The Festival Main Event 500,000€ GTD Day 2

After a long Day 2, we've identified the sixteen players advancing to Day 3. Closest to the fairy-tale prize of 80,000€ is the local player, Peter Ješko, with a stack of 3,255,000. The Final Day continues tomorrow from 13:00, and you can find the stream link below. We look forward to seeing you!

Final Day redraw:

Livestream link:

Day 2 eliminations:

17. Koppel Richard - 3,855€
18. Stana Jiri - 3,855€
19. Wehner Michael - 3,855€
20. Bogoevski Dushko - 3,355€
21. Halasi Andras - 3,355€
22. Raczynski Tadeusz - 3,355€
23. Karlsen Drea Utvik - 3,355€
24. Wedde Jonatan Krogviv - 2,955€
25. Papastefanou Panagiotis - 2,955€
26. Kuntz Simon - 2,955€
27. Paillot Sylvere Felix - 2,955€
28. Galic Mario - 2,955€
29. Hammerl Thomas - 2,955€
30. Wyraz Grzegorz Ireneusz - 2,955€
31. Vaistomaa Vesa Hendrik - 2,955€
32. Chrobak Tomas - 2,600€
33. Noga Jiri - 2,600€
34. Pohjalainen Ville Jyrki Santeri - 2,600€
35. Atzeni Andrea - 2,600€
36. Bjorbaek Eirik - 2,600€
37. Manekas Georgios Dimitrios - 2,600€
38. Poluk Daniel Christopher - 2,600€
39. Lohse Max Grube - 2,600€
40. Horak Jiri - 2,300€
41. Benko Tibor Jozsef - 2,300€
42. Wuertz Kasper - 2,300€
43. Jensen Nicklas Rolf - 2,300€
44. Kink Revo - 2,300€
45. Lelek Miroslav - 2,300€
46. Golubevs Aleksandrs - 2,300€
47. Groedum Jostein - 2,300€
48. Arjut Allan - 2,055€
49. De Groot Raymond Bertus - 2,055€
50. Rajnik Kowalski Karol - 2,055€
51. Thomsen Nick Christian - 2,055€
52. Mindelund Ronni Hjortslev - 2,055€
53. Litera Petr - 2,055€
54. Dil Bart - 2,055€
55. Havavka Michal - 2,055€
56. Kanaker Martin Ivar Leo - 1,830€
57. Alstig Per Anders Joakim - 1,830€
58. Goose Steven Peter - 1,830€
59. Tool Steven - 1,830€
60. Burdino Leonardo - 1,830€
61. Finnbogason Isak Atli - 1,830€
62. Saidof Eyal - 1,830€
63. Suokas Jarkko Juhani - 1,830€
64. De Laat Bas Wilhelmus Cornelis Johanne - 1,635€
65. Harnes Thomas Samuelsen - 1,635€
66. Eidsaeter Svein Olav - 1,635€
67. Dewerdt Jimmy Philippe - 1,635€
68. Narajczyk Igor Piotr - 1,635€
69. Lundqvist Karl Johan - 1,635€
70. Tammel Tarmo - 1,635€
71. Madynski Pawel Daniel - 1,635€
72. Tsitos Nikolaos - 1,450€
73. Weiss Gani - 1,450€
74. Kontkanen Robert Jani Antero - 1,450€
75. Borge Runar - 1,450€
76. Ignat Marius Alexandru - 1,450€
77. Mitrovski Marjan - 1,450€
78. Rosqvist Mats Jonas - 1,450€
79. Chalupka Pavel - 1,450€
80. Petersen Michel Orstrom - 1,300€
81. Dehli Nicklas Krohn - 1,300€
82. Martanovic Boris - 1,300€
83. Cerny Markus - 1,300€
84. Mataruga Igor - 1,300€
85. Koleno Stanislav - 1,300€
86. Rochev Ivan - 1,300€
87. Brun Henrik - 1,300€
88. Nygren Erik Simon Alexander - 1,175€
89. Piskunovas Vasilijus - 1,175€
90. Wilenius Simon Alexander - 1,175€
91. Behr Peder - 1,175€
92. Bonnet Eymard Florian Laurent - 1,175€
93. Lang Claes Daniel - 1,175€
94. Tasoulis Alexandros - 1,175€
95. Delpas Daniel - 1,175€
96. Tralla Karev - 1,075€
97. Markov Lior - 1,075€
98. Palomera Serguei - 1,075€
99. Stacey Daniel - 1,075€
100. Sabishchenko Rostyslav - 1,075€
101. Berg Andre Bye - 1,075€
102. Chalkiotis Charalampos Emmanouil - 1,075€
103. Ktenas Nikolaos - 1,075€
104. Orstad Mats - 1,000€
105. Lindahl Bo Markus - 1,000€
106. Christou Polys - 1,000€
107. Jaerverud Eriksson Isak Alexander - 1,000€
108. Volkov Ruslan - 1,000€
109. Von Zweigbergk Olof Martin Stellansson - 1,000€
110. Koivurinne Riku Matias - 1,000€
111. Dideriksen Nielsen Jacob - 1,000€
112. Toth Martin - 955€
113. Karkkainen Jari Tapio - 955€
114. Haemaelaeinen Jari Pekka - 955€
115. Janczarski Michal Mariusz - 955€
116. Homola Marek - 955€
117. Hawlik Michael - 955€
118. Asztemborski Dominik Remigius - 955€
119. Gavriely Ofir - 955€
120. Tomasson Adam Martin - 955€
121. Katsikas Dimitrios - 955€
122. Melkert Joost Johannes Jacobus - 955€
123. Iversen Jan Rune - 955€
124. Ivasiuc Adrian - 955€
125. Trajkovski Slobodan - 955€
126. Bonds John Andreas - 955€
127. Bozhinoski Simon - 955€
128. Hajszan Peter - 955€

