2018 Unibet Open Dublin

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 Unibet Open Dublin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€74,900
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€359,000
Entries
359
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000

Brock Folds Three Times

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Henri Koivisto raised to 100,000 with the {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} and Michael Brock three-bet to 255,000 in the cutoff with {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Koivisto four-bet all in for 1,140,000 and Brock sent his cards into the muck.

Brock then raised to 100,000 with {K-Spades}{6-Hearts} and David Schable jammed for 775,000 with the {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}, Brock once again folded.

Brock made it 100,000 to go with {K-Spades}{J-Spades} and Julien Kron three-bet to 430,000 with {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} in the small blind, which saw Brock release his cards for the third time in quick succession when facing resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Brock gb
Michael Brock
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,600,000 -465,000
Julien Kron fr
Julien Kron
2,500,000 120,000
Henri Koivisto fi
Henri Koivisto
1,500,000 200,000

Tags: David SchableHenri KoivistoJulien KronMichael Brock

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Joseph Ellis Eliminated in 9th Place (€7,200)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Ellis
Joseph Ellis

Joseph Ellis open-shoved for 715,000 from early position and Julien Kron from one seat over asked for a count to possibly get more action behind, then moved all in to force out everyone else. Once the cards were on the back, the two best pocket pairs i

Joseph Ellis: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Julien Krom: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}

The board of {Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{J-Spades}{J-Clubs} brought no miracle for Ellis and he was eliminated in 9th place for €7,200.

Joseph Ellis
Joseph Ellis
Player Chips Progress
Julien Kron fr
Julien Kron
2,380,000 810,000
Joseph Ellis gb
Joseph Ellis
Busted

Tags: Joseph EllisJulien Kron

Brock Claims the First Pot

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Henri Koivisto raised to 80,000 in the cutoff with the {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Michael Brock called in the big blind with the {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. The flop fell {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Brock checked, Koivisto bet 60,000 and Brock opted for the check-raise to 190,000 in order to claim the first pot of the unofficial final table.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Brock gb
Michael Brock
Day 2 Chip Leader
3,065,000 200,000

Tags: Henri KoivistoMichael Brock

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

There will be a break of more than 20 minutes, the nine remaining players will then be introduced to the rail and the group shot taken before the cards go back in the air. The redraw and seat assignments can be found below.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Henri KoivistoFinland1,300,00033
2Keith BrennanIreland665,00017
3Mick McCloskeyIreland1,425,00036
4Michael BrockUnited Kingdom2,865,00072
5Paul Jux HoldernessUnited Kingdom955,00024
6David SchableFrance875,00022
7Jakub GroblewskiPoland400,00010
8Joseph EllisUnited Kingdom725,00018
9Julien KronFrance1,570,00039
Unibet Open Dublin Final Table
Unibet Open Dublin Final Table
Player Chips Progress
Michael Brock gb
Michael Brock
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,865,000 65,000
Julien Kron fr
Julien Kron
1,570,000 -265,000
Mick McCloskey ie
Mick McCloskey
1,425,000 170,000
Henri Koivisto fi
Henri Koivisto
1,300,000 -75,000
Paul Jux Holderness gb
Paul Jux Holderness
955,000 180,000
David Schable fr
David Schable
875,000 -15,000
Joseph Ellis gb
Joseph Ellis
725,000 -505,000
Keith Brennan ie
Keith Brennan
665,000 -35,000
Jakub Groblewski pl
Jakub Groblewski
400,000 -190,000

Robbie McCormack Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,250)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Robbie McCormack
Robbie McCormack

Outer Table

Robbie McCormack raised to 120,000 and was called by Michael Brock from one seat over. The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} and McCormack bet 275,000, Brock then moved all in and McCormack called after some consideration for around 1 million in chips. The tournament staff told the dealer to wait with the showdown until the current hand on the feature table was finished, as two players eliminated on different tables would possibly chop the payouts of 10th and 9th place.

Robbie McCormack: {K-Spades}{3-Spades}
Michael Brock: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}

"You are ahead," Brock immediately said even before the cards were turned over and saw he was in bad shape. He gained a lot of outs with the {8-Clubs} turn and improved to a pair on the {7-Hearts} river to send McCormack to the rail in 10th place.

There will now be a 15-minute break and the nine remaining players then return for the nine-handed final table with 02:52 minutes left in the current level.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Brock gb
Michael Brock
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,800,000 1,050,000
Robbie McCormack ie
Robbie McCormack
Busted

Tags: Michael BrockRobbie McCormack

Jams and More on the Feature Table

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Feature Table

Joseph Ellis and Jakub Groblewski had jammed several times without being called and barely any recent hand even saw a flop.

Then, Mick McCloskey raised to 85,000 with the {A-Clubs}{J-Spades} and Groblewski reluctantly folded {A-Hearts}{5-Spades} in the big blind with some 10 big blinds behind. The next hand went to McCloskey also and the players then racked up their chips, as a massive showdown on the outer table had reduced the field to the last nine.

Tags: Jakub GroblewskiMick McCloskeyJoseph Ellis

A Double for Jux Holderness

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Outer Table

Over on the outer table, Paul Jux Holderness moved all in for 410,000 in the small blind and Henri Koivisto called in the big blind.

Paul Jux Holderness: {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Henri Koivisto: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The board came {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and the kicker played to let Jux Holderness double.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Brock gb
Michael Brock
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,750,000 350,000
Henri Koivisto fi
Henri Koivisto
1,375,000 -425,000
Paul Jux Holderness gb
Paul Jux Holderness
775,000 275,000
Robbie McCormack ie
Robbie McCormack
750,000 -450,000
Keith Brennan ie
Keith Brennan
700,000 -75,000

Tags: Henri KoivistoPaul Jux Holderness

Kron Doubles Through McCloskey

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Feature Table

Over on the feature table, Julien Kron ended up all in and at risk for 895,000 out of the big blind and initial raiser Mick McCloskey called from under the gun to put Kron at risk.

Julien Kron: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Mick McCloskey: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board came {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and Kron locked up the double on the turn, both players essentially swapped places on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Kron fr
Julien Kron
1,835,000 1,065,000
Mick McCloskey ie
Mick McCloskey
1,255,000 -1,045,000

Tags: Julien KronMick McCloskey