After Dabrovsky limped, Jadrny 3-bet to 3K, finding three callers. The action checked through the flop and turn K-9-2-8, keeping the pot simmering. On the river 9, Jadrny fired a 5K attempt to steal with QJo, but Majlo called with A-high, scooping the smaller pot.
Flight 1/A of tournament Carpathian Poker Series recorded 59 entries and 6 players advanced to the Final Day. Chipleader from this flight is Mihalo Juraj with stack of 907,000.
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Here is the schedule for Day 1/B that awaits you today!
03:40 Two quick eliminations by Mihalo
Mihalo secured the advancing 6-man squad that will figure in the Final Day by rapidly eliminating Fedor, and Taxis in two consecutive hands, enhancing his stack for the Sunday.
03:30 Orosz ended 9th
Presalovic started the game with 25K open, inviting Mihalo from SB and Orosz on BB with shortstack. Presalovic c-bet 55K on the flop 4♣A♥J♥, which forced Mihalo to give up, but Orosz jammed his remaining 38K with 2♥9♥ against AQo. The flush did not come and Orosz is the next eliminated player.
Orosz: 2♥9♥
Presalovic: A♦Q♣o
Board: 4♣A♥J♥3♣K♣
03:20 Safe play
Hanzen opened to 25K, and only Meety on BB defended. Hanzen c-bet the flop K♥Q♣4♠ for 20K, and Meety raised to 55K, which Hanzen paid. Both checked the turn 8♦ and the river 5♥. In the showdown, Hanzen showed pocket AA, after which Meety mucked his cards.
Level 17: 6000 - 12 000 / 12 000, avg. 295,00, ent.: 10/59
03:05 Action slowed down
Despite these two eliminations during this level, the action noticeably slowed down as the players are approaching the 6 players mark that will advance to the final day.
03:00 Kuruc ends soon after
In his ultimate hand on this flight, he jammed from BB after Mihalo min-raised, and nobody but him joined the game with pocket 77. He needed a huge portion of luck against pocket KK, which did not come and Kuruc is another player who is eliminated from the tournament.
Kuruc: 77
Mihalo: KK
Board: 4-2-6-5-2
02:50 Karabincik will not advance
As a short stack, he found A4o under his hand and sent his 47K from UTG and found a caller in Kuruc who called with pocket JJ. The Ace did not appear on the board, meaning he will not advance to the final day from this flight.
Karabincik: A4o
Kuruc: JJ
Board: K-2-8-5-6
Level 16: 5000 - 10 000 / 10 000, avg. 245,833, ent.: 12/59
02:30 Hanzel ends
He open-shoved his nearly 100K stack with AQo, and right behind him, Majlo was ready to re-shove with pocket JJ covering Hanzel´s stack. As Hanzel did not hit any of his two over cards on the board, Majlo took his chips and eliminated him from the tournament.
Hanzel: AQo
Majlo: JJ
Board: 9-6-K-9-8
02:20 Long tank
Presalovic min-raised, Fedor called, and Karabincik from the small blind 3-bet to 62K, getting only Fedor to call. On the flop A♦K♦6♣, Karabincik c-bet 35K and Fedor called again. The turn J♣ saw Karabincik fire a second barrel for 45K, but Fedor responded aggressively, shoving his 122K stack. After a long tank and a clock called on him, Karabincik’s hand went dead, and Fedor took the pot.
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02:10 Refused elimination
It all started with Mihalo min-raising, and Kazmiruk on SB 3-bet shoved his 92K stack with pocket 88. Kuruc on BB asked to count his stack, and after a while, he called with AQo. Safe board for Kazmiruk allowed him to double his stack and continue in this flight.
Kuruc: AQo
Kazmiruk: 88
Board: 4-T-T-4-2
01:50 Taxi boosted his stack
He raised big to 25K, but Husky on the BB shoved his stack, covering Taxis. Taxis snap-called with 98K, holding pocket Kings against Husky’s Jacks. An immediate set on the flop sealed Taxis’s dominance, allowing him to double up through Husky.
