The April edition of the Fifty Grand with 50.000€ GTD recorded 315 entries and the champion is Caba Tomasz who takes home 4.905€ after an ICM deal with 2.354€ up top for the winner and 7.259€ in total including 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125.000€ GTD.
Congratulations!!!

Runner-up Wojtas - 4 976€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD
After Caba gradually built his stack, he then found an A2o and stacked with Wojtas holding pocket 44. The flop J-3-7 favored Wojtas so far, but an Ace landed on the turn, and after the river, the Fifty Grand tournament is over!
Wojtas: 4♥4♠
Caba: A♦2♣
Board: J♥3♦7♠A♣K♦

Level 28: 80 000 - 160 000 / 160 000, avg. 7,875,000, ent.: 2/315
02:05 Chips back to Caba
In another pre-flop all-in, Caba held KTo and stood against a stronger hand, A4o. The tournament could already be over, but Caba managed to hit a lucky K on the river and doubled his 5.3M stack.
Caba: K♦T♥
Wojtas: A♠4♣
Board: 5♥J♦7♣6♦K♣
01:50 Wojtas doubled in the HU
Caba jammed with QJo, and Wojtas quickly called after he found an Ace under his hand. The numerical board secured him a 5M double up.
Wojtas: A♠9♦
Caba: Q♥J♦
Board: 6♠7♦5♣7♣2♣
3. Meszaros - 5 955€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD
Soon after, Meszaros on the BTN found A8o and shoved. Caba on SB was ready to call with premium AQo. Even though Meszaros managed to hit his 3-outer, the river completed flush for Caba, and Meszaros was eliminated in 3rd position.
Meszaros: A♦8♠
Caba: A♣Q♥
Board: 3♠4♣7♣8♣2♣

4. Vadasz - 5 349€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD
He stacked pre-flop with Wojtas after he found KTo, and Wojtas called with Q9o. His hand held him throughout the board until the river Q, which eliminated him in 4th position.
Vadasz: K♠T♥
Wojtas: Q♥9♣
Board: J♣5♥7♠5♦Q♣

Players agreed on an ICM deal, with 2 354€ left to play for. The payouts are (including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD):
Wojtas - 4 976€
Meszaros - 5 955€
Vadasz - 5 349€
Caba - 4 905€
Players are discussing the deal...
Stacks:
Meszaros - 5.39M
Vadasz - 3.985M
Caba - 3.12M
Wojtas - 3.25M
Level 27: 60 000 - 120 000 / 120 000, avg. 3,937,500, ent.: 4/315
00:50 Caba with double-up
He minraised from the BTN, and only Meszaros from the BB joined. They stacked on the flop 9-2-T, where Meszaros showed K9s and Caba revealed his set of TT. After the river, Caba doubled his stack.
Caba: T♦T♣
Meszaros: K♦9♦
Board: 9♥2♣T♠4♠A♣
5. Ilanovsky - 2 473€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD
He managed to climb to 900K and then he stacked with Wojtas pre-flop holding ATo. Wojtas was slightly better with AJs, and after a J on the flop, he stood his ground until the river and eliminated his opponent.
Wojtas: A♣J♣
Ilanovsky: A♥T♠
Board: 3♦J♠4♣5♠3♣

00:35 Ilanovsky doubled ultra-short
He found himself on the SB with just 225K behind, and sent it with T2s. Meszaros called with 62s and after both missed the board, Ilanovsky doubled his stack.
Ilanovsky: T♥2♥
Meszaros: 6♦2♦
Board: 8♥A♦3♦9♠5♥
6. Jelcs - 1 878€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD
Meszaros minraised, Jelcs called and both went to the flop 6-7-3, where Meszaros c-bet 200K, and Jelcs called again. Turn brought 8, which prompted Meszaros to bet 500K effective. After a while, Jelcs called witjh pocket JJ, but it was not enough against Meszaros with KK.
Meszaros: K♣K♦
Jelcs: J♥J♠
Board: 6♣7♠3♠8♦Q♠

