Main Event
Day 3 Started
2016 Unibet Open London
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Unibet Open London
Buy-in
£750
Entries
418
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event
The final day of the 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event is about to kick off at the Victoria Casino in half an hour with the final nine players out of a total field of 418 entrants will be battling it out until a winner is declared.
The excitement at the Victoria Casino is growing to see who will have their name etched in poker history as the latest Main Event winner and bring home the top prize of £62,000 with all players already guaranteed a £6,300 payday.
France's Julien Rouxel kicks off the action on the final table in the lead heading with 2,785,000 in chips with two other players very close on his tail. Rouxel's fellow countrymate Nicolas Cardyn currently resides in second place with 2,424,000, while it is United Kingdom's David Shallow in third place with 2,384,000.
Play will resume on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time, however, the PokerNews Live Reporting team will begin coverage one hour later at 1 p.m. so we are not spoiling the action for those following the live stream. Blinds will resume at 12,000/24,000 with an ante of 4,000 for a few minutes before going up to 15,000/30,000 with an ante of 5,000.
| Seat | Name | Count | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Shallow | United Kingdom | 2,384,000 | 99 |
| 2 | Benjamin Lebor | United Kingdom | 581,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Akos Gergely | Hungary | 524,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Nicolas Cardyn | France | 2,424,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 1,575,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Mate Mecs | Hungary | 568,000 | 24 |
| 7 | Julien Rouxel | France | 2,785,000 | 116 |
| 8 | Nicolas Ludwicki | France | 1,322,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Jin Hui | China | 389,000 | 16 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Nicolas Cardyn Takes it Down Preflop With Pocket Queens
On the first hand, Benjamin Lebor opens the action with 
from early position. Nicolas Cardyn three-bet to 226,000 
from the hi-jack.
"Good move on me," says Lebor and folds. Cardyn shared, "I need to wake up, I bet too much."
Meanwhile United Kingdom's David Shallow has yet to take his seat.
Two Hands, Two Pairs for Cardyn!
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
On the second hand of the day, Cardyn was dealt another pocket-pair, this time 
. He raised the action to 55,000 and took down the pot preflop with no resistance.
Benjamin Lebor Announces the First All-in of the Day
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Nicolas Cardyn so far has been involved in the first three hands of the day. He starts off the action by raising with 
to 55,000. Julien Rouxel with 
calls behind before Benjamin Lebor announces, "I am all-in" for 514,000 with 
. Cardyn snap folds and after a little thought Rouxel also tosses his hand into the muck.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Jin Hui Eliminated in 9th Place (£6,300)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Bhavin Khatri opens the action for 62,000. The action folds around to the short-stacked Jin Hui who calls from the big blind.
Both players opt to check on a flop of 
. Action picked up when the 
hit the turn with Khatri leading out for 76,000. Hui thinks for a minute before declaring himself all-in for his remaining 282,000 chips. Khatri quickly calls and the players turn over their cards.
Hui: 
Khatri: 
Khatri's set is no match for Hui who is drawing dead after getting all his chips in the middle. The board completes with a 
. While this gives Hui a set of trips, he is well over-matched by Khatri's boat.
Hui collects £6,300 for his 9th place finish. The remaining eight players are now all guaranteed a payout of £8,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Chip Count Update
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Julien Rouxel lead gets smaller, while the new short-stack after the elimination of Jin Hui is Hungary's Akos Gergely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,525,000 | -260,000 |
|
2,521,000 | 137,000 |
|
2,368,000 | -56,000 |
|
2,039,000 | 464,000 |
|
1,220,000 | -102,000 |
|
592,000 | 24,000 |
|
559,000 | -22,000 |
|
434,000 | -90,000 |
Short Stack Akos Gergely Wins a Flip to Double-Up
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Julien Rouxel raises the action to 65,000 from middle position with 
. David Shallow calls behind with 
in position from the button. Benjamin Lebor thinks and folds from the small blind with before Akos Gergely snap announces he is all-in with 
for his remaining 426,000 chips. Julien Rouxel calls, and Shallow gets out of the way.
Things look bleak for Gergely as Rouxel flops the world with the dealer turning over 
. However, his tournament was saved when the 
spiked the turn. The on the river was of no help to Rouxel, doubling up Gergely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,087,000 | -438,000 |
|
|
945,000 | 511,000 |