Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Opening Event
Day: 1d
Edin Alijagic Wins Threeway All-In; Eliminates Two Players
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Edin Alijagic raised to 5,000 under the gun and the player to his direct left called. It folded around to the player on the button who moved all in. The blinds folded and Alijagic himself moved all in. Then the third player moved all in, and as the dust settled we got to see what cards each player was holding.
The button who had started the shovefest showed 
, while Alijagic held 
and the third player 
.
The flop was a good one for Alijagic as it came 
, meaning that both remaining players needing running quads to stay alive. The turn was the 
and the river the 
meaning that Alijagic knocked out three players and gleefully added the chips to his stack.
Perhaps they should change the Festival's name to 8888Live?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 |
Michal Kadziela Eliminated by Bruno Di Dio
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A player raised to 4,500 from middle position and Bruno Di Dio called in the hijack. Michal Kadziela in the small blind then moved all in for around 43,000. The original raiser folded and Di Dio called.
Di Dio: 
Kadziela: 
The board ran out [8h8dc3dks] and Kadziela was elimianted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Break
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are going on a short ten-minute break.
Ludovit Spit Eliminates a Player
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Ludovit Spit raised to 3,300 from middle position with the blinds 800/1,600 with a 200 ante. It folded to the player on the button who moved all in for 20,600. Spit thought for a long time, with his opponent motionless.
Eventually Spit called and his opponent took a while staring at his own cards quietly before turning them over to reveal 
. Spit showed 
and they held up as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Tomas Brokl Saved on the River
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The player under the gun limps and Tomas Brokl raises to 3,800 from middle position. The player to his left calls, as does the initial raiser.
The flop is 
and the initial raiser checks to Brokl who bets 8,100. The third player in the hand folds and the initial raiser moves all in. Brokl eventually calls and tables 
and is behind to the of his opponent.
The turn was the 
giving Brokl flush and straight outs to go with any ace for a better two-pair. The river is the 
and Brokl doubles up.
"Why do you call that?" asks his opponent.
"Why not?" came the reply from Brokl.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 |
Five Levels Left in Day 1D
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With Day 1C concluding with Simon Hoffmann top of the chip counts having amassed 343,500, our attention now turns to the conclusion of Day 1D.
According to the tournament clock, this flight has gathered 234 entrants so far, with 134 of them are still playing. There is just under two full levels of play left before re-entry closes, and by then we should be able to get the final figure for the number of players who have entered this Opening Event.
Until then, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live updates here from Rozvadov.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200