Longtime Dutch cash game grinder Maurice "BldZwtTrn" Schinkel was holding 
on a 
with already 9,000 in the pot. Schinkel's opponent bet 4,500 and the Dutchman called.
On the 
river, Schinkel fazed a hefty bet of 17,000. Reluctantly, Schinkel called the big bet as well but got shown the bad news with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
Thomas Ardai and John Pyle got it in for heaps preflop. After Ardai had three-bet from the blinds, Pyle shoved for over 50,000 and Ardai called it off.
Thomas Ardai: 
John Pyle: 
"Nice hand", remarked Pyle. The best hand remained ahead on a 
board. Pyle was already making his way to the exit but had 8,000 left after a thorough count.
"I'm still in!" cheered the joyful American.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
8,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
The Day 1a field currently has 177 entries, with 133 still in contention to make it to Day 2. Late registration will be open up until the end of the dinner break, which will be after this level.
Players are on a sixty-minute dinner break. Late registration will close before the start of level 7.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
97,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
||
|
|
91,000 | |
|
84,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
82,000 | |
|
|
78,400
78,400
|
78,400 |
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
73,000 | |
|
72,000 | |
Courtesy of Tambet Kask/Unibet Open.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
A couple of people registered for Day 1a but didn't show up, bringing the total number of players for the first starting day to 168. It's fifteen more than last year's total of 153. 112 of them are still in contention.
Scott McMillan raised from early position from a short stack. Action folded to Maurice Schinkel in the small blind, who moved all in with his last 17 big blinds. 2011 Unibet Open Riga champion Peter Harkes came over the top all-in from the big blind and McMillan called as well.
McMillan and Schinkel both held 
, while Harkes just needed to hit with to knock out both players. The board ran out 
and all players stayed in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
23,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
Three players were involved on a 
flop with action on Silviu Nemes. The Romanian pro bet 3,000, Ghattas Kortas made it 7,800 on the button, an unknown player three-bet shoved around 40,000, Nemes folded and Kortas called 20,000 effectively all in.
Kortas held 
and had a ton of outs against his opponent's 
. The 
on the turn was one of them and the 
on the river kept him in front.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
