After a demanding Day 2, The Festival Main Event has determined its final table lineup. Henning Wendlandt will enter as the chip leader with a stack of 5,520,000. We will find out tomorrow who takes home the 45,525€ prize, and the full schedule for the day can be found below. We look forward to seeing you!
FT Payouts:
1. 45,525€
2. 28,775€
3. 19,850€
4. 14,700€
5. 11,300€
6. 8,700€
7. 6,950€
8. 5,575€
9. 4,450€
Final table chipcounts:
Day 2 eliminations:
10. Stojanovic Mladen - 3,875€
12. Meburnutov Artur - 3,375€
13. Redl Harald - 3,375€
14. Zvono Ante - 2,925€
15. Siven Marko Tapio - 2,925€
16. Moriel Tal - 2,625€
17. Vahala Olli Jalmari - 2,625€
18. Polykarpou Polyvios - 2,325€
19. Gehrmann Michael - 2,325€
20. Khamidov Komil - 2,325€
21. Klaic Antonio - 2,075€
22. Viik Tonis - 2,075€
23. Ferkvist Hans Tomas - 2,075€
24. Nagy Barnabas - 1,850€
25. Li Nu - 1,850€
26. Nettkau Hauke - 1,850€
27. Briggs Christopher Alexander Francis - 1,850€
28. Teslenko Vadym - 1,650€
29. Halon Daniel - 1,650€
30. Ratajczyk Lukasz Zbigniew - 1,650€
31. Wredh Lars Stephan - 1,650€
32. Packert Dennis - 1,475€
33. Lawniczak Adam Jakub - 1,475€
34. Koyusalo Timo Heikki - 1,475€
35. Vaintinen Juha Olavi - 1,475€
36. Swietek Piotr Stanislaw - 1,475€
37. Oprea Ignat Stefan - 1,475€
38. Kyrojoki Pyry Petteri - 1,475€
39. Herman Marco Ferdinand Carolina - 1,475€
40. Kokocha Michal Andrzej - 1,325€
41. Shilov Alexey - 1,325€
42. Dusek Jiri - 1,325€
43. Tekel Andrej - 1,325€
44. De Vos Danny Jeannine G - 1,325€
45. De Reuver Joel - 1,325€
46. Fedor Ivan - 1,325€
47. Kotowicz Sebastian Andrzej - 1,325€
48. Morstoel Thor William Holm - 1,175€
49. Nugin Tambet - 1,175€
50. Rattya Jari Pekka - 1,175€
51. Bluma Peter - 1,175€
52. Gadou Youssef - 1,175€
53. Sarkama Toni Matias - 1,175€
54. De Donato Vincenzo - 1,175€
55. Shcherba Vitalii - 1,175€
56. Sultanov Viacheslav - 1,050€
57. Lin Eran - 1,050€
58. Lezhepov Oleksii - 1,050€
59. Apostolou Anastasios - 1,050€
60. Vincent Louison Dominique Laurent - 1,050€
61. Dickinger Manuel - 1,050€
62. Kocab Jiri - 1,050€
63. Trang Le Thien Minh - 1,050€
64. Raschbauer Stefan - 1,050€
23:00 Mladen Stojanovic Eliminated in 10th Place for 3,875€
Haellfors opened from the CO, Stojanovic 3-bet from the SB and Wendland decided to cold 4-bet. Haellfors folded and Mladen moved his roughly 2,000,000 over the line with Qx Qx. Wendlandt instantly called with pocket aces and after a board of 5x 6x 3x 8x Tx, Day 2 comes to an end.
22:55 Not Exactly Gentlemanly
Kim Jo pushed about 1,500,000 from EP with pocket fours and Zbigniew from the SB reshoved with pocket tens. After a board of 9x 2x 3x 5x 7x, we lost the Korean player and she takes 3,875€ for eleventh place.
Big O payouts:
1. Julius Jurksaitis - 3,917€
2. Philippe Georges Laval - 2,430€
3. Heiko Hinkelmann - 1,675€
4. Gabor Erdei - 1,240€
5. Nathan Ruell - 955€
6. Moritz Alexander Haugeneder - 735€
7. Barrie Michael Dear - 590€
Level 26: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 2,295,455, ent.: 11/505
22:50 Artur Meburnutov Eliminated in 12th Place for 3,375€
Artur pushed 1,025,000 from the CO with Kx Jx. Pawel Dudnik called from the SB with Ax Qx and after a board of 6x 4x 2x Tx 4x, he eliminated his opponent.
22:40 Turn Bet
On the turn Ax 2x 4x Kx there was about 600,000 in the pot and Wendlandt bet 285,000. Haellfors thought for a while and folded.
22:30 Harald Redl Eliminated from the Tournament
Shortly after him, Ante Zvono followed, and three more eliminations remain until the end of Day 2.
