The city of Antwerp is no stranger to big parties, and on Saturday we blew the roof of The Roxy! Well dressed men and women shared dances and drinks as the Unibet Open once again proved to be the most exciting poker tour in the world.
Micael Emanuelsson raised to 125,000 and Koen Lauwereys moved all in from one seat over for just over 1.1 million in chips. Emanuelsson had him covered by a mere big blind and made the call to put the Belgian at risk.
Emanuelsson: 
Lauwereys: 
The board ran out 
and the second hand in a row, a player exited from the final table to reduce the field to its last five contenders for the title in Antwerp. Lauwereys received €14,300 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,336,000
1,147,000
|
1,147,000 |
|
Busted |
Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 105,000 and Laurens de Smet three-bet to 235,000 before Moolhuizen asked his opponent for the stack size. He then jammed for effective 1.5 million and de Smet called off with the better hand:
Moolhuizen: 
De Smet: 
The flop 
improved Moolhuizen and he kept the lead on the 
turn and the river to drag in a massive pot and bust de Smet in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,142,000
1,673,000
|
1,673,000 |
|
Busted |
Hans Sybrandi raised to 100,000 with the 
and Micael Emanuelsson called in the small blind. Both players checked down the flop 
and the turn before Emanuelsson's bet of 130,000 on the river was paid off. The Swede showed 
and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,189,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
784,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Hans Sybrandi raised to 105,000 with the 
and Mateusz Moolhuizen called from the button with 
, Laurens de Smet filled up from the big blind with 
. All three players checked the flop and Sybrandi then took down the pot with a bet of 160,000 on the 
turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,024,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, Micael Emanuelsson raised to 110,000 with the 
and Koen Lauwereys three-bet the big blind with 
to claim the pot without further resistance.
Shortly after, Emanuelsson moved all in for 809,000 with the 
and Mateusz Moolhuizen openly mucked the 
in the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,107,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
919,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Koen lauwereys raised to 105,000 with the 
and was three-bet by Mateusz Moolhuizen with the 
. One hand later, Lauwereys found ace-nine in early position and threw them into the muck. Alexander Beeckx shoved the button with and scooped the blinds and antes.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Micael Emanuelsson raised to 85,000 with the 
and Mateusz Moolhuizen flat-called with 
to see a heads-up flop of . Both players checked and the 
turn saw Moolhuizen bet 105,000. Emanuelsson called and did so again for 250,000 on the river, then mucked when he was shown trips tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,469,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
1,783,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
1,752,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
1,092,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
894,000
-356,000
|
-356,000 |
|
|
774,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
763,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Mateusz Moolhuizen four-bet to 420,000 with the and then snap-folded to the five-bet jam of Laurens de Smet, who held the .
Straight after, Alexander Beeckx moved all in for 449,000 and Micael Emanuelsson reshoved from the small blind to set up the following showdown.
Beeckx: 
Emanuelsson:
The board ran out 
and Beeckx made a runner runner full house to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
-493,000
|
-493,000 |
|
|
973,000
514,000
|
514,000 |