23:30 The last elimination in Day 2 is Richard Koppel

Koppel initially went all-in preflop with Jx Jx against aces found by Marios. After this hand, Koppel lost his last 6 big blinds, and with the remaining 16 players, he packs up his stacks!

23:20 Ziga Klopic Double Up

Ziga sent 535,000 from MP with Ax Jx, and Marios called with nines. With the board showing 2x 7x 4x 5x Ax, Ziga secures a last-minute double-up. Wehner and Stana quickly exited the tournament

Level 25: 25,000 – 50,000 / 50,000, avg. 1,464,286, ent.: 21/1,025

Last level of Day 2 !

22:50 Andras Halasi Takes the Pot

Dawoud opened for 80,000 from the button, and Halasi from the big blind called. On the flop 6s 5s Qh, Dawoud bet 90,000, and Halasi declared all-in for about 700,000. However, Dawoud's cards quickly found their way to the muck.

22:30 3-Way All In

Tadeusz Raczynski went all-in preflop for about 500,000 with sixes, Krisztian Kis held 250,000 and Ax Jx, Nidal Dawoud covered both and held Qx Qx. With the board showing Ax Tx 8x 3x 8x, Krisztian takes a triple up, and Tadeusz ends his run.

Gallery:

Eliminations:

27. Paillot Sylvere Felix - 2,955€
28. Galic Mario - 2,955€
29. Hammerl Thomas - 2,955€
30. Wyraz Grzegorz Ireneusz - 2,955€
31. Vaistomaa Vesa Hendrik - 2,955€
32. Chrobak Tomas - 2,600€
33. Noga Jiri - 2,600€
34. Pohjalainen Ville Jyrki Santeri - 2,600€
35. Atzeni Andrea - 2,600€
36. Bjorbaek Eirik - 2,600€
37. Manekas Georgios Dimitrios - 2,600€
38. Poluk Daniel Christopher - 2,600€
39. Lohse Max Grube - 2,600€
40. Horak Jiri - 2,300€
41. Benko Tibor Jozsef - 2,300€
42. Wuertz Kasper - 2,300€
43. Jensen Nicklas Rolf - 2,300€
44. Kink Revo - 2,300€
45. Lelek Miroslav - 2,300€
46. Golubevs Aleksandrs - 2,300€
47. Groedum Jostein - 2,300€
48. Arjut Allan - 2,055€
49. De Groot Raymond Bertus - 2,055€
50. Rajnik Kowalski Karol - 2,055€
51. Thomsen Nick Christian - 2,055€
52. Mindelund Ronni Hjortslev - 2,055€
53. Litera Petr - 2,055€
54. Dil Bart - 2,055€
55. Havavka Michal - 2,055€
56. Kanaker Martin Ivar Leo - 1,830€

Level 24: 20,000 – 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 1,182,692, ent.: 26/1,025

Break 15 min

22:00 Peter Ješko takes a solid pot

on the river 8d Jc 9h 9h Js, there was approximately 1,400,000 in the pot. Ješko contemplated for several minutes and decided to bet 800,000. Ilija Saveski, however, promptly folded his cards, and Ješko adds a substantial amount to his stack.

