Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Unibet to host biggest ever online event in MayThe Unibet Open poker tour has announced that, in response to increasing concerns about Coronavirus and associated restrictions on travel, the forthcoming Unibet Open Tallinn in May will now be held online.Players have welcomed Unibet’s decision not to postpone the event or cancel it altogether and said the decision to move it online would enable hundreds of players to take part regardless of any travel difficulties or lockdowns.Unibet Ambassador David Lappin said: “Coronavirus is having an adverse effect on so many scheduled events worldwide, but we’re really delighted that Unibet Open will still effectively be going ahead, but online instead of “IRL”. It means everyone can take part, even if they are in a country where travel is tricky. We’re still “all in” for this online event and I’ll be giving my best shot at winning a first title!”The live version of Unibet Open was scheduled to take place May 20-24. The event will now be held online on Unibet Poker from May 24 -25 and comes with an impressive €100,000 guarantee. All players who have already qualified are eligible to play the online stop or can push their qualification to a later 2020 Unibet Open if they wish. For players who have won a €2,000 package will receive the remaining value paid out in bonus points. The €1,100 buy-in, €250 cash paid and an additional €650 paid in bonus points that players can use to buy online tickets.Satellites for Unibet Open Online are running now with numerous chances to qualify. With daily satellites, and qualifiers from all levels – players can start to qualify from as low as cents.There will be daily satellites where players can qualify for the €6,600 GTD Sunday Final, or buy-in for €250. The Sunday qualifier will take place at 8pm CET.Unibet Ambassador Dara O’Kearney added: “Obviously it’s disappointing that we won’t get to visit Tallinn in person but player health and safety is paramount and at least we’re still going to have a cracking tournament to compete in. This will actually be the largest buy-in online tournament that Unibet has ever hosted so there’s a lot to get excited about – especially the €100,000 guarantee!”In addition to the Unibet Open Online Main Event, which features a €1,000 + €100 buy-in, the €100 + €10 Mini ME will also be taking place. This new event mirrors the Main Event with all players receiving a generous 30,000 starting stack. Full details for the online schedule and structures will be released shortly.Unibet prides itself on being part of Kindred Group, an all-digital company working solely on digital platforms, showing that they can operate business as usual due to their digital core. Allowing something as big as The Unibet Open to still go ahead in these corona-times.Nataly Sopacuaperu, Unibet’s Head of Events, said: “We’ve taken a bold step in deciding to host Unibet Open online and we are expecting a huge number of players to take part. With concerns about Coronavirus hampering travel for so many people, we wanted to do something really positive for players and make sure as many can participate in the event as possible. There will still be trophies for the winners of the Main Event and Mini ME and we’ll be creating a lot of fun around the event including building up excitement on the live stream. We also hope a lot of Estonian players will join us for the event – and even take it down on “home soil”.Advent Day 15 - Gift 6. 21 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkir Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Wow. It's good that I did not buy tickets)Actually great news. I will be happy to play online and get the rest bonus points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedoM Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Hope i get lucky to win a ticket for this one. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want2Believe Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Wow! The Unibet Open on my own sofa in my own worn pyjama with pizza and beverages. Great idea!) Now I've got another motivation to go through satellites again. Btw... in this particular tournament would be great to implement video tables like 888poker did. hm? Just to make sure I'm playing with Ian Simpson for example, but not with his cat)) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow473 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Due to cancelling sport events (betting business almost done) time to do more effort to grow your poker business. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Good move.Any chance you could tell where the September Unibet Open will be? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedoM Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet I've noticed that you can do a re-entry in the 1.1k MTT. My question is if you win 2 entries trough the satellites and end up not using one of them, what happens to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 @FreedoM, you'll get it in UO tickets instead :) 2 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkir Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet May I ask when will give bonus points? I can’t wait to start spending them, Maybe I can win another buy-in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 @Falkir, I believe it'll be dealt with Monday. Need to check with the UO team how they want to do it :) 1 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho79 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hey @Stubbe-Unibet !Sorry if I've missed that somewhere, but am I allowed now to play more sats for the potential 1100€ reentry if I already have a package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 @Psycho79, yes, you are allowed to win a total of two buyins for the online event :) 2 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet You probably know the location of September Unibet Open, but can't tell yet?Cannes maybe?Trying to decide if I play UO online or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahGAWD Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Awesome i will try and qualify! would love to wn a unibet open! glad rake is €50 not €100 too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho79 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet that's awesome!I have two more questions then:1. Is Unibet UK Tour Newcastle, schedules shortly after/28th-31st May, also going online?2. Are you gonna start running UO Wednesdays Final now as 250€ freezouts again, 2tix GTD? I think it would be reasonable now with growing fields due to the situation.Best Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 @Psycho79 wrote:@Stubbe-Unibet that's awesome!I have two more questions then:1. Is Unibet UK Tour Newcastle, schedules shortly after/28th-31st May, also going online?2. Are you gonna start running UO Wednesdays Final now as 250€ freezouts again, 2tix GTD? I think it would be reasonable now with growing fields due to the situation.Best Regards 1. Nothing offical on this one yet :)2. @Leo-Unibet to confirm on this one. Think we might start running Wednesday finals (let's see how it goes tonight :) ), but it won't be €250 buyin.---@Falkir exchanged your package to an online one and added the 65k BP :) 3 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkir Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet Got the 65k BP. Thanks a lot :)Will there be a ticket to the 1100 tournament itself or will there be auto-registration? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 @Falkir, I'll credit the ticket later :) 1 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho79 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet thanks for the quick reply 1. keep us updated then 2. understood you wanna run it as 50€ r/a as lately, but i guess 250€ would collect more entries directly now, and indirectly improve the 50€ steps' traffic just an opinion thou, thanks for any consideration :peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHOSI Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 what a pity - had already booked hotel and flight ticket - but it is better that way hopefully next stop back to malta - that was top last yeargood luck with unibet open its a must for every poker player toppie best regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elukka12 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 @Stubbe-UnibetCould the 1100EUR Unibet Open Tallinn ticket be used as seat only for later UOs? I currently have a trip to the states scheduled for UO Tallinn dates and therefore I am hesitant to play qualifiers. Of course the chances are my trip will be cancelled and UO Tallinn online will be just perfect.PS: please add DSO online as wellPPS: please be aggressive in adding a lot more online tourneys to the daily schedule. Online poker is booming right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 @Elukka12, no, if you win a buyin for the online UO, it's to be used for the online UO. If you win two and only use the one, you can get the 2nd exchanged to UO tickets or use it as a buyin for the next live UO. As you've probably seen, we've added a daily 10k GTD tournament: https://www.unibetcommunity.com/t5/General-Poker/New-daily-10-000-GTD-tournament-added-to-the-schedule/m-p/316501#M46449 and GTD's of existing tournaments have been increased. We'll have more MTT news soon, just keep an eye on the community :) 4 Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastah4 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 @Stubbe-Unibet Haven't reveived my bonus points from having switched the package into online ticket. Got the online ticket like 5 days ago and the email stated that I should receive the bonus points within 72 hour. Not in a hurry, if you guys are just busy with the extra traffic and get to sorting these out later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbe-Unibet Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 @mastah4 should be sorted now :) Check the latest poker release notes. Have a look at our poker promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastah4 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Confirmed. Received the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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