Level 25: 30,000 – 60,000 / 60,000, avg. 1,803,571, ent.: 14/505
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Break 15 min
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21:51 Harald Redl pushes with an all-in
Henning Wendlandt opened the action to 110,000. Harald Redl responded with an all-in jam for 1,400,000. Markus Gaulhofer in the big blind tanked for a while before folding. Wendlandt quickly folded his hand as well.21:41 Haellfors takes it down on the flop
Markus Gaulhofer started the action with a raise to 100,000. Mladen Stojanovic called from the cutoff. On the flop of Jh, 3s, 3d, Teemu Aake Ilmari Haellfors took the betting lead, firing 125,000. Stojanovic couldn't find a call and folded his hand. -
Eliminations:
18. Polykarpou Polyvios - 2,325€
19. Gehrmann Michael - 2,325€
20. Khamidov Komil - 2,325€
21. Klaic Antonio - 2,075€
22. Vitik Tonis - 2,075€
23. Ferkvist Hans Tomas - 2,075€
24. Nagy Barnabas - 1,850€
25. Li Nu - 1,850€
26. Nettkau Hauke - 1,850€
27. Briggs Christopher Alexander Francis - 1,850€
28. Teslenko Vadym - 1,650€
29. Halon Daniel - 1,650€
30. Ratajczyk Lukasz Zbigniew - 1,650€ -
21:27 Side Events Summary: BigO reaches final table, Mystery Bounty features massive envelopes
Today's action at The Festival Bratislava delivered plenty of excitement in the side events alongside the Main Event. In the BigO tournament, which saw 54 entries, 9 players remain for 7 paid spots. The eventual winner will take home 3,917€. The big stacks at the eight-handed final table include Heiko Hinkelmann, Julius Jurksaitis, and Nathan Ruell.
The 250€ Mystery Bounty has gathered 226 entrants. Players are hunting for extremely juicy bounty envelopes, with the top prize set at 5,529€. Other premium bounties include 3,450€ and two envelopes worth 2,080€.
The 1,100€ 10-Game Mix also made its debut. At the break following the early levels, Jari Maehoenen, Jens Voertmann, Sergii Baranov, and Martin ‘Franke’ von Zweigbergk emerged as the big stacks. Late registration will remain open for the first two levels tomorrow.
In the popular flip games, Yevhenii Havriushenko won the heads-up cash game flip, Sami Korpela outflipped a field of 5 players to win Franke's flip, and Andreas Hoglund took down the staff flip. The 125€ Sportsbook tournament currently has an 18-way tie for first place following the opening football matches, which saw over 20 goals scored.
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Level 24: 25,000 - 50,000 / 50,000, avg. 1,262,500, ent.: 20/505
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21:22 Tough preflop decision
Khamidov Komil opens to 80k. Stojanovic Mladen 3-bets to 450k. Khamidov Komil tanks for 30 seconds before folding.21:12 Chop on the river
There is 400k in the pot and the board reads Kh 5d 3x 5x 5x. Zvono Ante bets 100k and Theodosiou Petros calls. Both players show Kx Xx at showdown and chop the pot. -
Level 23: 20,000 - 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 1,052,083, ent.: 24/505
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20:39 Remaining chips go in on the turn
Gehrmann Michael raises to 210k, leaving 5k behind. Haellfors Teemu Aake Ilmari calls and Wendlandt Henning folds his big blind. The Tx 7x 6c flop goes check-check. On the 4c turn, Gehrmann Michael moves all-in for his last 5k and Haellfors Teemu Aake Ilmari calls. Showdown reveals Ac 8s versus Ax Jc. Gehrmann takes double up.20:29 C-bet takes it down
Viik Tonis opens to 60k and Stojanovic Mladen calls from the big blind. On the Qd 4s 5s flop, Viik Tonis bets 59k. Stojanovic Mladen folds. -
More exciting events in Banco Bratislava:
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Level 22: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 971,154, ent.: 25/505
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Break 60 min
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Eliminations:
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31. Wredh Lars Stephan - 1,650€
32. Packert Dennis - 1,475€
33. Lawniczak Adam Jakub - 1,475€
34. Koyusalo Timo Heikki - 1,475€
35. Vaintinen Juha Olavi - 1,475€
36. Swietek Piotr Stanislaw - 1,475€
37. Oprea Ignat Stefan - 1,475€
38. Kyrojoki Pyry Petteri - 1,475€
39. Herman Marco Ferdinand Carolina - 1,475€
40. Kokocha Michal Andrzej - 1,325€
41. Shilov Alexey - 1,325€
42. Dusek Jiri - 1,325€
43. Tekel Andrej - 1,325€
