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The inaugural €125,000 Pokercode Main Event has reached a final table of nine players with Alexander Baier heading into the final day with the chip lead.

Baier is an active member of the Pokercode community and held the lead throughout most of Day 2. He already had a small chip lead when he won a massive pot where he nailed a full house with tens full to eliminate Sebastian Schulze with a full house with eights with another player also in the hand.

Meanwhile, Leonard Hermann, Maximilian Silz, and Tim Van Loo also bagged above-average stacks with Konstantin Hammermueller, Filip Jurga, Isuf Hoxha, Fabian Bernhauser, and Day 1a chip leader Vladimir Bednar also still in contention for the title.

Final Table Seat Draw

Action of the Day

The Day began with 233 entries and 71 survivors. The field grew by 20 entries to 253 entries by the time late registration closed after the conclusion of the first blind level of the day.

Players were hitting the rail at a fast and furious pace until the bubble was reached. Steffen Sontheimer was short on chips and managed two doubles on the bubble broke when Raffael Crose couldn't get there with ace-ten against Van Loo's ace-queen.

Although Sontheimer continued to roll after the money bubble broke, he did suffer a different bubble as he was the final player eliminated on Day 2 in 10th place for €2,295.

Final Table Payouts

The nine returning players are guaranteed at least €3,005 with tomorrow's winner slated to wi a top prize of €25,115.

The final table will begin on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 12 p.m. PokerNews will be reporting on a 30-minute delay to not give away any spoilers from the live stream on the PokercodeOfficial Twitch channel.

The action will resume with 37:16 left in Level 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000a) and blind levels will continue to increase every 40 minutes as was the case on Day 2.

Stay tuned to see who will win the inaugural Pokercode Festival Main Event.

_{*Photos courtesy of Tomas Stacha / Pokercode}

Maximilian Silz jammed from the button. Steffen Sontheimer called off his stack of about 400,000 before Vladimir Bednar tank-folded.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Maximilian Silz:

Sontheimer was ahead on the flip after the flop but fell way behind after Silz paired up on the turn. Sontheimer was ousted on the final table bubble in 10th place for €2,295 after the completed the board on the river.

Players are bagging up their chips for tomorrow's final table which will kick off on Sunday at 12 p.m. with Alexander Baier as the table captain. Stay tuned at PokerNews for the final table seat draw along with a recap of Day 2 of the Pokercode Bratislava Main Event.

Fehim Hajdari jammed the button for a little more than 200,000. Isuf Hoxha had a little more from the big blind and made the call.

Fehim Hadjari:
Isuf Hoxha:

It was looking like a great spot for Hadjari, especially after Hoxha got nowhere on the flop. However, Hoxha's ace found a friend on the turn and he eliminated Hadjari in 11th place after the completed the board.

Fehim Hajdari open-jammed from the small blind and Fabian Bernhauser called off his stack of 300,000 from the big blind.

Fabian Bernhauser:
Fehim Hajdari:

Hajdari took a big lead in the hand after his queen paired the flop. The turn gave Bernhauser both an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw.

The flush draw completed for Bernhauser to double his stack after the river completed the board.

Frank Hanisch jammed from early position and was called by Konstantin Hammermueller from the button.

Frank Hanisch:
Konstantin Hammermueller:

The flop gave Hanisch top pair but despite this Hammermueller was far ahead with a set. The turn and river improved Hammermueller further to a full house and Hanisch hit the showers short of the final table.

Andrey Andreev jammed for about 15 big blinds from the small blind and was called by Tim Van Loo from the big blind.

Andrey Andreev:
Tim Van Loo:

Van Loo won the flip to eliminate Andreev in 13th place after his opponent bricked the .

Andrej Horvath jammed from the small blind for about 20 big blinds and was called by Maximilian Silz from the big blind.

Andrej Horvath:
Maximilian Silz:

Horvath couldn't grab a piece of the board and Silz hit the rail.

Fabian Bernhauser opened and Quirin Heinz called before Leonard Hermann jammed his big stack. Bernhauser folded Heinz called off his stack for 650,000.

Quirin Heinz:
Leonard Hermann:

It was looking good for Heinz to double after both the flop and the turn. However, the spiked the river to give Hermann a better pair and Heinz was ousted in 15th place for €1,455.

Isuf Hoxha limped from early position before Leonard Hermann shoved for 690,000 from the hijack. Damien Cooper called off for about 480,000 from the cutoff and Hoxha, who had both players covered, also called.

Damien Cooper:
Isuf Hoxha:
Leonard Hermann:

The flop gave Hoxa a set but he slammed the table in frustration after Hermann nailed Broadway on the turn. The river completed the board and Cooper's Main Event run was over.

Meanwhile, Hermann chipped up to more than 2 million in chips while leaving Hoxa a bit shorter.

