{"id":54913,"date":"2022-05-04T02:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T02:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=54913"},"modified":"2022-05-03T16:38:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:38:24","slug":"unibet-open-returns-to-malta-this-fall-online-qualifiers-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/unibet-open-returns-to-malta-this-fall-online-qualifiers-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Unibet Open Returns to Malta This Fall After Two-Year Hiatus; Online Qualifiers Already Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players around the world continue finding a busy tournament scene as more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poker operators<\/a> announce live events. Many of those come with numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online qualifying<\/strong><\/a> opportunities as well and players are clamoring for the action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/unibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unibet<\/a> is the latest to get in the act and recently announced that the <strong>Unibet Open<\/strong> is heading back to <strong>Malta<\/strong> this fall. The series has become one of the most popular events on the European poker calendar and runs <strong>Sept. 29 \u2013 Oct. 2<\/strong> at the InterContinental Hotel in St. Julian\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year marks the series\u2019 <strong>25th anniversary<\/strong> and the 15th season of the Unibet Open. The annual event also includes numerous opportunities to secure a seat online at Unibet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re really looking forward to our return trip to Malta in September,\u201d Unibet Open head of events <strong>Nataly Sopacuaperu<\/strong> said in a news release. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta is one of our favorite destinations and our festivals there always have an amazing atmosphere. September is also the perfect time of year to visit Malta; it\u2019s lovely weather and still warm enough to sit outside and soak up the sun.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"earning_a_unibet_open_package_online\">Earning a Unibet Open package online<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unibet Poker is ensuring that players have plenty of opportunities to qualify for the Main Event in Malta. <strong>Satellites<\/strong> began <strong>April 18<\/strong> and run all summer in the lead-up to the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last qualifier is set for <strong>Sept. 18<\/strong>, just 11 days before the tournament begins. Players can also buy in directly online through <strong>Sept. 21<\/strong>. Those are able to scoop up a <strong>\u20ac2,000<\/strong> tournament package earn:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tournament buy-in<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">four-night <strong>hotel stay<\/strong> throughout the championship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breakfast and dinner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">access to <strong>player parties<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unibet <strong>merchandise<\/strong> upon arrival at the series<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54914 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unibet-poker-open-malta-2022.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unibet-poker-open-malta-2022.png 786w, https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unibet-poker-open-malta-2022-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/unibet-poker-open-malta-2022-768x189.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"a_look_at_the_series\">A look at the series<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of poker action awaits those heading to Malta. The last festival, held in <strong>2019<\/strong>, produced a record-breaking 327 entries for a <strong>\u20ac327,000<\/strong> prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British player <strong>Alan Carr<\/strong> won the Main Event in 2019 for <strong>\u20ac53,400<\/strong>. More than 730 players turned up to compete throughout the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, events in 2020 and 2021 took place online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers are hoping for an exciting series and a big turnout for the four-day festival\u2019s return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Intercontinental Hotel<\/strong> is Malta\u2019s largest five-star hotel and located in the same property as the tournament. Players will be just minutes away from all the Unibet Open action as well as cash games at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/casino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casino<\/a> Malta<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Intercontinental offers three swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, and private beach. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Unibet qualifiers earn full access to the welcome drinks and players party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s a look at a few of the bigger names to rise to the top in the Main Event\u2019s history:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2011: <strong>Mateusz Moolhuizen<\/strong> (Netherlands), \u20ac117,000 \u2013\u00a0293 entries, \u20ac417,525 total prize\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016: <strong>Martin Soukup<\/strong> (Czech Republic), \u20ac65,000 \u2013\u00a0292 entries, \u20ac292,000 prize pool\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018: <strong>Daniel Jacobsen<\/strong> (Denmark), \u20ac60,090 \u2013 273 entries, \u20ac273,000 total prize<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605 <em>Looking to get in the Unibet Poker action? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/unibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for a complete site review and exclusive PokerScout bonus offers.<\/em> \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players around the world continue finding a busy tournament scene as more poker operators announce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":54588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"vebbtech_seo_disable_yoast":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_author":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_date":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_factchecker":false,"vebbtech_seo_fact_check_enabled":false,"vebbtech_seo_post_reviewer":0,"vebbtech_seo_post_review_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[165,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-54913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-category","8":"tag-malta","9":"tag-unibet"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Unibet Open Returns to Malta This Fall; 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