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The inaugural Pokercode Festival at Banco Casino Bratislava roared ahead on Day 1b of the €125,000 guaranteed Pokercode Festival Bratislava Main Event with 122 entries getting into the action to bring the total field size after the first two opening flights up to 197 entries.

The figure will be higher by the time late registration closes with more than 30 players battling it out in the turbo Day 1c and players allowed to late register and re-enter until the close of the first blind level of Saturday's Day 2.

Slovakia's Pavel Chalupka bagged the Day 1b chip lead with a stack of 430,000 placing him in the overall chip lead after passing Day 1a chip leader Vladimir Bednar who bagged 421,500. Alexander Baier was the only other player to advance thus far with more than 400,000 in chips after bagging the second-biggest stack on Day 1b.

Meanwhile, active Pokercode community member Tim Bakker had an amazing day and ended Day 1b with 356,500. Bakker catapulted to near the top of the leaderboard after he eliminated two players in the same hand including Andrej Desset.

Desset wasn't the only huge name battling it out on Day 1b as both Steffen Sontheimer and Mario Mosbock got into the action. Sontheimer fired two bullets only to come up empty-handed while Mosbock advanced to Day 2 with a short stack.

Pokercode Festival Bratislava Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Pub Quiz at 9:30 p.m. CEST

Pokercode will be hosting a pub quiz on Friday evening at 9:30 p.m. CEST with Pokercode Marketing Director Milko Van Winden acting as the host for its community members where players will team up in hopes of winning an authentic t-shirt autographed by Pokercode co-founder Fedor Holz.

Day 2 Kicks Off Saturday at Noon CEST

Be sure to return to the PokerNews coverage tomorrow, Sept. 10 for Day 2 at 12 p.m. CEST. The action will start with Level 12 with blinds at 2,000/4,000 along with a big blind ante of 4,000. Blind levels will increase every 40 minutes with Day 2 completing once a final table of nine players is reached.

Players that came up empty so far will still have one final chance tomorrow with late registration closing at the end of Level 12.

Stay tuned at PokerNews to see who will advance to the final table Pokercode Festival Bratislava Main Event.

Players are bagging chips for Day 1b. Pavel Chalupka bagged the biggest stack of the 36 Day 1b survivers with 430,000 in chips with Alexander Baier and Pokercode member Tim Bakker also bagging a big stack.

Stay tuned for final Day 1b chip counts and the recap of the day.

Meanwhile, the turbo Day 1c field is up to 32 entries with 23 players remaining.

The tournament director has announced that every table will play at least five more hands before surviving players will bag chips for tomorrow's Day 2.

Simon Langer bet 10,500 on the flop into a pot of around 35,000. Roland Gotz jammed for 45,000. Langer, who barely had Gotz covered, made the call.

Roland Gotz:
Simon Langer:

Langer was drawing dead after the turn and Gotz eventually won the hand with quads after the completed the board on the river. Langer was left with crumbs after the hand and the rest of his stack went Daniel Riemer

Frank Hanisch opened for 6,000 from the lojack before he called a three-bet to 15,000 by Tomas Chmela from the hijack.

Both players checked the flop. The paired the board on the turn and Hanisch check-called an 11,000 bet by Chmela. the river was checked down.

Hanisch turned over and won the pot after Chmela mucked his cards.

The final blind level has kicked off with 42 players remaining out of the 122 Day 1b entries thus far.

Dominik Neumaier was short on chips but has just eliminated a second player in the last 15 minutes to improve to an above-average stack with Jordan Woodall being his lastest victim on a bad beat.

Neumaier opened for 6,000 from the button before he called a jam by Woodall for a little more than 30,000.

Jordan Woodall:
Dominik Neumaier:

Woodall was still on track to double after the flop. Neumaier began to celebrate after the turn put him ahead and celebrated a little more after the river didn't get Woodall back in the hand.

Lukasz Kalinowski jammed for around 60,000 from the small blind and was called by Dominik Neumaier from the big blind.

Lukasz Kalinowski:
Dominik Neumaier:

Neumaier first improved to top pair on the flop. The turn and river gave Neumaier Broadway and Kalinowski left the room after losing his stack.

Quirin Heinz opened for 5,500 from middle position. Jakob Pieter Kerkhoff jammed for 32,500. Heinz paused for half a minute before he made the call.

Jakob Pieter Kerkhoff:
Quirin Heinz:

"Good game," Kerkhoff said to the table after he bricked the board to hit the rail.

Day 1b is on its final break. Players will play two more blind levels before bagging chips into Saturday's Day 2.

Norbert Bugar bet 16,000 into a pot of around 45,000 with the on the board. Marek Cachovan tanked for a couple of minutes before he called.

Bugar smiled as he turned over for two pair. This was good enough to win the hand as Cachovan tossed his hand into the muck.

Mario Mosbock opened for 4,000 from under the gun and was called by Tomas Chmela from the cutoff before Sasa Lalos jammed for 56,000 from the big blind. Mosbock asked for a count before he folded and Chmela opted to call.

Sasa Lalos:
Tomas Chmela:

Lalos nailed a flush to double his stack after the ran out on the board.

Day 1c has kicked off with 14 entries thus far. This figure will grow throughout the flight. PokerNews will provide final chip counts of this flight before the start of Day 2.

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Steffen Sontheimer jammed for 18,200 from under the gun and was called by Felix Van Beuningen from the big blind.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Felix Van Beuningen:

Sontheimer bricked the board to hit the rail just before the third break.

Jordan Woodall three-bet jammed for 41,500 from late position. Dominik Neumaier, who opened from Woodall's right made the call.

Jordan Woodall:
Dominik Neumaier:

It looked like Woodall was about to hit the rail after getting no help on either the flop or the turn. However, the came raining down on the river to give Woodall a set to crack Neumaier's aces.

Tim Bakker has just chipped up to nearly 280,000 and shared with PokerNews a big hand where he just eliminated both Andrej Desset and Daniel Reimer.

Bakker opened to 3,300 from middle position and was called by Reimer from late position. Desset three-bet to 11,000 from the blinds and both Bakker and Reimer called.

Desset and Bakker checked the flop before pandemonium broke loose. Reimer jammed and Desset came in for a bit more. Bakker called them both to create a pot of around 140,000.

Daniel Reimer:
Andrej Desset:
Tim Bakker:

Bakker nailed trips and both Desset and Reimer bricked the rest of the board to head to the rail. Meanwhile, Bakker appeared to take the Day 1b chip lead after the hand.

Hannes Neurauter jammed for 20,000 over the under the gun open by Tim Van Loo. Van Loo called and players turned over their cards.

Hannes Neurauter:
Tim Van Loo:

Neurauter improved to trips on the board to double through Van Loo.

Vivian Leslie just hit the rail after running into Milan Dunko's straight flush. Leo Worthington-Leese, who is also at the table, recapped the highlights of the hand for PokerNews.

Dunko check-jammed the flop and Leslie called off to create a pot of around 90,000.

Milan Dunko:
Vivian Leslie:

The turn followed by the river improved Dunko to a straight flush. Leslie shared with PokerNews a few minutes after the hand that she will get some rest before deciding whether she will re-enter on Day 1b or Day 1c.

Jozef Libo opened for 4,500 from under the gun before Ray Thomson three-bet jammed for about 35,000 from the hijack. Steffen Sontheimer jammed for a little bit more and Libo folded.

Ray Thomson:
Steffen Sontheimer:

Tens won the flip on the board to effectively double Sontheimer while sending Thomson to the rail.

Steffen Sontheimer three-bet jammed his 19,200 stack over the open by Ray Thomson and Thomson called.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Ray Thomson:

Thomson was unable to get a miracle on the board and Sontheimer doubled his stack.

Marcel Lopko jammed for less than 8,000 from late position and was called by Christian Kosinski from the big blind.

"I want to play the turbo," said Lopko as he was turning over his cards while referencing the Day 1c set to begin soon.

Marcel Lopko:
Christian Kosinski:

Lopko stood up after Kosinski connected his king on the flop. The table got excited when the turn came as it gave Lopko a flush draw.

The completed the board on the river and Lopko's run on Day 1b was over.

The break has been extended as Pokercode Co-Founder Fedor Holz took time out to welcome the crowd and share his appreciation to the Pokercode community.

