Get Ready for Day 1b and 1c of the 2019 Unibet Open Sinaia €1,100 Main Event
The special ski-edition to kick off the 2019 Unibet Open season has attracted a field of 120 entries for Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event, of which 56 hopefuls bagged up chips, and a bumper field of more than 200 entries is expected for the second regular flight. Day 1b will get underway at 3 p.m. local time at the New Montana Hotel and the turbo heat 1c with single re-entry for all those that busted previously wraps up the Main Event schedule with 20-minute levels as of 10 p.m. local time.
Among those expected to join the action in the hours to come are the Unibet Poker ambassadors such as Daiva Byrne, Monica Vaka, Espen Uhlen Jorstad, Ian Simpson and Dara O'Kearney, as well as most of the esports streamers that took part in the esports Battle Royale XII. Especially John "Swifty" Pyle will be one to look out for after his victory in the Tag Team Championship alongside UnibetPoker.fr ambassador Alexandre Reard. The American followed that up with a second place finish in the Battle Royale competition, which was won by Kevin "Rotterdam" van der Kooi.
2019 Unibet Open Sinana Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | February 13th, 2019 | 15:00 | 120 | 56 | Play eight levels of 60 minutes, late reg six levels, 60-min dinner break after level four |
| Day 1b | February 14th, 2019 | 15:00 | tba | tba | Play eight levels of 60 minutes, late reg six levels, 60-min dinner break after level four |
| Day 1c | February 14th, 2019 | 22:00 | tba | tba | Play eight levels of 20 minutes, late reg six levels, re-entry for bustouts of 1a/1b |
| Day 2 | February 15th, 2019 | 15:00 | tba | tba | Play eight levels of 60 minutes each, money bubble will burst |
| Day 3 | February 16th, 2019 | 14:00 | tba | tba | Play down to a final table |
| Final Day | February 17th, 2019 | tba | tba | tba | Level duration 45 minutes with six remaining, 30 minutes long when three remain |
Both of today's starting days will feature eight levels in total and the late registration remains open until the start of level seven. Day 1b will have levels of 60 minutes each and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of level four, while the turbo heat 1c features 20-minute levels with a single break before bagging and tagging.
Main Event Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action and you can also watch the live stream action with hole cards displayed on the feature table on a security delay of 30 minutes on the Unibet Poker Twitch channel.
, the action checked to Andreas Leledakis and he bet 5,500 into a pot of 10,500. One fold followed, but Cosmin Cristescu had other plans and check-raised to 15,000 with few chips behind. Leledakis pushed all in and Cristescu quickly called.
on the river was a blank and Cristescu doubled for 21,100, leaving Leledakis on very few chips.
river for 7,000 into a pot of 9,000. Pora had checked and eventually released his cards into the muck.
river. Hallstein Boerve on the button showed 
for the flush and Swift mucked.
, Marius Pertea bet 24,000 into a pot of 20,000 and Luciana Manolea was the only remaining opponent. Manolea had 11,500 behind and double-checked her cards, took another minute of consideration and shrugged before pushing forward her stack with the words "I call."
and doubled.
and Pora called with the 
in the under-the-gun position. They checked the 
flop and Pora bet the 
turn for 1,100, Simpson called.
river, Pora checked and Simpson bet 3,500 with around 26,000 behind. Pora check-shoved for 29,300 and both players held near identical stacks. Simpson engaged in table chat with his opponent for more than two minutes and eventually flicked in the call to get shown the bad news. The stacks were counted and the Unibet Poker ambassador was covered to bow out. He will have to re-enter on Day 1c later today to get a second chance at running up a stack for day 2.
to get called by Manolea with the 
river bricked off and Hills was gone.
flop, but the 
flop gave Widmann top two pair, and the 
and Wendt lost one third of his stack.