Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Thomas Jespersen Bubbles the Unibet Open Copenhagen
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante
Thomas Jespersen was down to his last 23,500 and moved in from early position. Action folded to Ian Simpson in the small blind and the British pro moved in over the top for just about 50,000 or so. The big blind folded.
Thomas Jespersen: 
Ian Simpson: 
While the rest of the players gathered around the table, tournament director Kenny Hallaert asked the dealer to deal the board.
The flop came 
, leaving Jespersen longing for a seven. The 
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks and Jespersen made his exit from the tournament in 54th place.
The remaining 53 players are guaranteed €1,961 from here on out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,500 | 29,500 |
|
Busted |
Bubble
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament is down to 54 players while 53 make the money. A table is being broken right now. After everyone has their seats, play continues in hand for hand fashion.
Photos from the Floor
By Tambet Kask.
The Wrath of Khan: Gordon Plomp Eliminated
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante
Mudassar Khan opened to 12,000 from middle position and Gordon Plomp in the cutoff shoved all in for 84,500. Action folded back to Khan who called after about a minute or so in the tank.
Mudassar Khan: 
Gordon Plomp: 
Things were looking good for Plomp till the river when bad luck struck: 
.
"Oh well, I've been lucky once too" said Plomp as he made his exit in 59th place, 6 from the money. Plomp was one of only two Belgian players remaining, the nations hope now rests on Jasper Van Vlasselaer's shoulders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |
Khan Dropping Some
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante
Mudassar Khan made it 11,000 from first position and Petri Vesa Jiuutilainen on the button made the call.
Khan bet 13,000 on 
and Vesa Jiuutilainen called.
The 
fell on the turn and Khan checked. Vesa Jiuutilainen bet 22,000 and Khan called.
The river 
had both players check. Vesa Jiuutilainen showed 
and Khan mucked. Vesa Jiuutilainen asked the dealer to turn over Khan's cards and it was revealed the end of Day 1a chip leader had .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 354,500 |
|
|
180,000 | -92,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 1,000
Break
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A short break in the tournament, a couple spots from the money.
Unibet Open Tournament Director Kenny Hallaert Talks About Making The November Nine
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Kenny Hallaert took on the job as tournament director for the Unibet Open starting here in Copenhagen, but he, of course, gained a lot of international exposure in the world of poker by making the November Nine in July.
The Belgian poker player told us the story of his journey to the final table in Las Vegas, his new job as tournament director for Unibet, and the potential life-changing money he can win in November.
Emma Wikberg Eliminated
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We ran into Emma Wikberg and he told us she had just been eliminated. She had already started the day kind of short and never made a comeback.
In her final hand she ran 
into 
and didn't find a ten or other help on the flop, turn or river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |