Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Unibet Open London

05-24-2019 00:07 UTC

Unibet Ambassador Alexandre Reard Claims the Day 1A Chip Lead

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The 2019 Unibet Open London £990 Main Event kicked off at 11 am GMT today, as Day 1A got underway. The starting flight ultimately drew in a crowd of 136 entries, with just 37 going the distance.

After 11 levels of 60 minutes each, the 37 remaining players bagged up at "The Vic" and it was Unibet's very own Alexandre Reard who claimed the overnight spotlight with a stack of 360,000.

It was a very successful day all in all for the Unibet ambassadors with all but one who took to the tables progressing to Day 2 including Monica Vaka (147,000), Belgian ambassador Charlotte Van Brabander (107,500) and David Lappin (45,000).

Irishman Lappin managed to achieve a double up right at the last when he held with pocket aces against ace-king to provide hope.

Their fellow ambassador Dan Murariu departed during level 9 however, after the Romanian struggled throughout the day having negotiated a short stack from the off, and ultimately succumb to the pressure of the increasing blinds.

Steve Watts (314,500), Vamshi Vandanapu (236,500), and Haoran Cai (195,000) also saw their 30,000 starting stacks rise to end the day among the top stacks.

2017 Unibet Open Bucharest High Roller champion Olvedo Heinze was among the chip leaders at the dinner break but faded afterward and hit the rail.

Jamie Nixon found a fantastic fold with a full house holding pocket sixes in the early action and was shown he made the correct call by his opponent who had rivered the higher house holding ten-eight. But Nixon was unable to use his lifeline and departed during level five.

Lucas Sfez, Gary Miller, Jimmy Kebe, Chris Da Silva, Rehman Kassam, Alexandru Cinca, Leo Worthington-Leese, Joe Hindry, James Mitchell, Terry Jordan, and Willie Tann also all came and went during the Day 1A action.

The Main Event action continues on Friday, May 24 as Day 1B kicks-off at 11 am, followed by the final starting flight, Day 1C Turbo, at 8 pm.

Join us back here at PokerNews for continued coverage from London!

Tags: Alexandre Reard Alexandru Cinca Charlotte Van Brabander Chris Da Silva Dan Murariu David Lappin Gary Miller James Mitchell Jamie Nixon Joe Hindry Monica Vaka Olvedo Heinze Rehman Kassam Steve Watts Terry Jordan Vamshi Vandanapu Willie Tann

05-23-2019 23:00 UTC

Siddle Eliminated by Reard

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Paul Siddle was playing from the small blind and managed to get his 55,000 stack into the middle preflop, with Unibet ambassador Alexandre Reard happy to call.

Siddle:
Reard:

Board:

Siddle saw his pocket eights run into pocket tens, and the board fell in Reard's favor.

Reard collected the pot and extended his chip lead up to 350,000, as Siddle departed in the final level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	350,000	70,000
Paul Siddle	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Paul Siddle

05-23-2019 22:44 UTC

Lappin Doubles

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A raise came in from early position and the player on the button called. David Lappin moved all in from the small blind for 19,000 and saw Linden Elias reshove from the big blind for 100,000.

The other two players folded, and the cards went on their backs.

Lappin:
Elias:

Board:

Lappin, who has been patiently waiting for an opportunity to move all in, held on the board and secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linden Elias	80,000	-31,000
David Lappin	45,000	26,000

Tags: David Lappin

05-23-2019 22:31 UTC

Van Brabander Hits a Flush

AaronMcBride

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The board was down and Charlotte Van Brabander checked from the big blind.

Paul Siddle bet around 4,000 from the cutoff and saw Van Brabander raise to 14,000.

Siddle called and they saw the river fell the . Van Brabander bet 20,000 and Siddle made the call 30 seconds later.

Van Brabander tabled for a flush, and Siddle mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlotte Van Brabander	120,000	50,000
Paul Siddle	60,000	-30,000

Tags: Charlotte Van Brabander Paul Siddle

05-23-2019 19:18 UTC

Kimber River Raise

AaronMcBride

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jeff Kimber checked from the big blind with the flop down and saw Pavlos Xanthopoulos bet from under the gun.

Kimber made the call, and the turn revealed the . Kimber once again check-called a bet from Xanthopoulos, this time for 4,500.

The river card fell the , and Kimber checked for the third time. Xanthopoulos fired his third barrel worth 11,000, and Kimber thought for 30 seconds before he raised to 21,000.

With the decision back on Xanthopoulos, he went into the tank and needed close to a minute before he gave up and folded.

Kimber clawed in the pot and moved up to 85,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Kimber	85,000	13,000
Pavlos Xanthopoulos	70,000	-6,000

Tags: Jeff Kimber Pavlos Xanthopoulos

05-23-2019 10:55 UTC

Unibet Ambassador Monica Vaka Enters

AaronMcBride

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Unibet Ambassador Monica Vaka is one of the latest players to take their Day 1A seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Monica Vaka	30,000	30,000

Tags: Monica Vaka

05-23-2019 08:24 UTC

Day 1A of the 2019 Unibet Open London Main Event Kicks Off at 11 am

AaronMcBride

Andreas Wiborg Wins the 2018 Unibet Open London Main Event

The Unibet Open once again brings the action to London for Season 12 as the historic 'The Vic' poker room plays the gracious host. 2019 will be the eighth edition of The Unibet Open London, and the fourth event in England's capital in as many years.

Today at 11 am GMT, the highlight of the festival, the £900+£90 Main Event will get underway, with players taking their seats for Day 1A.

Last year it was Andreas Wiborg who lifted the trophy after the Norweigan came through a field of 349 entries to take home £56,807, following a heads-up deal with eventual runner-up Jonathan Schuman.

Among those set to take part are Unibet ambassadors Monica Vaka, Dan Murariu, David Lappin, Ian Simpson, Espen Uhlen Jorstad, and Alexandre Reard.

Frenchman Reard has already tasted success in London after he partnered Twitch streamer 'RaptorDaRaptor' to victory in the Unibet Open London Tag Team Championship yesterday.

Unibet Open London History

Year	Buy-in	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
2009	£2,750	266	€ 584,910	Thanh Doan	£187,000
2010	£1,650	273	£255,000	Paul Valkenburg	£109,550
2012	£1,320	315	£378,000	Pratik Ghatge	£85,050
2014	£1,100	399	£319,200	Iaron Lightbourne	£70,000
2016	£825	418	£313,500	Dave Shallow	£62,000
2017	£990	419	£377,100	[Removed:158]	£71,950
2018	£990	349	£314,100	Andreas Wiborg	£56,807

Other highlights on the schedule include the £2,200 High Roller (May 22-23), the £500 Unibet DSO Cup (May 25-26), the £110 #QUEENRULES Ladies Event (May 25), the £220 Turbo Bounty (May 25), and the £110 NLH Turbo (May 26).

The final day's High Roller live stream action will be available to watch via the Unibet Open Facebook, Twitch and YouTube channels, with a 14:50 GMT scheduled start time.

Date	Time (GMT)	Event	Buy-in	Levels	Starting Stack
May 23	11 a.m.	Main Event - Day 1A	£990	60 min.	30,000
	12 p.m.	NLH Highroller - Day 2	£2,200	40 min.	30,000
	8 p.m.	Satellite Main Event	£165	20 min.	10,000
May 24	11 a.m.	Main Event - Day 1B	£990	60 min.	30,000
	8 p.m.	Main Event - Day 1C	£990	20 min.	30,000
May 25	12 p.m.	Main Event - Day 2	-	60 min.	-
	2 p.m.	Unibet DSO Cup - Day 1	£500	30/40 min.	20,000
	3 p.m.	#Queenrules (Ladies Event)	£110	25 min.	15,000
	9 p.m.	Turbo Bounty (£100 Bounty)	£220	15 min.	15,000
May 25	12 p.m.	Main Event - Day 3 - Final Table	-	60 min.	-
	12 p.m.	Unibet DSO Cup - Day 2	-	40 min.	-
	1 p.m.	NLH Turbo	£110	15 min.	10,000

In the Main Event, a total of 11 60 minute levels will be played and all participants receive 30,000 in chips. There will be a break every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after the end of level six. The registration for the Freezeout tournament will remain open until the start of level seven and action is scheduled to conclude around midnight local time.

Players eliminated from the Day 1A or Day 1B action will be allowed to enter into the Day 1C Turbo flight.

Day 1 Level Structure