Flight 1A of the tournament, Master of Disaster vol. IV, recorded 61 entries, and 6 players advanced to the Final Day. Chipleader from this flight is Trembecki Lubos with a stack of 953,000.
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03:40 Bujnak infamous bubble boy
In the last hand of this flight, Bujnak limped, Minarik raised to 35K, and Takac, together with Bujnak, called. The flop came K♥9♣8♦, and Takac led for 25K, followed by a shove from Bujnak, and a re-shove by Minarik with his 140K stack, to which Takac responded with a squeeze as well. In the showdown, Minarik showed pocket AA against AKo under Bujnak´s hands, and K6s under Takac´s. After the runout, Bujnak was eliminated, and Minarik scooped a huge pot for himself. After this game, we have the six advancing players from this flight to the Final Day.
Minarik: AA
Bujnak: AKo
Takac: K6s
Board: K-9-8-2-9
03:20 Shorts refuse to be eliminated
Bujnak, with his last 19K chips went all-in, and two more players joined. The board 4-6-6-A-J was checked through, and in the showdown, Bujnak held pocket QQ, which dominated his opponents, Valiga with K2o and Kepes with T8s. Even in this spot, the short stack managed to survive, and the tournament continued without an elimination.
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03:10 Shablii back on chips
After a series of winning games, he gradually built a 97K stack, which he doubled in the following game. Bujnak limped, Minarik raised to 30K and Shablii with Bujnak called. The flop came Q♥4♥8♠, where Shablii lead-shoved his stack with 8♥6♥, and got called by Bujnak with A♥J♥. The runout did not bring any of the cards completing flush, so Shablii doubled his stack and continues in the flight.
Shablii: 8♥6♥
Bujnak: A♥J♥
Board: Q♥4♥8♠5♠5♦
02:55 Kepes with double
This game started with Shablii, who minraised, and Kepes 3-bet shoved his 128K stack with pocket 99. Shablii eventually called with a smaller pair of 77, and needed help from the board to eliminate the last player. The help did not come, thus he doubled Kepes´s stack and dropped to an ultra short.
Kepes: 99
Shablii: 77
Board: 5-8-T-K-3
02:45 Shablii continues
After he found A9o under his hands, he opend-shoved his 92K stack and found the opponent in Valiga with A2o. Safe board for Shablii meant, he doubled his stack.
Shablii: A9o
Valiga: A2o
Board: K-5-Q-7-8
Level 16: 5000 - 10 000 / 10 000, avg. 435,714, ent.: 7/61
02:35 Valiga takes from Shablii
Shablii opened to 16K, and Valiga from SB called. Flop came A-3-J, where Valiga c-bet for 30K and Shablii paid. Both players checked the turn 2, and after the river 6, Valiga fired 50K, which convinced Shablii to fold his hand.
02:25 Bujnak did not want to end
He limped, Minarik raised to 25K, and Shablii, together with Bujna,k called. The flop came 3-9-7, and Bujnak lead-shoved his 95K stack, which Minarik called with Q9o. Unfortunately for Minarik, Bujnar hit his set with pocket 33 and doubled his stack after the river.
Bujnak: 33
Minarik: Q9o
Board: 3-9-7-2-A
02:15 Gorgosz out
Kepes opened to 17K, and Gorgosz 3-bet shoved with KQs, but he run into Kepes holding pocket KK and snap-called. The last K came right on the flop adn after the river, Gorgosz was eliminated from the flight.
Kepes: K♠K♥
Gorgosz: K♣Q♣
Board: 6♠K♦6♥8♦8♣
Level 15: 4000 - 8000 / 8000, avg. 381,250, ent.: 8/61
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02:05 Tight game
In this level, cautious play has taken over the table, as the field is closer to the advancing bubble. We do not see any interesting post-flop games.
01:50 Double seat open
In this hand, Majlo open-shoved his 72K stack from the BTN, Takac on the SB called, and Nowinski on the BB was basically forced to go allin with his ultra short stack. In the showdown Takac dominated his opponents with ATo, but Majlo managed to hit his J right on the flop holding QJo. Nowinski with 56o needed a huge help to continue in this flight, and on the turn, he added some outs with gutshot straightdraw. However, the lucky river A for Takac secured a double seat open, and the field of the players was reduced to 8.
