The 2018 Unibet Open Malta Main Event Reaches the Money Today
273 players entered, 82 of them are left standing after Day 1 of the 2018 Unibet Open Malta €1,100 Main Event. At noon local time, they'll return to the tables in the InterContinental hotel in the vibrant city of St. Julians. For 39 of them, there's money up for grabs, and all players are looking for a juicy slice of the €237,700 prize pool. A mincash is worth €1,920, while the winner can look forward to a prize of €60,090 attached to his name.
Leading the field is Denmark's Daniel Jacobsen, who had a strong showing on Day 1b with 321,800. Jacobsen has already distanced himself from the pack, as nearest challenger Jamie Munro (227,220) comes back with almost 100k less. Thomas Eychenne (226,400), Kristof Segers (198,200) and Day 1a chipleader Charly Grenet (197.400) round out the top 5.
Some head-turning names also have a shot to add an Unibet Open title to their resumé, including Jack Sinclair (176,400), Mats Karlsson (150,400), Tomasz Kozub (135,500), 2017 Unibet Open London champion [Removed:158], Toni Ojala (110,600), Karl Stark (107,800), George McDonald (95,500), Johan Guilbert (77,100), Eszter Fabian (64,800) and Erwann Pecheux (34.900).
The Unibet squad has six irons left in the fire: Ian Simpson (135,100), Kevin "Papaplatte" Teller (131,400), Fredrik Bergmann (117,800), Rauno Tahvonen (76,700), Quentin Lecomte (45,000) and Dara O'Kearney (42,600) will try to give the hosting party something extra to celebrate.
The action will recommence at noon local time with level 12 with blinds at 1,200/4,000 and a running ante of 400. A maximum of 11 levels in total are scheduled or reaching to the unofficial final table, whichever of the two comes first. A 15-minute break will be held after every two of the 60-minute levels. The live stream on the Unibet Poker Twitch stream will be broadcasted throughout the day with hole cards on a security delay.
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