Main Event
Day 1b Started
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Players Ready for 888Live Main Event Day 1b
After a small tight-knit field yesterday left 19 players advancing to Day 2, today sees the second flight in the €888 888Live Rosvadov Main Event. The tournament comes with a €300,000 guarantee and players will be looking to take their first steps on their journey to securing at least some small part of that prizepool.
Play is scheduled for twelve 45-minute levels today, with a 15-minute break every three levels. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live updates throughout the day.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
From High Roller to Main Event
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Both William Kassouf and Aleksandar Tomovic played in the High Roller over the last couple of days, but today have swapped events to have a shot at the €888 Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Niall Farrell Up and Running
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Starting up the @888poker main event here at #888live King's Casino Rozvadov. 30k at 50-100, VAMOOOOOOOO!
— Niall Farrell (@Firaldo87poker)
Niall Farrell is obviously pumped to be playing in the 888Live Main Event, and got into a hand from the big blind against Robert Wirth.
Wirth checked a flop of 
to the Scotsman who bet 300. Wirth called. The turn was the 
and Wirth checked again. This time Farrell bet 700 and Wirth called again.
The river was the 
and Wirth checked a third time and Farrell checked behind.
Farrell showed 
for top pair, but Wirth had turned a flush holding 
.
"A good tight check," said Farrell as he got his Main Event up and running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500 | |
|
28,500 |
Petr Jelinek Eliminated from the Main Event
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
In a blind-on-blind confrontation, Petr Jelinek saw a flop with an opponent known simply as Branko.
The flop came 
and Branko checked to Jelinek who bet 2,100.
Branko check-raised to 4,600 and Jelinek raised to 8,100.
Branko moved all in and Jelinek called.
Jelinek showed 
for a flopped straight, but Branko had him beat with a higher straight holding 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the , and Jelinek became the first casualty of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
More Names Enter the Fray
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
just sat down for day 1b of #888live here in rozvadov. got my friend @pierre_neuville on my table today @888poker
— Dominik Nitsche (@DominikNitsche)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Patrick Wagner Doubles Up
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Even though antes are yet to kick in with the blinds just 75/150, some players are not afraid of getting their stacks in the middle. That is exactly what happened with Patrick Wagner and his opponent.
Wagner held 
against his opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
and Wagner's full house queens full of sixes were good enough to double up leaving his opponent with just under 10,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 41,000 |
High Roller Winner [Removed:291] Going Well
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | |
|
37,000 | |
|
|
34,000 | 5,500 |
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
28,500 | -1,500 |
|
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
25,500 | -4,500 |
|
19,000 | |
|
19,000 | -11,000 |
|
|
15,000 | -15,000 |