Nowinski: 56o
Takac: ATo
Majlo: QJo
Board: 2-J-T-3-A
Level 14: 3000 - 6000 / 6000, avg. 305,000, ent.: 10/61
Break 10 minutes
01:25 Taxis ends
It began by a minraise from Majlo from UTG, and Valiga from the BTN 3-bet to 50K, to which Taxis on the BB responded with 4-bet shove with his 230K stack. After fold by Majlo, Valiga went into a deep tank, but he ended up calling with a pocket QQ and faced AKo. The numerical board favored Valiga, who eliminated Taxis after the river.
Valiga: Q♠Q♥
Taxis: A♣K♥
Board: 2♣9♣3♠4♥3♣
01:10 Mackovic will not advance
Limper minraised, Shablii called on the BTN, and Mackovic from the SB shoved his short stack, and only Limper called with pocket QQ against 88 under Mackovic´s hands. Without the needed two outs on the board for Mackovic, he was eliminated from this flight.
Mackovic: 8♣8♠
Limper: Q♦Q♣
Board: K♠5♠4♦5♣9♦
Level 13: 2500 - 5000 / 5000, avg. 234,615, ent.: 13/61
01:00 Aggression on the river has paid off
In this hand, we had a B vs B situation, where Valiga from the SB raised to 15K, and Kepes called. On the flop J♠T♥2,♠ Valiga c-bet for 25K and Kepes called again. Turn 6♦ slowed the action as both players checked, but on the river 7♠ Kepes decided to play a bit aggressively here, and raised to 72K after a previous bet from Valiga to 25K. Valiga was convinced that his hand was weaker and folded.
00:50 Second barrel convinced
Gorgosz minraised, Shablii called and Limper on the BB decided to 3-bet to 26K, which only Shablii called. He then paid a c-bet 26K on the flop 8♦8♠2♣, but after a second barrel 40K from Limper on the turn 7♣, Shablii surrendered his hands and let Limper collect his chips.
00:40 Nowinski will continue
After a series of folds, Takac from the SB completed and Nowinski shoved his smaller stack with pocket TT, and Takac paid with A4s. Nowinski survived the board without any drama and doubled his stack.
Nowinski: T♣T♠
Takac: A♦4♦
Board: 3♠K♥Q♠9♦2♣
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Level 12: 2000 - 4000 / 4000, avg. 203,333, ent.: 15/61
00:30 Majlo vs Valiga again
This time, Majlo minraised from UTG, and four players including Valiga called. On the flop 6♥6♠7♦ Majlo check-called 15K bet from Valiga and both went to the turn J♦, where Majlo again check-called 25K bet. The same action for 35K on the river 8♠, where Valiga revealed a completed straight with T9o thanks to the lucky runout and collected his chips.
00:20 Trap for Majlo
After Taxis limped, Majlo decided to raise to 10K and Valiga with Kepes called from the blinds. All of them checked the flop A♠5♥T♥, but the turn 2♠ sparked some action as Valiga led for 15K, which only Majlo called. A little trap for Majlo on the river 7♥, as Valiga check-called 15K bet from Majlo with completed set holding pocket 55 against Majlo with just AJo.
Majlo: A♥J♦
Valiga: 5♣5♦
Board: A♠5♥T♥2♠7♥
00:10 Double for Minarik
He minraised from UTG, Shablii called, but Cekanova decided to 3-bet to 30K. Minarik called, and left just 1.5K behind, so they eventually ended up all in right on the flop 6-A-Q. In the showdown, Minarik held pocket JJ and Cekanova pocket TT. After runout without any of the remaining 2 outs for Cekanova, Minarik doubled up.
Minarik: JJ
Cekanova: TT
Board: 6-A-Q-7-Q
The registration is now closed and 6 players in total will advance to the Final Day from his flight.
