2016 Unibet Open London

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2016 Unibet Open London
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
£62,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£750
Total Entries
418
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 418
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Geir Reka Tollerud Eliminated in 32nd Place (£1,950)

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Geir Reka Tollerud
Geir Reka Tollerud

Geir Reka Tollerud went all-in from mid-position for approximately 100,000 chips. Jan Riha over-shoved for a little bit more and the players turned over their cards.

Tollerud: {6-}{6-}
Riha: {A-}{Q-}

Tollerud was just about drawing dead on the flop of {K-}{J-}{10-} giving Riha with a straight. Tollerud was left with no outs when a {4-} appeared on the turn despite the fact that he spiked a set on the {6-} river.

Tollerud was awarded £1,950 for his 32nd place finish.

Tags: Geir Reka TollerudJan Riha

Mark Brockwell, Guillaume Bacri, Rahim Tadjsaadat, and Auke Attema Eliminated 33rd - 36th Places (£1,950)

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante

Mark Brockwell, Guillaume Bacri, and Rahim Tadjsaadat were all just eliminated from the tournament for £1,950.

Unibet Poker London Main Event Eliminations (33rd - 36th Places)

  • 33 - Mark Brockwell
  • 34 - Guillaume Bacri
  • 35 - Rahim Tadjsaadat
  • 36 - Auke Attema

Tags: Guillaume BacriMark BrockwellRahim Tadjsaadat

Adrien Allain & Christian Alessi Eliminated in 37th & 38th Places

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Adrien Allain
Adrien Allain

Christian Alessi has just been eliminated in the tournament for 37th place collecting £1,800, while shortly after Adrien Allain followed him to the felts after being eliminated in 36th place to win the same prize.

A pay jump followed these two eliminations as every player remaining is guaranteed at least a £1,950 payday.

Tags: Adrien AllainChristian Alessi

Cristian Cirtog Chip Leader & Damian Porebski Eliminated in 39th Place (£1,800)

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Unibet Open London Day 2 Chips
Unibet Open London Day 2 Chips

39 players came back from dinner break guaranteed at least a £1,800 payout vying for the top prize of £62,000. Poland's Damian Porebski was the first player to be eliminated after the dinner break, snagging 38th place for £1,800.

Meanwhile, Cristian Cirtog maintains a slight chip lead with 760,000 chips with Abdul Barakat (749,000 chips) and Julien Rouxel (745,000 chips) close on his tail.

Here is an updated chip count on the remaining players in the field.

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United Kingdom's Christopher Barnes & Martin Bader Eliminated in 40th & 41st Places (£1,800)

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Christopher Barnes
Christopher Barnes

Just before dinner break, the United Kingdom duo of Christopher Barnes and Martin Bader were both eliminated from the tournament in 40th and 41st places respectfully for £1,800 each.

Tags: Christopher BarnesMartin Bader

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 2,000

PokerNews Podcast Episode #363: DP Voted Media Person of the Year

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

PokerNews' very own Editor-in-Chief Donnie "DP" Peters was voted the Media Person of the Year at the 2016 American Poker Awards. Rich Ryan and Donnie discuss the evening, break down the Global Poker League Draft, and touch upon PokerStars' pending return to the United States this month.

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Tags: Donnie PetersRich RyanPokerNews Podcast

Dinner Time!

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Unibet Open London Waitress
Unibet Open London Waitress

Players are now on a one hour dinner break. Play will resume with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with an ante of 2,000.

It is possible that some of those remaining are still in for a long day after the break as the plan is to either play down to a final table or until after level 22. If it is the latter, play will end at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time.

Willem Wesselink and Daniel Chutrov Eliminated in 42nd and 43rd Places (£1,800)

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Willem Wesselink
Willem Wesselink

While under the gun, Willem Wesselink pushed all-in for his remaining 41,000 chips with {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. He was eliminated from the tournament after an opponent called from the cutoff with {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and was eliminated despite being ahead in the hand on a flop of {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Wesselink was drawing dead on the turn when a {Q-Diamonds} ending his tournament in 42nd place for £1,800. Also eliminated around the same time was Daniel Chutrov in 43rd place.

Tags: Daniel ChutrovWillem Wesselink

Sandro Spaccarotella and Erik Le Goff Eliminated in 44th and 45th Places (£1,800)

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Sandro Spaccarotella
Sandro Spaccarotella

Eliminations are coming at a furious pace. The latest two players to hit the rail were Sandro Spaccarotella and Erik Le Goff. Both players were awarded slightly more than a min-cash with each receiving a payout of £1,800.