Ladies and gentlemen, after an epic final table battle, we are crowning ourselves a brand new Unibet Open champion!
Filip Verboven came into the final table as chip leader, and although he dropped it to eventual runner up Ruggiero Scommegna right as they went heads up, his continual whittling down of his opponent meant that he had the upper hand where stacks were concerned for the vast majority of this final.
Within seconds of the final card hitting the felt, the strong Belgian contingent at the rail had cracked open the champagne and were showing every signs of just getting started for the night. And why not? Verboven has become the first ever Belgian winner of a Unibet Open – though many have come close, Verboven is the only one who’s ever hoisted the hardware.
As Verboven’s loyal railers swarm around him while he poses with his new trophy, we would like to thank everyone at Unibet and the Hilton Prague for making our third outing here as enjoyable and memorable as past events. The Belgians are about to hit the town, and we reckon we might join them.
The Unibet Open will be back in May, making our first ever outing to Paris. Qualifiers are running now on Unibet; until then, we are Czech-ing out.
