2018 Unibet Open London

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 Unibet Open London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£56,807
Event Info
Buy-in
£990
Prize Pool
£314,100
Entries
349
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Big Stacks in the "Club Room"

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Tamas Tomozi had 96,000 chips after two levels, mostly due to a kings versus aces setup where he rivered a king. However, Tomozi has been eliminated before the dinner break with other names emerging as big stacks among the four tables in the "Club Room."

Among them is also Francis Foord-Brown, who finished 4th in the 2017 Unibet Open London Main Event for £23,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Perrins gb
Matt Perrins
WSOP 2X Winner
125,000 77,000
Gunnar Wedde no
Gunnar Wedde
115,000 45,000
Francisco Pulido es
Francisco Pulido
110,000 5,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
90,000
Francis Foord-Brown gb
Francis Foord-Brown
67,000 67,000
Toni Ojala fi
Toni Ojala
65,000 65,000
Bo Kjaer Erichsen dk
Bo Kjaer Erichsen
Busted
Tamas Tomozi hu
Tamas Tomozi
Busted

Tags: Francis Foord-BrownTamas Tomozi

Assorted Bustouts

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante
Skullman No More
Skullman No More

The player with the nickname "Skullman" has been eliminated and his fancy card protector is no longer found in the tournament area. Further players to bust include Tommy Skarbo, Mihai Buzamat, Paul Siddle and Sachin Joshi.

Joshi was all in and at risk with the {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and Adrian Chivu looked him up with the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. The Romanian got there on the river of a board {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{Q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Chivu ro
Adrian Chivu
32,000 32,000
Sachin Joshi gb
Sachin Joshi
Busted
Martin Servais fr
Martin Servais
Busted
Laszlo Norbert hu
Laszlo Norbert
Busted
Tommy Skarbo no
Tommy Skarbo
Busted
Mihai Buzamat hu
Mihai Buzamat
Busted
Paul Rickard se
Paul Rickard
Busted
Skullman gb
Skullman
Busted
Paul Siddle gb
Paul Siddle
Busted

Tags: Adrian ChivuMihai BuzamatSachin JoshiTommy Skarbo

Sitbon's Table Image Pays Off

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Gisle Olsen raised to 2,500 on the button and Julien Sitbon simply moved all in from the big blind, which Olsen snap-called for around 19,000.

Gisle Olsen: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Julien Sitbon: {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

The board came {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts} and king-queen high was good enough to win the pot. "I knew you didn't have it," Olsen said while leaving the table.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
93,000 18,000
Gisle Olsen dk
Gisle Olsen
Busted

Tags: Gisle OlsenJulien Sitbon

Simpson No More; Cygan Doubles

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

On a flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, Lukasz Cygan was all in for 6,200 with the {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and the table neighbor Paul Dunne called with {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The {J-Spades} turn and {4-Hearts} river were both blanks and Cygan doubled.

At the same time, Ian Simpson was spotted leaving the tournament area. Mike Hill confirmed that the Unibet Poker ambassador came up short with {K-}{Q-} versus {A-}{K-} despite flopping an additional gutshot on {J-}{9-}{8-}.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hills gb
Andrew Hills
105,000 15,000
Hong Wang no
Hong Wang
100,000
Mike Hill gb
Mike Hill
72,000 13,000
Kfir Ivgi gb
Kfir Ivgi
57,000 27,000
Paul Dunne gb
Paul Dunne
48,000 -12,000
Lukasz Cygan pl
Lukasz Cygan
22,000 22,000
Daiva Byrne lt
Daiva Byrne
14,000 5,000
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
Busted

Tags: Ian SimpsonLukasz CyganMike HillPaul Dunne

Never Say Never

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Asgeir Lund was all in for just 6,725 with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and his table neighbor Janos Nemeth called with the {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}. The board of {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} gave Lund a flush and he raked in the pot.

