Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2016 Unibet Open Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Unibet Open Bucharest
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€584,910
Entries
603
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Registration for Day 1a Closed
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The number of 260 entrants is yet to be confirmed, but no further entries will be allowed on the first of two starting days of the €1,100 Main Event. So far, there were 260 entries and the tournament is well on track to meet the guarantee of €500,000.
Prozan Busts Two
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Melech Prozan raised and picked up a call by Dan Chisu. Then, Stefan Razvan Dragomir three-bet in the small blind. Emil Mihai called all in for the last 2,900 and Prozan then shoved, Chisu folded and Dragomir called it off.
Emil Mihai: 
Stefan Razvan Dragomir: 
Melech Prozan: 
The flop fell 
and by the time the 
appeared on the turn, Prozan had both opponents drawing dead to make the 
on the river meaningless. Dragomir clapped his hands and said bravo before exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
55,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Wall Arrives in Time to Bust
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A three-way raising war ended up in three all ins and Jens Hansen was looking to bust two opponents in Cristian Ilie Visoiu and Derrick Wall.
Derrick Wall: 
Cristian Ilie Visoiu: 
Jens Hansen: 
The flop of 
gave Visoiu additional outs, and after a blank turn, he got there on the river. Wall had the least amount of chips and busted, joking that he should not have been back on time from dinner, and Visoiu doubled through Hansen for 23,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Satellite Underway; More Casualties on Day 1a
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Among the more recent eliminations were Emanuel Flesner, Kristi Kirs and Andrei Alexandru Terzi.
A few minutes ago, a €115 Rebuy Satellite for tomorrow's Day 1b has kicked off and there were at least 211 entries right at the start. This number is guaranteed to grow further in the next few hours and the event is shaping up to be record-breaking indeed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The Current Big Stacks
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Below are assorted chip counts of the biggest stacks after dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
187,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
178,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
120,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
110,000 | |
|
107,600
600
|
600 |
|
106,200
31,200
|
31,200 |
|
100,000 | |
|
96,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Sobanski Takes from Murariu
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Dan Murariu raised to 2,500 and Michal Sobanski then three-bet to 6,200 from the hijack. Dorin Rauta, who had been moved to the table, gave it some thought and folded before Murariu called.
On the 
flop, Murariu check-called a bet worth 7,300 before then check-folding the turn to a second barrel worth 13,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
77,000 | |
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Soukup Busts Balan
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The feature table changed during the dinner break and one of the big early pots of the new level saw a three-bet pot between Martin Soukup and Vasilica Balan. The latter ended up facing the all in of Soukup on the 
flop and reluctantly called for his tournament life.
Vasilica Balan: 
Martin Soukup: 
On the turn it was all over for Balan, and he grabbed his belongings by the time the 
appeared on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Mandiel Takes it on the Flop
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Ioana Silvana Apostol raised to 2,000 and David Mandiel three-bet to 5,700 in the small blind. Table big stack Nuno Miguel Carvalho called in the big blind and Apostol also called as well.
On the 
flop, Mandiel bet 12,500 and that forced two folds. Apostol dropped to just over starting stack again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200