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

2019-02-13 16:37 UTC+3

Catanoiu First Casualty of the Day

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Niveau 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The dealer announced a seat open on table nine and it was Marian Catanoiu that had become the first casualty of the day after just 17 minutes of play. The chips of the Romanian appeared to have been evenly split among Emil Mirea and Jean-Serge Baril.

Further new faces on Day 1a include Per Helge Gassand, Tomasz Kozub and Anko Hoogendijk. The former and the latter cashed in the last Unibet open in Dublin and aim for another deep run here in Sinaia.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Emil Mirea	45,000
Jean-Serge Baril	45,000
Per Helge Gaasand	30,000
Anko Hoogendijk	30,000
Tomasz Kozub	30,000
Marian Catanoiu	Eliminé

Tags: Anko Hoogendijk Per Helge Gassand Tomasz Kozub Sinaia Unibet Open Emil Mirea Marian Catanoiu

2019-02-13 16:33 UTC+3

Olejnik Rivers the Best Hand

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Niveau 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

With 3,800 to the middle and three players involved in the action, the flop was checked through and the appeared on the turn. Zoltan Vrancsik and Martin Soukup checked over to Tomasz Olejnik, who bet 2,100. Vrancsik was the only one to call and the on the river was checked once more.

Vrancsik showed [10d9d| for a pair of tens and Olejnik double-checked his cards, then flashed for a pair of jacks as the winning hand. The table also features Vitalii Bieliaiev, who finished 2nd at the 2016 Unibet Open Malta Main Event.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tomasz Olejnik	35,000	35,000
Vitalii Bieliaiev	30,000	30,000
Martin Soukup	28,500	28,500
Zoltan Vrancsik	27,000	27,000

Tags: Martin Soukup Tomasz Olejni Unibet Open Vitalii Bieliaiev Zoltan Vrancsik

2019-02-13 16:24 UTC+3

Dolcic Takes From Hegyi

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Niveau 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Joining the action on the turn, Zoltan Hegyi in the big blind checked and called a bet of 1,100 by Daniel Dolcic on the button and quickly checked again the on the river. Dolcic bet 1,800 and a quick call followed. Dolcic revealed his for a jack-high straight and Hegyi mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Dolcic	34,500
Zoltan Hegyi	26,000	26,000

Tags: Daniel Dolcic Zoltan Hegyi

2019-02-13 16:19 UTC+3

First List of Notables on Day 1a

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Niveau 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Among those to take their seats right away was two-time Unibet Open champion Mateusz Moolhuizen along with fellow countryman Johan Goslings, Unibet regular Markus Heikkila and several known local players from Romania.

Robert Vukovic came close to lift the trophy here in Romania too, as he finished 2nd in the 2017 Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event for €56,500 after having earned his package through the trip via loyalty points. Vukovic did so again and is also seated on Day 1a already.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Markus Heikkila	30,000
Vlad Tatu	30,000
Mihai Banu	30,000
Georgios Tavoularis	30,000
George Dimuleasa	30,000
Alexandru Gavrilut	30,000
Marius Gicovanu	30,000
Johan Goslings	30,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	30,000
Eduard Norel	30,000
Robert Vukovic	30,000

Tags: Johan Goslings Markus Heikkila Mateusz Moolhuizen Robert Vukovic Unibet Open

Niveau: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

2019-02-13 16:04 UTC+3

Main Event Preparations Underway

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The first players have entered the tournament area in the New Montana hotel and the Tag Team Championship is already underway on the feature table. Day 1a of the Main Event is expected to kick off in a few minutes.

2019-02-13 15:30 UTC+3

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 Unibet Open Sinaia Main Event

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In the first 10 seasons, the Unibet Open has already visited Romania and hosted three events in Bucharest, and the popular live event series kicks off the 2019 season with a special edition. The first ever winter sports festival in Sinaia, known as the Pearl of the Carpathian mountains, is the closest ski resort to Bucharest and lies just 77 miles north of the capital – around 1.5 hours from Bucharest airport.

The resort was once home to the Romanian Royal family who built the spectacular, fairytale Peles Castle in the 1880s. The Unibet Open Ski-edition takes place February 12-18 with a six-day festival at the New Montana Hotel and gives all participants plenty of time to take full advantage of the nearby ski resort and numerous other attractions.

Unlike other Unibet Open editions, one additional tournament day has been added to the schedule and the €1,100 Main Event kicks off at 3 p.m. local time every day to jump from the slopes right into the poker action. All players receive 30,000 in chips and the late registration for each Day 1 is available in the first six levels.

A total of three starting days take place with Day 1a and Day 1b featuring eight levels of 60 minutes each, while the turbo heat 1C with 20-minute levels is the last chance for players to secure their seat for Day 2. All those that bust on the first two starting days are allowed a single re-entry on Day 1c, which also applies for those that enter the event for the first time in the final heat.

The festival is held in cooperation with PokerFest Romania, Unibet’s partners for the previous Unibet Open Bucharest festivals. Besides the €1,100 Main Event, several other events take place such as the €2,200 High Roller, the €330 SuperStack and the €550 DeepStack Open. On top of that, the usual Unibet fun events are part of the schedule with the Unibet Esports Battle Royale, the Tag Team Championship and #QUEENRULES Ladies Event.

Unibet Open Sinaia Battle of the Champions winner [Removed:402]

Yesterday, the festival kicked off with a Main Event satellite and a Turbo Side Event, along with the invitation-only Battle of the Champions. Former Unibet Open champions battled against qualifiers and it was [Removed:402] who came out on top and lifted the trophy. Rinkevicius finished 16th in the 2018 Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event and secured his entry through a live event leaderboard.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates throughout the €1,100 Main Event until a champion is crowned.

Tags: Sinaia Unibet Open

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