2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
€70,514
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€363,602
Entries
376
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Joni Liimatta From Finland Wins the Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event for €70,514

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Joni Liimatta
Joni Liimatta

The final day of the Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event started at noon with still 16 players in contention. It didn't take long to widdle that down to a final table of nine as even before the clock struck 4 it was down to just nine players.

After a long final table, Joni Liimatta from Finland from walked away a winner, going home with €70,514 and the Unibet Open trophy.

The final day took a total of 10 and a half hours to complete. Before some players had even taken their seats at noon, Tutku Halim Kara had already been eliminated. He was soon joined on the rail by Johan Goslings. The Dutchman, who bubbled the last event in Malta, ran sevens into nines and couldn't come from behind.

Before the first half hour had passed, only 11 players remained. From there on out, though, things didn't go as fast. From 11 to the final table of 9 took several levels, with players opting to fold big hands and keeping pots small instead of applying the pressure and blowing up confrontations.

Unibet Open regular Soren Blanner became the player to bubble the final table. He got it in with aces against sevens and saw a seven hit the turn. "Nein! Nein! Nein!" he shouted to no avail as the river bricked. He collapsed and sat hanging on his chair for a good minute before he made his way to the payout desk to collect his cheque worth €6,259.


Soren Blanner was devestated after bubbling the final table

With 9 players remaining, a single table was formed and the official final table photo was taken. Soon after, the first two players busted in the same hand. Rune Thomsen, without a doubt the most animated player at the table, got it in with queens and got called by Robin Sevastik before Alexandru Dan Nistor shoved over the top for a little more with ace-queen. Sevastik called and knocked them both out when he made a flush on the turn.

It took some time before the table got slimmer again. Again it would be two players busting, this time in back to back hands. Patrick Coughlin, the sole American, lost a coin flip with king-queen against tens and Srdan Andric followed not much later when he didn't find any help with his combo draw against the set of Daniel Wittikko.

Wittikko, who had been a bit tight, even folding ace-king pre-flop to a single raise at one point, felt more at ease in the role of chip leader and it showed. With half of the final table consisting of online qualifiers and at least one of them playing his first ever live event, play was sometimes tight in spots where one might not expect it. Ace-king disappeared in the muck three times before the flop, a limp-folded ace-queen suited 4-handed was shown and several pots that could easily have ended up in huge all ins finished in small pots.

It took some time for the next player to make his departure. Lasse Haagensen would be the unlucky one making his exit in 4th place after losing ace-ten to king-queen. Robin Sevastik followed him out the door. Where other players played conservatively, he had no problem calling all in with king-three against a very aggressive Joni Liimatta who was trying to abuse the tight play. Sevastik was ahead against the jack-ten of Liimatta but the jack on the turn spelled doom for him.

Evgueny Ievkov, an online qualifier and start of day chip leader, ended his first ever live event in 3rd place. He lost with ace-jack to sevens and collected a whopping €31,129.

The heads up match between the very aggressive Joni Liimatta and Daniel Wittikko didn't last long. After some shoving without calls, it was eventually Wittikko getting it in good with ace-nine against the king-nine of Liimatta. A king on the flop and river was enough to hand all the chips to Joni Liimatta and Wittikko had to settle for second.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1Joni LiimattaFinland€70,514
2Daniel WittikkoSweden€44,995
3Evgueny IevkovFinland€31,129
4Robin SevastikSweden€23,129
5Lasse HaagensenDenmark€17,783
6Srdan AndricSerbia€13,673
7Patrick CoughlinUnited States€10,946
8Alexandru Dan NistorRomania€8,757
9Rune ThomsenDenmark€7,011

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* Photos by Tambet Kask, Unibet Open

Tags: Alexandru Dan NistorDaniel WittikkoEvgueny IevkovHenrik RuneJohan GoslingsJoni LiimattaLasse HaagensenPatrick CoughlinRobin SevastikRune ThomsenSoren BlannerSrdan AndricTutku Halim Kara

Daniel Wittikko Eliminated in 2nd Place (€44,995)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Daniel Wittikko
Daniel Wittikko

Daniel Wittikko opened his button for 325,000 and action was on Joni Liimatta. Liimatta shoved all in, putting the pressure on Wittikko who decided to call for his 2.8 million stack.

Daniel Wittikko: {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Joni Liimatta: {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Wittikko was in prime position to double up, but the flop didn't do him any good: {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

The {6-Hearts} on the turn was a blank and the {K-Clubs} even made things worse. Daniel Wittikko eliminated in 2nd place for €44,995.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Liimatta fi
Joni Liimatta
11,280,000 3,430,000
Daniel Wittikko se
Daniel Wittikko
Busted

Tags: Daniel WittikkoJoni Liimatta

Evgueny Ievkov Eliminated in 3rd Place (€31,129)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Evgueny Ievkov
Evgueny Ievkov

Joni Liimatta was once again pushing the action, applying the pressure with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} this time shoving all in.

Evgueny Ievkov, who had folded big hands before, didn't want to get away from {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and called.

Again the dealer didn't showboat and rapidly dealt the board: {5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Spades} .

Just like that, the tournament was heads up. Joni Liimatta hit the rail in 3rd place receiving €31,129 in his first ever live tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Evgueny Ievkov fi
Evgueny Ievkov
Busted

Tags: Evgueny IevkovJoni Liimatta

Robin Sevastik Eliminated in 4th Place (€23,129)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Robin Sevastik
Robin Sevastik

Joni Liimatta, having seen people fold big hands a lot, put the pressure on pushing all in with {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Robin Sevastik wasn't into folding as much as some others, though, and called with {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

The board came {3-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and with the jack on the turn, Liimatta eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Liimatta fi
Joni Liimatta
7,850,000 2,855,000
Evgueny Ievkov fi
Evgueny Ievkov
2,115,000 -365,000
Daniel Wittikko se
Daniel Wittikko
1,315,000 -1,340,000
Robin Sevastik se
Robin Sevastik
Busted

Tags: Robin SevastikJoni Liimatta

Lasse Haagensen Eliminated in 5th Place (€17,783)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Lasse Haagensen
Lasse Haagensen

From first position, Lasse Haagensen raised to 200,000 holding {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Joni Liimatta next to him with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} three-bet to 500,000. Evgueny Ievkov folded {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} and action was back on Haagensen. He shoved all in for 1.8 million. Liimatta asked for a count and called.

Haagensen had gotten it in good but the board ran out {9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and he had to make his exit from the event.

Haagensen was rewarded with a cash of €17,783. The remaining 4 players are now guaranteed €23,129.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Liimatta fi
Joni Liimatta
4,995,000 1,775,000
Daniel Wittikko se
Daniel Wittikko
2,655,000 155,000
Evgueny Ievkov fi
Evgueny Ievkov
2,480,000 65,000
Robin Sevastik se
Robin Sevastik
1,150,000 -210,000
Lasse Haagensen dk
Lasse Haagensen
Busted

Tags: Evgueny IevkovJoni LiimattaLasse Haagensen

Srdan Andric Eliminated in 6th Place (€13,673)

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Srdan Andric
Srdan Andric

Daniel Wittikko raised his button to 170,000 with {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and big blind Srdan Andric called with {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

The flop came {6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Andric checked. Wittikko bet 160,000 and Andric called.

The {3-Clubs} on the turn had Andric check again. Wittikko bet 375,000 into the 760,000 pot and Andric answered with a check-raise to 960,000.

Wittikko moved all in and after a little while, Andric called.

Andric needed to hit but failed to do so with the {2-Spades} on the river.

"Yes!" shouted Wittikko while Andric shook some hands and made his exit.

Down to 5 players, all guaranteed €17,783.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Wittikko se
Daniel Wittikko
4,090,000 2,955,000
Robin Sevastik se
Robin Sevastik
2,520,000 -10,000
Evgueny Ievkov fi
Evgueny Ievkov
1,890,000 -50,000
Joni Liimatta fi
Joni Liimatta
1,505,000 -10,000
Lasse Haagensen dk
Lasse Haagensen
1,275,000 -10,000
Srdan Andric cs
Srdan Andric
Busted

Tags: Daniel WittikkoSrdan Andric

Patrick Coughlin Eliminated in 7th Place (€10,946)

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Patrick Coughlin
Patrick Coughlin

Patrick Coughlin announced all in, pushing 690,000 forward with {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. He found a customer behind him as Robin Sevastik called with {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. It was a classic coinflip with the last American at risk.

The flop came {7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, not doing much for Coughlin.

The {A-Spades} on the turn and {5-Clubs} on the river didn't help him either and he made his exit in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
Robin Sevastik se
Robin Sevastik
2,530,000 430,000
Evgueny Ievkov fi
Evgueny Ievkov
1,940,000 -400,000
Srdan Andric cs
Srdan Andric
1,785,000 670,000
Joni Liimatta fi
Joni Liimatta
1,515,000 -300,000
Lasse Haagensen dk
Lasse Haagensen
1,285,000 200,000
Patrick Coughlin us
Patrick Coughlin
Busted

Tags: Patrick CoughlinRobin Sevastik

Rune Thomson Eliminated in 9th Place (€7,011), Alexandru Dan Nistor Eliminated in 8th Place (€8,757)

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Rune Thomson shoved all in for 410,000 with {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and walked away from the table. Robin Sevastik behind him made the call with {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and Alexandru Dan Nistor over shoved for a little more with {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. Sevastik made the call to make it a three-way showdown.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Sevastik picked up a flush draw. The {K-Clubs} on the turn hit him in both spots and the {6-Hearts} on the river didn't change a thing anymore.

Two eliminations in the same hand. Rune Thomson eliminated in 9th place (€7,011), Alexandru Dan Nistor eliminated in 8th place (€8,757).

Player Chips Progress
Robin Sevastik se
Robin Sevastik
2,965,000 955,000
Evgueny Ievkov fi
Evgueny Ievkov
2,335,000 -10,000
Patrick Coughlin us
Patrick Coughlin
1,415,000 -725,000
Joni Liimatta fi
Joni Liimatta
1,210,000 550,000
Srdan Andric cs
Srdan Andric
1,130,000 -230,000
Lasse Haagensen dk
Lasse Haagensen
1,120,000 220,000
Daniel Wittikko se
Daniel Wittikko
111,000 -984,000
Rune Thomsen dk
Rune Thomsen
Busted
Alexandru Dan Nistor ro
Alexandru Dan Nistor
Busted

Tags: Alexandru Dan NistorHenrik Rune

Soren Blanner Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,259)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Soren Blanner
Soren Blanner

Patrick Coughlin was first to act and made it 90,000 to go. Soren Blanner in the cutoff three-bet to 225,000 and action folded to Coughlin. The American asked how much Blanner started the hand with (about a million, he said) and then moved all in. Blanner double checked his cards one last time and called.

Patrick Coughlin: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Soren Blanner: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The flop came a harmless {Q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{K-Hearts} and the two involved parties both got up from the table.

The {7-Diamonds} on the turn was anything but a blank and Blanner shouted "Nein! Nein! Nein!"

Coughlin, in awe, turned to the rail in full disbelief.

The {3-Spades} on the river was a blank and Blanner had been eliminated. He collapsed and sat hanging on his chair for a good minute before he made his way to the payout desk.

Blanner, a longtime Unibet Open player, collects €6,259 for his efforts. The remaining 9 players are guaranteed €7,011 from here on out.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Coughlin us
Patrick Coughlin
2,200,000 1,525,000
Soren Blanner dk
Soren Blanner
Busted

Tags: Patrick CoughlinSoren Blanner

Mudassar Khan Eliminated in 11th Place (€6,259)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mudassar Khan
Mudassar Khan

Day 1a chip leader Mudassar Khan was down to his last 310,000 and moved in from first position. Action folded to the small blind and he asked for a count. Eventually the small blind folded, but big blind Srdan Andric did call.

Mudassar Khan: {A-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Srdan Andric: {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Khan made his exit in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Srdan Andric cs
Srdan Andric
1,300,000 60,000
Mudassar Khan dk
Mudassar Khan
Busted