7. Stupar - 1 482€
Stupar patiently waited for the right moment, which came along with A3s and he jammed. Vadas quickly repushed with pocket KK. As Stupar did not connect to the board, he was eliminated in 7th position.
Stupar: A♥3♥
Vadasz: K♦K♠
Board: 8♣6♠2♦J♣K♥

Level 26: 50 000 - 100 000 / 100 000, avg. 2,250,000, ent.: 7/315
00:05 Still 7 players
Caba with his 1.1M stack open-shoved after he found 99, and Wojtas right behind called with higher pair of TT. A lucky 9 landed straight on the flop, which in the end, was enough for Caba to double-up.
Caba: 9♣9♠
Wojtas: T♣T♠
Board: J♦4♥9♦7♠K♥
8. Cerep - 1 224€
Wojtas opened to 180K, and Cerep jammed his 480K stack with KQs. Action back to Wojtas, who called with weaker hand 65s. Both players missed the flop, but Cerep needed just a safe runout afterwards. The turn 6 favored Wojtas, who eliminated Cerep after river bricked for him.
Cerep: K♣Q♣
Wojtas: 6♥5♥
Board: 7♥A♦J♣6♠8♣

23:45 Vadasz will continue
He open-shoved his 1.15M stack, and Cerep called with AJo. He dominated Vadasz, who held just A8s, and needed to hit his 3-outer. He eventually did right on the flop, but Cerep got some extra outs with his gutshot. However, Vadasz even upgraded to trips and doubled his stack.
Vadasz: A♥8♥
Cerep: A♦J♥
Board: K♦T♦8♣6♥8♦
Level 25: 40 000 - 80 000 / 80 000, avg. 1,968,750, ent.: 8/315
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23:00 B vs. B
Ilanovsky completed from SB and went to see the flop A-A-Q together with Meszaros, where both checked. After turn 9, Ilanovsky check-called 75K to see the river 5, where the action slowed down again. In the showdown, Ilanovsky held KJo against Q5o under Meszaros´s hand, who took the pot for himself.
Meszaros: Q♣5♦
Ilanovsky: K♦J♥
Board: A♦A♥Q♠9♣5♥
The start of the final table looked promising in terms of the action, but it somehow got tighter afterwards.
23:00 Jelcs doubled
Wojtas opened to 130K, Jelcs from SB called, but Vadasz on the BB decided to shove his stack. He found his opponent in Jelcs, who called with pocket TT. After a numerical board, Jelcs managed to double his 735K stack.
Jelcs: T♦T♣
Vadasz: K♠Q♥
Board: 9♣7♠3♦8♥2♥
Level 24: 30 000 - 60 000 / 60 000, avg. 1,968,750, ent.: 8/315
22:30 Set vs. set
In the next hand, Jelcs was again in the spotlight. He opened to 155K and just Ilanovsky called from the BTN. They saw the flop 6-K-5, where Jelcs lead-shoved and Ilanovsky snap-called. Both tabled their set, but Ilanovsky was ahead with 66 again pocket 55 under Jelcs´s hand. Jelcs handed borrowed chips from Mihalo to Ilanovsky, as he doubled his 500K stack.
Jelcs: 5♥5♠
Ilanovsky: 6♦6♣
Board: 6♥K♣5♣3♦Q♠
9. Mihalo - 1 034€
In the very first hand on the Final Table, Mihalo open-shoved his 400K stack right from UTG with A5s. He found his opponent in Jelcs, who re-pushed with pocket JJ. Mihalo got extra outs on the turn with flush-draw, he even hit it on the river, but Jelcs completed his fullhouse and Mihalo is the first eliminated player from the FT.
Mihalo: A♣5♣
Jelcs: J♥J♦
Board: T♠9♠9♣2♣J♣

The Final Table squad!

The Final Table line-up and stacks:

10. Niepsuj - 859€
In his last hand, he faced Jelcs, who again found pocket KK under his hand. That´s why Niepsuj crashed hard, after he shoved his 190K stack with AJo. The safe board for KK secured the squad for the Final Table!.
Niepsuj: A♠J♥
Jelcs: K♥K♠
Board: 6♣5♦7♠2♠Q♥
These eye-catching thropies for the champion of the 2nd edition of Carpathian Poker Series and the Side-event are ready to be claimed this June!