Day 1b is on its second short break.

Stefan Peukert opened for 2,700 from middle position. Kim Huang jammed from the button and Peukert called off for nearly 25,000.

Stefan Peukert:
Kim Huang:

Peukert stood up looking ready to take off. However, he got back in his seat after winning the flip with Huang bricking the board.

Pavel Zapadlo bet 3,000 into a pot of around 6,000 on the flop. Alexander Nietsch jammed for 17,000 and Zapaldo called after he got a count.

Alexander Nietsch:
Pavel Zapadlo:

Nietsch was miles ahead with two pair and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing for him to double up his stack through Zapadlo.

Jozef Mlcoch jammed for about 30,000 into a pot of a little more on the flop. Gabriel Izo jammed for a bit more and Milos Nemeth folded.

Jozef Mlcoch:
Gabriel Izo:

The turn and river completed the board and Izo ousted Mlcoch with a full house.

Two more big names just entered the field at the end of Level 5 in Mario Mosbock and Andrej Desset.

PokerNews caught up with the hand with Christian Leichtfried, Oliver Tatic, and Luka Bojovic having all their chips in the middle for a total pot of around 150,000.

Oliver Tatic:
Luka Bojovic:
Christian Leichtfried:

Tatic was ahead after the came on the flop but fell very behind after both his opponent's paired with the turn. However, the spiked the river to give Tatic a straight to triple up.

Meanwhile, Bojovic re-entered after the hand, and Liechtfried was left with a short stack.

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Filip Jurga opened for 2,100 from early position before he called a three-bet jam by Adam Nedbal to about 12,000 from middle position.

Adam Nedbal:
Filip Jurga:

Nedbal wished the table good luck after queens were unable to get ahead on cowboys on the board.

Steffen Sontheimer opened the button for 1,800 and was called by the players in the blinds. The players in the blinds checked. Sontheimer bet 1,600 on the flop. Jakob Pieter Kerkoff called from the small blind before the player in the big blind folded.

Kerkhoff checked the turn and Sontheimer bet about 5,400. Kerkoff jammed and Sontheimer called off the crumbs that were still in his stack.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Jakob Pieter Kerkhoff:

Sontheimer was ahead with his two pair but the spiked the river to give Kerkhoff a better two pair. Sontheimer re-entered after the hand.

Meanwhile, Rainer Kempe also just got into the action for the first time.

Peter Halo just hit the rail and Simon Langer recapped the action of the hand for PokerNews. The hand began with Halo three-bet jamming for about 13,500 and getting called by Langer.

Peter Halo:
Simon Langer:

Langer's queen paired up on the flop and Halo was eliminated after blanks came on the turn and river.

Filip Jurga bet 18,000 into a pot of around 40,000 with the on the board. Sava Krink went into the tank before she called.

Both players checked the river. Jurga turned over and won the hand after Krink folded.

Leo Worthington-Leese bet 10,000 into a pot of around 25,000 with the on the board after the turn. Pavel Zapadlo jammed for 39,200 and Kristoffer Braathen folded. Worthington-Leese went into the tank for about two minutes before he found a call.

Pavel Zapadlo:
Leo Worthington-Leese:

Zapadlo had Broadway and the best Worthington-Leese could hope for was a chop. The river didn't help Worthington-Leese and Zapadlo doubled with the nuts on the board.

Vivian Leslie opened for 2,800 from the lojack and was called by Alexander Nietsch from the hijack and Luka Bojovic from the big blind.

Bojovic checked the flop before Leslie bet 8,000. Nietsch called and Bojovic folded. Leslie led out for 10,000 on the turn and Nietsch called. Both players checked the river and Leslie turned over .

"Kings are good," said Nietsch as he tossed his hand into the muck.

Pokercode cash game coach Steffen Sontheimer hopped into the field during the first break.

While we are on break, check out the Day 1a video recap of the Pokercode Festival Bratislava Main Event.

Day 1b is on its first 10-minute break. The field was at 84 entries with 78 players remaining before the break began.

Andrej Bugar bet 10,000 into a pot of around 20,000 with the on the board. Ondrej Milabersky went into the tank for a minute before he made the call.

Bugar turned over with a smile and Milabersky tapped the table hard in frustration before tossing his cards into the muck.

Martin Szongott has already fired the maximum of two bullets per flight during Day 1b and will have to wait for Day 1c tonight if he wishes to get back into the action.

Stefan Peukert bet 12,600 into a pot of a bit more on the flop. Martin Szongott jammed for 42,400 and Paul Zehetleitner jammed for a little more. Peukert thought before he folded and showed .

"It has to be nut flush against jacks," Peukert said.

Paul Zehetleitner:
Martin Szongott:

Peukert was partly correct with Zehetleitner holding a set.

The turn and would have improved Peukert to the nut-flush but instead it was Zeheleitner who won the hand with a set of jacks to eliminate Szongott.

Day 1b has thus far attracted 77 entries with 73 players still actively playing. This already beats the entire Day 1a, which attracted 75 entries with 21 survivors.

Jordan Woodall opened for 1,200 from under the gun and was called by Martin Szongott, who recently re-entered, from two seats over.

Tim Bakker three-bet to 5,100 before Paul Zehetleitner jammed for 38,100. Woodall and Szongott quickly folded before Bakker did the same to award Zehetleitner the pot preflop.

Before the hand Bakker and Zehetleitner were talking about how it is hard to go two hours without a smoke. Zehetleitner joked that if his opponent gave him chips they could go for a smoke.

"Now we can go for a smoke," Zehetleitner said after winning the pot and the entire table laughed.

Level 3 kicked off with the Day 1b field at 72 entries with 68 players in their seats. Just a few more entries are needed for the field to eclipse the 75 entries attracted on Day 1a.

Darren Chandler jammed for 18,000 into a pot of around 50,000 with the on the board after the turn. Andrey Andreev snap-called and players turned over their cards.

Darren Chandler:
Andrey Andreev:

It was an interesting flop for both players with Chandler holding a set and Andreev nailing a flush. Andreev was still ahead when the chips went in after the turn but the paired the board on the river to give Chandler a full house to double through Andreev.

Kim Huang and Juraj Macuga both checked the flop.

Huang check-called a bet of 5,000 on the turn by Macuga and check-called again for 5,000 on the river.

Macuga showed and although Huang whiffed the board, he still won the hand after he turned over .

Felix Weis with eliminated Martin Szongott with when the duo got it in on the flop before giving some of his newly found chips over to Tobias Keil as follows.

Keil had his 40,000 stack in the pot against Weis on the flop

Tobias Keil:
Felix Weis:

Neither the turn nor the river helped Weis get ahead of queens and Keil doubled his stack.

Meanwhile, Tammo Franke dusted off his short stack at another table just before the start of Level 2.

Tammo Franke five-bet for near an opening stack preflop and Marek Cachovan called off for a little bit less.

Marek Cachovan:
Tammo Franke:

Franke paired his queen on the board. But this wasn't enough to beat cowboys and he was left with crumbs in his stack. Meanwhile, Cachovan became one of the early chip leaders.

We caught up with the hand as we heard Oliver Tatic re-raise to 15,000 preflop from the big blind over a bet by Andrey Andreev small blind and Andreev called.

Andreev checked the flop before Tatic jammed for 18,500. Andreev went into the tank.

"OK, pass," said Andreev.

Andreev showed the before tossing his hand into the muck and the dealer awarded the pot to Tatic.

Meanwhile, Day 1b has already grown to 49 entries. Daniel Brenner was witnessed leaving the room around the same time as Tatic pulled down an early pot.

Felix Weis checked on the river with 10,000 in the pot and the on the board. Martin Szongott bet 6,500 and Weis went into the tank for several minutes before he raised to 26,500.

Szongott tanked for a minute before he made the call. Weis turned over for a baby straight and won an early pot after Szongott mucked his cards.

Here is a look at some of the early entrants on Day 1b.

The tournament director welcomed the players before asking the dealers to shuffle up and deal provided there were at least three players seated at their table.

Day 1b began with 28 entries in the field and will continue to grow until players bag chips after 11 blind levels.

Day 1b will start at around 12:15 p.m. CEST.