2016 Unibet Open London

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 Unibet Open London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
£62,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£750
Entries
418
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

186 Players Enter Day 1a

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

There was a bit of confusion today about how many players entered due to at least one player taking the wrong seat assignment and the fact that not all players that preregistered showed up. However, the dust has settled and we are officially at 186 players entered with 125 of them still remaining.

The Tournament Director also informed us that there will be no deviation from 10 levels being played on the day, which means the action will likely end for surviving players around midnight.

Erik van den Berg Eliminated

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante
Erik van den Berg
Erik van den Berg

Erik van den Berg was off to a good start, however, his tournament suddenly came to an end after getting it all-in on a king-high board with {K-}{Q-}. Van den Berg was dismayed when learning his opponent Raymond Forde had him out-kicked with {A-}{K-}. Van den Berg was unable to improve his hand while Forde is among the chip leaders after winning perhaps the biggest pot of the day thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Forde ie
Raymond Forde
100,000 62,000
Erik van den Berg nl
Erik van den Berg
Busted

Tags: Erik van den BergRaymond Forde

Last Level Before Dinner Break

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

The one hour dinner break will take place at the conclusion of level 6. With many players are either eating or already ate at the tables, we expect many players to relax in other ways besides eating during the dinner break.

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

But I Hit the Queen on the Flop!

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante
Iaron Lightbourne
Iaron Lightbourne

Iaron Lightbourne was witnessed entering and exiting the tournament very quickly. We caught up with him while he was playing in a pot limit Omaha ring game when he shared with us he got it all in with {A-}{Q-} preflop in the Main Event and lost to {A-}{K-}.

He pretended to justify his preflop all-in by jokingly stating that, "But I hit a queen on the flop!"

Lightbourne is known for his good humor and has had numerous wins along with his over $1.2 million in live cashes. Among his wins include shipping the Unibet Open Main Event in November 2014 for £70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Iaron Lightbourne

Charlotte Van Brabander Elimination Marks the End of eSports Stars in Day 1a

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante
Charlotte Van Brabander
Charlotte Van Brabander

It's lights out for all the eSports stars on Day 1a with Charlotte Van Brabander went all-in pre-flop for her remaining 10 big blinds with {K-}{j-}. Despite flopping a flush draw, she was unable to improve her hand and lost to her opponent's {A-}{Q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Charlotte Van Brabander be
Charlotte Van Brabander
Busted

Tags: Charlotte Van Brabander

Late Registration Ended

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante
Unibet Open London Day 1a
Unibet Open London Day 1a

Late registration is over, but we are still awaiting what the final player count for the day is. According to the big board, we are at 203 players on the day. However, this includes 16 players that pre-registered and have yet to show up. Tournament organizers are expecting to push these players into the Day 1b player pool which would bring the official count down to 187 players. We will update this again once this information is official.

Belgians Duel

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante
Charlotte Van Brabander
Charlotte Van Brabander

Belgian Charlotte Van Brabander, who is also known for her poker skills, is the last of the four eSports pros in action in the Unibet Open London Main Event Day 1a.

Brabander shared with us on break that her stack dwindled down to 16,000 shortly after her table moved off the feature table after flopping top pair with {Q-}{10-}. Her fellow country-mate and opponent Timothy Schutter stayed along to the river with {10-}{10-} and was rewarded with the case {10-} for a set. Brabander couldn't get away from her hand with two pair and now has about 16,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Schutter be
Timothy Schutter
42,000 42,000
Charlotte Van Brabander be
Charlotte Van Brabander
16,000 -24,000

Tags: Charlotte Van BrabanderTimothy Schutter

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100