Main Event Day 2 | 2018 Unibet Open London

02-24-2018 20:14 UTC

Marius Pertea Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

A new Unibet Open champion will be crowned here in London as 2017 Bucharest champion Marius Pertea has just been eliminated on an outer table.

Pertea was all in and at risk for around 250,000 and Lorenc Boci called out of the big blind.

Lorenc Boci:
Marius Pertea:

The board came and Pertea was sent to the rail in 24th place for a payday of £2,630.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenc Boci	820,000 280,000	280,000
Marius Pertea	Busted

Tags: Lorenc Boci Marius Pertea

02-24-2018 18:13 UTC

Cazayous Gets His Revenge

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

A preflop raising war saw Jeremy Saderne all in and at risk with the and fellow Frenchman Thomas Cazayous had him dominated and at risk with the . The board came and Saderne was eliminated in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cazayous	920,000 280,000	280,000

Jeremy Saderne	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Saderne Thomas Cazayous

02-24-2018 17:44 UTC

Khatri Wins Flip to Bust Vaka

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Just when the blinds were about to go up, Monica Vaka raised to 20,000 and Bhavin Khatri three-bet to 44,000 from two seats over. Vaka moved all in for 145,000 and Khatri called.

Monica Vaka:
Bhavin Khatri:

The board ran out and the last woman standing in the tournament was eliminated in 30th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bhavin Khatri	540,000 310,000	310,000
Monica Vaka	Busted

Tags: Bhavin Khatri Monica Vaka

02-24-2018 16:21 UTC

Boci Busts Fisher in Big Clash

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

In a three-bet pot cutoff versus small blind, Gary Fisher bet the flop for 47,000 and Lorenc Boci called in the cutoff. "You gonna have me work for it?" Fisher asked before the duo headed to the turn. Fisher moved all in for around 175,000 and Boci instantly called.

Gary Fisher:
Lorenc Boci:

"That's what I thought," Fisher sighed and was drawing dead before the meaningless river hit the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenc Boci	683,000 243,000	243,000
Gary Fisher	Busted

Tags: Gary Fisher Lorenc Boci

02-24-2018 16:03 UTC

Jiang Busts Svendgaard and Ketelsen in Big Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Honglin Jiang raised to 13,000 from early position and Jonas Ketelsen called in the small blind. Thomas Svendgaard moved all in for 63,500 in the big blind and Jiang called. Ketelsen then announced call before realizing that Jiang had done so already. The floor was called and his call was confirmed, Ketelsen had to call it off with another 100,000 behind.

On the flop, Ketelsen moved all in and Jiang snap-called.

Thomas Svendgaard:
Jonas Ketelsen:
Honglin Jiang:

The turn cemented Svendgaard's lead, but the river gave Jiang the winning flush and a double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Honglin Jiang	850,000 230,000	230,000
Jonas Ketelsen	Busted
Thomas Svendgaard	Busted

Tags: Honglin Jiang Jonas Ketelsen Thomas Svendgaard

02-24-2018 15:19 UTC

Daniel Clark Bubbles the Main Event

Christian Zetzsche

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

Thomas Cazayous raised to 12,000 on the button and David Clark three-bet all in for 57,500, which Cazayous called.

David Clark:
Thomas Cazayous:

The board ran out and Cazayous' full house let the bubble burst, securing a minimum payout of £1,870 for all remaining 47 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cazayous	410,000 30,000	30,000

David Clark	Busted

Tags: David Clark Thomas Cazayous

02-24-2018 13:31 UTC

Laming Gets Pushed Around; Busts After

Christian Zetzsche

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

Marius Pertea is the last former Unibet Open champion remaining

Yngve Steen raised to 10,000 on the button and Daniel Laming in the big blind three-bet to 42,000. Steen wasted little time before moving all in and Laming counted his remaining stack, then folded with some 90,000 behind.

One hand later, Marius Pertea raised to 11,000 and Laming pushed out of the small blind to pick up an instant call by Pertea.

Daniel Laming:
Marius Pertea:

The board of brought no upset and Laming was eliminated. Dinarte de Sousa hit the rail right after and the field has been whittled down from 88 to 53 in just 90 minutes of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Pertea	450,000 220,000	220,000
Yngve Steen	295,000 124,500	124,500
Daniel Laming	Busted
Dinarte De Sousa	Busted

Tags: Daniel Laming Dinarte de Sousa Marius Pertea Yngve Steen

02-24-2018 13:16 UTC

Team Unibet Crashes Out

Christian Zetzsche

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

At the end of the previous level Philip Schoenebaum disappeared and the eSports Star, known under his alias "syrinxx" lost his chips to table neighbor Honglin Jiang. The latter was kind enough to provide the details.

According to Jiang Schoenebaum four-bet small with a suited ace only for Jiang on the button to call with and flop the nut straight on . The runner runner miracle never happened for the German.

A few minutes into the new level, Espen Uhlen Jorstad raised to 40,000 with 6,000 behind and Gunnar Wedde called from the big blind. The last chips went in after a flop and Jorstad showed , Wedde had . The turn left Jorstad drawing dead and a blank river was a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Honglin Jiang	370,000 130,000	130,000
Gunnar Wedde	230,000 40,000	40,000
Philip Schoenebaum	Busted

Espen Uhlen Jorstad	Busted

Tags: Espen Uhlen Jorstad Gunnar Wedde Honglin Jiang Philip Schoenebaum

02-24-2018 12:54 UTC

Polito Wins Massive Pot After Eliminating Mahonen

Christian Zetzsche

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

Picking up the action on the turn, Laurent Polito bet 47,000 out of middle position and was called by Jari Mahonen from one seat over. Polito then instantly shoved the on the river to put Mahonen to the test.

The Finn eventually called with another 80,000 behind and Polito rolled over for top set, Mahonen had for top pair only.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Polito	460,000 236,500	236,500
Van Pham	Busted
Colin Heus	Busted
Jari Mahonen	Busted

Tags: Jari Mahonen Laurent Polito

02-24-2018 12:45 UTC

Ivgi; Beevers and Hill Among Next to Fall

Christian Zetzsche

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

The first level of Day 2 has not come to an end yet and among the next players to bust were Joe beevers, Mike Hill and Catherine Ivgi. Hill sent his chips over to Oliver White and Honglin Jiang benefited from a big setup to eliminate Ivgi.

Ivgi four-bet all in for around 80,000 and Jiang snap-called out of the small blind for the following showdown.

Catherine Ivgi:
Honglin Jiang:

The board came and Ivgi failed to improve.

Player	Chips	Progress
Honglin Jiang	335,000 222,000	222,000
Oliver White	270,000 144,500	144,500
Joe Beevers	Busted
Catherine Ivgi	Busted
Mike Hill	Busted
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted
Alvaras Baranauskas	Busted

Tags: Catherine Ivgi Honglin Jiang Joe Beevers Mike Hill Oliver White