Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2017 Unibet Open London
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Unibet Open London
Buy-in
£825
Prize Pool
£377,100
Entries
419
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Jordon Leads, Benger And Kassouf Meet Again at Day 1b of Unibet Open London
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The second and final starting day of the Unibet Open London 2017 Main Event is done. With 265 players on Day 1b, the total field consists of 419 entries. After ten hours of play, the 41 survivors of Day 1a were joined by 81 players from Day 1b. End-of-the-day chipleader is Terry Jordon (356,000), who surpassed Day 1a chipleader Giulio Mascolo to claim the overall chiplead.
122 hopefuls will return tomorrow at noon to battle it out for a share of the total prize pool of £377,100. 62 of them will be going home with at least £1,700, but all eyes will be on the first place price of £71,950 awarded to the winner on Sunday night.
The top five after two starting days is as followed:
| # | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Jordon | United Kingdom | 356,000 |
| 2 | Giulio Mascolo | United Kingdom | 327,600 |
| 3 | [Removed:158] | Belgium | 305,800 |
| 4 | Jerome Brion | France | 296,500 |
| 5 | Robert Haigh | Germany | 274,000 |
The day started off with several stars jumping in the tournament. Most eyes were on darts legend Michael van Gerwen, who likes to play poker from time to time to relax. The cards didn't favor Van Gerwen today and the Dutch juggernaut eventually lost a coin flip with ace-queen to pocket sixes to bust.
Unibet Ambassadors Ian Simpson, Dana O'Kearney and David Lappin also failed to advance to Day 2, as did eSports player Thijs "Thijs" Molendijk. Charlotte Van Brabander, who advanced on Day 1a, will be representing the Unibet brand by herself for the remainder of the tournament.
A lot of eyes up front were on Will Kassouf and Griffin Benger. It was the first time for the two to play together since their infamous verbal clash at the WSOP, but both players quickly busted before they got near each others table. However, in true glamour fashion, PokerNews captured the exact moment the two met each other for the first time since last Summer, which was all in good fun.
With a lot of notables busting out in the early stages, it was time for new faces to rise to the occasion. Robert Haigh, who has already amassed over $1,000,000 in lifetime winnings, quickly climbed to the top of the leaderboard and never surrendered it during the day. The German ended his strong showing on Day 1b in second place with 274,000 in chips.
Only one man topped Haigh: Terry Jordon. The Englishman made an incredible hero call that soared him towards the top. Jordon never looked back after the amazing call and ended the day with 356,000 in chips. When asked about the hand, Jordan said his opponent's line didn't make sense.
"We both checked on the flop. On the turn I thought ace-high was good. Then he ships the river. It just didn't make sense to me. It took me four minutes, but eventually I called. It was the turning point of my tournament", the Brit told PokerNews.
The field will combine at noon tomorrow local time and 122 remaining players will play down until the final table is set. PokerNews will be on the floor throughout the weekend to provide all the updates from this exciting first Unibet Open stop of the tenth season!
It's a Wrap!
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Day 1 is over! It's Britain's Terry Jordon, who made the huge hero call earlier on, who claimed the overall chip lead with 356,000. An extensive recap and all chip counts will follow shortly.
Five More Hands
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The clock has been paused with 12 minutes remaining in the final level. The field will play five more hands together before the chips are bagged for the night.
Buch Scores a Big Double-up
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
At table 11, a large pot was brewing between three players, including Joakim Buch and Clive Jones. A third player bet 16,500 on a 
board and Jones called.
With the action on Buch, the Norwegian slid his stack of 45,700 in the middle. The third player agonised over his decision for minutes, as he had to take Jones' large stack behind him into account as well. After minutes he folded, and Jones committed the extra chips.
Joakim Buch: 
Clive Jones: 
Buch was in the lead with his turned set of sevens, but Jones had straight and flush outs to scoop the pot. The river paired the board with the 
and Buch raked in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
130,000 |
Thijs Molendijk Eliminated
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Unibet eSports player Thijs Molendijk's first Unibet Open is over. The popular Hearthstone-streamer three-bet 
preflop and his opponent called with 
. On the 
flop, all the money went in the middle.
The board didn't fill up and Molendijk was forced to the rail. With Ian Simpson and David Lappin eliminated as well, only Charlotte van Brabander remains as the last Unibet Ambassador standing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Photos Day 1b
Some more photos from Day 1b (Photos by Tambet Kask/Unibet Open).
Will Kassouf Runs Into Griffin Benger
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
What happens when Will Kassouf runs into Griffin Benger for the first time since the WSOP?
SPOTTED: @GriffinBenger & @WilliamKassouf at @UnibetOpen London. It's the first time they've seen each other since… https://t.co/Z6vpRqFs9S
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
Terry Jordon Has a Lot of Heart
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With the pot up to over 40,000, Terry Jordon was facing an overbet all-in shove of 51,600 on a board of 
. It was a decision for most of Jordon's remaining stack. The Brit sized up his opponent, counted out the chips and eventually made the call.
His opponent reluctantly turned over 
for the busted king high flush draw. Jordon slammed open 
for just ace high and scooped up the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 150,000 |