2018 Unibet Open Dublin

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Wals Takes From Brunnberg

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Until the river of a board {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{8-Spades}{K-Spades}, a pot of 9,000 had emerged and Harry Wals bet 4,400 for half the pot. His sole remaining opponent was Emil Brunnberg and the Swede tossed in a single T-5,000 chip for the call.

Wals turned over the {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} for top pair and top kicker, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Harry Wals
Harry Wals
42,000
16,000
16,000
Emil Brunnberg se
Emil Brunnberg
28,150
-1,850
-1,850

Tags: Emil BrunnbergHarry Wals

More for Niskanen and Vaaraniemi

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Raul Olarescu raised to 650 in the cutoff and Tuomo Niskanen three-bet to 2,000 from one seat over on the button, which Olarescu called. The flop came {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Olarescu checked, which triggered a successful continuation bet of 1,800 by Niskanen.

One table over, Alexandru Strugut raised to 750 and picked up no fewer than four callers including Elias Vaaraniemi in the small blind. The five players checked the {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop and Vaaraniemi also checked the {A-Diamonds} turn. Strugut bet 500 and was called by Kalman Dohany. Markus Lehtinen raised to 2,000 on the button and Vaaraniemi then check-raised to 6,400 after carefully counting out the chips to do so. What followed was a buzz killer, as all opponents sent their cards into the muck to award the pot to Vaaraniemi.

Player Chips Progress
Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
55,000
3,000
3,000
Ana Raluca Bulboaca ro
Ana Raluca Bulboaca
50,000
50,000
50,000
Elias Vaaraniemi fi
Elias Vaaraniemi
40,000
-2,000
-2,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Cathal Shine ie
Cathal Shine
30,000
30,000
30,000
Alexandru Strugut ro
Alexandru Strugut
28,000
28,000
28,000
Markus Lehtinen fi
Markus Lehtinen
27,000
27,000
27,000
Kalman Dohany hu
Kalman Dohany
27,000
3,000
3,000
Raul Olarescu ro
Raul Olarescu
12,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Alexandru StrugutElias VaaraniemiKalman DohanyMarkus LehtinenRaul OlarescuTuomo Niskanen

Next Side Event Update

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Dara O'Kearney
Dara O'Kearney

The €2,200 High Roller is down to the last nine players out of 27 entries and the top five spots will receive a portion of the €54,000 prize pool, the min cash is worth €5,050 and the winner can look forward to a payday of €20,690. No longer in contention for the cash prizes is Unibet Poker ambassador Dara O'Kearney, who started the day as the chip leader and "didn't win a single pot at all."

Among the notables still left are Seamus Cahill, Benny Glaser, UnibetPoker.fr ambassador Alexandre Reard, Kevin Kileen, as well as Michael Mazilu and Jack Sinclair. Mazilu and Sinclair busted early into the day and re-entered subsequently to take another shot at the High Roller title.

The €330 Deep Stack Open Cup is down to the last 13 players and yet another Unibet Poker ambassador fell short of glory. Former esports player turned poker professional Frederik Bergmann took home €660 for his efforts and will be playing on Day 1b of the €1,100 Unibet Open Dublin Main Event. Mihai Manole, John Keown, Dennis Kleinleugemors and Michael Farrelly are still in contention.

Tags: Alexandre ReardBenny GlaserDara O'KearneyDennis KleinleugemorsJack SinclairJohn KeownMichael FarrellyMichael MaziluMihai ManoleSeamus Cahill

Vaaraniemi Jams Into Segers

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

In a four-bet pot, Elias Vaaraniemi raised it up to 6,100 out of the big blind and just Gilles Segers called to create a pot of 16,000. The flop fell {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Vaaraniemi almost immediately moved all in, which put Segers to the test with some 25,000 behind.

Segers took off his sunglasses and stared at the board, then his opponent, and sent his cards into the muck to forfeit the pot. Vaaraniemi has really bumped up the aggression as of lately and is slowly but surely taking over control.

