Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2018 Unibet Open Dublin
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
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
One for McCormack
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Keith Brennan raised with the 
and Robbie McCormack called with 
on the button. On the 
flop, Brennan bet 50,000 and McCormack raised to 130,000, which Brennan called. Both checked the 
on the turn, and the 
on the river killed the action to award the pot to McCormick by virtue of the kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | -163,000 |
|
1,200,000 | 203,000 |
Robert Franks Eliminated in 15th Place (€4,750)
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Over on the outer table, Robert Franks was all in for 141,000 and big stack Joseph Ellis looked him up to set up the following showdown:
Robert Franks: 
Joseph Ellis: 
Franks flopped well with the 
, improving to a pair of queens. The 
on the turn was even better as he now held top two pair. However, it was all for nought, as the 
river restored the preflop order with the nut straight for Ellis. Franks was eliminated in 15th place and takes home €4,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 214,000 |
|
Busted |
Brennan Pulls Further Away
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Per Helge Gassand had already open-raised far bigger than usual in most tournaments and just did so again for 66,000 with the 
. Keith Brennan three-bet with 
and Gassand called. The flop brought 
and a bet of 135,000 did the trick for Brennan, who jumped to almost 1.5 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,463,000 | 246,000 |
|
598,000 | -179,000 |
John Farrell Eliminated in 16th Place (€4,750)
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Feature Table
Down to his last 94,000, John Farrell was all in and Per Helge Gassand called.
John Farrell: 
Per Helge Gassand: 
The board came 
and Farrell busted in the first hand after the two table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
777,000 | 124,000 |
|
Busted |
Cards Are Back in the Air
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 16 players are back in their seats and the action recommences with some 14 minutes left in the current level. Another two levels beyond that or down to the final table are scheduled for tonight.
Redraw of the Last Two Tables
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Table 2 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory de Vos | 195,000 | Mick McCloskey | 430,000 |
| 2 | Keith Brennan | 1,217,000 | David Schable | 816,000 |
| 3 | John Farrell | 96,000 | Patrick Clarke | 913,000 |
| 4 | Robbie McCormack | 997,000 | Joseph Ellis | 1,086,000 |
| 5 | Michael Brock | 1,004,000 | Robert Franks | 179,000 |
| 6 | Paul Jux Holderness | 778,000 | Jakub Groblewski | 230,000 |
| 7 | Henri Koivisto | 844,000 | Julien Kron | 1,010,000 |
| 8 | Per Helge Gassand | 653,000 | Andy Black | 345,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,217,000 | 117,000 |
|
|
1,086,000 | -114,000 |
|
1,010,000 | -90,000 |
|
1,004,000 | 334,000 |
|
|
997,000 | 97,000 |
|
913,000 | 88,000 |
|
844,000 | 124,000 |
|
816,000 | -34,000 |
|
778,000 | -42,000 |
|
|
653,000 | 18,000 |
|
430,000 | -52,000 |
|
345,000 | -13,000 |
|
230,000 | -100,000 |
|
195,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
179,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
96,000 | -54,000 |
Sean Foley Eliminated in 17th Place (€4,750)
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Brock raised it up under the gun on the outer tables and Sean Foley moved all in from the cutoff, picking up an instant call from Brock.
Sean Foley:
Michael Brock:
The 
flop was bad news for Foley and he was left drawing dead on the 
turn, the 
river was a formality. All remaining 16 players will now redraw again and take a short break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
965,000 | 295,000 |
|
Busted |
Gassand Wins a Strange One
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Per Helge Gassand limp-called a raise with the and ultimately raised tiny on the river of a board 
when he had hit a full house. By then, only Rory De Vos remained and cbet-called with 
to drop some chips. All other players in the hand had a chuckle as well and the play carried on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
635,000 | 191,000 |
|
|
197,000 | -174,000 |
Andrew Whitehouse Eliminated in 18th Place (€3,750)
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The cards were all but rushed away and Andrew Whitehouse had grabbed his belongings after being eliminated in 18th place over on the outer tables. He had three-bet all in out of the big blinds for fewer than 20 big blinds with and Keith Brennan called with the 
.
The flop had brought and a blank on the turn left Whitehouse drawing dead. All remaining 17 players are now already guaranteed €4,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 330,000 |
|
|
Busted |