Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2018 Unibet Open Dublin
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Unibet Open Dublin
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€359,000
Entries
359
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
New Faces on Day 1a
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Irish Poker legend Andy Black entered Day 1a soon after the second level kicked off and he was joined by Tomasz Kozub, David Docherty and Tuomo Niskanen, among others.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Side Event Update
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Day 2 of the €2,200 High Roller has kicked off at the same time as Day 1a of the Main Event and Unibet Poker ambassador Dara O'Kearney topped the counts of the 17 Day 1 survivors out of a field of 22 entries. The registration remained open and the field has since grown to 29 entries, of which 13 remain.
Among those to bust on Day 2 thus far were 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair, the Unibet Poker ambassadors David Lappin and Espen Uhlen Jorstad, as well as Adrian Nica, Jean-Serge Baril and Michael Mazilu.
Another event that just restarted is the €330 Unibet Deepstack Open that featured a total of 155 entries, of which only 23 advanced to Day 2. Unibet Poker ambassador and Unibet Open champion Dan Murariu busted soon after the action recommenced, while fellow ambassador Fredrik Bergmann is still in contention. Murariu was the first player in the money and collected €520 for his efforts, while the winner can look forward to a payday of €11,630.
Sidark Doubles Through Beukers
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
A big pot was brewing over on the table of Amanda Sidark, who bet 5,000 into a pot of almost 20,000 with the completed board showing 
. Her sole opponent was Adriaan Beukers and the Dutchman raised it up to 20,000, which had Sidark's remaining stack covered.
Sidark contemplated about her decision for half a minute and called all in for 16,475. Beukers shook his head and sheepishly flashed the 
followed by the 
, and Sidark doubled with 
for queens and nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
10,000 |
Black Leads the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Soon after sitting down on Day 1a, Andy Black has chipped up and doubled his stack, which also explains why Hans de Hond can no longer be found seated at the same table. The Dutchman has become the first casualty of the day and may re-enter in tomorrow's turbo heat 1c as of 9 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
43,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
40,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
31,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
26,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
22,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
Segers and Mathers Win Pots
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Kalman Dohany defended his big blind against a raise by Gilles Segers and check-called a bet of 625 on the 
flop. The 
followed on the turn and Dohany checked, then faced a second barrel worth 2,300 by Segers. That was enough to break down the resistance of Dohany and he sent his cards into the muck. After a decent start into the day, his stack has since dipped below the 30,000 he started with.
One table over, Kevin Mathers raked in a pot without showdown. He had bet 2,500 out of the small blind with the board showing 
and Harry Wals opted to fold.
"I gonna show one," Mathers said in table chat and flashed the 
, Wals replied with a "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
||
|
|
38,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
26,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
24,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Black Chips Up Further
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Pascal Rabany, who finished 18th in the €330 Deep Stack Open Cup, entered Day 1a of the Main Event soon after and sits right next to Frida Andersson. On the same table, Jakub Groblewski defended out of the blinds and check-called a bet of 700 by Michael Tucknott on the 
flop. The turn was checked and Groblewski's bet of 1,375 on the 
river won the pot without showdown.
Andy Black took on Katsuhiro Muto, who also defended out of the blinds. Muto proceeded to check-call bets of 500 on the 
flop and 1,000 on the 
turn. Muto checked the third street in a row on the river and Black won the pot with a third barrel worth 3,000, as Muto elected to fold.
The Japanese was left with around 8,000 after the hand and busted shortly after to become the third casualty on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
According to the screens, there are 67 out of 70 players remaining and they have been sent into the first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Klassen and Ohman Win Big Pots
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ricardo Klassen won a big pot just before the first break of the day when he took on Raul Olarescu. The duo invested 7,200 each on the 
turn with Olarescu check-calling and the on the river was checked down. Olarescu showed 
and Klassen had that beat with the 
for two pair.
One table over, the completed board showed 
and there were already 30,000 in the middle. Jan Marcus Ohman bet 7,000 and Martin Soukup reluctantly called. Ohman showed the and Soukup double-checked his cards before sending them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
57,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
52,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
51,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
48,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
15,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
13,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |