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

Watts and Glaser in the Field

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Among the most recent players to join were Steven Watts and Benny Glaser. Both ended up on the same late reg table, Watts as former football striker and Glaser as multiple WSOP bracelet winner both very popular on the UK circuit.

Glaser just bet a flop of {9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for 1,100 and his sole remaining opponent check-raised to 3,500 in order to force a fold from Glaser.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
40,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
26,000

Tags: Benny GlaserSteven Watts

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Sitbon Puts on a Big Show

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
High Roller Champion Julien Sitbon
High Roller Champion Julien Sitbon

On the three-way flop of {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, Soran Talan in the small blind checked and Domien Fierens bet 1,500 in the hijack. Julien Sitbon raised to 5,100 and Talan called, Fierens folded.

Talan then bet the {K-Hearts} turn for 8,500 and Sitbon almost immediately moved all in. Talan asked for a count and the shove was for 32,000 in total, sending the Swede into the think tank. "I show you one card if you want, you choose," Sitbon said in table chat and added soon after "I don't bluff you."

After a while, Sitbon asked the other players if it was long enough to call the clock or not, but resisted in requesting it. "I don't want you to make a mistake, take your time," the Frenchman said. Another player called the clock a minute later and Talan folded, he picked one of the cards as promised by Sitbon and the {8-Hearts} was exposed.

"Eight nine, that's good right?" while dragging in a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
53,000 32,000
Soran Talan se
Soran Talan
31,000 31,000

Tags: Domien FierensJulien SitbonSoran Talan

A Dozen Casualties by Level Three

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Half a dozen players have been eliminated in the third level of the day and among them were Michael Gilbert and Tomasz Kozub, while Matt Perrins entered recently. Egi Adriaans is in trouble with fewer than one third of the starting stack remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Perrins gb
Matt Perrins
WSOP 2X Winner
30,000 30,000
Egi Adriaans nl
Egi Adriaans
8,000 8,000
Michael Gilbert us
Michael Gilbert
Busted
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
Busted
Lari Pukkila fi
Lari Pukkila
Busted
Justin Kyriakides us
Justin Kyriakides
Busted

Tags: Egi AdriaansMatt PerrinsMichael GilbertTomasz Kozub

Dunne Jams Up Stack

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Paul Dunne opened to 750 first to act and picked up two callers including Aaron Woodcock. Out of the small blind, Daniel Samson three-bet to 3,750 and Yoann Amaudry called in the big blind. Dunne squeezed to 10,000 and that receiced calls only from Samson and Amaudry.

On the {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, action checked to Dunne and his shove went through uncalled, Amaudry open-folded the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. Dunne also showed his cards, flipping over the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. The table also features Belgian veteran Walter Buss.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Dunne gb
Paul Dunne
55,000 55,000
Walter Buss be
Walter Buss
25,000 25,000
Aaron Woodcock gb
Aaron Woodcock
25,000 25,000
Yoann Amaudry fr
Yoann Amaudry
21,000 21,000

Tags: Aaron WoodcockDaniel SamsonPaul DunneWalter BussYoann Amaudry

Jaksland Back in It

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Peter Jaksland doubled before the break when flopping middle set in a three-way pot against the ace-queen for top pair and top kicker of Stephen Bean.

Bean himself was just all in after a flop of {Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} and forced a fold of his sole remaining opponent, then showed {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for bottom two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Jaksland dk
Peter Jaksland
42,000 20,000
Stephen Bean gb
Stephen Bean
13,500 -34,500

Tags: Peter JakslandStephen Bean

Updated Counts From Level 3

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Qamran Ghani gb
Qamran Ghani
96,000 96,000
Tamas Tomozi hu
Tamas Tomozi
96,000 36,000
Francisco Pulido es
Francisco Pulido
56,000 56,000
Martin Soukup cz
Martin Soukup
55,000 25,000
Thomas Svendgaard dk
Thomas Svendgaard
54,000 -4,000
Giulio Mascolo it
Giulio Mascolo
53,000 53,000
Pekka Ikonen fi
Pekka Ikonen
47,000 2,000
Benjamin Lebor gb
Benjamin Lebor
40,000 -10,000
Andrew Hills gb
Andrew Hills
35,000 -1,000
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
31,000 1,000
George McDonald gb
George McDonald
29,000 8,000
Daniel Laming gb
Daniel Laming
28,000 -2,000
Marius Pertea ro
Marius Pertea
22,000 -11,000
Tomasz Kozub pl
Tomasz Kozub
19,000 -11,000
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
11,000 -18,500

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25