Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2017 Unibet Open Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Flesner Takes From Shipotanu
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Arie Shipotanu was involved in a three-way pot with big stacks Emanuel Flesner and Christian Bertu and all three players checked through the 
flop. Shipotanu bet the 
turn for 1,000 from the cutoff and Flesner called from the small blind, while Bertu folded.
The 
on the river was checked through and Flesner showed 
. "Of course, minimum," Shipotanu sighed and briefly showed his 
before sending them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
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Griffin Among the Recent Casualties
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
There were three seat open at three different tables at almost the same time. Among those was Simon Griffin, who was unable to spin up his last 3,500 and joined the early in level four.
Joni Liimatta has recovered some chips and Daniel Chutrov also shows profit since sitting down not long ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
25,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
Busted |
High Roller Update
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
There are 48 players out of 99 entries in the €2,200 High Roller for an average of 61,875 and the current chip leader is no other than Unibet ambassador Ian Simpson with 175,000. Other notables still in contention include Dorin Rauta (150,000), Katsuhiro Muto (105,000), Mateusz Moolhuizen (85,000), Dan Murariu (55,000), Andrei Boghean (45,000), the Unibet ambassadors Rauno Tahvonen (50,000) and Dara O'Kearney (45,000) and Jason Gray (30,000).
The current blinds are 800-1,600 with a running ante of 200 and it will likely take until the early morning hours in order to determine a champion.
Solyom Forces Out von Zweigbergk
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Nandor Solyom raised from under the gun and picked up two callers in Martin von Zweigbergk on the button and the player in the big blind. The flop fell 
and the big blind checked, while Solyom bet 2,800. That brought a call by von Zweigbergk only and the 
turn paired the board.
Now Solyom bet 11,400 with 17,500 behind and von Zweigbergk folded after some consideration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
38,000 |
Venditti Takes from Yakimov
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Plamen Yakimov raised to 1,000 and Carmine Venditti three-bet on the button, which Cosmin Cimpeanu called in the big blind. Yakimov opted for the four-bet to 8,750 and Venditti called, Cimpeanu folded. The flop fell 
and Yakimov bet 8,000, which Venditti called.
The 
turn and 
river were both checked through and Yakimov turned over 
for a bluff, while Venditti won the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Assorted Casualties
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
The cards were all but rushed away with pocket jacks still visible and Jonathan Bradley's 
being dragged into the muck. The pocket jacks belonged to Marius Pertea, who is among the big stacks at the end of level four.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Second Break of the Day
Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
The remaining 140 players out of a 167-entry strong field of Day 1a have been sent into their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Updated Counts
Level 5
: 300/600, 75 ante
At the end of the previous level, Simonas Eigminas scooped a pot against Adrian-Costin Constantin. On the 
turn, Eigminas check-called a bet of 3,500 by Constantin and checked again the 
river. Constantin was not filling to fire his last 6,000 and checked behind, then asked the Lithuanian if he had ace-ten.
Eigminas announced pocket queens and tabled 
as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
80,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
57,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
55,000 | |
|
55,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
43,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
40,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
32,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
23,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
12,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
11,100
-13,900
|
-13,900 |
|
8,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
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