2018 Unibet Open Dublin

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Hotted89 Departs; 50 Players Remain

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Alan "Hotted89" Widmann
Alan "Hotted89" Widmann

Alan "hotted89" Widmann defended his big blind and went with his flush draw on the {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop. Emil Brunnberg snap-called with {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Widmann tabled {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Neither the {K-Hearts} turn nor the {5-Diamonds} river were of any help for the esports gamer and he busted shortly before the money.

Fellow German Bjorn Kadgien and 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair suffered the same fate, which reduced the field to the last 50 hopefuls.

Player Chips Progress
Emil Brunnberg se
Emil Brunnberg
245,000
105,000
105,000
Alan Widmann de
Alan Widmann
Busted
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Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Bjorn Kadgien de
Bjorn Kadgien
Busted

Tags: Alan WidmannBjorn KadgienEmil BrunnbergJack Sinclair

Linno Loses Almost All To Black

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Mario Linno
Mario Linno

Mario Linno had previously bet-folded against the shove of Andy Black and now bet again, making it 25,000 to go on the {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop when Black in the big blind had checked to him. Black check-raised all in for 116,000 and Linno reluctantly called with the slightly superior stack.

Andy Black: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Mario Linno: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

Neither the {5-Clubs} turn nor the {3-Hearts} river provided any help and Linno was already on his way out, but Black called him back as he had some chips left over. Not far away from the money bubble, Linno has a mountain to climb with some four big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Black ie
Andy Black
270,000
200,000
200,000
Mario Linno ee
Mario Linno
Busted

Tags: Andy BlackMario Linno

Simpson Vanishes; Foley Big; Glaser Short

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

Benny Glaser and Paul Jux Holderness already clashed in the €2,200 High Roller and Glaser won, while his countryman had to settle for third place. Just now, Glaser bet the {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} turn for 40,000 into a pot of 90,000 and Jux Holderness moved all in for 132,000.

The clock was eventually called on Glaser, who sent his cards into the muck.

Ian Simpson had started the day fourth in chips, but nothing went his way. Sean Foley confirmed that he won the final hand against Simpson in a flip, it was a battle button versus small blind and Foley four-bet with ace-king suited to best the pocket jacks of Simpson.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Foley ie
Sean Foley
480,000
363,700
363,700
John Farrell ie
John Farrell
370,000
150,000
150,000
Paul Jux Holderness gb
Paul Jux Holderness
265,000
75,000
75,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
170,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
105,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
Busted
Georgios Tavoularis gr
Georgios Tavoularis
Busted
Mark Rink nl
Mark Rink
Busted
Luke Walsh ie
Luke Walsh
Busted
Bogdan Petrascu ro
Bogdan Petrascu
Busted

Tags: Benny GlaserIan SimpsonPaul Jux HoldernessSean Foley

No Cash for Bulboaca; Lappin Doubles

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Ana Raluca Bulboaca
Ana Raluca Bulboaca

Ana Raluca Bulboaca qualified for the event through an online freeroll and had been nursing a very similar stack for quite some time. Just now, Ricardo Klassen raised to 8,500 and the Romanian three-bet all in on the button, Klassen called and the stack sizes were within a few big blinds.

Ana Raluca Bulboaca: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Ricardo Klassen: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board came {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and the stacks were counted, Klassen had 89,500 and that beat Bulboaca by one big blind.

At the same time on the feature table, David Lappin three-bet all in for 89,000 with the {A-Hearts}{K-Spades} and Pascal Rabany snap-called from the under-the-gun position with {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. Lappin flipped a big sweat on {J-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} and the {Q-Hearts} turn improved him to a straight. No ace but the {7-Clubs} came on the river, securing the double for the Irishman.

Player Chips Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi fi
Elias Vaaraniemi
800,000
130,000
130,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ricardo Klassen nl
Ricardo Klassen
180,000
115,000
115,000
David Lappin ie
David Lappin
180,000
55,000
55,000
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Pascal Rabany fr
Pascal Rabany
100,000
-24,000
-24,000
Ana Raluca Bulboaca ro
Ana Raluca Bulboaca
Busted

Tags: Ana Raluca BulboacaDavid LappinPascal RabanyRicardo Klassen

Kron Bests Van Brabander

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Charlotte Van Brabander
Charlotte Van Brabander

Julien Kron made it 6,000 to go from the cutoff and Charlotte van Brabander three-bet all in for her last 34,000 in the small blind, which Kron quickly called when it was his turn to act.

CharlotteVan Brabander: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Julien Kron: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The Belgian was ahead preflop but fell behind on the {Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop, and things got worse on the {8-Clubs} turn. Only two aces were left for Van Brabander, and the river was the blank {9-Spades}. Van Brabander will likely enter the €80+10 Queen Rules Side Event shortly, a Ladies Event hosted by Unibet Poker ambassador Daiva Byrne. So far, there are three tables running with a total of 25 entries.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Kron fr
Julien Kron
320,000
120,400
120,400
Charlotte Van Brabander be
Charlotte Van Brabander
Busted

Tags: Charlotte Van BrabanderDaiva ByrneJulien Kron

Huxley and Kevmath on the Rail

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Kevin Mathers
Kevin Mathers

Phillip Huxley jammed first to act for what appeared to be 42,000 and Dara O'Kearney in the small blind asked for a count, then reshoved to isolate.