The same table also features Julien Sitbon and Soran Talan and the table atmosphere is quite relaxed.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
75,000 3,000
Soran Talan se
Soran Talan
50,000 19,000
Asgeir Lund no
Asgeir Lund
14,000 14,000

Tags: Asgeir LundJanos NemethJulien SitbonSoran Talan

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Hill Moving Up; Sitbon Takes a Hit

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

Tina Bandyle raised to 1,500 in the cutoff and called Julien Sitbon in the small blind three-bet to 4,900, Bandyle called. On the {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop the remaining 5,350 of Bandyle went in with the {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Sitbon looked her up with {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The {J-Clubs} turn and {3-Diamonds} river changed nothing anymore and Bandyle doubled.

Mike Hill dispatched Dagfinn Thon after the {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} of "Da Bookie" held up against {A-}{9-} on an ace-high board.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
72,000 2,000
Mike Hill gb
Mike Hill
59,000 29,000
Tina Bandyle gb
Tina Bandyle
21,000 21,000
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
18,000 7,000
Dagfinn Thon no
Dagfinn Thon
Busted

Tags: Dagfinn ThonJulien SitbonMike HillTina Bandyle

Updated Counts and Bustouts

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

On the flop of {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, Steven Watts on the button made it 5,225 to go after a bet by Lars Jonsson and the Swede responded by moving all in for 26,100. Watts folded and asked if Jonsson had kings, who replied "sure" before cheekily turning over the {A-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Martinsson se
Tomas Martinsson
120,000 40,000
Francisco Pulido es
Francisco Pulido
105,000 49,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
90,000 90,000
Thomas Svendgaard dk
Thomas Svendgaard
75,000 21,000
Gunnar Wedde no
Gunnar Wedde
70,000 70,000
Preben Stokkan no
Preben Stokkan
63,000 33,000
Jeremy Saderne fr
Jeremy Saderne
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
39,000 39,000
Lars Jonsson se
Lars Jonsson
38,000 38,000
Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
32,000 -8,000
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
Busted
Jussi Heikila fi
Jussi Heikila
Busted
Martin Gallagher gb
Martin Gallagher
Busted
Vamshi Vandanapu gb
Vamshi Vandanapu
Busted

Tags: Steven WattsLars Jonsson

Dinner Served to the Tables

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante
Dinner Time at The Vic
Dinner Time at The Vic

"The Vic" delivers food in bowls directly to the tables courtesy of the Unibet Open and the players can pick between several dishes. While the scheduled dinner break is after level six, the vast majority of players take advantage to fuel up early and waitresses were also doing the rounds earlier with free wine.

Tags: The Vic

Pohnke Busts In First Hand

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante
Domien Fierens
Domien Fierens

Among the most recent bustouts were Egi Adriaans, Giulio Mascolo, Benny Glaser, Domien Fierens and Thomas Pohnke. The latter apparently busted on the first hand he played and couldn't remember when that happened to him the last time.

Pohnke said he raised to 1,500 and was called by Hong Wang in the small blind, who bet the {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{X-} flop for 3,500. Pohnke raised to 11,000 and was called before Wang jammed the {9-} turn with {Q-}{J-}, Pohnke called with {A-}{K-} and "improved" to two pair on the river while Wang got there with a straight.

The same table features some other massive action, as Kfir Ivgi dropped to the starting stack and Andrew Hills chipped up immensely.

Player Chips Progress
Hong Wang no
Hong Wang
100,000 49,000
Andrew Hills gb
Andrew Hills
90,000 35,000
Kfir Ivgi gb
Kfir Ivgi
30,000 -45,000
Giulio Mascolo it
Giulio Mascolo
Busted
Egi Adriaans nl
Egi Adriaans
Busted
Domien Fierens
Domien Fierens
Busted
Thomas Pohnke de
Thomas Pohnke
Busted
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
Busted

Tags: Andy HillsBenny GlaserDomien FierensEgi AdriaansHong WangKfir IvgiThomas Pohnke