Level 23: 25 000 - 50 000 / 50 000, avg. 1,575,000, ent.: 10/315
21:40 The Final Table was nearly formed
Niepsuj from the BTN jammed his last 160K and Ilanovsky on the SB re-shoved with AKs. Niepsuj with pocket 88 withstood the Q-high board and doubled his stack.
Niepsuj: 8♣8♠
Ilanovsky: A♠K♠
Board: 3♥7♠6♣Q♥3♠
11. Lender - 707€
After a previous minraise, Lender jammed from SB with KJo, and Caba on the BB re-pushed with pocket JJ. After a T-high board, with was over for Lender. He finished in 11th position.
Lender: K♥J♦
Caba: J♥J♣
Board: 7♠4♥8♦2♠T♦

12. Maslanka - 707€
He open-shoved 300K stack with A7s, and again, Meszaros called with KJs. The flop was great for Meszaros, as he hit his J and flush draw. Without Ace on the turn or the river, Maslanka was eliminated.
Maslanka: A♠7♠
Meszaros: K♦J♦
Board: J♠6♦Q♦K♠8♣

21:25 Big pot for Vadasz
After the initial open of 85K by Cerep, Vadasz from SB called, but Stupar on the BB 3-bet to 315K, which only Vadasz called. On the flop 4-K-A, Vadasz check-called a 225K bet. Turn brought 6, and both checked. After the river K, Vadasz lead-shoved his stack, but Stupar gave up this hand.
21:20 Maslanka double-up
In a B vs. B situation, Maslanka shoved his 130K stack from SB, and Meszaros called with 49o. The board ran clear for Maslanka and secured his double up.
Maslanka: K♥5♥
Meszaros: 4♣9♠
Board: J♣3♠A♠7♣5♦
13. Hanzen - 707€
Ilanovsky limped, and action skipped to the BB, where Hanzen jammed his 175K stack with A4o, and needed to hit his 3-outer against pocket 55 after Ilanovsky called. Without A on the board, Hanzen was eliminated in 13the position.
Hanzen: A♥4♠
Ilanovsky: 5♠5♦
Board: T♥3♥J♠6♠2♥

Level 22: 20 000 - 40 000 / 40 000, avg. 1,211,538, ent.: 13/315
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Break 20 minutes
14. Pipo - 571€
After a long wait, Pipo found AJs and jammed right away with his 190K stack. Meszaros decided to call with KJo. The board favored Meszaros, as he hit his trips, eliminating Pipo in 14th position.
Pipo: A♦J♦
Meszaros: K♦J♣
Board: K♥9♥Q♥K♣5♦

20:20 Ilanovský doubled
He met with Stupar on the flop T-8-6, where Stupar led for 60K and Ilanovsky paid. After river A, Ilanovsky lead-shoved his 120K, and Stupar called with KTs. However, Ilanovsky hit his ace, and after the river with another A, he doubled his stack.
Ilanovsky: A♠9♥
Stupar: K♥T♥
Board: 8♣T♣6♥A♦A♥
15. Grochowina - 571€
In another pre-flop all-in situation, Grochowina with pocket 77 stacked with Stupar holding AQs. Stupar managed to hit his Q on the turn, and after the river bricked for Grochowina, he was eliminated in 15th position.
Grochowina: 7♦7♥
Stupar: A♥Q♥
Board: 5♦6♦6♥Q♠5♣

16. Papp - 571€
In his last hand, he stacked with Cerep on the turn 8-Q-5-6, where Cerep led for 140K and Papp jammed with A6o. Cerep snap called with his set of 55, and after the river, Papp was eliminated in 16th position.
Cerep: 5♥5♦
Papp: A♠6♥
Board: 8♦Q♥5♠6♦7♣

