€1,100 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2019 Unibet Open Paris
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2019 Unibet Open Paris
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€460,800
Entries
480
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Somehow the final day of the Unibet Open Paris Main Event proved to be both a rollercoaster and a procession, as start-of-day chip leader Omar Lakhdari finally saw off Quoc Dung Le heads-up to win the title and €89,070 first prize.
The 480-player field is the biggest Lakhdari has topped in his poker career, one which has seen him amass over $1.5m in lifetime earnings.
After coming into the final day as a commanding chip leader, two early eliminations saw Lakhdari threaten to have things wrapped up within a couple of levels.
But the likes of Le and eventual third-place finisher Vladimir Nex made it difficult for him in an enthralling period of three-handed play that featured no fewer than five doubles - two in back-to-back hands - before Nex bowed out in third.
Le's final table run to heads-up is notable and commendable, not least because yesterday his stack was as low as three big blinds - in the big blind! He ran that short stack up yesterday and looked in command for periods today, but in the end, he would have to settle for second as Lakhdari wrapped up his biggest ever poker result on French soil.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (EUR) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Lakhdari | France | € 89,070 | $98,092 |
| 2 | Quoc Dung Le | France | € 55,270 | $60,868 |
| 3 | Vladimir Nex | France | € 38,110 | $41,970 |
| 4 | Malik Corbin | France | € 28,230 | $31,089 |
| 5 | Alexandru Danes | France | € 21,720 | $23,920 |
| 6 | Michel Leibgorin | France | € 16,700 | $18,391 |
| 7 | Giuseppe Zarbo | Italy | € 13,360 | $14,713 |
| 8 | Alexey Dmitriev | Russia | € 10,690 | $11,773 |
| 9 | Hakim Chniyat | France | € 8,550 | $9,416 |
Currency conversions correct as of 2nd December 2019
Final Day Action
It was an incredible start to the day, with three eliminations in the first nine hands. Hakim Chniyat fell in the first hand, losing a flip with sevens against the ace-king of Lakhdari, before Alexey Dmitriev joined him, also at the hands of Lakhdari.
Dmitriev got it in even better than Chniyat did, with his pocket fours well ahead of Lakhdari's pocket deuces. But a deuce in the window saw Lakhdari send a second player to the rail in quick succession.
Giuseppe Zarbo had started the day as the short stack, and laddered two spots before a three-way confrontation saw him eliminated, when his jacks ran into the ace-queen of Alexandru Danes, but more importantly the pocket aces of Quoc Dung Le.
Michel Leibgorin and Vladimir Nex would trade doubles, before Malik Corbin got in on the action, also doubling through the French veteran. Lakhdari would add another victim, flipping Leibgorin from the tournament with ace-queen against sixes, the board double-pairing to counterfeit Leibgorin and eliminate him in sixth place.
Le was making up ground, eliminating Alexandru Danes in fifth place, as was Nex who sent Corbin to the rail in fourth.
The final three players seemed equally matched, with Lakhdari, Nex and Le all taking turns in the chip lead as the trio traded doubles between them. The pivotal hand came when Le turned a ten holding ace-ten against the nines of Nex, and he would depart soon thereafter.
Le would take the chip lead into heads-up, extending it further before Lakhdari doubled back up. The duo went on a short dinner break, but when they returned, the chips went in one direction and Lakhdari closed out the most prestigious victory of his career.
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
After winning five straight hands after the break, Omar Lakhdari had opened up a small lead and moved all in from the button with 
for 8,400,000.
Quoc Dung Le 
was in the big blind and called all in for his last 5,700,000.
The board came 
and Le was eliminated in second place, and Lakhdari takes down the Unibet Open Paris Main Event!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,400,000
8,225,000
|
8,225,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The final two players are going on an extended 30-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,225,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
6,175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Quoc Dong Le limped and Omar Lakhdari raised all in for 2,950,000. Le called.
Quoc Dung Le: 
Omar Lakhdari: 
The 
saw Le close in on victory. However, the turn was the 
and Lakhdari held on the river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,300,000
-2,900,000
|
-2,900,000 |
|
|
6,150,000
2,950,000
|
2,950,000 |
|
|
||
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
In a limped pot, Quoc Dung Le 
checked a 
flop and Omar Lakhdari bet 275,000 with 
. Le called and the turn was the 
. Le bet 500,000 and Lakhdari called.
The river was the giving Le a flush. Le checked and Lakhdari bet 1,325,000. Le took his time before calling and he took down the pot, moving over 11 million in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,200,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
3,200,000
-1,725,000
|
-1,725,000 |
|
|
||
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Omar Lakhdari raised to 600,000 with 
and Quoc Dung Le called with 
. The flop came 
and Le check-raised all in after Lakhdari continued for 250,000.
Lakhdari quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,400,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
4,925,000
-725,000
|
-725,000 |
|
|
||
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Vladimir Nex moved all in blind on blind for 2,050,000 and Quoc Dung Le called in the big blind.
Vladimir Nex:
Quoc Dung Le: 
There were no dramas on the 
runout and Nex was sent to the rail in third place for €38,110.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,675,000
2,075,000
|
2,075,000 |
|
|
5,650,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 31
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Quoc Dung Le moved all in from the button for 3,125,000 and Vladimir Nex called in the big blind.
Quoc Dung Le: 
Vladimir Nex:
There was a ten on the flop and the runout did not trouble Le, and he doubled up, pushing Nex to the bottom of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000
3,455,000
|
3,455,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-3,980,000
|
-3,980,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000