Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2020 Unibet Open Dublin
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
In the Money
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After a grueling bubble that went on for more than two hours, they are finally in the money. Short stacks have been doubling at every opportunity, but the run had to come to an end eventually.
Cedric Freling called off his short stack in the cutoff after a middle position raise from Steven Vollers that covered Freling's stack of 11,000. After all the other action on other tables was complete, they revealed the hands, and Freling was ahead with pocket queens against the 
of Vollers.
That all changed on the flop of 
but the 
turn gave outs to a chop to keep Freling alive. The river 
wasn't any help for Freling though, and he was the final person to bust before the money.
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Sights of the Main Event
Photo Credits Tambet Kask & Elena Kask
Barrage of Post-Bubble Bustouts
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
It took more than 2 hours to burst the bubble, but once they were in the money, the bustouts started coming thick and fast. In just a few minutes they are down to 26 players remaining.
See the Payouts tab shortly for payout details on the recently busted players.
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Three Table Redraw
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With three more eliminations, they are down to 23 players left, and have redrawn for seats on the final three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Vollers Pulls in Huge Pot to Crack One Million Chips
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Weijie Zheng opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Steven Vollers on the button. He reraised to 65,000, and after a few seconds thought, Zheng called to see 
on the flop.
Both players checked the flop, but Zheng fired 75,000 on the turn. Vollers called, and called again on the river when Zheng led for 170,000. Zheng showed down a black six-seven bluff, and Vollers raked in a big pot with 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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110,000
-301,000
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-301,000 |
Zheng Spikes Quads on the Turn
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
All the chips went in on an ace-nine-blank flop, with Weijie Zheng flopping the worst set with pocket nines against the top set of Tompkins with aces. The turn card was the case nine though, improving Zheng to quads. Tompkins was unable to find the final ace in the deck on the flop and he was forced to double Zheng up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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610,000
485,000
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485,000 |
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440,000
330,000
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330,000 |
Burke Rivers it Against Hardcastle
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jack Hardcastle opened the betting to 22,000 from the cutoff but Ciaran Burke came over top with a raise to 65,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way, and Hardcastle called to see 
on the flop.
Hardcastle check-called Burke's 34,000 flop bet, and they both checked the 
turn. They both checked again on the and Burke showed down ace-ten for rivered top pair, and Hardcastle showed an eight as he mucked his hand.
"I knew it was a really bad river," he added as the dealer was shuffling for the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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920,000
447,000
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447,000 |
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445,000
-73,000
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-73,000 |
Break Time
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Its time for another 20 minute break with the end of Level 18. The plan for Day 2 was to play down to a final table, but with the exceptionally long bubble today, they've decided to play till the end of Level 20 and stop for the night no matter how many players still remain. However, if they play down to 9 players before then, they'll stop play early.
The official final table at Unibet events is eight-handed, but they will combine to a single table with nine players remaining. The structure on the final day will also vary depending on the players remaining. From nine-handed to seven-handed they will continue to play 1 hour levels. At six handed, they will reduce the level time to 45 minutes, and when there are just three players remaining, they will reduce again to 30 minute blinds.