There was a table redraw with two tables remaining.

Leonard Hermann had his last 335,000 committed preflop in a hand against Andrey Andreev.

Leonard Hermann:
Andrey Andreev:

Andreev was ahead after the flop but Hermann paired his ace on the turn to turn the tables. Hermann doubled up after the river completed the board.

Meanwhile, Peter Varga was eliminated shortly after to leave leaving just two tables remaining when his ace-deuce didn't get there against ace-nine.

Felix Weis was short on chips when he jammed for about four big blinds from under the gun.

"I have to call," said Konstantin Hammermueller from the big blind and soon after he called.

Felix Weis:
Konstantin Hammermueller:

Hammermueller connected his nine on the board and Weis was out in 18th place.

Players are on a short break. PokerNews will update all the chip counts shortly.

Sebastian Schulze opened for 35,000 and was called by Alexander Baier before Milan Bajmoczi three-bet to 75,000 and both Schulze and Baier called.

The action checked to Bajmoczi on the flop and he bet 70,000 both players called and all three players checked the turn.

Schulze checked river and Baier bet 500,000. Both players called with Schulze having his tournament life on the line. Baier quickly showed for the full house. Schulze also had a full house but it was eights full with and he was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Bajmoczi was short on chips after losing with and hit the rail shortly after with his not doing the job against the of Isuf Hoxha after the ran out on the board.

Sebastian Schulze three-bet jammed for 173,000 from the cutoff. Fabian Bernhauser, who originally opened from the hijack, made the call.

Sebastian Schulze:
Fabian Bernhauser:

The board gave Schulze a set to double through Bernhauser.

Filip Jurga jammed for 145,000 from under the gun and was called by Tim Van Loo from the big blind.

Filip Jurga:
Tim Van Loo:

The board gave Jurga the better flush to double his stack.

Tim Van Loo opened from the cutoff for 35,000 before Joaquim Braz De Oliveira jammed for 80,000 from the small blind. Konstantin Hammermueller cold-called from the big blind and Van Loo called as well.

Both players checked the flop as well as the turn. The river put three eights on the board and Hammermueller bet 150,000. Van Loo tanked before he folded.

Braz De Oliviera held and was eliminated in 21st place with Hammermueller nailing a full house with .

Pavel Chalupka was eliminated in 22nd at the same time on another table when his didn't get there on the river against the held by Frank Hanisch after the duo got it in on the board on the turn.

Jordan Woodall jammed for 260,000 from under the gun and was called by Fehim Hajdari from the big blind.

Jordan Woodall:
Fehim Hajdari:

The gave Hadjari a set but Woodall was still alive.

"Ace or nine," Woodall asked the dealer.

Neither the turn nor the river was able to provide a save and Woodall was ousted in 26th place. Maksym Ronshyn, Christoph Ang, and Tobias Keil hit the rail shortly after to leave just 22 players remaining.

Maximilian Silz jammed from the small blind and Bradley Dudeck called off for about 130,000 from the big blind.

Bradley Dudeck:
Maximilian Silz:

"That's a nice hand," Dudeck said after Silz turned over his big slick.

Dudeck got no help on the board and was eliminated in 27th place.

Andrej Horvath jammed from under the gun for about 220,000 and Tim Bakker called off for a little less from the big blind.

Tim Bakker:
Andrej Horvath:

The ran out on the board and Bakker was eliminated in 29th place.

Grzegorz Kozieja was out shortly after in 28th place when his didn't win a flip against his opponent's after the ran out on the board.

Raffael Crose jammed from the cutoff for 109,000 and was called by Tim Van Loo from the big blind.

Raffael Crose:
Tim Van Loo:

Crose was behind and it stayed that way after the flop. The turn gave some more hope as he had a flush draw but the river was of no help and Crose was eliminated by Van Loo on the bubble.

The remaining 31 players were each guaranteed at least a €1,055 min-cash after Crose hit the rail and the tournament clock resumed as normal.

The next hand, Manuel Fischer became the first player to cash in 31st place followed Renze Haanstra in 30th place.

Konstantin Hammermueller jammed from the small blind and Raffael Crose called off for 52,000 from the big blind.

Raffael Crose:
Konstantin Hammermueller:

The board was a safe one for Crose and he was the latest player to double on the bubble.

Frank Hanisch opened for 24,000 from the lojack. Steffen Sontheimer three-bet to 80,000 from the cutoff and Hanisch called.

Hanisch bet 55,000 on the flop. Sontheimer jammed for 274,000 and a crowd came to the table after Hanisch called.

Sontheimer faded both the turn and the river to double his stack in back-to-back hands to double two hands in a row.

Frank Hanisch opened for 24,000 from the cutoff. Steffen Sontheimer jammed for 165,000 and Hanisch went into the tank.

"Do you have a strong hand?" asked Sontheimer.

"I have a medium hand," replied Hanisch.

"Easy decision then," said Sontheimer.

"I think I am going to gamble," Hanisch said a minute later before he made the call.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Frank Hanisch:

Hanisch didn't improve on the board and Sontheimer doubled on the bubble.

Thomas Kraft three-bet jammed for about 10 big blinds from the cutoff and was called by Damien Cooper, who originally opened from the hijack.

Thomas Kraft:
Damien Cooper:

Kraft was unable to connect with the board and was eliminated in 33rd place. The clock was stopped on the bubble with the tournament director running off two minutes for each hand played.

Fehim Hajdari jammed from the small blind and Jordan Woodall called off for 88,000 from the big blind.

Jordan Woodall:
Fehim Hajdari:

Woodall doubled his stack after the rolled out on the board.

Raffael Crose jammed from the cutoff for more than 300,000 and Leonard Hermann called off for about 200,000 from the small blind.

Leonard Hermann:
Raffael Crose:

Hermann was sitting pretty after nailing a set on the flop and Crose was drawing dead on the turn. The river completed the action and Crose doubled up Hermann two away from the money.

Andrej Horvath bet 60,000 into a pot of around 120,000 with the on the board. Frank Hanisch raised to 200,000. Horvath jammed for about 391,000 and Horvath called.

Andrej Horvath:
Frank Hanisch:

"Can we run it twice?" asked Hanisch with a laugh.

Hanisch's Broadway was good after the river completed the board to double up and leave his opponent with crumbs.

Horvath then doubled the next two hands to have a little breathing room two away from the money.

Alexander Baier bet 25,000 on the flop and was called by Milan Bajmoczi. Hannes Jeschka jammed for 92,000. Baier raised to 200,000 and Bajmoczi went into the tank for two minutes before he folded.

Hannes Jeschka:
Alexander Baier:

Baier's trips held to eliminate Baier short of the money after the turn and river completed the board.

Christoph Rapf jammed for 76,000 from the hijack. Sebastian Schulze rejammed a big stack from the small blind and the player in the big blind folded.

Christoph Rapf:
Sebastian Schulze:

Schulze eliminated Rapf with a full house after the ran out on the board.

Matthew Madanat and Gabriel Izo were eliminated as well to leave just 33 players remaining in the field.

Giacomo Tagliaro jammed for 56,000 from the hijack before Sasa Lalos three-bet shoved for about 150,000 from the button. Andrej Horvath covered both players and called from the big blind.

Giacomo Tagliaro:
Sasa Lalos:
Andrej Horvath:

Queens held on the runout for Horvath to win the pot and eliminate both Tagliaro and Lalos.

There were just 37 players remaining with Marcel Lopko also hitting the rail at another table around the same time.

The tournament went on break with 40 players remaining. The money bubble will be reached relatively soon with 31 players scheduled to get paid at least a €1,035 min-cash.

The €5,000 High Roller has kicked off with Fedor Holz, Rainer Kempe, Mario Mosbock, Stefan Peukert, and Kate Scisel in the field. Pokercode will be live streaming the action with hole cards shown on a 30-minute delay.

You can watch the action on the Live Stream tab within our coverage or by heading to the PokercodeOfficial Twitch channel.

Daniel Riemer jammed the button for 61,500. Carlos Chang cold-called before Felix Weis three-bet shoved for about 550,000.

Chang went into the tank for about three minutes before he called off for around 160,000.

Daniel Riemer:
Carlos Chang:
Felix Weis:

Weis ousted both Riemer and Chang in the same hand after his cowboys held on the board.

Matthew Madanat jammed the button for 60,000 and was called by Joaquim Braz De Oliveira from the big blind.

Matthew Madanat:
Joaquim Braz De Oliveira:

Madanat stood up as the cards were turned over.

"Oh, we are standing up," said Braz De Oliveira

"You, don't stand up," Madanat replied with a laugh.

Madanat breathed a sigh of relief after his hand held on the board.

Vladimir Kostka three-bet jammed from the big blind to 66,500 over an early position open by Leonard Hermann and Hermann called.

Vladimir Kostka:
Leonard Hermann:

The ran out on the board and Kostka doubled through Hermann.

Andrej Horvath jammed for about 60,000 from middle position and Steffen Sontheimer jammed over the top for at least three times more.

Andrej Horvath:
Steffen Sontheimer:

The board improved Horvath to a straight to double through Sontheimer.

Payouts have been announced with 31 players collecting at least a min-cash of €1,035. Tomorrow's winner is slated to receive a top prize of €25,115 along with the coveted trophy.

Roland Gotz jammed for around 50,000 from the button. Gabriel Izo three-bet shoved for a little bit more from the small blind and the hands were turned over after the player in the big blind folded.

