€1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Unibet Open Paris

11-28-2019 11:53 UTC+1

Two-Time Champion Soukup in the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Martin Soukup is gunning for Main Event title number three

Earlier this year, Martin Soukup took down the Unibet Open Sinaia Main Event for €71,000. He defeated Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu heads-up to top a field of 366 players and win his second Unibet Poker Open title.

Soukup only has four tournament cashes according to his Hendon Mob, with all four coming in Unibet Open Main Events.

His first tournament cash came at the Unibet Open Main Event in Malta, where he took it down for €65,000. He will be hoping to win a third title here in the French capital.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Soukup	30,000

Tags: Martni Soukup

11-28-2019 11:57 UTC+1

Field Closing in on 100 Players

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Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Yesterday saw a field of 122 players, and before the first break of the day, the Day 1a field is sitting at 94 players according to the tournament clock.

A remind that they will play twelve levels today before bagging up for Day 2. Anyone who busts will have the option of a single re-entry to Day 1c.

11-28-2019 12:06 UTC+1

Unibet Open Paris Main Event Pictures

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Courtesy of Tambet Kask

11-28-2019 12:16 UTC+1

Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are going on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

11-28-2019 12:42 UTC+1

Unibet Ambassador Simpson Celebrating Tag Team Victory

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Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

The Unibet Open Paris festival might only be a day old, but there's already reason to be happy for Unibet Ambassador Ian Simpson after taking down yesterday's Tag Team event alongside partner Kevin van der Kooi.

"I love Paris," Simpson told PokerNews. "I came here in the summer with my wife, because she couldn't make this trip. I would have felt bad if I had come without her, so we came and did a week. We did all the stuff; all the tourist destinations.

"This time it's head down. Working hard playing poker."

The focus is paying off, as not only does he sit above average in chips after three levels of Day 1a, but yesterday he took down the Tag Team event.

"That was fun! Kevin [van der Kooi] kept losing the chips that I made. But then he got us to heads-up, and I finished it off!

"I won loads of goodies and chocolates and biscuits. Hoping to take that run-good into the Main. And if the main doesn't go well, then there's always the welcome drinks and the player's party! It's all good. It's not a bad city to bust in!"

Tags: Ian Simpson

11-28-2019 12:46 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Juuso Laine	70,000 70,000	70,000
Mohamed Mehalleg	68,000 68,000	68,000
Mantas Urbonas	66,000 66,000	66,000

Niklas Lindkvist	53,000 23,000	23,000
Szymon Bujok	48,000 18,000	18,000
Alexandre Reard	41,000 41,000	41,000

Alan Carr	33,000 33,000	33,000
Ian Simpson	33,000 3,000	3,000
David Lappin	28,000 2,000	2,000

Dan Murariu	27,000 3,000	3,000

Stefan Mattson	25,000 25,000	25,000
Pierre Merlin	Busted