Unibet Open Bucharest: Eli Heath Leads Final 15; Dan Murariu Gunning for 3rd Title

The record-breaking 603-entry strong 2016 Unibet Open Bucharest €1,100 Main Event saw 156 hopefuls return to the tables in the Grand Ballroom of the stunning JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel and almost half of them left empty-handed. Not only did the bubble burst within the 11 levels of 60 minutes each, the field was whittled down to the last 15 contenders for the elusive Unibet Open trophy and first-place payout of €100,000.

Leading the finalists for tomorrow is Eli Heath with 2,460,000 closely followed by Eugen Chiva (Eugen Chiva), whereas start-of-the-day chip leader Gabriel Gavrila claims the last spot on the overnight podium with 2,080,000. The big story of the day may very well be Dan Murariu (photo) though, as the two-time Unibet Open champion navigated through the minefields of an action-packed day and made the final day with 880,000 to keep the hopes of a third title alive. Also still in is Unibet qualifier William Hens, who will return with 10 big blinds and already has €7,120 locked up for his efforts.

Main Event Day 2 top 5 Chip Counts

The day started with plenty of eliminations in the first two levels and early casualties included Jozsef Liszkovics, Lee Egan, Anti Reinthal, Alexandru Papazian, 2016 Copenhagen champion Joni Liimatta, James Mitchell as well as Mate Mecs. Dan Glimne and Olof Haglund also missed out on the money while another former Unibet Open winner then became the bubble boy. Farook Ghafoor had just scored a massive double up with pocket aces and runner-runner full house against a flopped straight. Martin Soukup on the same table was then all in for less than a big blind with pocket sevens and …

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