Player Chips Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi fi
Elias Vaaraniemi
45,000
5,000
5,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Gilles Segers be
Gilles Segers
25,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Elias VaaraniemiGilles Segers

Updated Counts

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
David Vanderheyden
David Vanderheyden
Player Chips Progress
Pascal Rabany fr
Pascal Rabany
41,000
11,000
11,000
Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
36,000
-2,000
-2,000
Daiva Byrne lt
Daiva Byrne
34,000
8,000
8,000
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David Vanderheyden be
David Vanderheyden
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Andreas Hoivold no
Andreas Hoivold
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT 1X Winner
Colm Hanlon ie
Colm Hanlon
30,000
30,000
30,000
Lee Egan ie
Lee Egan
30,000
30,000
30,000
Raul Olarescu ro
Raul Olarescu
24,000
12,000
12,000
David Docherty gb
David Docherty
21,000
-9,000
-9,000
Michael Hladik cz
Michael Hladik
21,000
500
500
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
13,000
-9,500
-9,500
Frida Andersson se
Frida Andersson
10,000
-5,000
-5,000
Michal Kulesza pl
Michal Kulesza
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Tucknott Takes From Groblewski

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Joining the action on the {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{K-Hearts} turn, Jakub Groblewski checked and called a bet of 6,400 by Michael Tucknott on the button. The {2-Spades} on the river was checked and Groblewski the first to show, revealing {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a busted nutflushdraw and open-ender that didn't get there either.

Tucknott won the pot with {8-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a pair of sevens and the same open-ender, boosting his stack by quite some margin.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tucknott gb
Michael Tucknott
48,000
Jakub Groblewski pl
Jakub Groblewski
20,000
-14,000
-14,000

Tags: Jakub GroblewskiMichael Tucknott

Dohany Calls Down Asen

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Kjetil Asen raised to 1,100 and was called only by table neighbor Kalman Dohany in the hijack. Asen continued to fire three barrels worth 1,500 on the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, 2,200 on the {9-Hearts} turn and 3,500 on the {6-Clubs} river. Dohany called the first two bets rather swiftly, then did so again after some consideration for the third one.

Asen rolled over {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for a bluff and Dohany had that beat with {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} to recover some chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kjetil Asen no
Kjetil Asen
28,000
28,000
28,000
Kalman Dohany hu
Kalman Dohany
27,000

Tags: Kalman DohanyKjetil Asen

"Short and Sweet" Exit for Grimason

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Daiva Byrne
Daiva Byrne

Andrew Grimason ended up all in and at risk for the last 9,025 and was called by Unibet Poker ambassador Daiva Byrne in the small blind.

Andrew Grimason: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Daiva Byrne: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The most classic of all flips went in favor of Byrne as the board came {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Grimason left the table with an "alright, short and sweet."

Player Chips Progress
Daiva Byrne lt
Daiva Byrne
50,000
16,000
16,000
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Andrew Grimason ie
Andrew Grimason
Busted

Tags: Andrew GrimasonDaiva Byrne

Shine and Wilkens Among Big Stacks

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Cathal Shine was paid in full when turning a full house with pocket nines and nearly doubled his stack. Lee Egan sent Jorma Vuoksenmaa to the rail to boost his stack on a different table and Marc Wilkens is also among the bigger stacks right now.

Wilkens raised it up to 900 on the button and was called by Kevin Mathers in the small blind and Gabor Csire in the big blind. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Mathers checked, Csire did so too, which prompted a bet of 1,100 by Wilkens. Mathers quickly folded while Csire check-raised to 3,200. Wilkens came along and both players then checked down the {6-Clubs} turn and {10-Hearts} river.

Csire briefly showed his cards but couldn't beat the {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts} of Wilkens, who added a few more chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Wilkens nl
Marc Wilkens
62,000
62,000
62,000
Cathal Shine ie
Cathal Shine
57,000
27,000
27,000
Lee Egan ie
Lee Egan
55,000
25,000
25,000
Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
20,000
-16,000
-16,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
11,000
-15,000
-15,000
Jorma Vuoksenmaa fi
Jorma Vuoksenmaa
Busted
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Tags: Cathal ShineGabor CsireJorma VuoksenmaaKevin MathersLee EganMarc Wilkens