The Festival Main Event 500,000€ GTD Day 2

Fotogaléria

Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 893,636, ent.: 33/983

Eliminations:

39. Goran Sunjka - 2,400€
40. Jan Frederik Nordly - 2,050€
41. Jakub Janosovsky - 2,050€
42. Patrik Kunik - 2,050€
43. Luc Pierre A. Gillard - 2,050€
44. Kamil Mateusz Szoen - 2,050€
45. Ivan Herz - 2,050€
46. Peter Varga - 2,050€
47. Simon Karl Magnus Forendal - 2,050€
48. Jan Erik Larsen Iversen - 1,800€
49. Jonathan Ross Bannerman - 1,800€
50. Espen Ringstad - 1,800€
51. Klavs Garselis - 1,800€
52. Igor Brimus - 1,800€
53. Itshak Meshomar - 1,800€
54. Patrik Matous - 1,800€
55. Konstantinos Dimadis - 1,800€
56. Grzegorz Jakub Reczko - 1,550€
57. Frank Visser - 1,550€
58. Tomas Svoboda - 1,550€
59. Nik Lay Dimitrov Savov - 1,550€
60. Patrick Maxime S. Jowa - 1,550€
61. Ronen Mordechai - 1,550€
62. Jozsef Hegyi - 1,550€
63. Dimitros Nanos - 1,550€
64. Vladimir Olesovsky - 1,400€
65. Anders Sunde Aashammer - 1,400€
66. Evangelos Argyris - 1,400€
67. Tomas Stvrtecky - 1,400€
68. Salih Zeki Kaya - 1,400€
69. Peter Vigh - 1,400€
70. Heidi Roeneid - 1,400€
71. Koloman Szoke - 1,400€
72. Tamas Sandor Kocsis - 1,400€
73. Matthew Robert Church - 1,400€
74. Lukasz Sajnog - 1,400€
75. Raymond Bertus De Groot - 1,400€
76. Alon Shotland - 1,400€
77. Sergejs Piratovs - 1,400€
78. Bas Wilhelmus Cornelis Johanne De Laat - 1,400€
79. Christoph Hillinger - 1,400€

22:30 Double seat open 

Janošovský, Nordly, and Dahlberg got into a preflop all-in. Dahlberg with Ac Jc, and his opponents with pocket nines and Ax Qx, faced elimination as they had smaller stacks. After the board 6d 2c 2s Tc 7c, Halvor Dahlberg knocked out both opponents at once. 

22:15 Paťo Kuník eliminated 

Meety shoved from the small blind, and Paťo decided to call his short stack from the big blind with As 3s. Matúš revealed Kh 4h, and after the board Th 8h 4s 6h 3x, Matúš completed his flush, sending Paťo out of the tournament. 

Level 23: 10,000 – 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 578,235, ent.: 51/983

Break 15 min 

21:20 Ringstad holds 

Janošovský completed from the small blind, and Ringstad shoved his recently won stack of about 300,000 back into the pot. Jakub folded his cards. 

20:50 Joszef Hegyi eliminated 

Iversen opened from early position, and Joszef shoved for just under 200,000. No one else joined the hand, and Iversen snap-called with aces. Joszef revealed tens, and after the board Kx 4x 5x Kx 4x, he was eliminated from the tournament. 

Level 22: 8,000 – 16,000 / 16,000, avg. 468,095, ent.: 63/983 

20:45 Approximate chip counts of the players:

Gabzdil – 900,000

Jan – Erik – 600,000

Janošovský – 300,000

Olešovský – 130,000

Kuník – 400,000

Benkovič – 300,000

Chmela – 250,000

20:15 Argyris in a tough spot 

Bozhinoski opened from early position to 26,000, and Argyris 3-bet from the button to 74,000. After three minutes of thinking, Bozhinoski shoved all-in for effectively over 400,000. Argyris thought for a long time, trying to extract some additional information from his opponent, but didn’t learn anything significant. After a few minutes, he folded, and Bozhinoski showed Jx Jx. 