Level 11: 1500 - 3000 / 3000, avg. 190,625, ent.: 16/61
Break 30 minutes!
23:25 Slavik did not survive
He openshoved his shortstack with JTs and Bujnak was the one who eliminated him, as he called with QJo and after a blank board for Slavik, he ended in this flight, still with a chance to use a re-entry in the last level before the registration closes.
Slavik: J♠T♠
Bujnak: Q♣J♦
Board: A♦3♣9♦A♣5♦
23:15 Mackovic convincingly
He started the game with minraise, and two player joined him to see the flop 2♦7♦4♣, where everyone checked. Mackovic decided for a delayed c-bet on the turn J♣ for 16K and only Sirilla accepted the invitation to the river A♥, where Mackovic fired another barrel for 25K, which convinced Sirilla to fold his hand.
23:05 More chips for Shablii
After initial minraise from Bujnak, Minarik 3-bet to 8K and Shablii decided to 4-bet to 30K, which only Bujnak called. It all ended right on the flop 6♥6♣3♥, after Shablii c-bet for 20K and Bujnak refused to pay and folded. Shablii then showed pocket 99 to the table.
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Level 10: 1000 - 2500 / 2500, avg. 138,636, ent.: 22/61
22:50 Pot for Bujnak
After two limpers, Gorgosz raised to 7.5K, and Bujnak called. Both players went to the flop Q♥4♦T♣, where Bujnak check-called 6.5K c-bet from Gorgosz. On the turn 6♦, both players checked and on the river 5♣, Bujnak took the lead and fired 15K bet, but Gorgosz surrendered his hand and let Bujnak took his chips.
22:35 Double seat open
All started with Slavik and after his minraise another four players joined the game. The flop came 5-J-2, and Tobias led for 7.5K, which Eliasova called. However Shablii on the BB decided to raise to 21.5K, after which Tobias shoved his 53.8K stack, Eliasova re-shoved, and Shablii squeezed as well, covering both of his opponents. In the showdown, Shablii dominated both with his two pairs holding J2o, but he stood against flushdraws. The runout went safe for him and he eventually elimianted both of his opponents.
Shablii: J♠2♣
Eliasova: A♥7♥
Tobias: K♥8♥
Board: 5♥J♥2♠8♠A♠
Level 9: 1000 - 2000 / 2000, avg. 116,000, ent.: 25/58
22:20 Bolecek was dominated
Kepo started the action with a min-raise, and four players went to the flop 2-9-Q, where Bolecek from the SB lead-shoved his 12.8K stack with Q8s and Takac paid with the same pair, however there was a kicker problem for Bolecek. After the runout, thanks to the kicker, Takac eliminated Bolecek from the flight.
Takac: Q♥J♦
Bolecek: Q♠8♠
Board: 2♥9♣Q♣K♦7♦
22:10 River killer
Mihalo limped and Kresnakova with her short stack 11.6K squeezed. She picked up two callers - Taxis and Mihalo. The board came K-9-9-9-T, and in the showdown Kresnakova realized that she dominated both players until the river, as Mihalo held JTo under his hands and eliminated Kresnakova from this flight.
Kresnakova: 44
Mihalo: JTo
Taxis: AQo
Board: K-9-9-9-T
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Level 8: 800 - 1600 / 1600, avg. 90,625, ent.: 32/58
21:55 Shablii got paid
Minarik opened to 2.5K from the BTN, and both players on blinds called. The flop came 3-6-8, and Shablii on the SB check-raised a 5K bet from Minarik to 12.5K, which Minarik paid. On turn 9 Shablii fired 16K, and again, Minarik paid. Another barrel for 55K on the river by Shablii was called by Minarik. In the showdown, Shablii tabled 75o with a completed straight, and Minarik had to muck his weaker hand.
21:45 Lucky set
Macko ended up in the HU against Limper on the flop 3-6-7, where they even stacked as Limper hit his set with pocket 33 against pocket KK under Macko's hands. Limper was the lucky one here, and after the runout, he doubled his 42.5K stack.
