Main Event
Day 1a Started
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Buy-in
€888
Entries
531
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
888Live Rozvadov Main Event Gets Underway
At the same time as the High Roller continues, Day 1a of the €888 Main Event of the 888Live Rozvadov Festival gets underway.
We will be focussing on the High Roller until its conclusion, and then will be returning to the Main Event to see the end of day 1a.
This is the start of three Day 1s for the tournament, which comes with a €300,000 guarantee.
While You Wait...
Sarah talks to the winner of the Heads Up Grudge Match, Stacy Matuson.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Here We Are!
With just under two levels left in the day, we can finally bring you some live action from Day 1a of the Main Event. After [Removed:291]'s stunning victory of Czech player Martin Kabrhel, the PokerNews live updating focus now switches to the €888 Main Event for the remainder of the festival.
According to the tournament clock, there were 71 entrants today, and only 22 of them are still standing...or seated.
This tournament comes with a €300,000 guarantee, and three starting flights, so expect a lot more entries over the course of the coming days.
Faces Old and New
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Even with 21 players left there are still some familiar faces. They include Opening Event Day 1a chip-leader Bartosz Szafraniec, and eventual 7th place finisher in that event Alexander Dmitrienko.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
99,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Rachid Allouch Loves Poker
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Since we last saw Rachid Allouch, he had lost a significant portion of his stack, so much so that he was all in with 
against his opponent's stronger and much nicer-looking 
.
However, the flop turned Allouch's mediocre holdings into a monster as it came 
. The vocal Allouch kept quite until the turn, which was the 
before celebrating. "I flopped a straight," he said in German.
The river was the 
and Allouch sat down, before exclaiming, in English this time: "I love poker!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Robert Zipf Eliminated by David Steliac
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
After a limp from early position, David Steliac limped from the button and Robert Zipf moved all in for his remaining 20,000. The original limper folded and after much agonising Steliac called.
Steliac: 
Zipf: 
The board ran out: 
and the nine on the turn helped Steliac, and Zipf was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Lukasz Tomecki Takes from Rachid Allouch
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Lukasz Tomecki raised to 4,200 from the cutoff and Rachid Allouch defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Allouch lead for 6,200. Tomecki called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Allouch lead for 11,000. Tomecki snap-called and Allouch appeared to scold himself before showing 
"King-high no good," replied Tomecki, turning over 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | |
|
|
50,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |