November Niner Kenny Hallaert the Tournament Director
Kenny Hallaert, fourth in chips at the upcoming WSOP final table, is the new tournament director of the Unibet Open. His first go is here in Copenhagen, and he just announced level up.
2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€363,602
Entries
376
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Small Pot for Peluchon
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Action folded to Henri Peluchon on in the cutoff and he opened for 250. Small blind Jussi Perlinen made the call and big blind Ole Kristensen both called.
All three of them checked on 
and the 
hit the turn. Perlinen bet out 525 and Kristensen folded right away. Initial raiser Peluchon made the call and the dealer burned and put the 
on the river.
Perlinen fired 1,100 and Peluchon called. Perlinen mucked and Peluchon showed his 
. The dealer turned over Perlinen's 
and the pot went to Peluchon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
No Bust Outs Yet
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The clock was wrong there for a second, there have been no bust outs yet.
Last year a total of 168 players registered for the event for Day 1a, today's field is already closing in on that with 161 players registered at the moment.
Three Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The field is growing bigger and bigger, and more familiar faces are turning up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Short-Handed
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
There's still a queue for registration, but a lot of the players are already seated at the 10-handed tables. The prediction is not all 10 seats per table will be used, but as a precaution, they are there right now. Some of the tables are actually still 2-handed, which means there's no play going on yet as the tournament requires 3 players at the table to start dealing.
It's Getting Busy
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The start of Day 1a of the Unibet Open Copenhagen was slightly delayed, but the event is now underway and a total of 132 players have signed up so far. The tournament clock tells just 131 players are battling it out at the moment, which means one player has already been eliminated. We have no details on that early bust out yet, but are looking for it.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Early Photos from Copenhagen
By Unibet Open photographer Tambet Kask.
The Unibet Open Copenhagen Starts Today!
Today the Unibet Open caravan will halt in Copenhagen for it's third installment of the season. While it's the third time for the poker tour to visit the Danish capital, it's the first time the event is being held during summer, which is a welcome break from tradition as the last three years it was chilly and snowy when the event was being held.
The event will be hosted by Casino Copenhagen inside the luxurious Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, and will feature several smaller events, a high roller tournament, and a DKK 7,500 +750 Main Event (€1,000 +€100). PokerNews.com is in Copenhagen to report all the action from the Main Event, starting today at noon. The complete schedule is as followed:
| date | time | event | stack | buy in | cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday August 25th | 12:00PM | Main Event Day 1a | 30.000 | DKK 7,500 + 750 | 460 |
| 8:30PM | Super Satellite to Main Event day 1b | 30.000 | DKK 1,000 + 100 | 100 | |
| Friday 26th August | 12:00PM | Main Event Day 1b | 30.000 | DKK 7,500 + 750 | 460 |
| 9:00PM | PLO – Turbo | 30.000 | DKK 1,500 + 150 | 100 | |
| 10:00PM | Omaha Flip Championship | 30.000 | DKK 1,500 + 150 | 32/64 | |
| Saturday August 27th | 12:00PM | Main Event Day 2 | |||
| 5:00PM | Freeze out (two-day event Day 1) | 30.000 | DKK 2,300 + 230 | 120 | |
| 7:00PM | High Roller (1 re-entry) | 30.000 | DKK 15,000 + 975 | ||
| Sunday August 28th | 2:00PM | Main Event Day 3 | |||
| 2:30PM | Freeze out (two-day event Day 2) | ||||
| 3:00PM | Turbo | 30.000 | DKK 1,000 + 100 | 100 |
* DKK 500 Re-Buy/Add-on
Nataly Sopacuaperu, Head of Events at Unibet, was happy to go back to the Danish capital;
I'm extremely excited to come back to Copenhagen. This will be the first time the event will be held in summer and we expect full house again. It's going to be a great tournament with the debut of a new tournament director. On top of all the poker action, we've managed to host the players party at a venue with a roof terrace, it's going to be great!
Besides the poker action, Unibet Open tournaments are known for their fun atmosphere and plenty of activities outside of the poker room. This venture into Copenhagen will be no different, with a welcome drink at the start of the tournament, and the legendary player party at on Saturday August 27th.
Unibet Open Copenhagen will mark the 37th installment of the Unibet Open since its inception back in 2007. There's one more tournament planned for 2016 after the stop in Copenhagen, a massive €500,000 guaranteed Unibet Open in Bucharest. Here's a look at all the former champions the Unibet Open poker tour crowned in it's 9-year history:
Unibet Open History
| month | year | event name | country | buy-in | entries | winner | country | original prize | prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 2007 | Warsaw | Poland | €1,650 | 120 | Stale Lokse | Norway | zł159,900 | $65,090 |
| May | 2008 | Madrid | Spain | €1,650 | 297 | Joao Barbosa | Portugal | €115,800 | $179,240 |
| September | 2008 | Milan | Italy | €1,650 | 320 | Domenico Tinnirello | Italy | €121,000 | $173,953 |
| December | 2008 | Warsaw | Poland | zł5,500 | 270 | Simon Johansson | Sweden | zł464,805 | $152,355 |
| March | 2009 | Budapest | Hungary | €1,650 | 360 | Alvaro Aspas | Spain | €135,000 | $170,104 |
| May | 2009 | Algarve | Portugal | €1,650 | 409 | Andre Dias | Portugal | €151,000 | $207,104 |
| July | 2009 | London | United Kingdom | £2,750 | 266 | Thanh Doan | Finland | £187,000 | $305,326 |
| September | 2009 | Prague | Czech Republic | €1,650 | 451 | Fuat Can | Sweden | €167,500 | $245,983 |
| December | 2009 | Warsaw | Poland | zł7,000 | 401 | Jimmy Jonsson | Sweden | zł654,430 | $239,778 |
| March | 2010 | Budapest | Hungary | 1,650 | 460 | Anthon-Pieter Wink | Netherlands | €172,500 | $235,665 |
| June | 2010 | Golden Sands | Portugal | €1,650 | 394 | Dan Murariu | Romania | €150,705 | $184,182 |
| August | 2010 | Prague | Czech Republic | €1,650 | 424 | Henri Ojala | Finland | €157,000 | $207,037 |
| October | 2010 | Valencia | Spain | €1,650 | 361 | Thomas Thang | Denmark | €138,080 | $191,626 |
| December | 2010 | London | United Kingdom | £1,650 | 273 | Paul Valkenburg | Netherlands | £109,550 | $171,408 |
| March | 2011 | Malta | Malta | €1,650 | 293 | Mateusz Moolhuizen | Netherlands | €117,000 | $163,075 |
| June | 2011 | Barcelona | Spain | €1,650 | 387 | Rubén Sánchez Cebollada | Spain | €145,000 | $212,246 |
| August | 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | €1,650 | 260 | Paul Vas Nunes | United Kingdom | €105,300 | $151,742 |
| December | 2011 | Riga | Latvia | Ls1650 | 308 | Peter Harkes | Netherlands | Ls62,829 | $119,878 |
| February | 2012 | Prague | Czech Republic | €1,650 | 254 | Filip Verboven | Belgium | €100,000 | $131,574 |
| May | 2012 | Paris | France | €1,650 | 439 | Jaroslaw Barglik | Poland | €140,539 | $185,310 |
| September | 2012 | London | England | £1,320 | 315 | Pratik Ghatge | United Kingdom | £85,050 | $136,305 |
| December | 2012 | Saint Martin | Caribbean | €1,650 | 238 | Dan Murariu | Romania | €110,000 | $142,590 |
| March | 2013 | Copenhagen | Denmark | €1,650 | 336 | Kassem Yassine | Sweden | €107,367 | $126,744 |
| June | 2013 | Tróia | Portugal | €1,650 | 242 | Dmitry Varlamov | Rusland | €80,187 | $104,811 |
| September | 2013 | Cannes | France | €1,650 | 313 | Quentin Lecomte | France | €100,000 | $132,918 |
| December | 2013 | Riga | Latvia | Ls2271 | 208 | Rens Feenstra | Netherlands | Ls52,800 | $101,652 |
| March | 2014 | Copenhagen | Denmark | DKr8,250 | 406 | Frederik Jensen | Denmark | DKr625,000 | $116,168 |
| June | 2014 | Tallinn | Estonia | €1,100 | 262 | Mauri Dorbek | Estonia | €55,500 | $75,574 |
| September | 2014 | Cannes | France | €1,100 | 457 | Daniel Smith | United Kingdom | €88,000 | $114,059 |
| November | 2014 | London | United Kingdom | £1,100 | 399 | Iaron Lightbourne | United Kingdom | £70,000 | $110,163 |
| februari | 2015 | Copenhagen | Denmark | DKr8,250 | 404 | Theis Vad Hennebjerre | Denmark | DKr620,000 | $94,288 |
| June | 2015 | Glasgow | Scotland | £880 | 221 | Daniel Chutrov | Bulgaria | £43,000 | $66,030 |
| September | 2015 | Cannes | France | €1,100 | 411 | Alexan Julien | France | €80,00 | $90,194 |
| November | 2015 | Antwerp | Belgium | €1,100 | 321 | Mateusz Moolhuizen | Netherlands | €71,00 | $75,487 |
| March | 2016 | London | England | £825 | 418 | Dave Shallow | United Kingdom | £62,000 | $86,747 |
| May | 2016 | Malta | Malta | €1,10 | 292 | Martin Soukup | Czech Republic | €65,000 | $72,461 |
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Main Event
Day 1a Started