Level 21: 15 000 - 30 000 / 30 000, avg. 984,375, ent.: 16/315
20:00 Pocket KK with a happy end this time
In this hand, Jelcs stacked pre-flop against Stupar, who held pocket QQ vs. pocket KK under Jelcs's hand. A J-high board secured an approx. 650K double-up for Jelcs.
Jelcs: K♣K♥
Stupar: Q♣Q♠
Board: J♣2♠2♦9♦7♠
19:50 Sick river
The main villain of this story was Cerep, who raised a previous limp by Jelcs to 50K, after which Hanzen from CO 3-bet to 125K. Cerep then jammed his 720K stack, and Hanzen snap-called with pocket KK. Hanzen dominated his opponent who held pocket TT, and everything seemed like another elimination is approaching, but a sick river T doubled Cerep's stack. Hanzen fell to just 260K.
Hanzen: K♥K♣
Cerep: T♣T♠
Board: Q♠3♣A♥6♦T♥
17. Zielinski - 458€

18. Sirilla - 458€
He open-shoved his 125K stack, and Hanzen on the BTN called with KTs. As Hanzen hit his K right on the flop and the runout bricked for Sirilla, it was the last hand for him in this tournament.
Sirilla: A♠Q♦
Hanzen: K♠T♠
Board: 7♠K♣3♥J♦4♦

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Level 20: 10 000 - 25 000 / 25 000, avg. 875,500, ent.: 18/315
19:15 Pocket JJ for double-up
In this hand, Hanzen on the BB with pocket JJ stacked pre-flop against Grochowina with two overcards, AQo. A safe numerical 9-high board doubled Hanzen's 465K stack. Grochowina fell to 650K.
Hanzen: J♠J♥
Grochowina: A♦Q♥
Board: 9♣8♣7♣5♦4♠
19. Kuruc - 458€
He open-shoved his 240K stack, and Jelcs was ready to re-shove with premium KK. Kuruc needed to hit his 3-outer with AQo, which did not happen, and he was eliminated in 19th position.
Kuruc: A♦Q♠
Jelcs: K♣K♦
Board: 8♠6♦2♠J♣6♠

19:10 Papp doubled
Zielinski min-raised, and Papp from the CO 3-bet shoved his 285K, which Zielinski paid with pocket 99. He dominated his opponent holding AKo, but the K landed right on the flop, which held him throughout the river and doubled his stack.
Zielinski: 9♦9♠
Papp: A♦K♠
Board: K♥T♦8♣2♦8♠
19:00 Sirilla still alive
After a while, he shoved his 25K stack, and Grochowina on the SB joined with Kuruc on the BB. The board was checked through the river, and in the showdown, Sirilla showed two pairs with his KJo, which was enough for him to triple his stack.
Sirilla: K♦J♥
Grochowina: T♥8♠
Kuruc: 7♣3♦
Board: 9♣J♦K♣9♠2♥
20. Dudziak - 458€

18:50 Suckout for Sirilla
He met in HU against Grochowina on the flop 3♣5♥4♣, where Grochowina led 110K and Sirilla jammed holding A♣2♣. Grochowina called with 345K behind and 6♣5♣. He was on the verge of elimination, but the river 7 completed him better straight and doubled his stack. Sirilla fell to just 70K.
Grochowina: 6♣5♣
Sirilla: A♣2♣
Board: 3♣5♥4♣J♠7♦
Level 19: 10 000 - 20 000 / 20 000, avg. 787,500, ent.: 20/315
Break 40 minutes
21. Pataki - 369€

22. Michalko - 369€
He opened to 35K, and Wojtas, right behind him, 3-bet to 72K, which Michalko called. He then lead-shoved his 250K on the flop K♣4♣2♦, with his A-high flush draw holding A♣6♣, and was quickly called by Wojtas with pocket KK. Even though he hit his A on the turn and 6 on the river, it was not enough to continue in this tournament.
Michalko: A♣6♣
Wojtas: K♠K♦
Board: K♣4♣2♦A♥6♠
23. Gribovszki - 369€
In his last hand, he opened to 37K with his short stack and pocket 99 and faced an all-in by Jelcs, who found pocket QQ on the BTN. Gribovszki eventually called and needed a huge portion of luck. He stood no chance and after a missed board, he was eliminated in 24th position.
Gribovszki: 9♣9♦
Jelcs: Q♦Q♥
Board: J♠3♦6♣2♦8♥

17:35 Huge pot
This hand brought Michalko and Wojtas to HU on the river 5♦J♠K♠5♣Q♠ with a pot already over 380K. Here Michalko check-called 125K bet by Wojtas, only to see his pocket A♦A♥ and he quickly mucked his cards. Wojtas grabbed a huge pot.
24. Malinski - 369€

Level 18: 8 000 - 16 000 / 16 000, avg. 630,000, ent.: 24/315
25. Luman - 369€

26. Yurchyk - 285€
Maslanka opened to 30K, and Yurchyk, after he found AKo, jammed his remaining 57K, and Maslanka called with pocket QQ. A j-high board secured the elimination of his opponent in 27th position.
Maslanka: Q♥Q♣
Yurchyk: A♠K♣
Board: 8♦J♣5♣3♥5♠

27. Szeles - 285€
28. Kepes - 285€

29. Scibor - 285€
In his last hand, he stacked with Papp on the flop 5-2-J, with his last 150K holding KJo. Papp called with pocket AA and, without any problems, eliminated Scibor in 30th position.
Scibor: K♥J♠
Papp: A♣A♦
Board: 5♦2♥J♦9♦T♦

16:50 Luman gave up
Hanzen started with 25K open, Zielinski called from the BTN, and Luman defended BB. Hanzen then c-bet 16K on the flop 9♠6♣9♦, Zielinski folded, but Luman decided to raise to 52K, which Hanzen called. Another 9♥ landed on the turn, and both players checked. The river 4♥ prompted Luman to lead 50K, to which, after a while, Hanzen responded with approx. 140K all-in. Luman was not willing to pay and folded.
Level 16: 6 000 - 12 000 / 12 000, avg. 525,000, ent.: 29/315
30. Mymrenko - 285€

16:30 Another short doubled
Kepes min-raised, and Gribovszki jammed his short stack of approx. 70K, and Kepes called with QJs. Gribovszki was ahead with KJo, and nothing changed after the river. He will continue with doubled stack.
Gribovszki: K♣J♥
Kepes: Q♠J♠
Board: 3♠2♦2♥5♣A♣
31. Nowinski - 285€
Third time and it is over. Nowinski, for the 3rd time, jammed his remaining ultra-short stack with 65o, and three more players joined the game. They checked through the river, where, again, Michalko bet 20K with KQs. This time, it was enough against Nowisnki, who hit just a pair of 6s.
Nowinski: 6♣5♦
Michalko: K♣Q♣
Board: 6♦A♦9♠K♠A♥
16:12 Nowinski holds
With just 1K left, Nowinski joined the game with 2 more players, where Michalko from the BB bet 20K on the river, pushing away the third player. In the showdown, Michalo tabled KJo; however, Nowinski completed his straight on the river with 53o.
Nowinski: 5♣3♦
Michalko: K♥J♦
Board: J♠2♦7♠6♣4♣
16:10 The clash of short stacks
Yurchyk open-shoved his short stack of 70K, and right behind him, Nowinski re-shoved with his 71K stack. In the showdown, Nowinski was ahead with pocket QQ against KJo, but the K on the flop left Nowinski with just 1K behind after this hand.
Yurchyk: K♣J♦
Nowinski: Q♥Q♠
Board: K♠T♥6♠8♥4♥
32. Limper - 285€
Payouts:
1. 10 011€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125,000€ GTD
2. 6 287€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125.000€ GTD
3. 4 064€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125.000€ GTD
4. 3 182€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125.000€ GTD
5. 2 473€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125.000€ GTD
6. 1 878€ including a 170€ ticket to Carpathian Poker Series 125.000€ GTD
7. 1 482€
8. 1 224€
9. 1 034€
10. 859€
11. - 13. 707€
14. - 16. 571€
17. - 20. 458€
21. - 25. 369€
26. - 32. 285€
16:03 The Final Day has just started!
After all flights were wrapped up, the Fifty Grand tournament recorded 315 entries in total, and 32 players secured their seats on the Final Day.

Level 16: 5 000 - 10 000 / 10 000, avg. 492,187, ent.: 32/315

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