Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Ludovic Geilich Leads Final Eight in 888Live Main Event
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Coming into Day 2, the plan was to either play down to eight players or play twelve 60-minute levels. It very nearly came down to the latter. However, with just 11 minutes left in the 24th level of the tournament, Bartosz Szafraniec's pocket fours failed to hold up against Niall Farrell's Ace-King, and the final table was confirmed.
153 players returned at the beginning of the day and they were lead by Michal Mrakes, who had a stranglehold on the chip lead for a long while. He was briefly threatened by the likes of Mieszko Bartz, Gerardo Segui and Frank Stumpf, who all faded just short of the final table. Mrakes himself would ladder all the way to 13th (€5,584) after he was left crippled. Bartz (15th - €4,932), Segui (14th - €4,932) and Stumpf (12th - €5,584) all made the money and were unlucky to miss out on the final table.
Earlier in the day, the bubble was broken midway through Level 17 when Robert Ashelm's Ace-Jack failed to catch up to Miroslav Forman's Ace-King. However, Ashlem didn't walk away empty-handed. He collected a bluetooth speaker for his efforts, but you can't help but feel like he was after something a little bit more than that.
As is custom, after the bubble there followed a flurry of bustouts, the biggest of whom being William Kassouf. The Brit came into the day third in chips overall, but things just didn't seem to go his way, and he eventually shoved ace-three into the pocket sevens of Ludovic Geilich to finish in 23rd place (€3,628). It looked to be Ludovic Geilich's day from the outset. Even as early as the first couple of levels, the Scotsman's monolithic chipstacks towered above the table. He used them to great effect, value-betting and forcing players off of hands.
As the pressure ramped up towards the final table, the pace slowed to a standstill. By the time Andrea Iocco was eliminated in 17th position and the redraw for the final two tables were assured, Geilich was already assured of the chiplead, something he wouldn't relinquish until the end of play.
Geilich will headline the final table along with his fellow Scot Niall Farell (2,230,000) to his direct left, but there will be no shortage of characters. Lukasz Tomecki celebrated getting a flip against Niall Farrell to stay alive in the final level of the night. Alexander Dmitrienko has made has second final table of the festival after his 7th place finish in the opening event. Pavel Berka and Bernd Schonwalder may be short in chips, but they held their nerve to secure their place at the final table along with Juan Carlos Vecino and Catalin Pop.
The final table reconvenes at 2 p.m. local time tomorrow (Monday), with coverage via a livestream on a 30-minute delay.
Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 3,845,000 |
| 2 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 2,230,000 |
| 4 | Bernd Schonwalder | Germany | 745,000 |
| 5 | Alexander Dmitrienko | Russia | 1,605,000 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Vecino | Spain | 1,240,000 |
| 7 | Catalin Pop | Romania | 2,195,000 |
| 8 | Pavel Berka | Czech Republic | 760,000 |
| 9 | Lukasz Tomeck | Poland | 3,280,000 |
Bartosz Szafraniec Eliminated in 9th Place (€7,785)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
After a quiet period of time in which no player really upped the pace or forced the issue to try and reach a conclusion, Bartosz Szafraniec was all in against Niall Farrell.
The Polish player held 
and was ahead of Niall Farrell's 
.
The flop was a safe one for Szafraniec as it came 
, however the 
on the turn changed the dynamic, and the 
on the river sealed the deal for Farrell.
The players are now bagging up their chips ready for the final day tomorrow. Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap and chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 700,000 |
|
Busted |
Lukasz Tomecki Doubles Through Niall Farrell
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Lukasz Tomecki came into the final table with the fourth biggest chipstack, but he still found a way to get it all in the middle against the second biggest chip stack of Niall Farrell.
Tomecki held 
and seemed happy to be flipping against the 
of Farrell. The board ran out 
with the nine on the turn sealing the double up for Tomecki.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | 1,750,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -1,550,000 |
Alexander Dmitrienko Doubles Through Ludovic Geilich
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
With the board reading 
Alexander Dmitrienko moved all in and Ludovich Geilich called.
Geilich held 
for a flush draw, and Dmitrienko held 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the giving Dmitrienko an early double up at this nine-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 800,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 550,000 |
The Final Table Plan
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
According to tournament officials the plan is to to play until one players is eliminated, and we are left with eight, or until the end of level 24, which is in 45 minutes.
Final Table Seat Draw
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 4800000 |
| 2 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 2805000 |
| 3 | Bartosz Szafraniec | Poland | 770000 |
| 4 | Bernd Schonwalder | Germany | 265000 |
| 5 | Alexander Dmitrienko | Russia | 830000 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Vecino | Spain | 1230000 |
| 7 | Catalin Pop | Romania | 2210000 |
| 8 | Pavel Berka | Czech Republic | 710000 |
| 9 | Lukasz Tomeck | Poland | 1580000 |
Philipp Zukernik Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,440)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
It folded to Juan Carlos Vecino in the small blind who limped. Philipp Zukernik moved all in from the big blind and Vecino called.
Vecino:
Zukernik: 
The board ran out 
and Zukernik was eliminated.
They are now redrawing for the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,265,000 | -335,000 |
|
Busted |
Roger Andersson Eliminated in 11th Place (€6,440)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Roger Andersson moved all in from middle position for 323,000. Catalin Pop called from the cutoff and the cards were turned over.
Pop: 
Andersson:
"We need a three," said Andersson, as Pop's cards were turned over. There was no three on a flop of , but the 
on the turn opened up straight, flush and straight flush opportunities to go with his three. However, the river was the 
and Andersson was eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000 | 400,000 |
|
Busted |