Eliminations:

80. John Frederik Watz Lausch - 1,250€
81. Ladislav Varga - 1,250€
82. Pieter Ram - 1,250€
83. Marjan Janicijevic - 1,250€
84. Niko Antti Juhani Nyman - 1,250€
85. Ioannis Triantafyllakis - 1,250€
86. Stefan Hjalti Gardarsson - 1,250€
87. Ville Tapani Hakala - 1,250€
88. Nick Las Fylking Storm Christensen - 1,250€
89. David Urban - 1,250€
90. Athanasios Kechagias - 1,250€
91. Lubomir Pagac - 1,250€
92. Philipp Krieger - 1,250€
93. Oliver Tot - 1,250€
94. Wesley David O'Neill - 1,250€
95. Svein Olav Eidsaeter - 1,250€
96. Andrej Desset - 1,100€
97. Rory Cartwright - 1,100€
98. Ion Juravliov - 1,100€
99. Kenny Burke - 1,100€
100. Bartosz Piesiewicz - 1,100€
101. Piotr Stanislaw Swiatek - 1,100€
102. Tore Andre Pedersen - 1,100€
103. Miklos Banyasz - 1,100€
104. Christos Vettas - 1,100€
105. Miroslav Salaj - 1,100€
106. Oliver Wenzell Gamble - 1,100€
107. Alli Mohmed Mallu - 1,100€
108. Jacek Piotr Kaczmarek - 1,100€
109. Leif Agne Rickard Larsson - 1,100€
110. Daniel Delpos - 1,100€
111. Bulcsu Lukacs - 1,100€
112. Shelley Declan McDermott - 1,100€
113. Dominik Znasik - 1,100€
114. Gerhard Bock - 1,100€
115. Roei Siman Tov - 1,100€
116. Theodore Nils Magnus Sjoeblom - 1,100€
117. Sami Aleksi Pulliainen - 1,100€
118. Zsolt Pentek - 1,100€
119. Aleksandr Ivanov Kassir - 1,100€
120. Stefan Bugar - 1,100€
121. Hrvoje Skarda - 1,100€
122. David Csillik - 1,100€
123. Timo Heikki Koivusalo - 1,100€
124. Andras Matrai - 1,100€
125. Ziga Klopcic - 1,100€

Level 21: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 403,973, ent.: 73/983 

19:50 Dariusz Szoen loses 

Dariusz opened to 22,000, and his Dutch opponent a few seats over shoved for 83,000. Dariusz instantly called with Kx Kx, but after the board Ax Jx 7x 2x 6x, his Dutch opponent doubled up with Ax Jx. 

19:35 Antonino Karman takes the pot 

On the river Th Qs 5c 3h 8h, the pot was around 90,000, and Antonino bet 35,000. Goeltl thought for quite a while but eventually decided to call. Antonino revealed 5h 4h, and Goeltl dejectedly mucked his cards. 

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Level 20: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 373,291, ent.: 79/983

19:00 The Mystery Bounty has started! 

The Mystery Bounty with a buy-in of 125€ + 100€ + 25€ and a guarantee of 50,000€ has just kicked off. In the second level, 166 players are competing for the mysterious envelopes! 

18:45 Gillard vs. Piloyan 

On the flop Js 9s 8d, the pot was around 80,000, and both players checked. The turn Qh brought no action again. On the river 6c, Gillard bet 35,000, and Piloyan folded after some thought. 

18:30 Tomáš Svoboda climbs 

Nyman opened from early position to 16,000, and only Tomáš called behind. On the flop 9d 6d 4d, Nyman checked, and Svoboda bet 33,000. His opponent folded, and shortly after, this table was broken. 

Level 19: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 268,091, ent.: 110/983

Break 10 min 

17:50 After a flurry of seat opens, we are in the money 

For a while, nothing happened, but within a single hand, Alin Micula, Aleksandar Zuberovski, Ylva Thorsrud, and Ziga Klopcic were all eliminated, with Klopcic finishing in 125th place. 

17:45 Zuberovski eliminated 

Aleksandar got into a preflop all-in for 248,000 with Ac Kc against Cristian Bele's pocket tens. After the board Jx 5x 4x 3x 8x, Aleksandar was among the players eliminated. 

Gallery:

17:20 Hand-for-hand play begins 

Johan Ekdahl has been eliminated, leaving 128 players in the tournament. We are three eliminations away from the bubble bursting. 

Level 18: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 223,409, ent.: 132/983

16:50 Svoboda's c-bet was enough 

On the flop Ad 4s 3s, Svoboda bet 16,000 into a pot of just under 30,000. Cartwright decided not to continue. 

16:40 Boris eliminated 

On the flop Th 4h 6c, Boris bet 50,000 into a pot of about 100,000. Vigh shoved for 195,000, and Reczko folded. Boris called with his remaining 120,000, holding Tc 7s, while Vigh showed 6h 5h. After the turn Ad and river Qh, Boris was eliminated. 

Day 2 Livestream:

Payout structure: 

1. 77,001€
2. 53,100€
3. 37,600€
4. 27,700€
5. 19,700€
6. 14,600€
7. 11,300€
8. 8,800€
9. 7,000€
10-11. 5,900€
12-13. 5,150€
14-15. 4,400€
16-17. 3,850€
18-23. 3,300€
24-31. 2,750€
32-39. 2,400€
40-47. 2,050€
48-55. 1,800€
56-63. 1,550€
64-79. 1,400€
80-96. 1,250€
97-125. 1,100€
 

A total of 983 players participated in the Main Event with a 500,000€ guarantee. 

Level 17: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 195,298, ent.: 151/983

Break 40 min 

15:25 Andreas Thorvaldsen with an easy double up 

Andreas shoved for 14,000 from the button, and Rory Cartwright called with Tx 6x. After the board Jx 7x 2x 4x 9x, Andreas survives. 

15:15 This is how it's done! 

On the flop Ac 4h 4d, Boris bet 12,000 from early position into a pot of about 25,000. Peter Vigh called instantly. On the turn 3d, Boris continued for 25,000, and Peter called again just as quickly. On the river 8c, Boris bet 65,000, and Vigh called again. Boris revealed 5x 2x for a straight. Vigh did not look particularly thrilled. 

15:00 The PLO Freezeout has also started! 

In the third level, more than 50 players are seated in the tournament, and late registration is open until 16:10! 

Level 16: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 166,610, ent.: 177/983

14:20 Split pot 

Lichvar shoved from the cutoff for about 20,000 with Ax 3x, and Dimitrios called from the big blind with Ax Tx. After the board 6x 6x 7x Kx Kx, they split the pot. 

14:00 The current chipleader is likely Boris! 

Before the break, Boris informed us that his stack exceeds 500,000. 

Level 15: 1,000 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 122,365, ent.: 241/983 

Late registration is now closed! 

Break 15 min

13:25 Peso eliminated 

Peso ended up in a preflop all-in with Ax Ax against his opponent's 5x 5x. However, his opponent hit a set on the board, forcing Peso to consider the reentry option if he wants to continue. 

13:10 Linda Huber eliminated 

On the turn 8s 6d Qh 5c, Dimitrios bet 10,000 into a pot of about 20,000. Wesley folded, and Linda called. On the river 8h, Linda moved her remaining 23,000 across the line, and Dimitrios instantly called with Ax 8x. Linda held Qx Jx and was eliminated from the tournament. 

Saturday´s schedule:

Level 14: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 101,934, ent.: 274/931

12:40 Čeky eliminated after a flip

Čeky moved his starting stack across the line with Ax Kx, and his opponent found pocket nines. After the board Jx Qx Xx Xx Xx, Čeky hit absolutely nothing and is now sprinting—old joints permitting—for a reentry.

Gallery:

12:25 Triantafyllakis vypadáva

Triantafyllakis pushoval 30,000 s Ax 8x a Peter Vigh za ním dorovnal s deviatkami. PO boarde Qx 8x 5x Tx Jx sa tak Triantafyllakis nateraz lúči.

12:15 Makantanis na úvod pripisuje menší pot

Na flope Ad 8d Tc bolo v pote 21?000 a Makantanis betoval 8,000. Madmon aj tretí hráč v hre rýchlo zahodili.

  • Level 13: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 90,000, ent.: 293/881

 

  • Chip counts and seating for Day 2 can be found at the following link: https://bit.ly/4g0kXVR
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  • The Festival Championship Main Event 500,000€ GTD:
  • Buy-in: 500€
  • Starting Stack: 30k
  • Late reg.: FIRST 2 LEVELS OF D2
  • D1 IS PLAYED FOR 12 LVLS
  • 5% staff deducted from the prize pool

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