• The Festival Main Event attracted a total of 505 entries, creating a prize pool of 239,875€. After a heads-up deal, Petros Theodosiou became the winner, taking home 39,480€. The first poker frenzy in Banco Bratislava is only just beginning. In just a few days, the Norwegian Poker Championships 2026 will kick off, and the full schedule as well as information about upcoming events can be found on our website or social media. We look forward to seeing you!

  • FT Results:

  • 1. Theodosiou Petros – 39,480€
    2. Wieczorek Zbigniew – 34,810€
    3. Gaulhofer Markus - 19,850€
    4. Dudnik Pawel - 14,700€
    5. Wendlandt Henning - 11,300€
    6. Golushko Dmitry - 8,700€
    7. Mckenzie Mark Allardice - 6,950€
    8. Gvozdenovic Stevan - 5,575€
    9. Haellfors Teemu Aake Ilmari - 4,450€

  • 18:30 Zbigniew Wieczorek Eliminated in 2nd Place for 34,810€

    On the turn 9h 7h 7s 4h, Wieczorek called a bet of 1,200,000. On the river 7c, Wieczorek led for the same amount. After a long consideration, Theodosiou called with Kh 2h. Wieczorek held Tx 8x and lost the pot. A few hands later, Zbigniew pushed 2,400,000 with 9x 6x and Theodosiou decided to call with Kx 3x. The dramatic runout 4x 5x 6x Ax Kx caused an explosion of joy on the Cypriot side and the Main Event comes to an end.

  • 18:10 Chips Move Back and Forth

    However, no major action has taken place so far.

  • Upcoming tournaments:

  • The Polish–Cypriot Heads-Up Begins!

    Wieczorek holds nearly 15,000,000, Theodosiou 10,325,000.

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    Deal numbers:

    Wieczorek – 34,810€

    Theodosiou – 32,050€

    left to play -  7,430€

  • Short Break
    A discussion about a potential deal is underway!

    17:40 Markus Gaulhofer Eliminated in 3rd Place for 19,850€

    Markus moved his roughly 4,000,000 over the line with Ax Qx against Ax 6x held by Petros Theodosiou. The board 2x 8x Jx 2x 6x eliminated Markus in unfortunate fashion.

  • Level 31: 125,000 – 250,000 / 250,000, avg. 8,416,667, ent.: 3/505

    Break 15 min

  • 17:00 Pawel Dudnik Eliminated in 4th Place for 14,700€

    Dudnik moved his roughly three million over the line with Ax Tx. Petros Theodosiou behind him found Ax Kx and after a blank board, Dudnik is eliminated.

  • 16:45 Dudnik Double Up

    Dudnik moved his roughly 11bb over the line with Kh Ks and Petros called with 3h 3c. After a board of 2x 2x Tx Kx Tx, Dudnik held comfortably.

  • 16:30 Henning Wendlandt Eliminated in 5th Place for 11,300€

    Henning opened to 400,000, Dudnik called from the button and Wieczorek decided to reshove for about 7,000,000. Henning called off his 4,000,000 and Dudnik folded pocket nines. Wieczorek showed Ks Qs, Henning Ax Kx. After a board of Qx 5x Jx 4x 3x, the German player is eliminated in fifth place.

  • Level 30: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, ag. 5,050,000, ent.: 5/505

  • 16:10 Rejam

    Petros opened from EP to 300,000. Markus decided to move all in for about 1,500,000. No one else joined and Petros needed time to think, but in the end he folded his hand.

  • 16:00 Dmitry Golushko Eliminated in 6th Place for 8,700€

    Wieczorek opened from the button and Golushko reshoved for 2,350,000 from the SB. Wieczorek called with pocket tens and Golushko held Ax Qx. After a board of Tx 8x 2x 2x Ax, Dmitry is eliminated in sixth place.

  • Chipcounts:

  • 10-Game payouts:

  • 1. 14,225€
    2. 10,025€
    3. 6,900€
    4. 4,800€
    5. 3,350€
    6. 2,500€

  • Level 29: 75,000 - 150,000 / 150,000, avg. 4,208,333, ent.: 6/505

    Break 15 min

  • Upcoming events:

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  • 14:50 Mark McKenzie Eliminated in 7th Place for 6,950€

    Mark moved his short stack of about 700,000 over the line from the CO with Js 2c. Henning Wendlandt called from the BB with Ah 6h. After a board of Ax 7x Kx Kx 2x, Mark is eliminated.

  • 14:40 Brutal River

    On the turn Tx 4x 3x 6x, about 900,000 went over the line from Stefan Gvozdenica with pocket aces. Markus called with pocket eights. The river 8x cruelly sent Gvozdenica out of the tournament in eighth place for 5,575€.

  • Level 28: 50,000 – 125,000 / 125,000, avg. 3,156,250, ent.: 8/505

  • 14:25 Teemu Haellfors Becomes the First to Be Eliminated for 4,450€

    Dudnik opened from EP to 200,000. Wieczorek and Theodosiou called. Haellfors also called, which put him all in, and Gvozdenovic called from the BB. The board 4d 2h 6s 2d 8d was checked down. Haellfors showed Ah Tc, which was not enough against Dudnik’s Ac Ad. Dudnik takes down the four-way pot.

  • 14:10 Gaulhofer All In
    Markus moved 1,035,000 over the line from EP. Haellfors behind him thought for a while but folded. Petros from the SB asked for a count of the stack but eventually gave up his hand, and McKenzie from the BB did the same.

  • 13:50 Mark McKenzie All In

    Nothing significant had happened for a while. Mark moved his short stack over the line from the SB and Markus Gaulhofer in the BB considered briefly but folded.

  • Level 27: 50,000 – 100,000 / 100,000, avg. 2,805,556, ent.: 9/505

  • 13:25 Twice Without Response
    Markus Gaulhofer moved all in for more than a million twice in a row. However, no one found either the cards or the courage to call.

  • 13:10 Dmitry Golushko Secures an Early Double Up
    In the second hand, Wieczorek opened from the SB and Golushko from the BB announced all in for 1,625,000. Wieczorek called with Kx Kx and Dmitry showed Ax Qx. After a board of Ax 5x 6x 5x 4x, we will have to wait a bit longer for the first seat open.

  • 13:05 The Final Table Has Begun!
    The players have unbagged their chips and taken their seats. We will soon find out who takes home the 45,525€ prize!

  • Level 26: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 2,805,556, ent.: 9/505

    There are just under 30 minutes remaining in this level. All subsequent levels will last 50 minutes!

  • 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:

  • 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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