21:40 Bo Alm in the tank

on the turn Tc 5c 8h 9d, there was around 600,000 in the pot, and Mohammed El Khatib went all-in for about 400,000. Bo took some minutes in thought but eventually folded his cards.

Level 24: 20,000 – 40,000 / 40,000, avg. 1,182,692, ent.: 26/1,025

Break 15 min

22:00 Peter Ješko Takes a Solid Pot

On the river 8d Jc 9h 9h Js, there was approximately 1,400,000 in the pot. Ješko contemplated for several minutes and decided to bet 800,000. Ilija Saveski, however, promptly folded his cards, and Ješko adds a substantial amount to his stack.

21:40 Bo Alm in the Tank

On the turn Tc 5c 8h 9d, there was around 600,000 in the pot, and Mohammed El Khatib went all-in for about 400,000. Bo took some minutes in thought but eventually folded his cards.

Level 23: 15,000 – 30,000 / 30,000, avg. 904,412, ent.: 34/1,025

21:15 Simon Kuntz Reshoves

Andras Halasi opened the button for 40,000, and Kuntz sent about 250,000. However, Halasi folded his cards.

21:00 Andrea Atzeni All In

Ziga Klopcic opened for 50,000 from the button, and Atzeni from the small blind went all-in for about 220,000. After a quick calculation of the opponent's stack, Klopcic folded his cards.

20:40 4-Bet Shove

Halasi opened for 50,000, and after a long while, Hammerl 3-bet to 115,000. Halasi took a considerable time to contemplate and eventually declared an all-in, effectively for about 400,000. Hammerl carefully counted his stack and eventually discarded his cards.

Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 / 20,000, avg. 627,551, ent.: 48/1,025

20:20 Fresh hand

Pohjalainen opened for 32,000, Alm called, and Noga behind them sent 293,000 into the pot. Pohjalainen contemplated for a long time and eventually discarded his cards. Alm folded quickly.

Eliminations:

57. Alstig Per Anders Joakim - 1,830€
58. Goose Steven Peter - 1,830€
59. Tool Steven - 1,830€
60. Burdino Leonardo - 1,830€
61. Finnbogason Isak Atli - 1,830€
62. Saidof Eyal - 1,830€
63. Suokas Jarkko Juhani - 1,830€
64. De Laat Bas Wilhelmus Cornelis Johanne - 1,635€
65. Harnes Thomas Samuelsen - 1,635€
66. Eidsaeter Svein Olav - 1,635€
67. Dewerdt Jimmy Philippe - 1,635€
68. Narajczyk Igor Piotr - 1,635€
69. Lundqvist Karl Johan - 1,635€
70. Tammel Tarmo - 1,635€
71. Madynski Pawel Daniel - 1,635€
72. Tsitos Nikolaos - 1,450€
73. Weiss Gani - 1,450€
74. Kontkanen Robert Jani Antero - 1,450€
75. Borge Runar - 1,450€
76. Ignat Marius Alexandru - 1,450€
77. Mitrovski Marjan - 1,450€
78. Rosqvist Mats Jonas - 1,450€
79. Chalupka Pavel - 1,450€
80. Petersen Michel Orstrom - 1,300€
81. Dehli Nicklas Krohn - 1,300€
82. Martanovic Boris - 1,300€
83. Cerny Markus - 1,300€
84. Mataruga Igor - 1,300€
85. Koleno Stanislav - 1,300€
86. Rochev Ivan - 1,300€
87. Brun Henrik - 1,300€

Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 / 16,000, avg. 512,500, ent.: 60/1,025

Break 15 min

19:10 Long game

On the flop 5d 3d Tc, there was 70,000 in the pot, and both Max Lohse and Koppel checked. On the turn 6d, Koppel bet 25,000, and Lohse raised to 85,000. Koppel called, and on the river 3c, Lohse bet 35,000. Koppel responded with an effective all-in for about 400,000, and Lohse pondered for several minutes. Ultimately, a time was called on him, and just before the countdown started, he discarded his cards.

