Main Event
Day 1a Started
2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Buy-in
1,000 DKK
Entries
404
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
The 2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event Starts Today!
Welcome to beautiful Copenhagen! The popular Unibet Open once again returns to the Danish capital for five days of poker action. The event is hosted by Casino Copenhagen inside the luxurious Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, and will feature the DKK 8,250 (~€1,100) Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event along with several smaller events and satellites. It's the second stop of the jubilee tenth season and the 40th stop since its inception in 2007.
Last year, Finland's Joni Liimatta outlasted a field of 376 players in the 2016 Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event to win DKK 525,000 and the trophy. Here is a look at all of the Main Event winners in Unibet Open Copenhagen history:
| Year | Player | Country | Entrants | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kassem Yassine | Sweden | 336 | DKK 725,000 |
| 2014 | Frederik Jensen | Denmark | 406 | DKK 625,000 |
| 2015 | Theis Vad Hennebjerre | Denmark | 460 | DKK 620,000 |
| 2016 | Joni Liimatta | Finland | 376 | DKK 525,000 |
A large field is looming with a lot of big names already confirmed, headlined by none other than the enigmatic Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Coming off a big SCOOP-series online, the Swedish ultra high-roller will have a lot of eyes on him as he shoots for Unibet Open glory. Blom will be joined by numerous eSports players such as Thijs "ThijsNL" Molendijk, Craig "onscreenlol" Shannon, Alan "hotted89" Widman and Sophia "Djarri" White. During Unibet Open London, the first stop of the year, the Twitch live streaming total views doubled from 800.000 to 1,6 million, with the streamers playing a big part in introducing new eyes to the world of poker.
The Main Event kicks off with two opening days with players beginning with 30,000 opening chips and blinds increasing every 60 minutes. Surviving players will compete for two more days on May 27 and 28 until the latest Unibet Open winner is crowned, following in the footsteps of [Removed:158], the 2017 Unibet Open London champion (£71,950).
In addition to the Main Event, the other multi-day event is the two-day DKK 2,530 NLH Deep Stack on May 27-28. Players start off with 20,000 chips and blinds increase every 40 minutes. Players that bust out during the late-registration period can reenter one time.
Two single day events will take place in Omaha on May 26, both with a DKK 1,650 buy-in. The first one at 8 p.m. features a turbo structure with players starting off with 10,000 chips and blinds increasing every 15 minutes. The second one two hours later at 10 p.m. will take some luck with players all in every hand until a winner is declared.
Events off the felt include a welcome party on May 25 at 10 p.m. and a players party on May 27 at 11:30 p.m. The entire schedule of the 2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen is as follows:
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | Levels | Starting Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | 5 p.m. | Unibet eSports SNG | 30/20 mins | 25,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Satellite Main Event (Re-entry) | DKK 1,100 | 20 mins | 10,000 | |
| May 25 | 12 p.m. | Main Event Day 1A | DKK 8,250 | 60 min | 30,000 |
| 8 p.m. | Satellite Main Event (Re-entry) | DKK 1,100 | 20 mins | 10,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | Welcome Party | ||||
| May 26 | 12 p.m. | Main Event Day 1B | DKK 8,250 | 60 min | 30,000 |
| 3 p.m. | Casino Challenge – Invitation Only | ||||
| 8 p.m. | Pot Limit Omaha – Turbo | DKK 1,650 | 15 mins | 10,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | Omaha Flip Championship | DKK 1,650 | |||
| May 27 | 12 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | 60 mins | ||
| 4 p.m. | NLH Deepstack Day 1 (1 Re-entry) | DDK 2,530 | 40 mins | 20,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | NLH Turbo ‘Win The Button’ | DKK 1,100 | 15 mins | 10,000 | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Players Party | ||||
| May 28 | 12 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 – Final Table | 60 mins | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | NLH Deepstack Day 2 | 40 mins | |||
| 2 p.m. | Progressive Super Knockout (50%) | DKK 1,100 | 20 mins | 10,000 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Tournament director Kenny Hallaert and Unibet Head of Events Nataly Sopacuaperu announced the shuffle up and deal. Cards are in the air for the second Unibet Open of the year!
147 Players at the Start
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
147 players are registered on Day 1a so far. Notables to sit down early include Alan "Hotted89" Widmann, Maurice Schinkel and Ioana Silvana.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
More Names
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
One For Van Lancker
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
![[Removed:158] Wins Unibet Open London](https://s.pnimg.net/oOB_Sj4GObDcuoK-wv2TscYo1crs5sohuR8AOUL0Gmc/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTI1LzcveDU2MDg4/MTEzMDAuanBn.webp)
Unibet Open London winner [Removed:158] started off well in his quest for a back-to-back title. After he opened to 250 in late position, both blinds called to see a 
flop. Van Lancker continued 400 and only the big blind called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. The big blind showed 
for a pair of fours, Van Lancker showed 
for a pair of nines and the winner. The Belgian is sporting the same lucky sweater he wore when he won in London earlier this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 |
Familiar Faces
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Bad Luck for "Ben"
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Rauno "Ben" Tahvonen stepped into the limelight at the Unibet Open London, where he made a deep run and finished in sixth place. With his positive antics, the 26-year-old Estonian skateboard instructor - affectionally called the "Estonian Jesus" - quickly became a crowd favorite and had the Twitch chat rooting for him.
Here in Copenhagen, Tahvonen quickly found himself in an all-in situation against Zoltan Bozoki. Tahvonen had defended his big blind and check-raised to 2,100 on an 
flop. Bozoki three-bet to 6,900 and called off his stack of 20,000 when Tahvonen shoved.
Rauno Tahvonen: 
Zoltan Bozoki: 
Tahvonen had flopped the wheel and needed to evade the hearts to knock out Bozoki. The turn improved Bozoki to a flush, making the 
river meaningless. Tahvonen was forced to fork over a sizable portion of his stack to his Hungarian adversary.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | -5,000 |