Husky: JJ
Taxis: KK
Board: K-2-8-9-T
Level 14: 3000 - 6000 / 6000, avg. 210,714, ent.: 14/59
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01:30 Karabincik appeared strong
He opened to 12.5K from the BTN, and Mihalo on SB with Presalovic on BB paid. He then c-bet the flop 8-3-3 to 15K, and only Mihalo went to see the turn 6, which was checked by both players. After another check by Mihalo on the river 9, Karabincik fired 33K, that convinced Mihalo to give up this time.
01:20 Mravec got paid
Husky opened to 8K, with Meety on the BTN and Mravec on the BB calling. On the 7-8-8 flop, Husky c-bet 13K and only Mravec called. Both checked the turn T, but the river sparked action as Mravec fired 50K, which Husky quickly called. Mravec revealed a full house with Q8o, scooping the pot and taking the win.
01:10 Destined to end like this
Mihalo opened to 8K and Presalovic with Kazmiruk called. On the flop J♣7♣3♦ Presalovic led for 15K, which Kazmiruk and Mihalo called. Turn 2♥ eliminated Kazmiruk from this hand following 25K bet from Presalovic, which Mihalo again check-called. The similar action on the river 9♣, where Presalovic fired a third barrel for 45K, to which Mihalo responded with a check-raise all-in, and Presalovic snap-called with his 153K stack holding A♣4♣, and dominated K♣5♣ under Mihalo´s hands. Mihalo therefore lost a significant ammount of his chips in this game.
Mihalo: K♣5♣
Presalovic: A♣4♣
Board: J♣7♣3♦2♥9♣
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Level 13: 2500 - 5000 / 5000, avg. 196,667, ent.: 15/59
00:50 Kusnirik will not advance
He was the player who started the gameiwth 8K open, but Mihalo on SB decided to 3-bet to 32K. Kusnirik eventually 4-bet shoved his stack with AKs and received a snap call by Mihalo holding pocket QQ. Kusnirik needed a help from the board, sadly for him it did not happen and the only chance for him to advance to the final day is to try one of the following flights.
Kusnirik: A♦K♦
Mihalo: Q♣Q♥
Board: 5♦2♥T♣T♠3♣
00:50 Kazmiruk with value
He min-raised to 8K and Hruby on BTN, and Karabincik on BB paid. On the flop 5♠Q♠9♦ Kazmiruk c-bet for 7.5K and only Hruby called. Both players checked the turn 3♠, but the action restored on the river 6♦, where Kazmiruk asked for a value of 20K, which was quickly called by Hruby, but after Kazmiruk showed a straight completed on the river with 47s, Hruby just mucked his cards.
00:40 Not yet
Fedor min-raised, Hanzen called, and Kazmiruk squeezed 64K stack with AJo. Only Fedor was willing to pay with QTs. Event though the board came all numerical, Fedor did not hit his pair with T and therefore he doubled Kazmiruk´s stack allowing him to continue in the tournament.
Kazmiruk: AJo
Fedor: QTs
Board: 8-4-7-7-3
Level 12: 2000 - 4000 / 4000, avg. 184,375, ent.: 16/59
00:25 Quick eliminations
In this game, the action started with Taxis who opened to 7K and only blinds reacted to his move. Cerep on SB shoved his 40K short stack with pocket 77, and Cverha on BB with ultrashort was forced to move all-in as well with 23o. Taxis held pocket KK and dominated both oponents. He even hit a set on the flop, and no miracle happened after the run-out, thus he eliminated both of his opponents.
Taxis: KK
Cerep: 77
Cverha: 23o
Board: T-K-A-J-4
00:15 Karabincik builds his stack
Karabincik on decision on BB, as he was confronted by an open-shove from Gajdos for 45K. He did not hesitate with a premium AKo vs KQs under his opponent´s hand. The numerical flop did not change anything, and after the run-out with two Aces, Karabincik eliminated Gajdos scooping his chips for himself.