19:00 Christoforou all in

On the flop 6c 9c 5s, there was 80,000 in the pot, and Christoforou bet 55,000. Ziga Klopic slowly called, and on the turn Jh, Christoforou declared all-in for about 180,000. Klopic slowly folds his cards.

Gallery:

Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 399,351, ent.: 77/1,025

18:40 Boris Martanovič out

Christoforou opened from early position at 24,000, Martanovič shoved for around 80,000, and Mindelund behind him reshoved. Christoforou hesitated for a moment but eventually folded. Boris revealed Jx Jx. Mindelund had Tx Tx, and with the board showing 4x 4x Qx Tx 4x, the Danish player eliminated him with a good dose of luck.

18:25 Turn Raise

On the turn Ah 4d 4c 2h, there was 65,000 in the pot, and Papastefanou bet 20,000. Gabriel Rymar responded with a raise to 70,000, and after careful consideration, Papastefanou discarded his cards.

18:20 ITM eliminations:

88. Nygren Erik Simon Alexander - 1,175€
89. Piskunovas Vasilijus - 1,175€
90. Wilenius Simon Alexander - 1,175€
91. Behr Peder - 1,175€
92. Bonnet Eymard Florian Laurent - 1,175€
93. Lang Claes Daniel - 1,175€
94. Tasoulis Alexandros - 1,175€
95. Delpas Daniel - 1,175€
96. Tralla Karev - 1,075€
97. Markov Lior - 1,075€
98. Palomera Serguei - 1,075€
99. Stacey Daniel - 1,075€
100. Sabishchenko Rostyslav - 1,075€
101. Berg Andre Bye - 1,075€
102. Chalkiotis Charalampos Emmanouil - 1,075€
103. Ktenas Nikolaos - 1,075€
104. Orstad Mats - 1,000€
105. Lindahl Bo Markus - 1,000€
106. Christou Polys - 1,000€
107. Jaerverud Eriksson Isak Alexander - 1,000€
108. Volkov Ruslan - 1,000€
109. Von Zweigbergk Olof Martin Stellansson - 1,000€
110. Koivurinne Riku Matias - 1,000€
111. Dideriksen Nielsen Jacob - 1,000€
112. Toth Martin - 955€
113. Karkkainen Jari Tapio - 955€
114. Haemaelaeinen Jari Pekka - 955€
115. Janczarski Michal Mariusz - 955€
116. Homola Marek - 955€
117. Hawlik Michael - 955€
118. Asztemborski Dominik Remigius - 955€
119. Gavriely Ofir - 955€
120. Tomasson Adam Martin - 955€
121. Katsikas Dimitrios - 955€
122. Melkert Joost Johannes Jacobus - 955€
123. Iversen Jan Rune - 955€
124. Ivasiuc Adrian - 955€
125. Trajkovski Slobodan - 955€
126. Bonds John Andreas - 955€
127. Bozhinoski Simon - 955€
128. Hajszan Peter - 955€

Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 313,776, ent.: 98/1,025

17:40 Reship

kontkanen opened for 16,000, and noga from the blinds shoved all in for 101,000. kontkanen took a considerable time contemplating and, unfortunately, parted ways with his cards.

17:15 Ivan Rochev All In

rochev opened for 17,000 and was called by hammerl. on the flop 3d 5h 8h, rochev bet 26,000 and received a fairly quick call. however, on the turn qc, rochev went all-in for about 100,000, and hammerl pondered for several minutes. eventually, he decided to fold.

Day 2 Livestream:

Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 250,000, ent.: 123/1,025

Break 30 min

16:20 Karev shoves

Daniel Delpos opened to 13,000, and Karev from the big blind sent an all-in blind. Daniel struggled for a few minutes and eventually folded. Karev, for amusement, revealed his cards. The first one was a four, and the second one, an ace. Upstairs in the same hand, an all-in and a call occurred twice. However, both short stacks doubled up. Shortly after, Keito Kaljulaid exited the tournament, and all remaining players are now eligible for a financial reward.

