The Festival Main Event has completed its Day 1B, and last year’s champion Sebastian Kotowicz finished as the undisputed chip leader after a dominant performance, bagging 1,316,000.
The tournament continues with Flight 1C, and the full Friday schedule can be found below
Friday´s schedule:
Chipcounts 1B:
Ohad Freund becomes the bubble boy of Flight 1B!
Ohad couldn’t withstand the pressure of Flight 1B and is eliminated as the pre-last player.13 players are now bagging their stacks for Day 2! We are playing hand for hand now !
We are looking for the last two eliminations of Flight 1B!
At one table it’s Nalepka vs. Fritz vs. Ilavský, and at the other it’s Frend vs. Kotowicz vs. Štvrtecký. In this setup we are in for a very tough battle for advancement!!!
We are down to the last two tables!
In the Main Event we still have players ranging from Korea all the way to Poland. Among the home representatives battling in this extremely tough field are student Tomáš Štvrtecký and others!
00:15 C-bet never disappoints
Andrzej opened from the button to 22,000 and both of his opponents called from the blinds. On the flop Ax 8x 9x, Andrzej continued with a bet of 33,000 and both opponents folded immediately.
Top stacks:
1. Tomas Stvrtecky -570,000
2. Ohad Freund - 400,000
3. Inge Fagerbakke -370,000
4. Oron Bader -349,000
5. Stribor Gruicic - 345,000
Gallery:
Level 16: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 242,500, ent.: 20/97
23:20 River push!
On the river Ax Ax 4x 3x Jx Kx, there was about 90,000 in the pot and Jon decided to announce all in for roughly 150,000. His Swedish opponent tanked for a long time but eventually folded Kx Qx face up.For his satisfaction, Anton showed Ax.
Level 15: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 242,500, ent.: 20/97
OFC has found its champion!
Krzysztof Kordu secured the OFC title for 3,900€, while his heads-up opponent Scott Kenyon earned 3,615€.
The widely favored Franke took “only” third place for 2,250€, meaning he will have to wait a bit longer for another victory in this unique format.
22:00 River bet
On the river Ks Js 5h 8c Kh, there was a little over 40,000 in the pot and Tamas Olah bet 18,000. Oron Bader thought for a moment and folded his cards.
21:45 Kosa all in!
Phillipe opened from MP to 9,000, but Rudolf Kosa decided to move all in for 56,000. Phillipe Hourtoulle thought for a minute, but eventually folded.
Level 13: 2,000- 4,000 / 4,000 , avg. 161,667, ent.: 30/97
T.O.R.S.E.S Main Event has found its champion!
JJ Hazan fell short, and Sergii Baranov delivered a very solid performance. As a result, Sergii took home 12,950€, while JJ earned 9,500€. Jon Kyte finished in third place for 6,250€!
Complete payout:
1. Sergii Baranov - 12,950€
2. JJ Hazan - 9,500€
3. Jon Kyte - 6,250€
4. Marc Gork - 4,250€
5. Rolf Bechstrom - 3,000€
6. Joonas Lyttinen - 2,250€
7. Mattia Ruebenstrunk - 1,750€
8. Riku Koivurinne - 1,500€
9. Alexander Freund - 1,500€
10. Philipp Krieger - 1,250€
11. Asgejr Lund - 1,250€
12. Fedor Stadtrucker - 1,000€
13. Aaron Thiel - 1,000€
14. Andreas Grobmayr - 1,000€
20:00 The flips are starting!
If you want to test your luck before the tournaments, the 25€ flips are definitely the right way to do it!
Adam is waiting for you in the lobby!
Level 12: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 121,795, ent.: 33/95
T.O.R.S.E.S FT:
Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 75,424, ent.: 59/89
17:45 Mateusz adds to his stack
On the turn Jx 5x 3x Ax, there was 15,500 in the pot and Mateusz bet 8,000. His opponent struggled for several minutes but eventually folded. Mateusz showed a set of threes.
Chicago TD Mauritz:
Level 8: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 66,154, ent.: 65/86
The PLO Highroller will start in a few minutes!
The satellite has produced a total of 8 tickets, and this prestigious event is about to begin!
17:00 Big flip
Erik got all-in preflop for about 45,000 with Ax Kx against the Spanish opponent’s Qx Qx. After a blank board, Erik was left with about 10,000, which he lost a few minutes later.
Level 7: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 63,846, ent.: 65/83
16:20 Francesco without resistance
Francesco opened to 2,000 and only Robert called from the small blind. On the flop 8x 9x 3x, Francesco bet 3,200 and his opponent folded instantly.
Hendon Mob Championship with its Flight 1C is absolutely exploding!
HMC is currently playing level 7 and there are 126 players left out of 160 entries. If you need a good reason to jump in, Hans is already seated in the tournament!
Gallery:
Level 6: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 57,143, ent.: 63/72
Chipcounts:
1. Peretz Madmon - 96,700
2. Bastien Billet - 93,500
3. Yuriy Sakalosh - 92,800
4. Denis Ahmedi - 88,700
5. Victor den Houting - 88,600
6. Sandor Kenyeres - 83,500
7. Erik Vestergren - 79,900
8. Ove Nilsson - 74,500
9. Lucas Boniowski - 69,400
10. Ove Hauge - 69,000
15:20 Mykhailo Mikhalov adds to his stack
On the river Td 8c 3h 2c Qs, there was about 10,000 in the pot and Mykhailo bet 7,200. Amit Cohen thought for a long time before folding. Rudolf Kosa in the big blind folded instantly, and Mykhailo improved his stack.
Level 5: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 54,237, ent.: 59/64
14:00 Daniel adds to his stack
On the turn Kx Qx Ax 5x, there was about 15,000 in the pot and Daniel bet 12,600 from position. Both opponents looked unhappy, but they folded their cards.
Win the button payouts:
1. Vitalii Shcherba - 2,840€
2. Krystian Nalepka - 1,765€
3. Halvor Lindrupsen - 1,220€
4. Giorgi Mevlupishvili - 905€
5. Tomasz Sumek - 695€
6. Julius Stroehlein - 535€
7. Dag Nilsen - 425€
8. Bengt Loof - 340€
9. Ole Karlsen - 285€
10. Rogillio Reijme - 250€
11. Mateusz Dabkowski - 250€
A total of 91 players registered for the Win the Button event.
Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 51,163, ent.: 43/44
13:20 Small pot
Tamas opened to 700, and two players behind him called. On the flop Ax Tx 8x, Tamas continued for 1,500, and nobody called.
12:55 At the start of the second level, seated in the tournament are
Fagerberg, Nilsson, Křístek, Štvrtecký, Kosa and others
Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 51,724, ent.: 29/30
The winner of the Heads-Up event is Mladen Stojanovic!
Mladen earned 2,976€ for his victory.
Today´s schedule:
The Festival Main Event 500,000€ GTD
- Buy-in: 500€
- Starting Stack: 50k
- Late reg.: 12 lvls
- 12.5% of the field advanced for Day 2
- All players qualified for Day 2 are ITM
- 5% Staff deducted from the prize pool
