418 Players in the Field
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event has official set a record as the tour's biggest Main Event in the city. The previous record was 399 players when the Unibet Open last visited the historical city in 2014. Each time since the Unibet Open first came to London in 2009 the field size has grown and grown while the buy-in has become slimmer and slimmer.
| Month | Year | Buy-in | Players | Winner | First Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 2009 | £2.750 | 266 | Thanh Doan | £187.000 |
| December | 2010 | £1.650 | 273 | Paul Valkenburg | £109.550 |
| September | 2012 | £1.320 | 315 | Pratik Ghatge | £85.050 |
| December | 2014 | £1.100 | 399 | Iaron Lightbourne | £70.000 |
| March | 2015 | £825 | 418 | ? | ? |
If you are curious about the overall Unibet Open Main Event attendance record, we have to head back to 2010 in Budapest when the tournament attracted 460 players. It has come close several times since then in breaking it, but for now the overall record stands strong.