Roland Gotz:
Gabriel Izo:

Nines held against sixes on the board to eliminate Gotz.

Pavel Chalupka opened for 12,000 from early position. Fedor Holz called off his stack of 10,000 chips from the lojack. Navid Eskandari called from the cutoff and Carlos Chang did the same from the big blind.

The flop was checked around before two players checked the turn. Eskandari bet 15,000. Chang called and Chalupka folded.

The completed the board on the river. Chang jammed for more than 80,000 and Eskandari called.

Chang instantly turned over for a wheel. Both Eskandari with and Holz with couldn't believe the runout as they both lost the hand despite hitting two pair. For Holz, it was the end of the line, while Eskandari still had a chance to run it up with a few chips in his stack.

Fedor Holz jammed for 33,500 from the cutoff before Darren Chandler called off for 23,500 from the big blind.

Darren Chandler:
Fedor Holz:

"Good game," said Holz after he got nowhere on the runout.

Holz stayed in his seat after he was informed that Chandler didn't have him covered.

Meanwhile, Alexander Baier has won a bunch of pots without a showdown to grow his stack.

Christian Kosinski jammed for around 100,000 from middle position before Sasa Lalos came in over the top for a little bit more. The rest of the table folded and the players showed their hands.

Christian Kosinski:
Sasa Lalos:

Lalos won the flip after improving to trips on the board to eliminate Kosinski.

Mario Mosbock began the day with the shortest stack and ran it up slightly before hitting the rail. Mosbock jammed the button for 75,000 and was called by Grzegorz Kozieja from the big blind.

Mario Mosbock:
Grzegorz Kozieja:

The board didn't get ace-seven ahead of tens and Mosbock's Main Event run ended.

A player opened before Dominik Neumaier jammed for around 180,000. Filip Jurga jammed for a bit more and it was a heads-up showdown after the other player in the hand folded.

Dominik Neumaier:
Filip Jurga:

Neumaier was eliminated after his queens didn't get past aces on the board.

Chairs are being taken away as the tournament is now eight-max instead of the nine-max featured on the opening flights and the first blind level and change on Day 2.

Kate Scisel suffered a bad beat at the end of Level 12 and recently hit the rail for good early on in Level 13.

Scisel jammed an opening stack of around 50,000 from early position and was looked up by Day 1a chip leader Vladimir Bednar.

Kate Scisel:
Vladimir Bednar:

Scisel bricked the board to hit the rail, while Bednar continued to grow his stack with a set of queens.

Pokercode co-founder and high-stakes crusher Fedor Holz hopped into the action during the break for his first bullet.

Navid Eskandari limped early position and another player limped behind before Kate Scisel raised to 12,000 from the big blind. Eskandfari three-bet jammed for 98,000 and Scisel snap-called after the other player in the hand folded.

Navid Eskandari:
Kate Scisel:

The board gave Eskandari a flush and Scisel was in complete disbelief.

She immediately got up and ran for the cashier to re-enter only to be called back with crumbs still in her stack. Scisel confirmed with the tournament director that she could surrender her stack and she got back into the action with 50,000 in chips to start Level 13.

The field grew to 253 entries with 20 entries being added during Level 12. There are 76 players remaining to start Level 13.

Rainer Kempe was among the players to re-enter on the break.

Players are on a quick five-minute break. Players can surrender their stacks if they so choose during the break and re-enter with a fresh stack of 50,000. Late registration will close after the break.

A total of 13 entries have been added thus far on Day 2 bringing the Main Event field size up to 250 entries. This means that the whole €125,000 guarantee has already been met with a few minutes remaining for players to still get into the action or re-enter.

Stefan Craatz jammed for 38,000 from the cutoff and was called by Alexander Baier from the big blind.

Stefan Craatz:
Alexander Baier:

Craatz bricked the board to hit the rail and Baier stacked up to nearly 600,000 in chips after the hand.

Fabian Bernhauser bet 32,000 into a pot of around 80,000 with the on the board.

Sebastian Schulze tanked for a couple of minutes before he raised to 125,000 with around 50,000 left in his stack. Bernhauser paused for about 30 seconds before he made the fold and the dealer awarded Schulze a healthy pot.

Kate Scisel opened for 28,000 on the flop into a pot of around 50,000 before Milan Bajmoczi jammed for 38,000. Felix Weis jammed over the top for 122,500 and Scisel folded.

Milan Bajmoczi:
Felix Weis:

"I had a six," Scisel said after the paired the board on the turn. The completed the board on the river and Bajmosczi was one of the early casualties on Day 2.

The action has kicked off for Day 2 of the Main Event.

Pokercode Supervisor Thomas Lamatsch has asked players to take their seats and start opening their bags with the action scheduled to start on time.

The field has already grown to 241 entries with eight new players getting into the action before the start of Day 2.