Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Lepik Tops 65 Survivors on Day 1b 2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
On the second of two starting days of the 2017 Unibet Open Copenhagen DKr 8,250 Main Event, 236 players showed up to try and become the latest victor of an Unibet Open title. It's a jubilee edition: it's the tenth season, the fifth edition in Copenhagen and also the 40th edition of the tour itself. 65 of those hopefuls made their way to Day 2 with Estonia's Kaarel Lepik bagging the overall chip lead with 382,900.
Other notables that made their way to Day 2 include 2016 Unibet Open Malta winner Martin Soukup (276,700) and the last ever EPT winner Jasper Meijer van Putten (109,100).
The day started off with eyes on Bonno van den Hout, who eliminated Farook Ghafoor in one of the first hands with a set over set situation. Van den Hout rode his stack to the late stages of the day but eventually had to hit the rail. The same faith awaited Swedish ultra high-roller Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, Hearthstone legend Thijs "ThijsNL" Molendijk, Danish high-roller Morten Mortensen, Unibet Ambassador Ian Simpson and French Team Unibet Pro Quentin Lecomte.
It turned out to be the day of Kaarel Lepik. The Estonian had a monster hour shortly after the dinnerbreak, where he ran his stack up from 50,000 to 300,000 in no time. Lepik never looked back after that and settled for the end-of-the-day chip lead with 382,900, far more than Day 1a's top finisher Tommy Vedelfort (244,600).
A combined field of 112 hopefuls out of 404 entrants will return tomorrow at noon local time to play towards the final two tables, and possibly a final table if time allows it. 53 of the remaining players will go home with a cash prize, with the top prize set at DKr 562,300 (~€75,719). Blinds will start at 1,200/2,400 with a running ante of 400. PokerNews will provide live updates from the floor until the winner is crowned on Sunday night.
Top Stacks After Day 1b
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
382,900 | -12,100 |
|
364,200 | |
|
276,700 | 26,700 |
|
271,700 | 111,700 |
|
230,600 | 125,600 |
|
220,100 | |
|
214,300 | 184,300 |
|
|
198,700 | 8,700 |
|
|
180,500 | |
|
178,100 | 61,600 |
It's Done
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Day 1b has concluded. 65 players made their way to the second day, who will join the 45 survivors from Day 1a tomorrow at noon.
An extensive recap will follow. Chip counts from all survivors of both starting days and the redraw can be found on Day 2.
Johansen Doubles in the Final Hands
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
In one of the final hands of the night, Karsten Johansen got it in with 
on a 
flop for 85,000. Jonberg Myrini made the call with 
, but the turn was the 
to give Johansen a big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 100,000 |
Clock Paused
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Play has been suspended for the day. Four more hands will be played until chips are bagged and tagged for the night.
Soukip Drags A Big One
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
2016 Unibet Open Malta winner Martin Soukup is all set for another deep run at the Unibet Open. Soukup won the Main Event in Malta last year, cashing €65,000, which is still his only cash to date.
It would take a surprising turn of events for Soukup to not score his second cash, as the Czech sits at 250,000 after dragging a pot from Karsten Johansen. In a small blind against button situation, Soukup had the betting lead on a 
board and bet 19,000. Johansen called.
On the 
river, Soukup checked and Johansen bet 40,000. The Czech took a deep breath before committing the calling chips.
Johansen mucked his hand face down and Soukup raked in the big pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
Photos Day 1b
Courtesy of Elena Vareiko / Tambet Kask, Unibet Open.
Johansen Takes Down Chivu
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A very short stacked Adrian Chivu got his last chips in with 
against Kasper Johansen's 
. He was behind from the start and basically drawing dead after the 
flop. No running kings for the chop meant the exit for Chivu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300