€1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2019 Unibet Open Sinaia
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Unibet's Kasia Scanlon and the new Unibet Open tournament director Glenn Doyle announced the shuffle up and deal. Day 1b is officially underway with more than 100 players registered and a list of the first notables will be available shortly.
First List of Notables on Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Among those to be in their seats right away on Day 1b were such notables as Andrei Alecu, Andrei Nodea, Katie Swift, Denmark's Martin Wendt and former Unibet Open finalist Pavao Veza.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Pictures From the Tag Team Championship and esports Battle Royale XII
Team Unibet in Action
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Several Unibet Poker ambassadors and participants of yesterday's esports Battle Royale XII are already in action in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Cap Bun Busts After 9 Minutes
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
"Seat open," the announcement of the dealer came just nine minutes into the day and some players turned their heads to see who had just busted. The player to bow out so early was Teodor Cap Bun and Rory De Vos was sporting a double stack to leave no doubts over who scored the knockout.
According to De Vos, he flopped bottom set with deuces and Cap Bun held 
for top two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
Busted |
More Notables Enter
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Jacob “Jakenbake” Abramson is expected to join the action on table five and has not sat down yet. That table also features Nandor Solyom and was selected as feature table for the live stream.
Further notables that recently sat down include Daniel Effendy, Charlotte van Brabander, former Unibet Open London champion Gerret van Lancker and Danut Chisu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Brunnberg Takes One Down
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a three-way flop of 
, Emil Brunnberg made it 900 to go and Nicolae Hotoleanu folded while Unibet Poker ambassador Ian Simpson called on the button. Brunnberg bet again the 
turn for 1,800 and that's all it took to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
24,500 | -5,500 |
|
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24,100 | 24,100 |