Israeli Federation Cup Returns to Banco Bratislava: Second Edition to Feature an Increased €300,000 Main Event!

The SPPC Main Event 250,000€ GTD has just wrapped up Flight 1H. A total of 494 players entered the flight, with 49 advancing to Day 2. Joshua Barrett finished as the chipleader with a stack of 1,307,000.
Day 1 of the SPPC Highroller attracted a total of 224 players, creating a prize pool of 75,264€. The winner will take home 15,689€ and tomorrow’s final table will be streamed. You can find the link below, together with Saturday’s schedule.
We look forward to seeing you!


Link na zajtrajší HR Livestream:
Chipcounts 1H:

22:25 Eva Mandáková is eliminated as the last player from Flight 1H
Eva moved her 50,000 over the line with Ax Jx. One of her opponents found Qx Qx and after the 9x Qx 2x 2x 4x board, Flight 1H comes to an end.
22:10 Three quick eliminations and we are now playing hand for hand!
Kuhnel, Zawadzki and Aspas left the tournament in quick succession. We are now playing hand for hand!
HR Payout:
1. 15,689€
2. 10,575€
3. 7,550€
4. 6,125€
5. 4,850€
6. 3,675€
7. 2,675€
8. 1,975€
9. 1,625€
10.–11. 1,400€
12.–13. 1,250€
14.–15. 1,125€
16.–17. 1,000€
18.–20. 900€
21.–23. 825€
24.–27. 750€
28.–31. 700€
A total of 224 players entered the tournament, creating a prize pool of 75,264€.
Level 18: 8,000 – 16,000 / 16,000, avg. 380,000, ent.: 52/494, 1I ent.: 166/383, HR ent.: 71/224
21:55 Antonio Altea is eliminated
I arrived at the table as the stacks were being counted and Antonio was handing over his remaining roughly 150,000 with Ax Tx against his opponent’s Ax Jx after the 9x 6x 2x Ax Xx board. Daniel Vertes ultimately had more and eliminated his opponent.
21:45 Time!
Mehmet Sarigoz opened to 30,000 from EP and Christoforou behind him 3-bet to 90,000. Mehmet thought for a long time and the table eventually called time. However, Mehmet folded his cards at the beginning of the countdown.
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Level 17: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 323,934, ent.: 61/494, 1I ent.: 179/367, HR ent.: 97/224
Break 15 min
21:00 Flip
Rado rejammed from the SB over his opponent’s open with Kx Qx. His opponent called with sevens, but after a K-high board, Rado doubled his 100,000 stack.
20:50 Konrad Drzewiecki doubles up
On the Jd Qh 8h flop, there was about 140,000 in the pot and Maciej Baginski bet 70,000. Drzewiecki from the SB announced all in for about 200,000 and Barrett folded from the BB. Maciej snap-called with Jh 9h, while Drzewiecki turned over Ts 9c. After the Ac turn and 4s river, his hand held and he takes down a sizeable pot.
Level 16: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 278,310, ent.: 71/494, 1I ent.: 204/354, HR ent.: 111/222
20:30 Marcin is eliminated
Marcin got into a preflop all-in for about 15 BB with eights against his Israeli opponent’s nines. After a blank board, Marcin’s run in Flight 1H comes to an end.
Link to tomorrow’s HR Livestream:
Level 15: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 224,545, ent.: 88/494, 1I ent.: 211/329, HR ent.: 106/137
20:10 Double seat open
Algrisi shoved 104,000 from EP with Ax Jx. Barrett called from the SB with eights and Zharsky in the BB found Ax Qx and called his short stack. After the Kx 9x 4x 6x Th board, Ariel Zharsky eliminates two players at once.
19:50 Kotowicz takes a nice pot
On the 3d 2d 7c 6h 6c river, there was about 170,000 in the pot and Sebastian bet 50,000 from position. Piotr Grydz thought for a while but ultimately did not find the courage to call.
Level 14: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 195,644, ent.: 101/494, 1I ent.: 220/301, HR ent.: 94/111
19:40 Flop raise
On the Ax 3x 5x flop, there was about 30,000 in the pot and Jakub bet 10,000. Miro from the SB decided to raise to 35,000, and Jakub instantly folded his cards.
19:20 Tomáš doubles up
Tomáš shoved about 120,000 with Kx Jx and Pawel called from the BB with Ax Kx. However, a jack landed on the turn and Tomáš doubles his stack.
Level 13: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 188,190, ent.: 105/494, 1I ent.: 217/290, HR ent.: 130/197
Break 20 min
18:35 A-high is enough
On the 9x Qx 4x Qx Qx river, there was around 50,000 in the pot and both Mirisiotis and Biriukov checked. Biriukov turned over Ax Kx and after his opponent mucked, he takes the pot.
18:20 Krysztof Koziol wins it
On the 8d 7h 2h 9x 3x river, there was about 35,000 in the pot and Koziol bet 8,000. Algrisi instantly folded his cards.
Level 12: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 151,318, ent.: 129/488, 1I ent.: 206/240, HR ent.: 144/172
17:55 A serious setup
Three stacks went into the middle in quick succession before the flop. Minkov and Molnár held Kx Kx and Ax Ax respectively, while Dawid Adamczak found Qx Qx. The brutal 4x Qx 9x Jx 9x board eliminated two players and the pot easily exceeded 300,000.

