Final Break
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are going on their final break of the evening.
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Opening Event
Day: 1a
Tariq Ullah vs Bartosz Szafraniec
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The player in the small blind checked and Tariq Ullah bet 12,000 from the big blind on a flop of 
. Bartosz Szafraniec was seated in the seat to his left and called, with the small blind getting out of the way.
The turn was the 
and Ullah bet 19,000 and Szafraniec called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Ullah showed 
for two pair, giving his stack a vital boost as the evening winds towards a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
85,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Fabien Balotelli Takes from Sarca; Eliminates a Player
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Fabien Balotelli opened from early position to 6,000. Patrick Sarca called on the button and the player in the big blind also called.
The flop came 
. Sarca checked, and the big blind bet 6,100. Both players called.
The turn was the 
. Sarca checked again and this time the third player moved all in for 15,000. Both Balotelli and Sarca called.
The river was the 
. Sarca checked to his opponent who bet 20,400, and Sarca quickly called.
The all-in player showed 
for top pair, but Balotelli had him beat with 
for a flush. Sarca meanwhile was staring at 
with a blank expression on his face. It transpires he misread his hand and mistakenly thought he held the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Break Time
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are going on another 15 minute break. Re-entries close at the conclusion of this level. The clock currently reads 102 entries, with 40 players left.
The average chip stack is 76,500.
Chip Counts from the Field
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Here are some of the bigger stacks from the field including Patrick Serka who has chipped up considerably from his already large chip stack earlier.
In the last hand before the break Ivan Curic was all-in and ahead holding 
against his opponent's . With action finished on another table, there was a small crowd gathered to watch the run out. It transpired that Tariq Ullah had folded 
pre-flop, and the crowd erupted as not only did Curic's queens hold up, but the board ran out 
which would have given Ullah a full house.
"But if you called, the four would not have come," said Curic, "Then Queens would have come!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
145,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
142,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Chaucer may very well have been talking about poker live reporting when he wrote words akin to the phrase above. When you sit and watch three players check a pot down all the way, and someone wins it with second pair. Sometimes however, it goes the other way.
A player from middle position opened to 2,600 at 600/1,200 and both the blinds called. The flop came 
and all three checked.
The turn was the 
and again all three checked.
The river was the 
and the player first to act, whose name reads 'Goga' moved all in for 21,600 into the 7,800 pot. The second player folded but the third player called.
'Goga' turned over for quads and his opponent threw his cards down towards the muck. Through the best efforts of the players they attempted to find his mucked cards, as they had to be shown. Unfortunately, the cards they thought were his turned out to be 
"Yes," said the player who had lost the pot, counting out the double up, "I called an all in with ten-high(!)"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000 |
Ivan Curic Doubles Through Tariq Ullah
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ivan Curic opened to 2,600 from the cutoff. It folded to Tariq Ullah in the small blind who has been pretty active throughout the day, having recently doubled up Bartosz Szafraniec.
Ullah three-bet to 5,800. The aforementioned Szafraniec folded in the big blind and action was back on Curic. He then four-bet all in to 31,300. Ullah called.
Ullah: 
Curic:
Curic, who is 7th on the Croatian all-time money list, was way ahead, and was even further ahead after the flop came 
. Ullah still had outs, but they would have to be the running variety, and they failed to materialise as the board completed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000 | |
|
|
25,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |