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Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€363,602
Total Entries
376
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 376
Filter
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
It was the fourth time the Unibet Open poker tour headed to Copenhagen, but it was the first time the tournament was held in the summer. And wouldn't you know it, it was the warmest day of the entire year in the Danish Capital. While the sun was shining outside, 153 players started their day inside the beautiful Casino Copenhagen for Day 1a.
Kenny Hallaert welcomed everyone at noon and started off his first Unibet Open as tournament director. The poker player from Belgium had already signed on as part of the team before he headed to Vegas this summer, where he made his way to the final table of the WSOP Main Event. We're pretty sure it's the first time a November Niner was in control of a major European poker tournament.
One of his first decisions was to change from the planned 10 levels to 9 levels. That gave the 52 survivors of the day opportunity to have a couple more drinks at the welcome drinks. Because, as per tradition, the Unibet Open wanted to make their poker tournaments about more than just the precious card game. That's why there's a bunch of players planning to go to Urban Ranger Camp on Saturday, and there's a huge party on one of the rooftop bars of Copenhagen later on.
But for the players that signed up, it was about the poker. And there was lots to be played. In the 9 levels crazy hands saw the day of light with a straight flush, quads and intense action at the live streamed feature table.
Three former champions started and two of them made it through the day. Theis Vad Hennebjerre won here last year beating a 460-strong field and was back at it today. So far he's one for one, and still in contention to make it two for two. Not just playing and winning Unibet Open's, but cashing an event and winning it. His sole cash on his Hendonmob profile is still his win here last year. Can he add another one this week? He started out strong building a stack worth three times what he started way, but lost a bunch with ace-nine to queens preflop all in. He ended the day with 47,700.
The other former Unibet Open champion, Daniel Chutrov, also made it through the day. The Glasgow champ built his stack up without huge pots or notable hands and will start Day 2 on Saturday with 79,800 in chips.
Chip leader finishing Day 1a is Mudassar Khan from Denmark. The local gathered a massive 273,000 in chips from a starting stack of 30,000, good for 137 big blinds on Saturday.
Tomorrow, Day 1b of the Unibet Open Copenhagen awaits. Another 9 one-hour long levels are scheduled and again PokerNews will be on-site for coverage from the floor.
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000 | |
|
251,800 | |
|
210,000 | |
|
181,200 | |
|
|
178,400 | |
|
166,200 | |
|
135,300 | |
|
128,400 | |
|
125,900 | |
|
121,100 | |
|
114,400 | |
|
113,600 | |
|
|
113,400 | |
|
108,400 | |
|
107,200 | |
|
102,900 | |
|
|
98,700 | |
|
97,200 | |
|
93,500 | |
|
|
92,300 | |
|
79,600 | |
|
|
75,400 | |
|
74,400 | |
|
71,000 | |
|
|
69,000 |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
And the day is done. We'll be back with you with an extensive recap on todays action as well as chip counts from all the survivors.
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Daniel Chutrov, Unibet Open Glasgow champion, was deep in the tank. He had 8,000 in front of him sitting in the cutoff, but his neighbor Eduard Dumitru was all in for 27,800 from the button. Chutrov counted out his own chips, 86,600, and tanked for several minutes before eventually folding.
Only a couple more minutes on the clock before Day 1a is in the books.
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Instead of 10 levels, the current 9th level is the last level to be played today. 30 more minutes to go today.
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Florian Fedrau open raised to 3,400 from the cutoff and small blind Theis Vad Hennebjerre shoved all in for about 40,000 or so. The big blind folded and after some consideration Fedrau folded as well.
Vad Hennebjerre casually tossed his cards into the muck but, by accident, they flipped up. The 
was shown, letting people wonder what the other card was. Vad Hennebjerre instantly made sure the other card didn't show and tossed them in the muck again.
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The players return in 15 minutes for the last two levels of the day.
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Hristo Gavazov shoved for 17,100 from the cutoff and after some tanking, Mikael Johansson made the call from the small blind.
Hristo Gavazov: 
Mikael Johansson: 
The board ran out 
and Gavazov made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | |
|
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Busted |
