Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
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
Registration for Day 1a Closed
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Henri Koivisto was among the last players to join before the cards got back in the air for level seven and the registration has closed with a total of 97 entries. Unibet Poker ambassador Daiva Byrne lost a bigger pot before the dinner break and returned with a stack of 57 big blinds, while Thomas Fitzgerald added some more chips to the growing tower.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
57,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Rink Takes From Kayhko
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Mark Rink bet the river of a board 
for 10,000 and his sole remaining opponent Jaakko Kayhko called to get shown 
for trips jacks by Rink. Former big stack Kayhko mucked and Rink claimed the pot to even out their stacks. In the meanwhile, Simon Hemsworth has taken over the chip lead at this very table with around 100 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
45,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Benny Glaser Wins the €2,200 High Roller!
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
While the field was reduced from five to the final two rather quickly once the money bubble burst, Benny Glaser and Valentin Cristea battled for more than two hours to determine a champion in the €2,200 High Roller. Glaser entered heads-up with a commanding 3-1 lead, but Cristea took over the lead when doubling with ace-queen versus pocket tens.
Eventually, Glaser was the 1-3 underdog but managed to win several pots and regain a commanding 7-1 lead. At blinds of 5,000/10,000 with 10,000 big blind ante, Glaser jammed with 
and Cristea called for his last 10 big blinds with the 
. The board came 
and Glaser won the trophy with a flush.
Unibet Poker ambassador Ian Simpson, who had railed for quite some time, was among the first to congratulate. Three-time WSOP bracelet winner and mixed game specialist Glaser won yet another trophy, this time in No-Limit Hold'em and will certainly take part on Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event after a good night's sleep.
Final Result €2,200 High Roller
Place Winner Country Prize (EUR) Prize (USD) 1 Benny Glaser United Kingdom €20,680 $23,586 2 Valentin Cristea Romania €12,850 $14,657 3 Paul Jux Holderness United Kingdom €8,860 $10,106 4 Seamus Cahill Ireland €6,560 $7,482 5 Michael Mazilu Ireland €5,050 $5,760
Post Dinner Casualties
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Two Bustouts and a Double
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kevin Mathers sent Gabor Csire to the rail and boosted his stack up further and Michael Tucknott did so one table over after taking on Martin Olali.
The remainder of Olali's stack went in preflop with the 
and Tucknott had the slightly inferior kicker in 
. However, the 
flop vaulted Tucknott into the lead and he stayed there on the 
turn and 
river runout.
A severely short-stacked Markus Lehtinen shoved for just 7,100 and was called by Jan Marcus Ohman from one seat over. Lehtinen held the 
and Ohman had one over card with . The board came 
and Lehtinen doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
57,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
50,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
17,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Assorted Counts
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
150,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
140,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
110,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
60,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Mellanen Busts Corbjin
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kasper Mellanen raised to 2,500 and was called two ways by Mark Buckley in the cutoff and Jordi Corbjin on the button. The trio checked through the 
flop and then invested 4,200 each on the 
turn, it was Buckley that had bet and received two calls.
On the 
river, action checked to Corbjin and he bet 11,500, prompting a shove from Mellanen. Buckley quickly folded and Corbjin called to get shown 
by Mellanen for a full house on the river. Corbjin had flopped best with 
but ended up with the inferior full house. The stacks were counted and Corbjin was covered to join the rail, the table broke up right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Another One for Mellanen
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ana Raluca Bulboaca has taken over the chip lead on table three and next in line are Elias Vaaraniemi, Kasper Mellanen, and Simon Hemsworth. Mellanen just raised in the cutoff and was called only by Zhiqiang Liu in the small blind. The duo checked the 
flop and Liu check-called a bet worth 4,500 on the 
turn.
After the 
river, Liu checked once more and Mellanen's bet of 14,000 did the trick to win the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
70,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |