Main Event Jour 2 | 2019 Unibet Open London

2019-05-25 08:33 UTC

2019 Unibet Open London £990 Main Event Set for Day 2 at Noon

AaronMcBride

The 2019 Unibet Open London £990 Main Event is set for Day 2 with 141 players still in contention of winning the title.

Over the past two days at the historic 'The Vic' Poker Room in London, a record 456 entries were collected over three starting flights to create a prize pool in excess of £400,000. The official prize pool information and payout details will be confirmed after the Day 2 action gets underway at Noon BST.

Unibet ambassador Alexandre Reard leads the way on 360,000 and will be joined by teammates Monica Vaka (147,000), Belgian ambassador Charlotte Van Brabander (107,500), Ian Simpson (91,500) and David Lappin (45,000).

Unibet esports player Craig 'ONSCREEN' Shannon will also be among the chip leaders after bagging 332,500 following one of the most brutal coolers ever seen on the Unibet Open Live Stream.

Shannon's fellow Twitch streamers Vincent 'Mista' Timans (78,500) and Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey (55,00) also return.

The UK's Steve Watts (314,500), Andrew Christoforou (302,500) and Jesse Chambers (289,000) make up the front runners.

11 60-minute levels are scheduled for today, or until the play reaches the final table of nine.

The Unibet Open Live Stream will once again be available with a start time of 14:30 BST.

Also on the schedule is the £500 Unibet DSO Cup (May 25-26), the £110 #QUEENRULES Ladies Event (May 25), and the £220 Turbo Bounty (May 25).

Join us back here at PokerNews for continued action in London from Noon!

Tags: Alexandre Reard Andrew Christoforou Charlotte Van Brabander David Lappin Ian Simpson Jesse Chambers Monica Vaka Steve Watts

2019-05-25 11:12 UTC

Lappin Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Niveau 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded around to David Lappin in the small blind, and he moved all in for 25,000, which Damian Bell called.

Lappin:
Bell:

Board:

Lappin picked up additional outs to the up-and-down straight draw on the flop which gave the Irishman extra hope of survival.

But the turn and river cards bricked for Lappin, and he departed from the table, before left High Roller champion Bell to pick up the pot

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Damian Bell	175,000 50,000	50,000
David Lappin	Eliminé

Tags: Damian Bell David Lappin

2019-05-25 12:14 UTC

Vincent 'Mista' Timans Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Niveau 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Unibet esports player Vincent 'Mista' Timans has hit the rail.

Timans came into the day with a 78,000 stack but found the going tough in the first level of the day.

In his final hand, Timas saw his queen-ten lose a flip against Alexandre Reard's pocket sixes and was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Vincent 'Mista' Timans	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandre Reard

2019-05-25 13:00 UTC

Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey Rises

AaronMcBride

Niveau 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey defended a raise from Lei Wang from the big blind, and the flop fell .

'kiocsgo' check-called a 7,000 bet from Wang before both players checked after the turn fell the .

After the river revealed the , 'kiocsgo' bet 8,500 and saw Wang fold just 10 seconds later.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lei Wang	220,000 -54,500	-54,500
Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey	210,000 155,000	155,000

2019-05-25 16:04 UTC

Back-to-Back Aces for 'ONSCREEN'

AaronMcBride

Niveau 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Craig 'ONSCREEN' Shannon has continued where he left off after the break and is not lacking in premium hands.

'ONSCREEN' just raised from early position in back-to-back hands and both times he held the exact cards .

Shannon is currently playing a stack worth 490,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Craig 'ONSCREEN' Shannon	490,000 67,000	67,000

2019-05-25 17:14 UTC

Vandenbogert Bursts the Bubble

AaronMcBride

Niveau 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yiqian Song, playing middle position, and Jan Vandenbogert in the hijack got all their chips into the middle for a 240,000 chip pot, with Vandenbogert, the player at risk.

Song:
Vandenbogert:

Board:

Vandenbogert was in a great spot to double with his dominating pocket pair, but the queen in the window flipped the situation on its head, and Song took the lead.

With a crowd watching on, the turn and river cards were no savior to Vandenbogert, and he departed as the bubble boy.

The remaining 63 players are all guaranteed a minimum cash worth £1,800.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yiqian Song	450,000 197,000	197,000
Jan Vandenbogert	Eliminé

Tags: Jan Vandenbogert Yiqian Song

2019-05-25 19:10 UTC

Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Niveau 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Unibet esports player Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey has hit the rail.

Fiey's Main Event run was ended with he shoved and was in a flip for his tournament against and was unable to connect with the board.

'kiocsgo' collects £2,000 for his 52nd place finish.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabien 'kiocsgo' Fiey	Eliminé

2019-05-25 19:48 UTC

Unibet Ambassador Reard Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Niveau 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alexandre Reard three-bet all in for 105,000 from the big blind and saw initial raiser Steve Watts call from the button.

Reard:
Watts:

The flop fell ace high to all but end Reard's hopes, and the Unibet ambassador received no saving grace as the board completed.

Day 1a chip leader Reard exits in 40th place for £2,250.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steve Watts	420,000 130,000	130,000
Alexandre Reard	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandre Reard Steve Watts

2019-05-25 20:44 UTC

Craig 'ONSCREEN' Shannon Exits

AaronMcBride

Niveau 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Unibet esports player Craig 'ONSCREEN' Shannon has departed the Main Event field.

'ONSCREEN' came into Day 2 second in chips, but will not be dismayed by his 35th place having survived in Day 1b with less than a 1% chance of victory. 'ONSCREEN' hit a runner-runner full house with ace-jack against pocket jacks to escape which also propelled his name up the chip counts.

However, 'ONSCREEN' has seen his run come to an end and collects £2,550.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Craig 'ONSCREEN' Shannon	Eliminé

2019-05-25 22:45 UTC

Van Brabander Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Niveau 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Charlotte Van Brabander raised to 25,000 from early position with and saw Daniel James three-bet to 70,000 from the cutoff.

Van Brabander called, and the flop fell . Van Brabander checked, James bet 40,000, and Van Brabander moved all in for 330,000.

James snap-called and tabled for a set, with Van Brabander unlucky to be behind with .

The turn and river improved James to a full house, and the Unibet ambassador departed in 23rd place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel James	865,000 693,000	693,000
Charlotte Van Brabander	Eliminé

Tags: Charlotte Van Brabander Daniel James