Huxley had the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and O'Kearney tabled {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}. On the {A-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop, Huxley knocked on the table with the words "good hand" before grabbing his belongings. The Brit was drawing dead on the {3-Hearts} turn, which made the {4-Clubs} river a formality.

Kevin Mathers, to most simply known by his online nickname "Kevmath" as the ultimate source for all things poker on social media, also busted shortly after. He got it in with the {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Richard O'Neill dealt the final blow with {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. O'Neill flopped a queen and Mathers missed out on a gutshot to bust just before the blinds went up.

Player Chips Progress
Richard O'Neill ie
Richard O'Neill
165,000
59,300
59,300
Dara O'Kearney ie
Dara O'Kearney
130,000
64,100
64,100
Unibet Poker
Phillip Huxley gb
Phillip Huxley
Busted
Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
Busted

Tags: Dara O'KearneyKevin MathersPhillip HuxleyRichard O'Neill

Vaaraniemi With Massive Stack; King Gone

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Greg King
Greg King

Patrick Clarke won two bigger pots to essentially double his stack and Elias Vaaraniemi skyrocketed to more than half a million in chips, dominating the field early on.

Greg King made the headlines for most of Day 1b before plummeting to an average stack, and he has just been eliminated by Pierre de Montesquiou. King jammed a {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop with {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and the Frenchman called with {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for top and bottom pair. The {8-Diamonds} turn was an additional sweat, but the {2-Diamonds} river blanked.

Player Chips Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi fi
Elias Vaaraniemi
600,000
220,800
220,800
Day 1A Chip Leader
Pierre de Montesquiou fr
Pierre de Montesquiou
245,000
76,200
76,200
Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
240,000
117,800
117,800
Day 1C Chip Leader
Pavao Veza hr
Pavao Veza
160,000
74,700
74,700
Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
160,000
35,000
35,000
Greg King ie
Greg King
Busted

Tags: Elias VaaraniemiGreg KingPatrick ClarkePierre de Montesquiou

Day 2 of the 2018 Unibet Open Dublin Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

Unibet Open
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After three starting days and 10 levels each, the 2018 Unibet Open Dublin €1,100 Main Event has seen a field of 359 entries emerge at the Bonnington Hotel Dublin and 123 players remain in contention for the title, bragging rights and trophy that come along with it at the end of the 11th season of the popular tournament series.

Once the cards go in the air at 12 p.m. noon local time, the payouts will be announced and best-positioned to join the champion's club in the Irish capital is Finnish online qualifier Elias Vaaraniemi, who bagged up impressive 379,200 on Day 1a. In fact, the top three going into Day 2 were all at the top of the leaderboard already when the first of three starting days had wrapped, as Per Helge Gassand (367,000) and Henri Koivisto (330,500) follow in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Former Irish Open champion and Unibet Poker ambassador Ian Simpson bagged up the most chips on Day 1b, claiming 284,200 to his name, and he is fourth in chips. Other notables with big stacks include John Keown (241,200), €2,200 High Roller champion Benny Glaser (207,400), UnibetPoker.fr ambassador Quentin Lecomte (159,400), Irish poker legend Mick McCloskey (142,900) and Day 1c chip leader Patrick Clarke (122,200).

Unibet will have several other brand ambassadors heading into Day 2 such as David Lappin (107,000), Andrey "renyad" Yanyuk (90,600), Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen (86,200), Lisa “STPeach” Vannatta (77,900), Dara O'Kearney (65,900), Alan "hotted89" Widmann (29,200) and two-time Unibet Open champion Dan Murariu (27,400).

The action recommences with level 11 and blinds of 1,200/2,400 and a running ante of 400. A maximum of 11 levels of 60 minutes each or down to the final table are scheduled for penultimate tournament day, whichever of the two comes first. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action and the live stream of the feature table will be available on a security delay of 30 minutes on the Unibet Open Twitch Channel.

2018 Unibet Open Dublin €1,100 Main Event Schedule

Main Event DayDateTimeEntriesRemainingFurther Information
1aThursday, November 22nd, 201812:009724Play 10 levels of 60 minutes, late reg start of level 7 approx. 19:30
1bFriday, November 23rd, 201812:0019864Play 10 levels of 60 minutes, late reg start of level 7 approx. 19:30
1cFriday, November 23rd, 201821:006435Play 10 levels of 20 minutes, late reg start of level 7 approx. 23:15
2Saturday, November 24th, 201812:00359123Play max. 11 levels of 60 minutes or down to final table
3Sunday, November 25th, 201812:00tbatbaPlay down to a champion

Tags: Benny GlaserDan MurariuDara O'KearneyDavidElias VaaraniemiHenri KoivistoIan SimpsonJohn KeownPatrick ClarkePer Helge GassandQuentin Lecomte