44. De Vos Danny Jeannine G - 1,325€
45. De Reuver Joel - 1,325€
46. Fedor Ivan - 1,325€
47. Kotowicz Sebastian Andrzej - 1,325€ -
18:48 Quick Fold on the Flop
On the flop Ks Jc 4c, Vahala Olli Jalmari bets 40k. Mckenzie Mark Allardice immediately responds from the BB and announces a fold.18:38 Two Pair for Tal
Wendlandt Henning opens the action to 50k and Moriel Tal calls from the big blind. On the flop Kh Qc 6s, both players check at a very slow pace. The turn 8s is also checked by both. On the river 9d, Moriel Tal once again opts for check-check and wins the pot at showdown with 9x 6x. -
Level 21: 10,000 – 25,000 / 25,000, avg.721,429, ent.: 35/ 505
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18:08 Squeeze
Hauke Nettkau opens to 40,000, and Michael Gehrmann calls from the SB. Lukasz Zbigniew Ratajczyk on the BB shoves all-in for 300,000. Nettkau folds. Gehrmann tanks for about 2 minutes and then also folds.18:00 Unfortunate
Pawel Dudnik moved his roughly 220,000 into the middle from the SB with Kx Qx. Artur Meburnutov comfortably called with Kx Kx. However, the board Kx Tx 5x Jx 9x did not favor Artur at all. -
Level 20: 10,000 – 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 601,190, ent.: 42/505
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17:05 Sebastian Kotowicz Falls Short of the Triple Crown
Two-time champion Sebastian Kotowicz found himself in a difficult hand. The cutoff opened to 30,000 and Sebastian 3-bet to 90,000 from the button. The cutoff called and on the flop Kx Qx 3x, Sebastian bet 75,000. His opponent announced all in for an effective stack of about 400,000 and Kotowicz called with pocket aces. Against his opponent’s Kx Tx, he was in good shape until the turn Kx. The river 9x changed nothing and Sebastian is eliminated. -
Elminations:
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48. Morstoel Thor William Holm - 1,175€
49. Nugin Tambet - 1,175€
50. Rattya Jari Pekka - 1,175€
51. Bluma Peter - 1,175€
52. Gadou Youssef - 1,175€
53. Sarkama Toni Matias - 1,175€
54. De Donato Vincenzo - 1,175€
55. Shcherba Vitalii - 1,175€
56. Sultanov Viacheslav - 1,050€
57. Lin Eran - 1,050€
58. Lezhepov Oleksii - 1,050€
59. Apostolou Anastasios - 1,050€
60. Vincent Louison Dominique Laurent - 1,050€
61. Dickinger Manuel - 1,050€
62. Kocab Jiri - 1,050€
63. Trang Le Thien Minh - 1,050€
64. Raschbauer Stefan - 1,050€ -
Level 19: 10,000 – 15,000 / 15,000, avg. 537,234, ent.: 47/505
Break 15 min -
More exciting events in Banco Bratislava:
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16:29 Double seat open
Christopher Alexander Francis Briggs opens to 25,000. Vitalii Shcherba shoves all-in for 200,000 and Vincenzo De Donato re-shoves for 400,000. Briggs tanks and calls with Qx Tx. Both Shcherba and De Donato show Ax Kx. The board runs out Qx Tx 2x 8x 7x, giving Briggs two pair and eliminating both opponents.16:19 Aggressive 3-bet
Peter Bumba opens to 24,000, but the player on BB 3-bets to 86,000. Bumba tanks and folds. -
Level 18: 6,000 - 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 505,000, ent.: 50/505
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16:00 Quick fold after a 3-bet
Sebastian Andrzej Kotowicz opened the action to 23,000. Timo Heikki Koivusalo responded with a 3-bet to 56,000. Kotowicz tanked for a few seconds before folding his hand.15:50 Sultanov loses a big pot
Viacheslav Sultanov held Kx, Jx against Ante Zvono with Ax, 5x. The board ran out 7x, 8x, 6x, 3x, 5x, sending the pot to Zvono. Sultanov is left with 40,000 in chips. -
The Prize Pool Reached a Solid 239,875€!
A total of 505 players registered for the tournament. The payout structure is as follows:
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1. 45,525€
2. 28,775€
3. 19,850€
4. 14,700€
5. 11,300€
6. 8,700€
7. 6,950€
8. 5,575€
9. 4,450€
10.–11. 3,875€
12.–13. 3,375€
14.–15. 2,925€
16.–17. 2,625€
18.–20. 2,325€
21.–23. 2,075€
24.–27. 1,850€
28.–31. 1,650€
32.–39. 1,475€
40.–47. 1,325€
48.–55. 1,175€
56.–64. 1,050€ -
Level 17: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 394,531, ent.: 64/505
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Day 2 chipcounts and seating:
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Saturday:
- The Festival Main Event
- Buy-in: 500€
- Fee : 50€
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 -
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