Karabincik: AKo
Gajdos: KQs
Board: 3-7-3-A-A
00:05 Emotional roller-coaster
Hruby opened to 6.5K and Karabincik 3-bet shoved his 53K stack with pocket JJ, and stood against Hruby with ATo who called. It looked promising for Hruby on the turn as he completed trips with Ts, however the river 7 secured a double up for Karabincik with a straight.
Karabincik: JJ
Hruby: ATo
Board: 8-T-9-T-7
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Level 11: 1500 - 3000 / 3000, avg. 134,091, ent.: 22/59
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23:35 Chips back for Balicki
Hruby opened to 5K, Dabrovsky called, and Balicki 3-bet shoved his 43K stack. After a brief thinking, Hruby eventually called with KQs and was a pre-flop favorite against Balicki with QTo. This changed on the turn, as Balicki completed his straight and doubled his reduced stack through Hruby.
Hruby: KQs
Balicki: QTo
Board: 2-J-9-8-2
23:20 Kazmiruk will continue
Balicki min-raised, Hanzen called, and Kazmiruk 3-bet shoved his 20K stack with AKo. Only Balicki made the call with KJs. An Ace on the flop made Kazmiruk the favorite, while Balicki still had a gutshot straight draw. The runout held safely for Kazmiruk, allowing him to double up and continue in the tournament.
Kazmiruk: A♥K♣
Balicki: K♥J♥
Board: 3♥A♦T♠T♦3♦
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23:10 Presalovic with premium
After Gajdos limped, Presalovic raised to 10K and Karabincik 3-bet to 25K. Presalovic responded by shoving his 46.6K stack, and Karabincik snap-called with pocket JJs. However, Presalovic had pocket Kings, and with no J appearing on the board, he doubled up through Karabincik.
Presalovic: KK
Karabincik: JJ
Board: T-3-Q-6-5
22:50 Farewell for Vargovcakova
Vargovcakova started the game with an open-shove for 25K, followed by a call from Gajdos, as well as Hruby on BB. Both players checked through the board, and in the showdown, Hruby dominated his opponents with pocket JJ, took the pot, and eliminated Vargovcakova from the tournament.
Vargovcakova: K♦9♦
Gajdos: 2♣2♥
Hruby: J♣J♠
Board: 8♥Q♥8♠T♦4♦
Level 9: 1000 - 2000 / 2000, avg. 101,786, ent.: 28/57
22:40 Hustler unlucky
After Hanzen min-raised from UTG, Hustler 3-bet shoved his near-35K stack with AQo. After a brief tank, Hanzen called with pocket 8s. Although a queen hit the flop, the runout turned in Hanzen’s favor as he completed a straight on the river, sending Hustler to re-entry.
Hustler: A♥Q♠
Hanzen: 8♥8♠
Board: Q♦J♦J♥9♦T♦
22:25 Balicki double
Balicki and Kazmiruk got it in pre-flop after Balicki shoved his near-20K stack with AQo, and Kazmiruk made the call with A9s. A queen landed right on the flop, and after a clean runout, Balicki sealed the win and doubled up.
Balicki: A♣Q♥
Kazmiruk: A♥9♥
22:15 Double seat open
Fedor opened to 3.5K, Kostera called, and Vadasz shoved for 13K. Fedor 4-bet to 34K, prompting Kostera to 5-bet shove for around 75K, which Fedor called, creating a three-way all-in. At the showdown, Fedor’s A7o was trailing against Kostera’s JJ and Vadasz’s KJo, but a lucky river gave him a full house, allowing him to eliminate both players from the tournament.
Kostera: JJ
Vadasz: KJo
Fedor: A7o
Board: T-7-9-9-7
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Level 8: 800 - 1600 / 1600, avg. 86,364, ent.: 33/57
22:05 Double for Majlo
After a limp from Hanzen, Majlo on SB squeezed his approx. 30K stack with A9s that Hanzen called with the same hand, however, off-suit. The luck was on Majlo's side, as he completed a flush on the river and doubled his stack.
Majlo: A♥9♥
Hanzen: A♠9♦
Board: 6♣8♥7♥9♣5♥
21:50 Too much?
Cverha min-raised and three callers joined. The flop came 3♣5♠4♣ and was checked around, but the turn brought another 5♥, where Jadrny led out for 3.5K, and only Cverha and Vargovcakova continued. When the river T♠ hit, Cverha pulled the trigger with a 15.5K bet, and with no takers, he claimed the pot uncontested.
21:40 Chips to Hanzel
Presalovic opened to 3K and picked up five callers, sending a majority of the table to the flop. The 8-3-J board was checked around, but turn 5 sparked action as Vargovcakova and Hanzel both check-called a 7K bet from Jadrny. Three players reached the river 4, where Hanzel once again check-called Jadrny’s 15K second barrel. This time the cards broke in Hanzel’s favor, as he completed a straight on the river and left Jadrny drawing dead with nothing more than a pair of threes.
Hanzel: 67o
Jadrny: A3o
Board: 8-3-J-5-4
Level 7: 600 - 1200 / 1200, avg. 84,848, ent.: 33/56
21:25 Ultra short did not hold
Hanzel min-raised, Vargovcakova called on the BTN, and Karabincik, sitting on an ultra-short 2.6K stack, pushed his chips in. All three players saw the A-9-J flop, where Hanzel checked and Vargovcakova reached for chips, prompting Hanzel to fold immediately. At the showdown, Karabincik showed Q3o against Vargovcakova’s ATo. The board offered no miracles on the runout, and Karabincik was eliminated from the tournament.
Vargovcakova: ATo
Karabincik: Q3o
Board: A-9-J-7-6
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21:15 Smaller pot for Majlo
Jadrny: QJo
Majlo: A6s
Board: K-9-2-8-9
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20:25 Minarik eliminates
Zabilansky didn’t hesitate, shoving his 11K stack pre-flop with AQs, only to face a re-shove from Minarik holding pocket 8s. The flop immediately swung in Minarik’s favor as he flopped a set, and the turn upgraded him to a full house, crushing Zabilansky’s chances despite hitting a flush draw on the flop. Even when the flush was completed on the river, it wasn’t enough to overcome Minarik’s full house, ending Zabilansky’s run in the hand.
Zabilansky: A♣Q♣
Minarik: 8♦8♥
Board: J♣K♠8♣J♥4♣
20:15 Mravec squeezed
The hand kicked off with Angelovic opening to 2.1K, followed by a 6K 3-bet from Roman, which both Mravec and Angelovic called. The flop came T♦Q♦2♠, and Mravec check-raised Roman’s 5.6K bet to 15.5K, with Roman eventually calling. Both players checked the turn Q♥, setting up a dramatic river. When the T♦ hit, Mravec fired a squeeze, forcing Roman to fold and surrender the pot.
20:05 Lucky river kept his chances
Mihalo and Halecka stacked themselves on a 3-J-9 flop after Halecka pushed his remaining 13K. At the showdown, Mihalo held the lead with a pair of TTs, while Halecka had KQ and needed a gut-shot or one of his overcards to survive. The tension peaked on the river, and a lucky T fell, keeping Halecka alive in the tournament.
Mihalo: TT
Halecka: KQ
Board: 3-J-9-2-T
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19:55 Fedor convincingly
The hand began with Fedor opening to 1.3K, and Meety 3-bet to 4K, with Fedor calling. On the flop K♦9♦8♠, Fedor check-called a 4K bet from Meety. Both players checked the turn 5♠, and on the river 6♠, Fedor led out for 17K, forcing Meety to fold.
19:40 Unlucky turn
Eliasova and Orosz went all-in on a 4-2-3 flop after Eliasova pushed her last 10K and Orosz called. At the showdown, Eliasova showed a pair of Jacks, while Orosz held just a middle pair with 6♣3♦. Unfortunately for Eliasova, the turn brought a 6, and after a blank river, forcing her to take a re-entry in case she would like to continue in today's flight.
