Welcome to Day 1b and 1c of the 2018 Unibet Open Dublin Main Event

A big field is expected for Day 1b of the 2018 Unibet Open €1,100 Main Event, as the vast majority of online qualifiers, esports gamers, Unibet Poker ambassadors, Irish legends of poker and familiar faces of the popular tournament series will join the action for the second starting day at the Bonnington Hotel in Dublin. Yesterday's first flight drew a total of 97 entries, of which 24 players already punched their tickets for day 2.

All participants will receive 30,000 in chips and play a total of 10 levels, the registration remains open for the first six levels and the following break. A single re-entry is available to all players that bust throughout Day 1a and Day 1b, however, the second entry has to be taken in the turbo heat 1c as of 9 p.m. local time. For the final starting day, the level duration will be shortened to 20 minutes each and represents the last chance to secure a seat for Day 2 in the second-ever Unibet Open Main Event in Dublin.

2018 Unibet Open Dublin Main Event Schedule

Main Event Day	Date	Time	Entries	Survivors	Further Information
1a	Thursday, November 22nd, 2018	12:00	97	24	Play 10 levels of 60 minutes, late reg start of level 7 approx. 19:30
1b	Friday, November 23rd, 2018	12:00	tba	tba	Play 10 levels of 60 minutes, late reg start of level 7 approx. 19:30, split dinner break
1c	Friday, November 23rd, 2018	21:00	tba	tba	Play 10 levels of 20 minutes, late reg start of level 7 approx. 23:15
2	Saturday, November 24th, 2018	12:00	tba	tba	Play max. 11 levels of 60 minutes or down to final table
3	Sunday, November 25th, 2018	12:00	tba	tba	Play down to a champion

The man to beat thus far is Finland's online qualifier Elias Varraniemi, who topped Day 1a with an impressive stack of 379,200, almost 13 times the starting stack. Other notables already through to Day 2 include Henri Koivisto (330,500), Markus Heikkila (104,300), 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair (64,700), Kevin "Kevmath" Mathers (55,000) and Charlotte Van Brabander (47,600).

Day 1 Level Structure

Level	Small blind	Big blind	Ante
1	50	100	0
2	100	200	25
3	150	300	25
4	200	400	50
5	300	600	75
6	400	800	100
7	500	1,000	100
8	600	1,200	200
9	800	1,600	200
10	1,000	2,000	300

On top of all the live updates right here on PokerNews, you can also watch the livestream action on the Unibet Open Twitch channel on a security delay of 30 minutes until a champion is crowned on Sunday, November 25th, 2018.