Level 11: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 108,966, ent.: 174/474, 1I ent.: 157/162, HR ent.: 137/156

17:40 Christoforou vs. Gubala
Christoforou opened from EP to 7,500, Gubala and Minkov called. On the Ac Tc Kd flop, Gubala bet 8,000, Minkov folded and Christoforou called. Both players checked the 7c turn. On the river, Christoforou bet 21,000. Gubala called, but nervously tossed his cards into the muck when Christoforou turned over Kc Qd.
Level 10: 1,000 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 97,566, ent.: 189/461
17:10 Mualem is eliminated
Mualem got into a preflop all-in with Kx Qx against eights held by Maciejewski for 26,500. After the 2x 3x Ax Ax 3x board, Mualem is eliminated.
17:00 3-way all in
Zielinski opened to 5,000, Strgar rejammed his 25,000 and Zimani from the BB called his remaining 6,500 with Ax 9x. Zielinski also called with Ax 9x, while Strgar turned over Ax Kx. After the Kx 3x 6x 5x 7x board, Strgar takes the pot.
The Highroller event has also started just before the break!
The buy-in is 400€, and the 40,000€ guarantee was already smashed by the end of the first level! Late registration is open until 21:45!
Level 9: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 83,535, ent.: 215/449, HR ent.: 122/130
Break 30 min
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16:15 River overbet
On the 8x 6x 2x Qx 9x river, there was about 30,000 in the pot and Yaser Sharov bet 50,000. Tibor Koncz called after a short while, but his hand was not enough to beat his opponent’s aces and he lost the pot.
16:00 Peter Gubala all in
Gubala limped and Rovshits raised to 6,500. Gubala called and on the As Ks 6s flop, Rovshits bet 9,000. Gubala then announced an all in for an effective 50,000. Rovshits needed a moment to think, but eventually folded his cards.
Level 8: 800 – 1,600 / 1,600, avg. 57,668, ent.: 253/428
15:45 River bet
On the 7x 4x 2x 7x 8x river, there was about 15,000 in the pot and Kapelski bet 7,000. Tibor Koncz, however, did not want to see a showdown.
15:30 3-bet pot
Krawczyk opened from the CO to 3,500, Mehmedi 3-bet to 10,000 from the button and Kozar joined from the SB. Krawczyk called as well and on the Ks 2d Kh flop, Mehmedi bet 5,000. Both opponents folded.
Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 59,188, ent.: 271/401
15:25 Flip
Pawel opened to 2,500 and Marcin behind him rejammed for 25,000. Pawel called with Ax Kx and Marcin turned over jacks. After a blank board, Marcin secured the double up.
15:10 Squeeze
Dawid opened to 3,000 and three players behind him called. Dariusz from the BB decided to shove for 70,000. His opponents folded one by one.
Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 52,989, ent.: 271/359
14:50 Christoforou takes a nice pot
On the 8h 4d 5d 8d turn, there was about 17,000 in the pot and Sebastian Bulik bet 7,500 from the SB. Christoforou called and on the Kd river, Bulik checked. Christoforou bet 15,000 and after a short hesitation, Bulik folded his cards.
14:40 Dimitrios Makrinakis eliminates
Dimitrios opened from EP to 1,600, Kapelski called and Kamil Brzozowski rejammed for about 32,000. Dimitrios called with tens, Kapelski folded and Kamil turned over jacks. The Tx 3x 5x 9x Xx board sends Kamil to re-entry.
Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 50,764, ent.: 275/349
Break 15 min
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13:50 Thomas suffers an unlucky exit
Thomas got into a preflop all-in for about 45,000 with Ax Ax against the Polish player’s Jx Jx. However, another jack landed on the flop and Thomas heads for a re-entry.
Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 47,773, ent.: 246/295
13:30 Alexandra Radinger wins it
On the Ts 9s 6c Td Ad river, there was around 20,000 in the pot and Alexandra bet 10,000. Otto Lohnický thought for a while but eventually folded his cards.
13:20 Split pot
On the 8h Th 2c 5d turn, there was about 15,000 in the pot. Bartosiewicz bet 8,000, Ortar called and Mett folded. On the 5s river, both players checked. Bartosiewicz turned over Ah 2h, while Ortar held Ad 3d, so they split the pot.
Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 43,843, ent.: 229/251
The winner of yesterday’s Super High Roller event was Ivan Chesugov, taking home 9,530€!
A total of 27 players entered the tournament, creating a prize pool of 22,680€, which was distributed as follows:
1. Chegusov Ivan - 9,530€
2. Vitalii Shcherba - 6,350€
3. Philipp Gotschy - 4,075€
4. Michal Zielinski - 2,725€

12:40 Marcus Keimer is eliminated
On the Ax Kx 7x Jx turn, the stacks went into the middle. Marcus held Kx 7x, while his opponent confidently turned over Qx Qx. However, a Qx on the river sends Marcus out of the tournament once again.
Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 40,471, ent.: 170/172
Today´s schedule

12:25 Gregor vs. Mario
Gregor opened to 500 from the CO and Mario 3-bet from the button to 2,000. Gregor called after a short while and faced a bet of 1,800 on the 5x 8x 9x flop. He called at a slow pace, but on the Ax turn, Mario continued with a bet of 8,000. Gregor folded his cards.
12:10 The tournament gets underway with
Truong, Rajnik, Kolenda, Fredin, Mroz, Mucha and many others
Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 40,000, ent.: 100/100
SPPC Main Event 250,000€ GTD