15:50 Playing hand for hand

We are two eliminations away from bursting the bubble, and we are now entering hand-for-hand play.

15:40 Daniel double up

Daniel, with approximately 20 big blinds, went all-in preflop with Ax Kx against the opponent's Ax Qx. With a blank board, there were no surprises, and Daniel secures a double-up.

Level 17: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 219,643, ent.: 140/1,025

15:20 Good River

Robert Kontkanen opened to 12,000 from the button, and Trajkovski called from the big blind. Both players checked on the flop Qd 4d 3c. On the turn 3h, Trajkovski bet 11,000, and Robert called. On the river Kd, Robert bet 17,000, and Trajkovski called. However, Robert held Ks 9s and won the pot.

Payout:

1. 80,000€
2. 57,750€
3. 36,750€
4. 22,750€
5. 16,850€
6. 13,345€
7. 10,900€
8. 8,800€
9. 7,300€
10-11. 6,080€
12-13. 5,275€
14-16. 4,500€
17-19. 3,855€
20-23. 3,355€
24-31. 2,955€
32-39. 2,600€
40-47. 2,300€
48-55. 2,055€
56-63. 1,830€
64-71. 1,635€
72-79. 1,450€
80-87. 1,300€
88-95. 1,175€
96-103. 1,075€
104-111. 1,000€
112-128. 955€

The Festival Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of 500,000€ attracted a total of 1,025 entries, surpassing the guarantee. The tournament pays out to 128 players, and the winner will take home 80,000€!

Level 16: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 185,241, ent.: 166/1,025

14:50 Grzegorz Wyraz double up

On the flop 5d Tc 4c, the pot was about 40,000. Grzegorz bet 30,000, Hawlik raised to 100,000, and Alm folded. Grzegorz struggled with his decision for a long time but eventually called with Ax Tx. Hawlik only had Jx 9x, and after the turn Ax and river Jx, Grzegorz secured a double-up.

14:35 3-bet

Polys Christou opened for 8,000 from early position. Two seats over, Sabishchenko 3-bet to 24,000, and the other players folded. After a short pause, Christou also discarded his cards.

14:20 Rejam

Gabriel Rymar opened for 8,000 from the button, and Manekas from the big blind pushed all-in for about 150,000. After a brief consideration, Rymar decided to fold his cards.

14:00 Late registration has been closed, and all eliminations from this point forward are final.

The payout structure will be published soon.

Level 15: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 130,297, ent.: 236/1,025

Break 15 min

Gallery:

13:25 Aces Not Enough

On the flop Qh 6h 2d, Aashammer went all in for 15,000 from the big blind into a limped pot. Bo Alm re-jammed for a much larger amount, and the other two opponents folded. Aashammer revealed Qx 2x, and Bo held aces. However, the turn Jd and river 3h did not help Bo, and Anders Aashammer takes down the pot.

13:10 Anet Victorious

Ion Dragu opened for 11,000, and only Anet from the big blind called. On the flop Qd 5d 3h, Ion bet 6,000, and Anet confidently called. The turn Kh was checked, and on the river 9s, Anet bet 31,000. Ion hesitated for a moment but eventually folded his cards.

Level 14: 1,000 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 105,477, ent.: 283/994

12:40 Gabo Ižo takes down a small pot

Gabo opened from the cutoff with 4,000, and Rymar called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop of 9x 9x 2x. On the turn 9x, Gabo bet 5,000, and Rymar folded.

12:20 Martin Mauthner busts out in the opening chaos, seat open.

Martin put his 44,000 into play with Ax Kx against the opponent's 8x 8x. However, with a blank board, Martin concludes this round. Whether he opts for a reentry remains to be seen.

Level 13: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 85,487, ent.: 339/966

Day 2 seating:

The Festival Main Event 500,000€ GTD:

Start: 12:00
Day 2 will be played 12 lvls or down to 16 players
Late Registration: 14 levels / Late reg open first 2 lvls of Day 2
5% staff deducted from the prize pool

The Festival 500,000€ GTD: