€1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 Unibet Open Bucharest
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Unibet Open Bucharest
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€338,400
Entries
360
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
120
Players Left
32
Day 1a: 32 Players Qualified for Day 2 of the Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
It was a long opening day of the €1,100 Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, as 11 one-hour levels were needed to complete the first flight of the tournament. But out of the 120 entrants recorded, 32 players managed to reach the end of the day and qualify for Day 2.
Among these players, there are not one but two chip leaders, with Iulian Gaman and Koen Roos both bagging 211,000 chips. In a top ten dominated by Romanian and Dutch players, Iulian Leonte (204,000) and Jan Teunis (200,500) are the two other players to end the day with more than 100 big blinds.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iulian Gaman | Romania | 211,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Koen Roos | Netherlands | 211,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Iulian Leonte | Romania | 204,000 | 102 |
| 4 | Jan Teunis | Netherlands | 200,500 | 100 |
| 5 | Evert Bos | Netherlands | 192,500 | 96 |
| 6 | Silviu Pana | Romania | 181,500 | 91 |
| 7 | Alexandru Ersen | Romania | 153,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Jozsef Hegyi | Hungary | 152,000 | 76 |
| 9 | Stefan Gheorghe | Romania | 148,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Sebastian Ionita | Romania | 135,000 | 68 |
Sebastian Ionita filled his bag with 135,000 chips, which is slightly more than 2023 EPT Cyprus Eureka Main Event runner-up Eduard Norel, who finished the day with 118,000 chips.
Lower down the chip counts, 2011 Unibet Open Malta and 2015 Unibet Open Anvers winner Mateusz Moolhuizen is still in the race for a third win, as he'll be back on Day 2 with 74,000 chips, two blinds more than Gabriel Gavrila (70,000).
Gabriel Radulescu, Herli Olop (66,500) or Emil Gramatikov (51,000) ended the day between 25 and 30 blinds, while Olavi Paluviir and Alex Kuniszyk brought up the rear with 49,000, 47,500 and 36,000 chips.
Tomorrow, Friday, December 1, the Main Event continues with Day 1b and Day 1c. At noon local time, Day 1b will follow the same format as Day 1a, with 11 levels of 60 minutes to qualify for Day 2.
Then, at 8 p.m., Day 1c Turbo will start with 20-minute levels. This third and last flight is expected to be busy, as players already eliminated will have the opportunity to use their only reentry on Day 1c.
As always, stay tuned into PokerNews for all the updates on the Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event and all the other best events happening around the world!
Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
211,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
204,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
200,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
192,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
181,500
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
153,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
152,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
148,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
135,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
121,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
118,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
|
118,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
117,500 | |
|
110,500
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
|
103,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
102,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
102,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
95,500
95,500
|
95,500 |
|
|
89,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
85,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
85,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
74,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
66,500
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
End of Day 1a
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The 32 players remaining after Day 1a are filling their bags with chips. They have qualified for Day 2 and will come back on Saturday.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's events including full updated chip counts that will follow shortly.
Last Three Hands of the Day
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The tournament director stopped the clock. Three more hands will be played before wrapping up.
Gavrila Folds on the River
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gabriel Gavrila opened to 4,000 from the cutoff, and he was only called by Balazs Kovacs in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♥2♥Q♠. Gavrila continued with a bet of 3,500, and Kovacs check-called. Then Gavrila fired a second barrel of 8,500 on the turn A♣. But Kovacs didn't back down and called.
The 10♥ completed the board, and Kovacs took the lead, betting 20,000. Gavrila went into the tank, but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
60,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
"What Do We Want? A Spade"
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Joeri Scheerhoorn open-shoved for 19,500 from under the gun, then Teunis Arendse raised all-in from the button with a bigger stack.
Joeri Scheerhoorn: 9♣9♠
Teunis Arendse: A♥Q♦
"I think we are going to flip it" Scheerhoorn said when he flipped his cards. He was right, but things didn't start well for him with a flop of J♦4♠A♠ which brought an ace for Arendse.
"A spade?" asked Scheerhoorn for the turn and he was heard with the J♠ landing on the felt. "What do we want? A spade?" he added. And once again, his dream came true with the 10♠ on the river which gave him a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
44,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
208,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
205,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
200,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
197,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
175,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
175,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
140,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
115,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
115,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
95,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
80,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
||
Last Break of the Day
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 10 just came to an end, so the 36 players remaining of the Main Event are on a 20-minute break.
After the break, they'll play one more level before wrapping up.