Esports Battle Royale
Day 1 Started
2018 Unibet Open Bucharest
Esports Battle Royale
Day: 1
The Esports Battle Royale is Here
Welcome to the live coverage of the Esports Battle Royale at the Unibet Open in Bucharest. Nine esports legends will battle it out today to win a part of the €10,000 prize pool. The tournament is set to kick-off at 18:00 local time and will be streamed with a 30-minute delay.
Today's line-up consists of Keiron "Scoom" Prescott, Tyler "Wildcat" Wine, Nathan "NBK" Schmitt, Phil "syrinxx" Schönebaum, Jordy "Mojoonpc" Janssens, Thijs "Thijs" Molendijk, Alan "Hotted89" Widmann, Sophia "Djarii" White and reigning champion Scott "Sco" McMillan.
Thijs "Thijs" Molendijk knows what it's like to have success in Bucharest after he finished second in last years Esports Battle Royale here in Bucharest. Scott "Sco" McMillan can win his second tournament of the day after winning the Tag Team Event with Benjamin Voyage earlier in the day. He is also the reigning champion of the esports battle royale and can win them back to back.
The tournament is set to play to a winner today and the stream of the tournament will be live at 17:30 CEST/18:30 EEST.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Schönebaum Takes Down the First Hand
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
With two limpers in the pot, it was Sophia "Djarii" White who raised to 300. Phil "syrinxx" Schönebaum called and so did the limpers Jordy "Mojoonpc" Janssens and Tyler "Wildcat" Wine.
The flop came down 
and after one more round of betting Wine and Schönebaum were the only players left in the hand.
The turn came down 
and Schönebaum checked from the big blind to Wine. Wine put out a bet of 1,200 and when it came back to Schönebaum he raised to 4,000. Wine called the bet and both players checked when the 
river came down.
Schönebaum opened up 
for the best hand and Wine mucked his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,450 | 30,450 |
|
20,200 | 20,200 |
Schmitt makes Widmann Fold the Best Hand
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Nathan "NBK" Schmitt raised to 325 from the cutoff with when it folded to him and Alan "Hotted89" Widmann three-bet from the button to 950 with 
. Both players in the blinds folded and Schmitt called the three-bet.
The flop was 
and Schmitt checked to Widmann who fired out a continuation bet of 650. Schmitt called again to see the turn card.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to unveil the 
river. Schmitt decided to fire out himself and bet 2,700. That was enough to make Widmann fold the best hand and Schmitt raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
23,000 |
Schmitt Showing Aggression
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Nathan "NBK" Schmitt is one of the most active players at the table and he's involved in a lot of pots. He just took down a pot against Keiron "Scoom" Prescott, but he also lost one against Jordy "MojoOnPC" Janssens.
In the first one, he managed to make Prescott fold on the 
board while holding 
himself. A bet of 2.300 on the river in the 5,200 pot was enough to take everything down.
In the second hand, he folded his pair of sixes holding on the 
board. Janssens bet 5,000 on the river and Schmitt folded quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | 1,000 |
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Schmitt and Widmann Check It Down
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Nathan "NBK" Schmitt raised to 450 from middle position and one seat over to the left it was Alan "Hotted89" Widmann who three-bet to 1,350. "NBK" made the call after everyone else at the table had folded.
The flop came down 
and both players checked, as they did on the turn and the 
river.
"NBK" opened up but it was no good against "Hotted89" his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
26,000 | 3,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,300 | 8,300 |
|
|
30,825 | 375 |
|
|
27,000 | 1,000 |
|
23,975 | |
|
|
22,950 | -3,050 |
|
22,375 | |
|
21,250 | |
|
|
20,725 | |
|
|
19,600 | -600 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25