David Lappin Unibet Poker The Unibet Open returns this week to Malta, featuring the €1,100 Unibet Open Main Event that got underway today.
Also on the schedule are several other events including Bounty tournaments, Flipouts and — a first for Unibet — a Mystery Bounty tournament.
PokerNews spoke with Unibet Poker Ambassador David Lappin about the return of the UPO, the Chip Race podcast and how he thinks the Chip Race Mystery Bounty event will be received. Live Poker Ambassadors Return to the Live Felt
Both Lappin and podcast co-host Dara O’Kearney are popular members of the live poker community, and Lappin says that it’s good for the two of them to return to the live arena after such a long time away.
“I think it’s starting to feel like pandemic lockdowns are in the rear-view mirror now,” he said. “There is a sense that with the Unibet Open, Unibet is the last major operator to finally come back.
“Dara and I both love live poker. On average we play a hundred live tournaments per year so during the lockdowns, we missed it very much. We especially missed Unibet events where we could offer a lot of value but we segued to more online content, created a new spin-off show in ‘ The Lock-In ‘”
Lappin says that with a calendar year of live poker behind him, he’s looking forward to returning to an event like the UPO “where he can offer the most”
“We have that value back again! Customers — particular loyal ones — have been most starved of live poker. It’s good to see them all again. That’s what I’m looking forward — to seeing people I won’t have seen in a couple of years.” Chip Race Mystery Bounty
Included in the Unibet Open schedule is the €550 Unibet Chip race Mystery Bounty which gets underway on Saturday, 1 October. With the explosion in popularity, Mystery Bounty tournaments have become regular appearances in both the online and live felt, and Lappin says that including one in the UPO schedule was a perfect fit.”It’s just something to jump on as it feels […]
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