€1,100 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 Unibet Open Sinaia
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Three Former Champions in Contention on Day 3 of the 2019 Unibet Open Sinaia
After an extensive bubble period at the end of Day 2, the 2019 Unibet Open Sinaia €1,100 Main Event special ski-edition has seen a field of 366 whittled down to the last 47 hopefuls at the New Montana Hotel and all of them are guaranteed at least €2,085 for their efforts. All eyes are set on the top prize of €71,000 and the bragging rights that come along with it, and three former champions remain in contention.
Leading the field into Day 3 is Razvan Sabau with 741,000, closely followed by Ran Shahar (735,000) and Cristian Grecu (711,000). Further notables with big stacks include Silviu Baltateanu (612,000), Oerjahn Winther (481,000), Gilles Huet (343,000) and Jean-Serge Baril (318,000). Evangelos Bechrakis (228,000), Aku Joentausta (172,000) and Toni Judet (172,000) are also in the mix.
Team Unibet will be represented by the ambassadors Espen Uhlen Jorstad (240,000), Dan Murariu (132,000), Daiva Byrne (23,000), Dara O'Kearney (3,000) as well as popular streamer Alan "Hotted89" Widmann (72,000). Murariu, who triumphed in Varna in 2010 and Sint Maarten in 2012, is one of three former Unibet Open winners in contention. Traian Bostan (330,000) emerged victorious on home soil in Bucharest in 2016 and 2013 Malta champion Martin Soukup (227,000) will also aim to add a second title to his poker resume.
Day 3 will kick off at 3 p.m. local time with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a big blind ante of 8,000. Due to the longer bubble in the early morning hours, the early action is expected to be fast-paced and the penultimate tournament day aims to reduce the field to the final table for the big showdown on Sunday.
Three other Side Events will run throughout the day with Alexandre Reard leading the field into Day 2 of the €2,200 High Roller, the start of the €550 DeepStack Open Cup and the €80+10 QUEENSRULES Ladies Event hosted by Daiva Byrne.
As usual, the PokerNews team will be on the floor to cover all the Main Event action and the live stream on the Unibet Poker Twitch channel runs on a security delay of 30 minutes with hole cards displayed.
Main Event Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Iulian Tataru | Romania | 121,000 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | Corentin Ropert | France | 84,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | Evangelos Bechrakis | Greece | 228,000 | 29 |
| 5 | 4 | Gilles Huet | France | 343,000 | 43 |
| 5 | 5 | Cristian Grecu | Romania | 711,000 | 89 |
| 5 | 6 | Tomas Ksenevicius | Lithuania | 91,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 7 | Dan Murariu | Romania | 132,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 8 | Ran Shahar | Israel | 735,000 | 92 |
| 6 | 1 | Steven Vollers | Netherlands | 532,000 | 67 |
| 6 | 2 | Silviu Baltateanu | Romania | 612,000 | 77 |
| 6 | 3 | Sorin Radulescu | Romania | 114,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | Padraig O'Neill | Ireland | 33,000 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Dmitrii Prusov | Russia | 203,000 | 25 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicolae Suciu | Romania | 162,000 | 20 |
| 6 | 7 | Solomon Stan | Romania | 120,000 | 15 |
| 6 | 8 | Espen Uhlen Jorstad | Norway | 240,000 | 30 |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Widmann | Germany | 72,000 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | Daiva Byrne | Lithuania | 23,000 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Pavel Alexandru | Romania | 125,000 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | Eirik Lunde | Norway | 77,000 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Dara O'Kearney | Ireland | 3,000 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Adrian-Sorel State | Romania | 100,000 | 13 |
| 7 | 7 | Mihnea Potcoava | Romania | 258,000 | 32 |
| 7 | 8 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | 172,000 | 22 |
| 8 | 1 | Andrei Dobrescu | Romania | 26,000 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | Toni Judet | Romania | 169,000 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | Nikolay Ponomarev | United Kingdom | 63,000 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | Dan Petrea | Romania | 181,000 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 134,000 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | Antti Tiainen | Finland | 108,000 | 14 |
| 8 | 7 | Traian Bostan | Romania | 330,000 | 41 |
| 8 | 8 | Tudor Bartha Lazar | Romania | 214,000 | 27 |
| 12 | 1 | Denis Simionel | Moldova | 265,000 | 33 |
| 12 | 2 | Tomas Montrimas | Lithuania | 76,000 | 10 |
| 12 | 3 | Catalin Moraru | Romania | 106,000 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | Bogdan Sovaiala | Romania | 225,000 | 28 |
| 12 | 6 | Oerjahn Winther | Sweden | 481,000 | 60 |
| 12 | 7 | Jean-Serge Baril | Canada | 318,000 | 40 |
| 12 | 8 | Martin Soukup | Czech Republic | 227,000 | 28 |
| 13 | 1 | Stefan Drusca | Romania | 589,000 | 74 |
| 13 | 2 | Johannes Vaeisaenen | Finland | 275,000 | 34 |
| 13 | 3 | Iulian Bleau | Romania | 136,000 | 17 |
| 13 | 4 | Alexandru Palievici | Romania | 146,000 | 18 |
| 13 | 5 | Lennaert Joostens | Romania | 106,000 | 13 |
| 13 | 6 | Razvan Sabau | Romania | 741,000 | 93 |
| 13 | 7 | Razvan Bizera | Romania | 642,000 | 80 |
| 13 | 8 | Marc Wilkens | Netherlands | 231,000 | 29 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Unibet Ambassador Action on the First Stream Table
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The first feature table of the day will feature the chip and a chair mission of Dara O'Kearney and Daiva Byrne, Alan "Hotted89" Widmann is also on the very same table. The breaking order of the tables is high to low for the remainder of the day. With 24 players remaining, a redraw of the last three tables takes place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Alan Widmann | Germany | 72,000 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | Daiva Byrne | Lithuania | 23,000 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Pavel Alexandru | Romania | 125,000 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | Eirik Lunde | Norway | 77,000 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Dara O'Kearney | Ireland | 3,000 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Adrian-Sorel State | Romania | 100,000 | 13 |
| 7 | 7 | Mihnea Potcoava | Romania | 258,000 | 32 |
| 7 | 8 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | 172,000 | 22 |
O'Neill First to Bust
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Padraig O'Neill was the first player to move all in and his 
was called by the 
of Silviu Baltateanu in the blinds. The board came 
and Baltateanu got there on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000 | 58,000 |
|
Busted |
Bechrakis Eliminated by Grecu
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cristian Grecu opened in early position and Evangelos Bechrakis three-bet out of the blinds to receive a call. Bechrakis jammed the 
flop and Grecu called.
Evangelos Bechrakis: 
Cristian Grecu: 
The board completed with the 
turn and the 
river, sending Bechrakis to the rail as second player on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000 | 249,000 |
|
Busted |
Early Bustout Bonanza
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Antti Tinainen doubled with ace-king versus ace-jack and then bowed out before Andrei Dobrescu was eliminated by Traian Bostan when he shoved with 
and Bostan called with 
. The board came 
and that was it for Dobrescu.
"Sixty-nine, nice," Toni Judet joked and earned smiles from the entire table.
Stefan Drusca won a flip with against the 
of Iulian Bleau and that reduced the field further.
In the meanwhile, Dara O'Kearney won his first two all in. First he flopped a boat with versus 
on a board 
. Then he also held up with pocket fours and climbed to 20,000. Because of the bustout bonanza, he turned three eighth of a big blind into a pay jump ... the grand master of short stack nursery strikes again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000 | 141,000 |
|
20,000 | 17,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted |
Stan Eliminated by Balteateanu
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Solomon Stan raised to 21,000 and called the shove of Silviu Baltateanu on the button to turn over 
. Baltateanu only had and got there on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | 130,000 |
|
Busted |
Petrea's Stack Chopped Up
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In a three-way all in, Dan Petrea ended up all in and at risk with against the of Lennaert Joostens in the small blind and the of Toni Judet.
The board came 
and Petrea was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 61,000 |
|
150,000 | 44,000 |
|
Busted |
Widmann and Byrne Chip Up
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alan Widmann doubled in dramatic fashion with versus 
on a board of 
and soon after another all in showdown took place.
Daiva Byrne was all in for 19,000 with against the of Eirik Lunde and the of Pavel Alexandru.
"No worries, there will be two tens on the flop," Widmann joked and he was right. However, Byrne had to settle for a chop on .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 68,000 |
|
40,000 | 17,000 |