Young Swedish player Jimmy Jonsson took down his first major win at the Unibet Open Warszaw event on Sunday for 161,271 euros.


"I'd like to think it was all down to my skill, but the truth is I got lucky as well," the happy winner said.

At heads up stage Jonsson defeated Regis Burlot, who had dominated the tournament for long spells. In the final hand Jonsson bet 115k on the button, call. Flop Kd Jc 8c, Jonsson c-bet for 130k, Burlot check-raised to 300k, Jonsson immediately moved all-in and got a call.

Jonsson Qc Td
Burlot Ks 9s

Jonsson turned a 9 which gave him his straight but Burlot also got outs for a full house. The river blanked and Jonsson's win was settled.

The event attracted 401 players. Unibet Open has quickly become the second biggest tournament series in Europe.

1. Jimmy Jonsson SWE 161.271 €
2. Regis Burlot FRA 104.352 €
3. Joachim Buch NOR 69.569 €
4. Tom Rademaker HOL 50.590 €
5. Imre Leibold EST 39.522 €
6. Francois Jardinet BEL 26.885 €
7. Filipe Martins POR 19.929 €
8. Wojcech Frankowski POL 14.235 €
9. Viktoria Szilasi HUN 11.386 €

Source: Unibet Open.