€1,100 Main Event Jour 1a | 2019 Unibet Open Paris

2019-11-28 23:33 UTC+2

Urbonas Leads; Malta Champion Carr Second in Chips in Unibet Open Paris Main Event

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Niveau 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A total of 103 players entered the Unibet Open Paris Main Event on Day 1a and at the end of twelve levels just 24 players remain.

Former Unibet Open champions, Unibet Poker Ambassadors and well-known players from around the French poker-playing community jumped into the tournament which was held at Club Circus here in the French capital.

Ambassadors Ian Simpson, who won yesterday's Tag Team event, along with David Lappin,Alexandre Reard and Dan Murariu all tried and failed to make it through to Day 2, but will now have to play the Turbo Day 1c on Friday evening if they are to advance.

Two-time Unibet Open champion Martin Soukup fell in the last level of the night after he ran ace-ten into jacks and queens.

The chip leader is Mantas Urbonas (376,000) just ahead of Unibet Open Malta champion Alan Carr (218,000). Carr defeated 326 players back in September to win €53,400 and is now set for another deep run here in Paris.

Other big stacks include Dimitar Popov (200,000), Daan Hoogendijk (176,000) and Alban Juen (176,000).

Join PokerNews tomorrow for continued live coverage from the latest stop on the popular Unibet Open tour, with two more flights in the Paris Main Event.

Tags: Alan Carr Alexandre Reard Dan Murariu David Lappin Ian Simpson Mantas Urbonas Martin Soukup

2019-11-28 21:58 UTC+2

Final Unibet Poker Ambassador Falls

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Niveau 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

From four at the start of the day, we've just lost the last Unibet Poker Ambassador remaining in the field.

Alexandre Reard joins David Lappin, Ian Simpson and Dan Murariu on the rail, and they will have to hope to get through the Turbo Day 1c which gets underway on Friday at 8pm local time.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alexandre Reard	Eliminé

2019-11-28 20:15 UTC+2

Battle Royale Underway at Unibet Open Paris

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Niveau 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Here at Club Circus Paris, there's plenty of poker going on outside of the Main Event, and that includes Battle Royale XV involving a number of influencers and eSports stars.

The €10,000 free-roll will pay the top three spots (1st - €5,000, 2nd - €3,000, 3rd - €2,000) and features Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi (winner of last night’s Tag Team with Ian Simpson) plus Alexandre “FunKa” Verrier, Charles “NOI” Lapassat, Yoan “ToD” Merlo (winner of the Malta Battle Royale), Anastasiya “monkeyism” Bila, Avori Henderson, Fabien “kioShiMa” Fiey, Vitalii “V1lat” Volochai, Melania Mylioti.

The whole event will be live streamed on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook, and you can view the stream by clicking on the link above!

2019-11-28 19:05 UTC+2

Chip Leaders at Dinner

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Niveau 9 : 1,000/1,500, 500 ante

Longtime chip leader Gilles Segers is atop the chip counts as the players return from dinner.

He is joined by Dutch players Daan and Anko Hoogendijk who are among the eight players sitting on over 100,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Gilles Segers	150,000	-10,000
Mantas Urbonas	150,000
Daan Hoogendijk	138,000	138,000
Benjamin Chetrit	125,000	125,000
Alexandru Cinca	117,500	117,500
Anko Hoogendijk	110,000
Louis Linard	107,000	107,000
Sami Vahakuopus	100,000	5,000

2019-11-28 14:27 UTC+2

Unibet Open Livestreaming Starts Tonight

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Niveau 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Tonight you can watch live coverage of the Battle Royale, streamed live on Unibet's Twitch, YouTube and Facebook

Coverage begins at 7:15pm. Live streaming of the Main Event will start from Level 2 of Day 1b at approximately 1:05pm on the 29th November.

2019-11-28 13:42 UTC+2

Unibet Ambassador Simpson Celebrating Tag Team Victory

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Niveau 4 : 200/500, 500 ante

The Unibet Open Paris festival might only be a day old, but there's already reason to be happy for Unibet Ambassador Ian Simpson after taking down yesterday's Tag Team event alongside partner Kevin van der Kooi.