Limper: 33
Macko: KK
Board: 3-6-7-T-J
21:35 Eliasova doubled
After opening to 2.5K by Shablii, Tobias and Dubovsky called, but Eliasova on the BB decided to squeeze her remaining 20K, which, in the end, Tobias called with almost the identical stack and with 87s against Eliasova with A3s. Tobias, as the underdog here, needed to connect to the board. He could even complete a flush on the river, but an ace decided that Eliasova doubled her stack and Tobias was eliminated.
Eliasova: A♣3♣
Tobias: 8♠7♠
Board: 4♣T♦2♠Q♠A♦
Level 7: 600 - 1200 / 1200, avg. 84,375, ent.: 33/55
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21:25 Kresnakova resurrected
After a limp from Mihalo and Sirilla, action went to Kresnakova, who shoved her remaining 16.5K stack, and Majlo on the SB paid, as well as Sirilla, who shoved his smaller stack with T7s. He stood against premium hands—pocket QQ under Majlo's hands and AKo under Kresnakova's. The flop came 5-7-K, favoring Kresnakova, who took a lead, and nothing changed after the runout. She tripled her stack while also eliminating Sirilla from this flight.
Kresnakova: A♦K♠
Majlo: Q♥Q♣
Sirilla: T♦7♦
Board: 5♦7♥K♥J♦6♥
21:15 Valiga stole on the river
Valiga, Takac, and Flesar met on the flop 4♣2♠6♠, where Flesar led for 6K and both his opponents paid. The turn A♠ slowed the action as the players checked. The river 8♣ almost copied the action from the turn, but after two checks, Valiga decided to fire 12K, which no one was willing to pay. Thus, Valiga stole the pot on the river for himself.
Level 6: 500 - 1000 / 1000, avg. 81,034, ent.: 29/47
Break 30 minutes
20:30 Value bet was paid
Limper min-raised, and three players joined the game. On the flop A-2-4, Limper c-bet for 2.5K, and only Sirilla continued. Another barrel for 5.4K from Limper was called by Sirilla on turn 8, but on the river T, Limper slowed down, and after his check, Sirilla fired 7.5K, which Limper eventually paid. However, he mucked his hand after Sirilla showed A5o.
20:20 Pot for Bujnak
Mirka min-raised from the UTG, and four players paid. On the flop A-K-7, Mirka c-bet to 2.7K, and Labovsky with Bujnak called. All players then checked the turn A, but the action has restored on the river 5, where Labovsky led for 5K, only to face a raise from Bujnak to 10K. Labovsky gave up and folded, showing K, but it was not enough, as Bujnak showed A9o.
Bujnak: A9o
Labovsky: Kx
Board: A-K-7-A-5
20:15 He had it
Shablii min-raised and received three calls. The flop came A-T-A, where Labovsky led for 2K, which only Tobias and Shablii paid. The action then slowed down on the turn with another T with all players checking, but the river brought yet another A, and Labovsky squeezed his stack. After Shablii folded, Tobias thought he was playing the board but eventually folded his hand as well. Tobias's prediction was wrong, as Labovsky showed an A under his hands, completing poker.
20:05 Nice pot without a fight
After three limpers, Majlo decided to raise to 6K, only to face a quick 3-bet from Limper for 17.9K. After a series of folds by all limpers, Majlo decided to 4-bet shove, which persuaded Limper to fold his hand without any further confrontation on the board. Thus, Majlo scooped a nice pot without any fight.
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19:45 Flopped flush
Sirilla on the UTG opened to 1.4K, and four players in total went to the flop 9♥8♥4♥, where Majlo from the BTN led for 1.5K and received three calls. The turn came 4♦, and this time, Mihalo led for 5K, eliminating Majlo from the game, and only Sirilla paid. Both players checked the river 5♦, and after Mihalo showed flopped flush with 5♥2♥, Sirilla had to muck his cards again.
19:35 A-high enough
After a series of folds, Valiga on the BTN opened to 600, and Meety from SB 3-bet to 2.5K, which only Valiga called. They checked the flop 7-8-4, and on the turn 8, Meety check-called a 2K bet from Valiga. The river came T, and after the same action for 5K, Meety took the pot with A-high against Valiga's K-high.
Valiga: K2s
Meety: AQo
Board: 8-7-4-8-T
Level 4: 300 - 600 / 600, avg. 62,903, ent.: 31/39
19:20 Without the value
It all started with Mihalo and his 1K open, followed by a 3-bet to 3K from Sirilla, and only Mihalo paid. Mihalo then check-called a c-bet of 3K from Sirilla on the flop 7♥Q♠3♣. A similar action on the turn 3♥ for 7.5K took players to the river 4♥, where Mihalo checked. Sirilla was thinking for a while if he should make a bet but eventually checked as well. In the showdown, Mihalo showed K-high flush with K♥T♥, and Sirilla quickly mucked his cards.
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19:05 Winning hand for Kresnakova
Majlo started the game with 1K open, and three players joined before Kresnakova from the BB 3-bet to 3.5K, and eventually everyone joined. They saw the flop 9-6-Q, where Majlo led for 5K, and Sirilla paid as well as Kresnakova with a check-call. Everyone checked the turn 8, and after the 2 on the river, Kresnakova again check-called the 8K bet by Majlo, who showed his pair of 6 holding 65s, but Kresnakova with pocket JJ was way ahead with her pocket JJ.
Kresnakova: J♣J♥
Majlo: 6♦5♦
Board: 9♠6♥Q♣8♣2♣
Level 3: 200 - 500 / 500, avg. 53,226, ent.: 31/33
18:55 Valiga persuaded
The game began with Stupar and his 800 opener, after which Valiga on the SB and Meety on the BB joined the game. He then c-bet the flop A♣2♠4♠ for 1.1K, which only Valiga paid. The same action for 3.5K on the turn T♠, but the tables turned on the river 9♠, where Valiga led big for 15K. Stupar went into the tank and eventually folded his cards, allowing Valiga to collect the chips.
18:40 Majlo stole the pot
He started the game with 1K open, and four players in total joined. On the flop A♥J♣5♠, Macko decided to lead for 2.5K and found two callers, including Majlo. All players then checked the turn T♣, and after no action on the river Q♦, Majlo in position asked for 6.5K, which no one was willing to pay, thus scooping the pot for himself.
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Level 2: 200 - 400 / 400, avg. 50,000, ent.: 31/31
18:30 Big pot
After two limpers, Kepic went for a raise to 1.5K and found four callers. After the flop 4-7-4, Kepic c-bet to 3K and just Sirilla with Taxis called. Another barrel of 5.3K from Kepic on the turn 2 was followed by a raise to 15.3K from Sirilla, which eliminated Taxis from this game, so only Kepic continued to the river 6, where after a while Kepic check-called a 12.5K bet from Sirilla, who completed trips with his 43o, and Kepic mucked his cards.
18:20 Kresnakova flopped...
The game started with two limpers, but Sirilla decided to raise to 1.3K, which only Kresnakova from CO called. Flop came 9♠8♦7♠, and Sirilla c-bet to 2.5K, followed by a call from Kresnakova. The same action on the turn 6♠ for 5.5K, but the river 4 stopped the action as both checked. Sirilla missed the nuts flush on the river with A♠J♦, so the pot went to Kresnakova, who flopped the nuts straight with her JTo.
Kresnakova: J♣T♠
Sirilla: A♠J♦
Board: 9♠8♦7♠6♠4♥
18:15 Bujnak takes
He opened from the BTN, but Minarik on the BB was ready to 3-bet to 3.5K, which Bujnak called. Both went to the flop Q-5-2, where Minarik c-bet to 2.5K and Bujnak called. The same action for 4K on the turn 2, after which on the river 3 action slowed down as both players checked. Minarik tabled pocket 88, which was not enough against Bujnak with pocket JJ, who scooped the pot for himself.
Minarik: 8♠8♥
Bujnak: J♣J♦
Board: Q♠5♠2♦2♥3♠
18:05 Seated players
Some of the already seated players at the start include Taxis, Eliasova, Minarik, Lovasz and Limper...
18:03 Tournament started!
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