Unibet Open St. Maarten 2012
03-07 December 2012
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NLH Freezeout
€1,500+150
TBC
20,000
Pack your sun tan lotion, put your shades on, and whatever you do, don’t forget your swimsuit – because this winter, Unibet are offering you the chance to play poker in paradise!
Over the past five years, we’ve visited some of Europe’s most glamorous and exciting cities, bringing the unique Unibet spirit to thousands of happy poker players across the continent. So to celebrate, for our 5th Anniversary Special, we are pulling out all the stops. This December, the Unibet Open will be giving you an extra dose of sunshine, with our greatest ever poker festival taking place on the spectacular Caribbean island of St Maarten!
Our players’ home for the week will be the luxurious Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino , a 10 acre beachfront complex in one of the Dutch Antilles’ most beautiful spots. This resort-within-a-resort features a luxury hotel and spa, the Casino Royale – the largest casino on the island – and all the shopping, dining and entertainment facilities you could need, all in one place. The resort is just five minutes from the island’s airport, and with direct flights from Amsterdam and Paris, getting there from Europe is a breeze as well.
Legend has it that St Maarten, the smallest island in the world split between two nations, was divided when one Frenchman and one Dutchman raced around the island, claiming the land they each covered for their own country. The Frenchman, fuelled by wine, made it around two thirds of the island. The Dutchman, powered by the somewhat stronger gin, only got a third. Whichever tipple you choose, though, we can guarantee that you will have the time of your life. With stunning beaches, perfect weather and the best restaurants and nightlife in the Caribbean, St Maarten is simply the ultimate poker player’s destination, and the ultimate location to enjoy the legendary Unibet hospitality.
The Main Event will be a €1,500+150 NLH freezeout, and for the first time ever we will be extending the tournament for an extra day to make sure you get to spend as much time enjoying the island as possible. And of course, if you are unlucky enough to bust out early from the tournament – well, this is the hottest tournament around in more than one sense, so we’re certain that you’ll find some way of occupying yourself for a week on the pristine white sandy beaches.
Unibet will be running online satellites for full packages worth €3,500 from freeroll up from April 23rd onwards, so even if your pockets are feeling the strain, there’s no reason why you can’t join in the party – click here for more info. So what are you waiting for? The water’s lovely – dive in!
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Tournament Schedule
* Two Day Event
** 3% deducted for tournament staff from ALL side and main events.
Indicates a downloadable structureUnibet reserves the right to change the schedule.
Caribbean 5 Year Anniversaries
Being our 5th year doing the Unibet Open we wanted to take our players to a special location for the final event of 2012, so we decided to take things down to the Carribean. Lucky enough for the players we are not the only tour celebrating their 5 year birthday!
A week before us, and on the neighbouring island of St. Kitts, Dusk Till Dawn will be be holding a week long poker tournament to also celebrate their birthday!
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Casino & Hotel
Casino
Casino Royale
Rhine Road #1, Maho Bay
Sint MaartenWebsite: Click Here
Tel: 001 721 545 2590Restrictions
All players must be 18 and over. Photo ID will be requiredDress Code
Smart/Casual
Hotel
Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino
Rhine Road #1, Maho Bay
Sint MaartenWebsite: Click Here
Tel: 001 721 545 3122 -
Unibet Parties
Pirates of the Caribbean (beach party)
3rd December 2012 @ 22:00
Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino
Rhine Road #1, Maho Bay
Sint MaartenWebsite: www.sonesta.com/mahobeach
Good Boys Go Bad (by the pool)
4th December 2012 @ 22:00
Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino
Rhine Road #1, Maho Bay
Sint MaartenWebsite: www.sonesta.com/mahobeach
Anniversary of Unibet Open
6th December 2012 @ 22:00
Palms Grill @ Sonesta Maho Beach Resort
Rhine Road #1, Maho Bay
Sint MaartenWebsite: www.sonesta.com/mahobeach
Tantra Night Club
7th December 2012 @ 22:00
Tantra Night Club
Rhine Road #1, Maho Bay
Sint MaartenWebsite: www.tantrasxm.com
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Good to Know
GENERAL INFORMATION
“Sint Maarten (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km2 island is divided roughly 60/40 between France (53 km2) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km2).
French and Dutch have lived side by side on St. Maarten/St. Martin for hundreds of years—with no border patrols or customs between them. The French side has a more genteel ambience, fashionable shopping and a Continental flair. The Dutch side tends to be less expensive, have casino hotels and more nightlife. The official language of the island is Dutch and French but due to the number of visitors, English and Spanish is also understood in most hotels and restaurants.
The island of St Maarten has 37 beautiful white beaches, crystal clear sea, bounty islands near the coast, palm trees and a tropical relaxed atmosphere. It is immersed by gentle trade winds and the climate is sunny and warm year-round. Average temperature during the winter season is 27ºC and a few degrees warmer and more humid in the summer with an average water temperature of 25ºC. For active people this is a perfect destination for water sports like surfing, skim boarding, sailing, snorkeling, diving, jet skiing and deep sea fishing.
Don't forget that a smile is the easiest and most universal form of communication!
GETTING THERE
By Air - Flights to St. Maarten arrive on the Dutch side of the island, at one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean - St. Martin Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM). It handles more than 1.500.000 visitors and more than 100.000 aircraft movements per year. Air service to SXM in St. Maarten is provided by: KLM (2x per week from Amsterdam), Air France (daily from Paris), Spirit Air, American Airlines (daily from Miami and New York, twice on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday), Jet Blue (daily from New York and Philadelphia), Continental (daily from New York), American Eagle (8x daily from Puerto Rico), Delta, Northwest, US Airways, United (once per week from Washington and Chicago), LIAT, Windward Islands Airways (WINAIR) and many other major airlines.
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Table Blinds
LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE 1 25 50 2 50 100 3 75 150 4 100 200 5 150 300 25 6 200 400 50 7 300 600 75 8 400 800 100 9 500 1000 100 10 600 1200 100 11 800 1600 200 12 1000 2000 200 13 1200 2400 200 14 1600 3200 300 15 2000 4000 400 16 3000 6000 500 17 4000 8000 500 18 5000 10000 1000 19 6000 12000 1000 20 8000 16000 1500 21 10000 20000 2000 22 12000 24000 3000 23 16000 32000 3000 24 20000 40000 4000 25 30000 60000 5000 26 40000 80000 5000 27 50000 100000 10000 28 60000 120000 10000 29 80000 160000 15000 30 100000 200000 20000 BUY-IN: €1,500+150
STARTING CHIPS = 20,000All level last 60 min.
After every second level – 15 min break.
60 min dinner break after 4th round.The tournament director reserves the right to change the structure.