Eliasova: JJ
Orosz: 63o
Board: 4-2-3-6-Q
Level 4: 300 - 600 / 600, avg. 58,571, ent.: 35/41
19:20 Flush vs flush
After Angelovic limped, Taxis raised to 1.7K, and Angelovic called. The flop came T♦7♦6♣, and Angelovic check-called a 2K bet from Taxis. Both players checked the turn 2♦, but the river 5♦ brought action. Angelovic led for 5K with a J-high flush, only for Taxis to snap-call with a K-high flush, taking the pot.
Taxis: A♥K♦
Angelovic: K♥J♦
Board: T♦7♦6♣2♦5♦
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19:10 Dabrovsky will continue
The hand began with Hruby opening to 1.1K, and four players called. The flop came 6♣3♦3♣, and Vadasz led for 3K, with only Dabrovsky calling. On the turn 2♠, Vadasz pushed Dabrovsky to an all-in for 4K effective, and Dabrovsky called with Q3s. Vadasz, holding a flush draw with Q8s, missed on the river 5♠, allowing Dabrovsky to survive and continue in the tournament.
Dabrovsky: Q♠3♠
Vadasz: Q♣8♣
Board: 6♣3♥3♣2♠5♠
Level 3: 200 - 500 / 500, avg. 58,621, ent.: 29/34
19:00 Vargovcakova scooped the pot
Eliasova opened to 1K, Vadasz called, and Vargovcakova 3-bet to 3.5K, finding three callers. The flop came T♦8♠4♠, and all four players checked. On the turn 5♠, Vadasz led for 7K, and only Vargovcakova snap-called. The river brought 7♦, and Vadasz led again for 11.5K, but Vargovcakova raised to 24K, which he snap-called, holding a completed straight with pocket 6s. However, Vargovcakova had already made the nut flush on the turn and took the pot.
Vadasz: 6♣6♦
Vargovcakova: A♠Q♠
Board: T♦8♠4♠5♠7♦
18:45 Cooler
The hand began with Limper opening to 800, and Majlo 3-bet to 2.5K. Meety responded with a 4-bet to 6.5K, prompting Limper to 5-bet to 16.8K. After a while, Majlo shoved his stack, and only Meety called. At the showdown, Majlo revealed pocket kings against Meety’s aces. The board ran out clean, and Meety eliminated Majlo, scooping a huge pot.
Meety: AA
Majlo: KK
Board: 7♣4♦7♠6♥3♦
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Level 2: 200 - 400 / 400, avg. 53,448, ent.: 29/31
18:25 Top pair for Lovasz
Again in this game, two players—Lovasz and Angelovic went to the flop J♦6♣3♦. Lovasz fires a c-bet of 3K, and Angelovic calls. The turn brings 5♥, and Lovasz continues with another 3K lead, again met with a call. On the river 8♥, Lovasz pushes a third barrel for 5K, and Angelovic calls once more. When Lovasz showed top pair with AJo, Angelovic mucked, letting Lovasz take the pot.
18:15 Pocket nines enough
Limper and Kazmiruk went heads-up to a K♦6♥T♣ flop, with the pot already over 5K. The T♥ pairs the board on the turn, where Limper leads out for 3.1K, and Kazmiruk makes the call. The 5♣ completes the board, and after checks, the cards are revealed—Limper tables A8o, while Kazmiruk drags the pot with 9♠9♦.
Limper: A8o
Kazmiruk: 99
Board: K♦6♥T♣T♥5♣
18:07 Players at the start
The Carpathian Poker Series once again brings a truly international field to the tables, with players including Balicki, Kazmiruk, Derda, Lengyel, Mihalo, Presalovic, and others.
18:05 Tournament started!
The long-awaited Carpathian Poker Series is officially underway with Day 1/A. The floor manager Stano announced to shuffle up and deal—this is your moment to make a deep run!
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