2018 Unibet Open Bucharest
Unibet Poker Ambassador David Lappin raised from the under the gun position to 8,500. It folded to Veli Puumala on the button who called Lappin's raise. Big blind Simeon Spasov had different things in mind as he moved all in for 52,500. Lappin took his time and started staring at Spasov. After a couple of minutes, Lappin let go of his hand. Puumala ended up calling.
Veli Puumala: ![]()
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Simeon Spasov: ![]()
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Puumala had to come from behind and flopped a gutshot straight draw on the ![]()
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board while Spasov flopped top set. The turn was the
and Puumala hit his straight and only needed to fade a pair on the board. The river was the
and with that Puumala eliminated Spasov from the Main Event.
Dan Mihoci was all in for his last 6,500 and was called by Marius Stacescu and Vlad Darie.
The flop was ![]()
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and both players checked. The turn was the
and Stacescu bet 14,000 this time. Darie called and the river was the
and completed the board. Stacescu moved all in and Darie folded in quick fashion.
Mihoci immediately opened up ![]()
for a flush and Stacescu had to open up ![]()
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Niveau: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Nandor Solyom limped from the under the gun position and saw Cosmin Petrica raise to 9,500 from middle position. All other players folded but Solyom called.
The flop came ![]()
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and Solyom checked to Petrica. Petrica bet 7,000 and Solyom called within a second.
The turn card was the
and both players checked this time. They both checked as well on the
river and Solyom opened up ![]()
which turned out to be the winning hand.
Players are busting out in quick fashion. The day started with 182 players and we are already down to 154 within 40 minutes. Among those early bust outs is Unibet Poker Ambassador Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen.
The payouts have been announced. In total 87 players will make the money and collect at least €1,860. There is €103,060 reserved for the winner. The full payouts can be found on the payouts page.
Payouts:
| Place | Price | Place | Price | Place | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 103,060 | 10-11 | € 8,620 | 32-39 | € 3,480 | ||
| 2 | € 64,050 | 12-13 | € 7,500 | 40-47 | € 3,140 | ||
| 3 | € 44,170 | 14-15 | € 6,520 | 48-55 | € 2,830 | ||
| 4 | € 32,720 | 16-17 | € 5,870 | 56-63 | € 2,550 | ||
| 5 | € 25,170 | 18-20 | € 5,290 | 64-71 | € 2,300 | ||
| 6 | € 19,360 | 21-23 | € 4,770 | 72-79 | € 2,070 | ||
| 7 | € 15,490 | 24-27 | € 4,290 | 80-87 | € 1,860 | ||
| 8 | € 12,390 | 28-31 | € 3,870 | ||||
| 9 | € 9,910 |
Marius Iftima moved his final 19,000 all in and it folded to Marius Stan on the button. Stan called and the players in the blinds folded so they went to showdown.
Marius Iftima: ![]()
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Marius Stan: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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giving Stan more outs on the turn, but the river was a blank in the form of the
and Iftima managed to secure a double up early in the day.
Tournament director Kenny Hallaert just announced the "shuffle up and deal" and that means that cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event.