Last year, Dave Shallow conquered a 418-player field and stood tall at the end of Unibet Open London 2016. The Brit took home £62,000 ($86,747) for his accomplishment but failed to cash in a live tournament ever since.
Today, Shallow was forced to the rail in the early stages, after suffering a rather brutal beat at the hands of [Removed:158]. After a raising war preflop, Shallow five-bet shoved and Van Lancker tank-called it off for 26,000 effectively.
Dave Shallow:
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The flop was innocuous, as was the on the turn. The on the river changed it all, improving Van Lancker to queens full and ending Shallow's tournament life on the spot.
"Cheers, good luck guys", Shallow said while making his exit. With Shallow's bustout, a new winner in London will be crowned on Sunday night.
Hans "Searchdog" de Hond, who's playing his fourteenth Unibet Open event, just proved that old dogs don't lose their tricks so easily. On a flop, De Hond held for middle pair and check-raised a bet from his opponent, who called.
The turn brought the , giving De Hond two pair, and the Dutchman now opted to check. His opponent fired out 9,000, De Hond check-raised to 20,000, his opponent went all in for slightly more than that and De Hond called off his few remaining chips.
De Hond's opponent held for a pair of jacks and didn't improve on the river. The Dutchman scored a full double-up and currently sits at 52,000.
Alan "Hotted89" Widmann, Winner of the eSports Battle Royale
158 players have currently entered the first Unibet Open of 2017. Tamer Kamel, Pavlos Xanthopoulos, Robert Hansen, Dave Shallow, Espen Jorstad and Twitch streamers Sophia "Djarri" White and Alan "Hotted89" Widmann are all taking their shot on the first starting day.
Widmann took down last night's eSports Battle Royale for £5,000, making an impressive comeback after being short-stacked for most of the tournament.
flop was innocuous, as was the 
on the turn. The 
on the river changed it all, improving Van Lancker to queens full and ending Shallow's tournament life on the spot.
for middle pair and check-raised a bet from his opponent, who called.
, giving De Hond two pair, and the Dutchman now opted to check. His opponent fired out 9,000, De Hond check-raised to 20,000, his opponent went all in for slightly more than that and De Hond called off his few remaining chips.
for a pair of jacks and didn't improve on the 
river. The Dutchman scored a full double-up and currently sits at 52,000.