"I love Paris," Simpson told PokerNews. "I came here in the summer with my wife, because she couldn't make this trip. I would have felt bad if I had come without her, so we came and did a week. We did all the stuff; all the tourist destinations.

"This time it's head down. Working hard playing poker."

The focus is paying off, as not only does he sit above average in chips after three levels of Day 1a, but yesterday he took down the Tag Team event.

"That was fun! Kevin [van der Kooi] kept losing the chips that I made. But then he got us to heads-up, and I finished it off!

"I won loads of goodies and chocolates and biscuits. Hoping to take that run-good into the Main. And if the main doesn't go well, then there's always the welcome drinks and the player's party! It's all good. It's not a bad city to bust in!"

Tags: Ian Simpson

2019-11-28 12:53 UTC+2

Two-Time Champion Soukup in the Field

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Niveau 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Martin Soukup is gunning for Main Event title number three

Earlier this year, Martin Soukup took down the Unibet Open Sinaia Main Event for €71,000. He defeated Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu heads-up to top a field of 366 players and win his second Unibet Poker Open title.

Soukup only has four tournament cashes according to his Hendon Mob, with all four coming in Unibet Open Main Events.

His first tournament cash came at the Unibet Open Main Event in Malta, where he took it down for €65,000. He will be hoping to win a third title here in the French capital.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Soukup	30,000

Tags: Martni Soukup

2019-11-28 12:34 UTC+2

Three's Company

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Niveau 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Unibet Ambassadors David Lappin, Ian Simpson and Dan Murariu are all seated on Day 1a of the Unibet Poker Open Paris Main Event. Not only that, but they are seated in consecutive seats at the same table!

Two-time Unibet Open champion Murariu finished seventh the last time the tournament was held here in Paris taking home €21,048.

We'll be checking in on them from time to time to see how they're getting on.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ian Simpson	30,000
Dan Murariu	30,000
David Lappin	30,000

Tags: Dan Murariu David Lappin Ian Simpson

2019-11-28 11:59 UTC+2

Leibgorin Leads Main Event Paris Edition Flight

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Niveau 2 : 100/300, 300 ante

On Wednesday, Parisian poker stalwart Michel Leibgorin bagged the chip lead in the Unibet Open Paris Main event after finishing top of the Paris Edition starting flight with 532,000. The Paris Edition starting flight was an extra flight added to the Main Event.

Leibgorin, who has live tourney results going back nearly 35 years and has won more than $1.2 million, survived a hectic day at Club Circus Paris with a total of 122 local players taking their seats for the first day of the €1,100 Main Event.

Players to bust on Day 1 Paris Edition included Laurent Polito, Quentin Lecomte, Ekrem Sanioglu, Erwann Pecheux, Mathieu Selides, Smain Mamouni, and Roger Hairabedian.

These players will have the option of reentering on the Turbo Day 1c tomorrow evening.

Tags: Ekrem Sanioglu Erwann Pecheux Laurent Polito Mathieu Selides Michel Leibgorin Quentin Lecomte Roger Hairabedian Smain Mamouni

2019-11-28 10:30 UTC+2

Unibet Poker Open Returns to Paris

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Welcome to coverage of the Unibet Open Paris from Club Circus. This is the second installment of the popular poker series in the French capital after Poland's Jaroslaw Barglik became the first Unibet Open Paris Main Event winner in 2012. He finished on top of 439 entrants including besting Swedish pro Kent Lundmark heads-up to take down the Main Event for €140,539.

There are four starting flights at this edition of the Unibet Poker Open. Yesterday's first flights - Main Event Day 1 'Paris Edition' - saw 18 players advancing from a total of 122 entrants.

For Day 1a today, and 1b tomorrow, players will have twelve levels to bag up for Day 2. The structure sees six 45-minute levels and six 60-minute levels.

Day 1c is a turbo edition with a 20-minute clock. Day 2 will be a 60-minute clock throughout, with the plan being to play until just nine players remain. The tournament allows for one reentry but only if their second entry is on Day 1c.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for coverage of the whole event