More Day 1A Pictures
2019 Unibet Open London
Main Event
Day: 1a
Trips for Xanthopoulous
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Christos Xanthopoulous raised to 1,200 from middle position and saw Gordon Plomp three-bet to 3,500.
Monica Vaka cold-called from the button and Xanthopoulous also called.
The flop fell 
, and the action checked to Vaka who bet 6,000.
Xanthopoulous called before Plomp folded and the turn fell the 
. Both players checked through to the 
river card, and s Xanthopoulous moved all in for 20,000.
Vaka went into the tank and counted out her stack before she made the call nearly 90 seconds later.
Xanthopoulous tabled 
for trips, and Vaka was forced to open-muck 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
60,000 | 8,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | -26,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -7,000 |
|
60,000 | 20,000 |
|
60,000 | 20,000 |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
14,000 | 6,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Nixon Eliminated
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Jamie Nixon has been eliminated from the Day 1A field.
Nixon reported back to PokerNews that he got all his 20 big blind stack into the middle preflop with 
only to run into 
.
There was no help no Nixon on the board and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Bader vs. Lappin
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The pot had escalated up to 30,000, and the board was down 
.
Martin Bader bet 5,700 from the small blind and David Lappin called from the button.
The river card was the 
, and both players checked to a showdown.
Bader revealed 
for a pair of nines and Lappin open mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 11,000 |
Recent Eliminations
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Southavong vs. Houghton
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The flop was down 
, and both Bruno Southavong and Laurence Houghton checked.
The turn was the 
, and Southavong check-called a 2,700 bet from Houghton.
Southavong checked for the final time after the river fell the and Houghton bet 4,300.
.
Southavong called and saw Houghton revealed 
.
But Southavong had him beat with 
and took the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | |
|
18,000 |
Grigunas Doubles Through Lacz
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Adolis Grigunas moved all in from the button for 9,000 and saw Johan Lacz reshove for 25,000 from the small blind.
Grigunas:
Lacz: 
Board: 
Grigunas hit a pair on the flop to take the lead and held to score the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
16,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
161,000 | 36,000 |
|
120,000 | 79,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
80,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
71,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
65,000 | 15,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
29,000 | |
|
|
11,000 | 11,000 |
|
5,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
Busted |