Unibet Open Paris: Ambassadors O'Kearney & Lappin Advance to Day 2
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2019 Unibet Open Paris Day 1b & 1c
A bumper field of 143 players on Day 1b and a further 112 on Day 1c brought the total number of entries in the Unibet Open Paris Main Event to 480 here at the Club Circus.
This is 41 players more than the last time the tour visited Paris when Poland Jaroslaw Barglik took down the tournament for €140,539.
The remaining players will all be eagerly awaiting the prize pool for the 2019 edition, with 21 players advancing from Day 1b to join the 42 who had already locked up their places with yet more still to come from Day 1c.
By the end of the twelve levels on Day 1b it was Vladimir Nex who bagged the chip lead with 436,000.
Cedric Zaks (342,000) and Michael Erbil (302,000) were the only other players over 300,000 in chips, whilst early chip leader Zaman Tabish survived bagging up a healthy 264,000 in chips.
Day 1b Top 5 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Nex | France | 436,000 |
| 2 | Cedric Zaks | France | 324,000 |
| 3 | Michael Erbil | France | 302,000 |
| 4 | Tabish Zaman | United Kingdom | 264,000 |
| 5 | Alexy Dmitriev | Russia | 243,000 |
Day 1c, the second chance turbo flight, included several Unibet Poker Ambassadors, and while Alexandre Reard, Ian Simpson and Dan Murariu missed out, the latter as one of the final eliminations of the evening, Dara O'Kearney (53,000) and David Lappin (170,000) advanced with Lappin second in chips.
The chip leader from Day 1c is Jeffrey Nolten (196,000) with Lappin, Dex De Jong (161,000), Badr Douch (155,000) and Alexis Fleur (154,000) behind him.
Day 1c Top 5 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Nolten | Netherlands | 196,000 |
| 2 | David Lappin | Ireland | 170,000 |
| 3 | Dex de Jong | Netherlands | 161,000 |
| 4 | Badr Douch | Morocco | 155,000 |
| 5 | Alexis Fleur | France | 154,000 |
Other notables advancing included Kalidou Sow (107,000), Mathieu Selides (91,000), Roger Hairabedian (53,000) and Pierre Merlin (38,000).
Players to miss out included Finnish poker legend Patrik Antonius, Isabel Baltazar, Smain Mamouni and Erwann Pecheux.
Entries Summary
| Flight | Entries | Remaining |
|---|---|---|
| Paris edition | 122 | 18 |
| Day 1a | 103 | 24 |
| Day 1b | 143 | 21 |
| Day 1c | 112 | 42 |
| Total | 480 | 105 |
From a total of 480 entrants, the Unibet Open Paris Main Event is going to pay 63 places. A min-cash is worth €2,030, with a seat at the final table of nine players worth €8,550.
The winner will walk away with €89,070 and the trophy as winner of the latest Unibet Open Main Event.
2019 Unibet Open Paris Payouts
| Place | Prize (EUR) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 89,070 | $98,186 |
| 2 | € 55,270 | $60,927 |
| 3 | € 38,110 | $42,011 |
| 4 | € 28,230 | $31,119 |
| 5 | € 21,720 | $23,943 |
| 6 | € 16,700 | $18,409 |
| 7 | € 13,360 | $14,727 |
| 8 | € 10,690 | $11,784 |
| 9 | € 8,550 | $9,425 |
| 10-11 | € 7,440 | $8,201 |
| 12-13 | € 6,470 | $7,132 |
| 14-15 | € 5,620 | $6,195 |
| 16-17 | € 5,020 | $5,534 |
| 18-20 | € 4,480 | $4,939 |
| 21-23 | € 4,000 | $4,409 |
| 24-27 | € 3,570 | $3,935 |
| 28-31 | € 3,190 | $3,516 |
| 32-39 | € 2,850 | $3,142 |
| 40-47 | € 2,540 | $2,800 |
| 48-55 | € 2,270 | $2,502 |
| 56-63 | € 2,030 | $2,238 |
Day 2 begins at 11 am local time with the plan to play down to a final table of nine. The entire day will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay from 13:20. Stay up-to-date with all the action from the French capital right here on PokerNews.
Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
