Mateusz Moolhuizen Wins Unibet Open Malta 2011
Dutch player Mateusz Moolhuizen took down 2011 Unibet Open Malta, after besting a field of 293 players over three days to claim the title, and collect the €117,000 ($167,838) first place prize. Before you can enjoy these rewards however, you do need to go through the Titan Poker download process.
The €1,650 buy-in tournament drew a top class field of players to generate an impressive €417,525 prize pool. Amongst the pros in the competition were such notable names as Pieter de Korver, Jesper Hougaard, Rob Hollink, Thomas Brolin, Ricardo Sousa, Paul Valkenburg and Michiel Brummelhuis. Titan Poker Freeroll tournament for new players, it will give you a chance to add even more bonus cash to your tally as a new player.
First to exit was Rene Freymann in 9th (€8,000) after Mateusz Moolhuizen sent him to the rail holding pocket aces. Brian Linnet then pocketed €11,500 in 8th. The Maltese crowd dismayed when their home favorite got eliminated (Matas Dilpsas in 7th place €15,500, with Adria Maria Balaguer (€19,500) and Mikkel Christensen (€23,500) exiting soon after.
Tobias Peters then cashed €76,000 for his runner-up finish, while Mateusz Moolhuizen was crowned the 2011 Unibet Open Malta Champion, and won a remarkable €117,000 for his hard fought efforts.