The year is almost over, and the 2011 Unibet Open season feels like the distant past already. But never fear! The Unibet Open is set to make 2012 its best ever year with four amazing live stops, three online legs, a brand new Leaderboard format with no prize pool deductions, and a plethora of new and exciting offers for players.
Never mind if you didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas – we’ve got some belated gifts that will be sure to please even the most discerning poker player. We already announced that the first live leg will take place in February in one of our favourite cities, Prague, and we are now pleased to announce that the rest of the Unibet year is going to look like so:
- Unibet Open Prague – 16-19 February
- Unibet Open Online One – 25 March
- Unibet Open Paris – 3-6 May
- Unibet Open Online Two – 29 July
- Unibet Open London – 13-16 September
- Unibet Open Online Three – 4 November
- Unibet Open 5th Anniversary Special Edition (venue TBC)
The Main Event buy-in will remain the same as last season – €1,500+150, with a full package including accommodation, meals and €300 travel money worth €2,500. The structure with its generous 20,000 starting stack will also remain the same as in 2011, and most events will have a cap of 300. The ever-popular Unibet Open side events will include in 2012 an exciting selection of Omaha events, team events and ladies’ events as well as the classic NLH events.
The annual Unibet Open Leaderboard will take a slightly different format in 2012. There will be no prize pool deductions from the Main Events, and rather than cash prizes, players will be competing for an awesome prize – more on that to come in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for news.
Though poker is king at the Unibet Open, we’ve got even more than that for you this season. Following the success of the Live Blackjack Final at Riga, the Unibet Casino will be running more long-term online promotions this season, and 2012 will see Live Finals in both blackjack and roulette.
In addition, the Unibet Sportsbook will be running various great promotions and activities in conjunction with the Unibet Open, as well as facilitating the legendary Unibet live betting operations during Unibet Open final tables and organising some amazing social events for our VIPs.
On top of this, you can expect more of the legendary Unibet Open hospitality with a full schedule of welcome drinks, player parties and all-round entertainment laid on for all our players at live events. To whet your appetite, check out these photos from the Unibet Open Riga Players’ Party.
Online qualifiers are already running on Unibet from freeroll up, and with eight full packages guaranteed each week, you’ve got no excuse – click here to find out how. Get qualifying now, and we look forward to seeing you at the Unibet Open tables in 2012.
