2016 Unibet Open Malta

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 Unibet Open Malta

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
€65,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€292,000
Entries
292
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Tim van Meene Eliminated in 5th Place (€16,150)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Tim van Meene
Tim van Meene

Action folded to Tim van Meene in the small blind and he pushed all in with {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for 275,000.

Big blind Piotr Marzejon instantly called with {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Hearts} hitting Marzejon. The {K-Spades} hit the turn and Van Meene was drawing dead. The {9-Clubs} was just there to make things official.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
2,670,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Vitalii Belyaev ua
Vitalii Belyaev
2,535,000
-195,000
-195,000
Profile photo of [Removed:158] be
[Removed:158]
2,450,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Piotr Marzejon pl
Piotr Marzejon
805,000
285,000
285,000
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Tim van Meene
Busted

Tags: Piotr MarzejonTim van Meene

Piotr Marzejon Folds the Best Hand

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

{A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for Piotr Marzejon and he raised to 80,000. [Removed:158] made the call holding {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

Both checked on {4-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{A-Clubs} and the {8-Clubs} hit the turn. Van Lancker bet 85,000 and Marzejon called.

The {Q-Diamonds} completed the board and Van Lancker bet 330,000. Marzejon tanked for a long time before eventually folding the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:158]
2,210,000
873,000
873,000
Profile photo of Piotr Marzejon pl
Piotr Marzejon
725,000
-682,000
-682,000

Tags: Piotr Marzejon

Van Lancker Pushes All In

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

First to act [Removed:158] opened {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} for 85,000. Action folded to Vitalii Belyaev in the big blind and he three-bet {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} to 240,000. Van Lancker called in position.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Belyaev bet 250,000 into 525,000. Van Lancker shoved all in for 1.3 million and Belyaev folded.

Tags: Vitalii Belyaev

Christian Ostfelt Eliminated in 6th Place (€12,900)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Christian Ostfelt
Christian Ostfelt

Acting from early position, Martin Soukup made it 65,000 to go with the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}. Action folded to small blind Christian Ostfelt and he pushed all in for about 400,000 with {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. The big blind folded, Soukop made the call.

The board ran out an uneventful {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and the tournament was down to 5 players.

Ostfelt departed in 6th, netting himself €12,900. The next player to go receives €16,150.

Player Chips Progress
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Christian Ostfelt
Busted

Tags: Martin SoukupChristian Ostfelt

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Bas de Laat Eliminated in 7th Place (€10,700)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Bas de Laat
Bas de Laat

On the button Vitalii Belyaev raised to 63,000 holding {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Bas de Laat defended his big blind with {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and the two saw a flop.

On {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop De Laat checked. Belyaev bet 65,000 and De Laat shoved all in for 404,000. Belyaev asked how much it was, and Belyaev called.

The {7-Diamonds} on the turn left De Laat nearly drawing dead. The {K-Diamonds} on the river was a blank and De Laat made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Vitalii Belyaev
2,988,000
487,000
487,000
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Bas de Laat
Busted

Tags: Bas de LaatVitalii Belyaev

Vitalii Belyaev Doubles in Biggest Pot of the Tournament

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Vitalii Belyaev
Vitalii Belyaev

Bas de Laat found {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and raised to 60,000. On the button Piotr Marzejon called with {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} before big blind Vitalii Belyaev squeezed to 180,000 with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}, leaving himself 1,019,000 behind.

De Laat four-bet to 385,000 and Marzejon folded. Belyaev tanked for some time before shoving all in for 1.2 million, De Laat made the call.

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Belyaev doubled into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Vitalii Belyaev
2,501,000
1,096,000
1,096,000
Profile photo of Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
475,000
-1,275,000
-1,275,000

Tags: Bas de LaatPiotr MarzejonVitalii Belyaev

Griffin Benger Eliminated in 8th Place (€8,550)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Griffin Benger
Griffin Benger

Bas de Laat made it 60,000 holding {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Small blind Piotr Marzejon three-bet to 196,000 and big blind Griffin Benger four-bet shoved right behind him for 324,000. Action folded to Marzejon and he called.

Piotr Marzejon: {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Griffin Benger: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The flop came {J-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and with the {8-Spades} hitting the turn, Marzejon was down to just a few outs.

The {10-Spades} on the river was one of them and Benger hit the rail in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Piotr Marzejon pl
Piotr Marzejon
1,760,000
293,000
293,000
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Griffin Benger
Busted

Tags: Bas de LaatGriffin BengerPiotr Marzejon