2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival

Opening Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
783
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Igor Grytsak Eliminates a Player

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player in early position opened to 3,300 and there were four callers. The flop came {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}. Igor Grytsak bet 7,800 and got one caller.

The turn was the {3-Clubs}. Action was on Grytsak who moved all in, and was instantly called by his opponent who had a smaller stack.

The reporter doesn't speak Czech, but even he knew that by the sounds of things Grytsak didn't feel confident as he turned over {j-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. His tone of voice changed substantially however when the river was the {a-Diamonds} and Grytsak added a large chunk of chips to his stack, which makes it one of the biggest in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Grytsak ua
Igor Grytsak
130,000

Valeri Hermann Doubles Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a board reading {7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs} Valeri Hermann had checked to his opponent who had bet 4,500 into a pot of 10,500.

Hermann then raised all in for 34,600. His opponent thought for a while before calling. Hermann let out a whistle as he turned over {j-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for the nut straight. However, his opponent had outs, including ones for a Royal Flush holding {j-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

The river was the {3-Hearts} and Hermann doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Valeri Hermann de
Valeri Hermann
82,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

What a Feeling for Flash Dance!

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Earlier when we had a look at a certain player's media ticket, we did a double take when we saw that his name was Flash Dance. A short while ago we got to the table just in time to see him open-shove 16,300 (almost exactly 10 big blinds) from the button. The small blind called and the big blind folded.

Dance, as we are accustomed to call him, showed {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and the small blind {9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Dance doubled up to just over starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Flash Dance
Flash Dance
35,000
35,000
35,000

Jan Volek Eliminates a Player

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A player moved all in from the hijack for 21,900 and Jan Volek called on the button.

All-in Player: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Jan Volek: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Volek took his opponent's chips. He now sits on around 80,000 with the average stack just over 67,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Volek
Jan Volek
80,000

Break

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Players are going on another break which gives us an excellent opportunity to tell you all about Day 1A.

102 players each paid (at least!) €225 to enter the first event of the 888Live Rozvadov Festival, and 19 are left to continue playing on Sunday along with the rest of the players who make it through the subsequent Day 1s.

Leading the way is Bartosz Szafraniec with a whopping 407,500 chips. The Pole successfully manoeuvred himself through the day, and at the end of it, it was him and the player sitting to his immediate right Tariq Ullah in first and second of the chip stacks.

Re-entries in today's flight close at the end of the break, with the tournament clock currently showing 150 entries, with 63 of them left in the field.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Igor Grytsak vs Szymon Pieszczoch

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Tudor Popa raised to 4,000 under the gun and Szymon Pieszczoch called in middle position. Igor Grytsak then raised to 14,500 from the big blind. Popa folded but Pieszczoch called.

The flop was {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Grytsak continued for 15,000. His opponent called.

The turn was the {9-Hearts}. Grytsak checked this time and Pieszczoch, who is ranked inside the top 100 on the all-time Polish money list, bet 34,500. Grytsak asked how much he was playing before swiftly moving all in. Pieszczoch folded, which means that Grytsak's stick is now approaching a very respectable 250,000.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Grytsak ua
Igor Grytsak
245,000
115,000
115,000
Szymon Pieszczoch pl
Szymon Pieszczoch
85,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400