Main Event
Day 3 Started
2017 Unibet Open Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Unibet Open Bucharest
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€486,940
Entries
502
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
25,000
Who Will Be Crowned Champion of the 2017 Unibet Open Bucharest €1,100 Main Event?
After two starting days and ten and a half levels on Day 2, the 10-year anniversary edition of the Unibet Open Main Event at the luxurious JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel has seen a field of 502 entries whittled down all the way to just ten hopefuls.The lion's share of the €486,940 prize pool is still up for grabs and each of the finalists is guaranteed at least €7,920 for their efforts, while the winner can look forward to a payday of €90,925 and the coveted trophy.
A new first-time Unibet Open Main Event champion will be crowned today as of noon local time, as Mister Unibet Open Dan Murariu, who won it twice and reached the final table another three times in the ten years of the event's history, bowed out in 30th place. Action will recommence with half an hour left at level 22 at blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a running ante of 5,000 and the man at the top of the leader board is Israel's Avi Cohen with 2,750,000.
Cohen shot to the top of the counts midway through Day 2 before plummeting back into the middle of the pack. An eventful last two levels vaulted him back into the spotlight and he will commence the bid for the title with 91 big blinds. Even more remarkable is the comeback of Slovenia's Bojan Zidar (2,425,000), who was down to fewer than eight big blinds on the last two tables and enters the final day with the second biggest stack.
Pavao Veza sits in third place with 2,025,000, and three Romanians are trying to keep the trophy on home soil in consecutive years: Christopher Heidelbacher (1,510,000) and Marius Pertea (1,460,000) are right in the middle of the pack, Bogdan Ionescu (639,000) will be the short stack with 21 big blinds. The other finalists include Henrik Tellving (1,425,000), Guy Ohayon (1,315,000), Dor Lan (805,000) and Robert Vukovic (725,000).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marius Pertea | Romania | 1,460,000 | 49 |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Heidelbacher | Romania | 1,510,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 5 | Pavao Veza | Croatia | 2,025,000 | 67 |
| 1 | 6 | Bojan Zidar | Slovenia | 2,425,000 | 81 |
| 1 | 7 | Bogdan Ionescu | Romania | 639,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | Robert Vukovic | Croatia | 725,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | Dor Lan | Israel | 805,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 5 | Guy Ohayon | Israel | 1,315,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 8 | Avi Cohen | Israel | 2,750,000 | 91 |
| 2 | 9 | Henrik Tellving | Sweden | 1,425,000 | 47 |
The seat assignments remain the same as last night and a redraw will take place once there are nine players remaining. All the action can be followed right here on PokerNews, and a live stream with hole cards is available on a security delay of 30 minutes.
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Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Straight for Pertea
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Christopher Heidelbacher raised to 65,000 with the 
and Marius Pertea defended the 
. The flop fell 
and Pertea checked, Heidelbacher continued for 60,000 and the fellow Romanian called.
The 
on the turn was checked by Pertea and Heidelbacher fired a second bet of 115,000 and Pertea called with the bottom end of the straight.
The 
on the river brought no betting action and Pertea claimed the pot with the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,735,000 | 275,000 |
|
1,265,000 | -245,000 |
Vukovic Takes Two on the Outer Table
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Guy Ohayon raised to 70,000 and Robert Vukovic defended the big blind to see a flop of 
. Both players checked and the 
fell on the turn. Vukovic bet 115,000 and Ohayon folded.
Vukovic raised to 80,000 from the small blind next and Dor Lan called in the big blind. The 
flop and the turn were checked. Lan bet the 
river for 85,000 and Vukovic moved all in to force a fold. "I will tell you what I had if you tell me what you had," Vukovic offered, but didn't get a reply.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 375,000 |
|
620,000 | -185,000 |
Tellving Takes from Cohen
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Henrik Tellving defended his big blind against a button raise by Guy Ohayon and check-folded tje 
flop to a bet of 85,000. The next hand, it was Avi Cohen that raised to 75,000 on the button and Tellving called in the small blind. The flop fell 
and Tellving checked, Cohen continued for 105,000 and the Swede called.
On the 
turn both players checked and Tellving bet the 
river for 250,000. Cohen folded and Dor Lan said "show the bluff!" but Tellving just grinned while raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000 | -350,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 75,000 |
Zidar Takes Some on the Feature
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Pavao Veza raised to 70,000 with and Christopher Heidelbacher called with the 
. On the 
flop, Heidelbacher check-called a bet of 60,000 and the duo checked the 
turn. The 
river triggered a bet of 85,000 by Heidelbacher and that won the pot.
Short stack Bogdan Ionescu claimed the blinds and antes with a king-jack and Veza did so right after with the 
to remain at 1.9 million.
Marius Pertea raised to 65,000 with [QsJd| and Bojan Zidar three-bet to 180,000 out of the small blind with , shutting down all further action.
Zidar raised to 65,000 with 
and Pertea defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Pertea checked before calling a bet of 50,000. The 
on the turn brought no betting action and the 
river completed the board. Pertea checked and Zidar bet 125,000 while having missed the board entirely.
Lan Doubles Through Vukovic
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
For the second hand in a row Robert Vukovic was the preflop aggressor. In the first one he took the blinds and antes with a button raise to 75,000. in the second hand he asked Dor Lan for his stack size in the big blind and moved all in, Lan called it off for his last 530,000.
Dor Lan:
Robert Vukovic:
The 
flop changed nothing whatsoever, but the turn gave Vukovic a sweat with the flush draw. However, a blank 
fell on the river and Lan jumped out of his seat to celebrate the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 480,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -400,000 |
One for Veza On the Feature Table
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Bojan Zidar raised it up with just the showing and Pavao Veza defended the 
. On the 
flop, Veza check-called a bet of 50,000 and the 
turn was quickly checked.
On the 
river Veza bet and Zidar quickly gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,515,000 | 90,000 |
|
2,035,000 | 10,000 |