Petrascu covered both players and could scoop it all up with a four or a heart. The on the turn paired the board, instantly leaving Petrascu drawing dead for the main pot. Vansteenkiste was looking for the case ace, but the river wasn't the one.
Peltola played 24,650 in total and tripled up. Vansteenkiste won the small side pot, which left her with a stack of 5,500. After paying off both players Petrascu was left with 16,000.
Brand-new Unibet Poker Ambassadors Ian Simpson and Dara "Doke" O'Kearney are ready to shine here on Day 1b. Together with David Lappin, the Irish trio recently signed on to represent the Unibet brand and fit into Unibet Poker's ethos of being a fun and friendly place to play poker.
Simpson shot to fame in 2013 when he topped a field of 505 entries in the Irish Open Main Event, a result that netted him €265,000 and ended on one knee with a proposal to his girlfriend. Later that year, Simpson was the runner-up in the UKIPT London Main Event and banked an additional £106,869.
O’Kearney, affectionately known as “Doke,” has traveled the globe playing in live poker events. O’Kearney is also a superb writer and keeps an excellent poker blog where he pens his thoughts about all things poker and more. Lappin hasn't taken his seat yet, but will show up later during the day.
On a board, the pot was already up to 10,000 with action on Kjetil Froytland. The Norwegian bet 6,500, which sent his opponent Liam Benton deep in the tank.
After three minutes of thought, Benton surprisingly elected to raise to 16,500, putting the pressure back on Froytland. The Norwegian considered it for a minute, then surrendered his hand.
There are currently 202 players registered for Day 1b, already surpassing yesterday's number of 154. Late registration is open up until the start of level 7, which will be around 6:30 p.m.
Last night, worlds #1 darts player Michael van Gerwen drew against Adrian Lewis in the Premier League of Darts. Van Gerwen quickly traveled from Brighton to the "Vic" to compete in the Unibet Open today.
In one of Van Gerwen's first hands of the day, he was facing a 2,000 bet on a board. Van Gerwen called with , but his opponent Mateusz Kryzewski showed for the nut flush and won the hand.
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Chess grandmaster Loek van Wely is off to a bumpy start. On an board, Van Wely bet 2,500 and his opponent check-called. The river was the and Van Wely's opponent led out 3,500.
Van Wely called it off after some deliberation, but his opponent held and dragged the pot.
flop, three players got their stacks in the middle. When the dust was settled, the following hands appeared:
on the turn paired the board, instantly leaving Petrascu drawing dead for the main pot. Vansteenkiste was looking for the case ace, but the 
river wasn't the one.
board, the pot was already up to 10,000 with action on Kjetil Froytland. The Norwegian bet 6,500, which sent his opponent Liam Benton deep in the tank.
board. Van Gerwen called with 
, but his opponent Mateusz Kryzewski showed 
board, Van Wely bet 2,500 and his opponent check-called. The river was the 
and Van Wely's opponent led out 3,500.
