Main Event
Day 1b Started
2017 Unibet Open Bucharest
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Big Field Expected for Day 1b of the 2017 Unibet Open Bucharest €1,100 Main Event
The second and final starting day of the 10-year anniversary edition of the Unibet Open Main Event kicks off at 11 a.m. local time at the extravagant JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in the centre of the Romanian capital. December 1st is also the Great Union Day, the national holiday of Romania, and a big field is expected for Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event.
Day 1a attracted a field of 167 entries of which 39 advanced to Day 2 on Saturday December 2nd 2017 and a much bigger field is expected for today. Amongst others, the defending champion of the event will take his seat in Traian Bostan. The local defeated a 603-entry strong field back in 2016 to lift the trophy and claim a payday of €100,000 in the record-breaking event.
Other notables expected to join the action today are the Unibet Poker ambassadors Ian Simpson, Dara O'Kearney, David Lappin and Rauno Tahvonen along with most participants of the eSports Battle Royale VII and an armada of online and live qualifiers. Same as the previous starting day, a total of 11 levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled and all participants receive 30,000 in chips. There is a break after the levels two, four, six, seven and nine with a 60-minute dinner break after level seven, the registration remains open until the start of level seven as well.
Day 1 level structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60min | 50 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 60min | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 3 | 60min | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 4 | 60min | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 5 | 60min | 300 | 60075 | |
| 6 | 60min | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 7 | 60min | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 8 | 60min | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 9 | 60min | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 10 | 60min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 11 | 60min | 1,200 | 2,400 | 400 |
The €2,200 High Roller played down to a winner last night as well and Olvedo Heinze emerged victorious in heads-up against Katsuhiro Muto, having flopped a straight with 
versus 
on a board of 
to eliminate Muto. Heinze scored a crucial double through Eric Wasylenko with aces versus ace-queen and sent Dorin Rauta to the rail as last man without anything to show for when winning a flip with nines versus ace-jack suited. Heinze entered the final table as the chip leader and took home the lion's share of the €192,060 prize pool in a field of 99 entries.
€2,200 High Roller Final Result
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olvedo Heinze | Netherlands | €54,955 |
| 2 | Katsuhiro Muto | Japan | €34,135 |
| 3 | Jason Gray | Australia | €23,540 |
| 4 | Eric Wasylenko | Canada | €17,440 |
| 5 | Mateusz Moolhuizen | Netherlands | €13,415 |
| 6 | Neculai Macovei | Romania | €10,320 |
| 7 | Dan Chisu | Romania | €8,255 |
| 8 | Radu Danut | Romania | €6,605 |
| 9 | Andrei Boghean | Romania | €5,505 |
| 10 | Dara O'Kearney | Ireland | €4,785 |
| 11 | Florin Elisei | Romania | €4,785 |
| 12 | Mihai Niste | Romania | €4,160 |
| 13 | Elvis Petcu | Romania | €4,160 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from the tables here in Bucharest until a winner is crowned and you can also follow the live-streamed feature table on the Twitch channel of Unibet Poker.
Day 1b Has Kicked Off
The Unibet Open Head of Events, Nataly Sopacuaperu, has introduced all players along with tournament director and former November Niner Kenny Hallaert and explained the plan for the day. Along with their entry, all participants also receive a raffle ticket that can be used to have an additional chance at merchandising.
According to the screens there are already 170 players registered before the start, surpassing the field size of Day 1a.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
First List of Notables
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Among the early risers are Peter Jaksland, Unibet Poker ambassador Ian Simpson and defending Bucharest champion Traian Bostan among others and the screens show a total of 200 entries early in level one.
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Leestemaker Takes from Jaksland
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Peter Jaksland had just sat down and was in the big blind, facing a raise to 300 by Rico Leestemaker, and filled up. The flop fell 
and both players checked, Jaksland then bet the 
turn for 500 and Leestemaker called before the 
river completed the board.
Jaksland checked and Leestemaker bet 1,200. "I should fold, but ..." sighed Jaksland and tossed in the chips with a dry smile. Leestemaker flashed 
for a straight and Jaksland mucked the 
for trips tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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28,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
Two Two-Time Champs Enter
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Mateusz Moolhuizen was the second player to win two Unibet Open Main Events and the first one was Dan Murariu. Both entered just now and Moolhuizen already had a decent start into the festival after finishing 5th in the €2,200 High Roller last night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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More Notables Emerge
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Gordon Plomp finished 11th in the 2016 Unibet Open Bucharest and is back here in Romania to get an even better result this year. He faces Johan Goslings on the same table while Unibet Poker ambassador Rauno Tahvonen is one table over. Also in are the two former Unibet Open champions Peter Harkes and Martin Soukup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Markov Forces Fold from Moolhuizen
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Anton Markov and Mateusz Moolhuizen got into a bigger hand early on that saw a pot of 4,500 emerge until the river of a board 
. Moolhuizen checked his option out of the big blind and Markov led for 2,000. After some consideration, Moolhuizen folded.
Another Bulgarian scooped a pot without showdown one table over and that was Ivaylo Peevski. He faced a bet of 1,025 on the 
river and raised to 3,000. His sole opponent, Alexandru Lazar, folded and gave up the hand without further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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32,000
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The eSports Stars Take Their Seat
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Alan "Hotted89" Widmann and Thijs "Thijs" Molendijk ended up on the same table while Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey is one table over and Sophia "djarii" White was seated on the last table of the row. The eSports stars took place in the eSports Battle Royale VII yesterday, which Fredrik "dbergie" Bergmann won. Bergmann is not seated just yet but will be in action later on.
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