	476,000 441,000	441,000
Jon Per Persent	130,000 6,000	6,000
Cristiano Blanco	Busted

Tags: Clement Kerrien Cristiano Blanco Jon Per Persent

10-01-2022 19:14 UTC+2

Sluis Eliminated by Gala

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The next player to survive the money bubble on fumes and then spin it up is Italy's Domenico Gala. He also notched up an elimination to boost his stack further when he took on Dwayne Sluis in a preflop contest.

Dwayne Sluis:
Domenico Gala: