Who Will Win the 2018 Unibet Open Malta Main Event?

Julien Stropoli will start second in chips

It’s time for the final table of the 2018 Unibet Open Malta €1,100 Main Event! A field of 273 players has been whittled down to the last 9 hopefuls and the InterContinental Hotel in St. Julians sets the stage for a final day of intense poker action. All nine survivors have at least €5,750 locked uo for their efforts, but the lion’s share of the €273,000 prize pool is still to be divided, including the €60,090 first-place prize that awaits the champion.

The other remaining finalists battling for the coveted moniker of Unibet Open champion are Henri Piironen (1,070,000), Kristof Segers (993,000), Jan Eckert (638,000), Daniel Jacobsen (586,000), Roberto Morra (557,000), Ilkka Heikkila (335,000) and Nicolas Ludwicki (304,000).

2018 Unibet Open Malta Main Event Final Table Seating & Chip Counts

Seat Player Country Chip Count Big Blinds
1 Netherlands 2,043,000 102
2 Roberto Morra Italy 557,000 28
3 Julien Stropoli France 1,648,000 82
4 Daniel Jacobsen Denmark 586,000 29
5 Jan Eckert Germany 638,000 32
6 Nicolas Ludwicki France 304,000 15
7 Henri Piironen Finland 1,070,000 54
8 Kristof Segers Belgium 993,000 50
9 Ilkka Heikkila Finland 335,000 17

There’s 29:17 left to play in level 20 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a running ante of 3,000. Levels last 60 minutes each up until the final six, on which they will be shortened to 45 minutes. In heads-up play, the level duration will be shortened to 30 minutes to create more action in the final stage of the day.

Cards are back in the air at approximately 12 p.m. noon local time. PokerNews will be on the floor from start to finish and publish all live updates in accordance with the Unibet Poker Twitch stream, which will be with hole cards displayed on a security delay of 30 minutes. Stay tuned and don’t miss any of the excitement as we crown our champion today!