€1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2018 Unibet Open Dublin

11-22-2018 17:24 UTC

Tucknott Jams Up Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

Pascal Rabany has further increased his stack and Frida Andersson eventually jumped above the starting stack after spending most of the previous levels well below that. Another player to take part in the action on the same table is Michael Tucknott and he was just spotted in a big pot with table neighbor Vlad Screciu, who entered recently.

More than 30,000 were in the middle when the board showed and Screcia checked over to Tucknott, who jammed for what appeared to be 14,000. Screcia folded and Tucknott claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Rabany	50,000 10,000	10,000
Michael Tucknott	45,000 -3,000	-3,000
Frida Andersson	33,000 18,500	18,500
Vlad Screciu	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Frida Andersson Michael Tucknott Pascal Rabany Vlad Screciu

11-22-2018 17:29 UTC

Black No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

Andy Black quickly doubled his stack after entering in level two, however, he has been eliminated prior to the dinner break and two big stacks have emerged over on table four. One of them is Markus Heikkila, and he was kind enough to provide the details, as it was him that sent Black to the rail.

According to Heikkila, he held pocket jacks and Black flopped top pair with on ten-high when the chips went in. There was no help on turn and river, and Black vanished. David Vanderheyden has also been eliminated on a different table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Heikkila	120,000 56,000	56,000
Thomas Fitzgerald	90,000 20,000	20,000
Nicolas Storm-Christensen	65,000 40,000	40,000
Andy Black	Busted
David Vanderheyden	Busted

David O'Kelly	Busted

Tags: Andy Black Markus Heikkila David Vanderheyden

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

11-22-2018 17:42 UTC

Tiainen Doubles With Quads

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Antti Tiainen raised it up to 1,800 from early position and Lars Pieters in the small blind three-bet to 6,500. Tiainen moved all in and Pieters asked for a count. Once it was deemed to be just over 26,000, Pieters called.

Antti Tiainen:
Lars Pieters:

There was no sweat at all for the Finn, as he made quads on the board .

"That's very good," he said with his dry Scandinavian accent.

"No sweat," Lee Egan in the one seat replied and Tiainen added "but I like sweat."

The current stack sizes of the other players on the same table can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaakko Kayhko	65,000 -3,000	-3,000
Antti Tiainen	54,000 54,000	54,000
Charlotte Van Brabander	48,000 17,000	17,000
Lee Egan	40,000 -20,000	-20,000
Eszter Fabian	32,000 2,000	2,000
Lars Pieters	31,000 31,000	31,000
Michael Hladik	20,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Antti Tiainen Lars Pieters Lee Egan

11-22-2018 17:49 UTC

Hoivold Among Pre Dinner Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Level six is the last level to register for Day 1a and the field has grown to 93 entries, of which 69 remain. At the end of the level, the remaining players will head into a 60-minute dinner break and among those to have an early break after being eliminated were Georgios Tavoularis, Alexandru Strugut and Andreas Hoivold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tavoularis	Busted
Rory Brennan	Busted
Daragh Mooney	Busted
Robert Leszczynski	Busted
Alexandru Strugut	Busted
Frank Lillis	Busted
Andreas Hoivold	Busted

Kalman Dohany	Busted
Nicholas Newport	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Strugut Andreas Hoivold Georgios Tavoularis

11-22-2018 17:56 UTC

Heads-Up in the €2,200 High Roller

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Michael Mazilu was the first to fall once the money bubble in the €2,200 High Roller burst and Seamus Cahill followed soon after. Paul Jux Holderness had to settle for third place and that left Benny Glaser and Valentin Cristea to battle for the victory.

Glaser started with a big chip lead but that has since been cut down somewhat. On a turn, Glaser bet 46,000 at blinds of 2,000/5,000/5,000 and Cristea jammed for 237,000 to force a fold from the Brit.

Tags: Benny Glaser Michael Mazilu Paul Jux Holderness Seamus Cahill Valentin Cristea

11-22-2018 18:13 UTC

Nordli Rivers the Nuts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Oystein Nordli check-called a bet of 5,500 by Sean Foley on the turn and then bet the river for 10,000.

"Can you show me how much you have behind?" Foley asked and Nordli removed his hands to reveal around 10,000 behind. Foley then called and Nordli rolled over for the nut straight, while Foley mucked his in disgust.

The same table also features Jack Sinclair, who entered after busting the €2,200 High Roller before the money. Seamus Cahill cashed and invested a portion of that for the entry of Day 1a of the Main Event also, but has been reduced to one third of the starting stack one table over from Sinclair.

The €2,200 High Roller is still in heads-up and Valentin Cristea has taken over a narrow lead. He was all in with against the of Benny Glaser and spiked the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Foley	55,000 55,000	55,000
Jack Sinclair	48,500 48,500	48,500

Oystein Nordli	45,000 45,000	45,000
Seamus Cahill	11,000 11,000	11,000
Paul Jux Holderness	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Jack Sinclair Oystein Nordli Seamus Cahill Sean Foley Valentin Cristea

11-22-2018 18:24 UTC

Updated Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Tuomo Niskanen started strong into Day 1a, but busts before dinner

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Heikkila	130,000 10,000	10,000
Thomas Fitzgerald	120,000 30,000	30,000
Elias Vaaraniemi	100,000 58,000	58,000

Ricardo Klassen	85,000 37,000	37,000
Daiva Byrne	75,000 23,000	23,000

Ana Raluca Bulboaca	50,000
Adrian Nica	45,000 15,000	15,000
Lee Egan	45,000 5,000	5,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	3,400 -7,600	-7,600
Tuomo Niskanen	Busted
Kent Johansson	Busted
Matija Bicanic	Busted
Raul Olarescu	Busted

11-22-2018 18:30 UTC

Moolhuizen Melted Away

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

First to act, Mateusz Moolhuizen moved all in for the last 3,150 and the action folded around to the blinds.

"I am so tight, I haven't played a hand in two hours," Moolhuizen joked with a big grin on the face. Gabor Csire in the small blind was tempted, but then pointed to big stack Guillaume Dupuy in the big blind and sent his cards into the muck. Dupuy checked his cards and called instantly.

Mateusz Moolhuizen:
Guillaume Dupuy:

"I fold," Moolhuizen joked and found no help on the board to bust minutes before the dinner break on Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Dupuy	105,000 105,000	105,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	Busted

Tags: Gabor Csire Guillaume Dupuy Mateusz Moolhuizen

11-22-2018 18:36 UTC

Dinner Break on Day 1a

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

With the conclusion of level six, the remaining 61 players out of a field of 95 entries have been sent into their 60-minute dinner break. The registration for the first of three starting days will close once the cards go back in the air for level seven.