2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival

Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Final Results
Winner
Marek Blaško
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€27,824
Event Info
Buy-in
€225
Prize Pool
€150,000
Total Entries
783
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 783
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Dino Pasquale Eliminated by Ruben Perez

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Dino Pasquale
Dino Pasquale

Ruben Perez opened to 16,500 from the button. His stack had slipped somewhat from where he started today, but he was still remaining active at his table.

Dino Pasquale then three-bet all-in from the small blind for his remaining chips, around 80,000. The big blind folded and Perez called.

Perez showed {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and was behind to Pasquale's {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}. However, the flop soon changed all that, as Perez flopped the absolute nuts on {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. There were some backdoor outs, but they were extinguished when the board completed {4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Perez gratefully added Pasquale's chips to his stack.

Checking in on the Big Stacks

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Here are the changes in some of the bigger stacks at the start of the day. Zdenek Zahorcik has lost some from the heady heights of a 500,000 stack, meanwhile Martin Kabrhel has been eliminated.

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Tariq Ullah Eliminated by Juan Carlos Vecino

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Tariq Ullah
Tariq Ullah

Table 96 was always going to be a hotbed of activity today. Three of the top 20 were seated there, and with the addition of Jose Carlos Vecino after his table broke, there were some monster stacks just itching to get into the middle.

Jose Carlos Vecino now sits on a stack of around 700,000, and he explained that it was down in part to the elimination of tablemate Tariq Ullah. Vecino raised to 14,000 with blinds 3,000/6,000, and Ullah moved all in for 120,000. Vecino called and his {k-}{k-} was ahead of Ullah's {9-}{9-}.

Tim Gruber vs Torsten Rink

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Tim Gruber raised to 13,000 from the button and Torsten Rink defended his big blind.

The flop was {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Rink check-called a bet of 14,000 from his opponent.

Both players checked the {2-Clubs} on the turn. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Rink bet 20,000. Gruber quickly called and watched as Rink showed {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a pair of sixes, but Gruber had him beat with {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a pair of nines.

Gruber has chipped up nicely from the start of the day, adding a little over 100,000 to his overnight stack as we approach the end of level 17.

Catalin Pot Eliminates Sergejs Dubovs

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Catalin Pot
Catalin Pot

Catalin Pot raised to 13,000 from early position. It folded to Sergejs Dubovs in the big blind.

A lot has been said in the poker community recently about excessive tanking, and whether shot clocks should be implemented. Dubovs has this covered. On the stand next to him at the table there is a pot of tea, and next to that is a tablet. This tablet has a countdown timer set to one minute.

On more than one occasion so far today, I have seen the action fold around to Dubovs, who dutifully presses a button and the one-minute countdown timer starts. Sometimes he folds straight away, and resets the timer. Other times he spends 40 seconds on his decision. For whose benefit is this? Who knows.

So facing this bet from Pot, Dubovs pressed his timer. The clock ticked away as he played with his remaining chips. He had come into the day with 55,000 and it had withered down to just over 30,000. He eventually moved all in and Pot instantly called.

Pot showed [kckqc] and Dubovs {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}. "Good luck sir," said Pot.

The flop came {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. "That's not a good flop for you," remarked Pot. The turn was even worse, as it was the {j-Clubs}. With Dubovs in real danger of being counterfeited, the river was dealt. The {10-Clubs}.

Time waits for no man, and Dubovs gathered his things and headed to the exit.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba Takes from Tudor Popa

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Tudor Popa raised to 11,000 from the hijack. The small blind called and Eusebiu-Nicolae Jalba defended his big blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades}. It checked to Popa who bet 15,000. The small blind called but Jalba called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Jalba checked to Popa who bet again, this time for 30,000. Again Jalba just called.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and Jalba checked a third time and Popa bet a large amount, 75,000. Jalba thought out his options, counting out his stack before throwing in a chip to call.

Popa showed {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for a missed flush and straight draw, and Jalba turned over {a-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a rivered two pair.

Early Eliminations

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante