Break
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players are going on their first break of the day.
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Opening Event
Day: 1b
Taavi Vahar Eliminates a Player in the Last Hand of the Level
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
A player moved all in from early position for just 1,900. A player in the next seat called and Taavi Vahar called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and both remaining players checked. On the turn which brought the 
Vahar lead for 1,700 and his opponent folded 
face up and dashed off to the bathroom.
Meanwhile, the all in player showed 
and Vahar 
.
The river was the 
, denying the all in player a flush, meaning that the first bit of Vahar'sbreak was spent stacking up newly acquired chips!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 |
Petr Vik Eliminates a Player
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
A player limped in early position, and a player from middle position raised to 450. The player on the button called and then Petr Vik three-bet out of the small blind to 1,550.
The original limper folded and the original raiser moved all in for around 15,000. The button folded and Vik called.
Vik held 
and was ahead of his opponet's 
. The board ran out 
and Vik reached across the table, extending a hand to his opponent as they exited the tournament floorl
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | 47,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
First Player Eliminated at the Hand of Nicolas Sievers
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Hearing a cry of seat open barely halfway through the second level of the day is bound to make the ears of any live reporter prick up. Heading over to the table, the recipient of the busted player's chips Nicolas Sievers filled us in.
According to him, his opponent overbet the flop of 
and Sievers called. The turn was the and his opponent bet again. Sievers raised and was then shoved on.
Sievers called quickly showing 
and all that was left was for his opponent to turn over 
, the river to come 
. and for the player to make a quick exit to perhaps ponder a re-entry.
Players are allowed two re-entries per flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Mike Zimmer in the House
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
In a pot reminiscent of this one from yesterday, Mike Zimmer limped from middle position and the player in the big blind checked.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
Zimmer's opponent checked the turn, which was the and Zimmer bet 200. His opponent raised to 500 and Zimmer called.
The river was the 
and Zimmer's opponent checked again. Zimmer bet 1,000 and his opponent raised to 2,200. Zimmer called.
The player seated opposite Zimmer picked up his cards and looked at them, before announcing that he only had a high card. Zimmer turned over 
to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 |
Early Pot for Dietmar Griesinger
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The early levels of a deep-stacked tournament such as this are usually quiet. Not so for Dietmar Griesinger and his opponent.
With blinds only 50/100, and the board reading 
there was around 5,000 in the pot already! Griesinger's opponent had bet 3,000 and the German raised to 7,200. His opponent called.
The river was the . Griesinger's opponent checked and watched as his opponent bet 13,000. They thought for a while before pushing the chips out for the call.
Griesinger showed 
for the nut flush, while his opponent meekly showed 
before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
888Live Rozvadov Opening Event Day 1B Gets Underway at 6 p.m. CET
After 19 players booked their places in the final day of the Opening Event at the 888Live Rozvadov Festival, today is the second chance for players to advance.
The attractively priced €195+30 event comes with a €150,000 guarantee, one of three events at the festival with a six-figure guarantee, along with the High Roller and the Main Event.
For now however, the focus is on who will make the most of 30,000 starting chips and 30-minute levels. 15 levels were played yesterday, so it is safe to assume that it will be another finish at around 2.30 a.m. local time.
If you weren't following yesterday's coverage, the magic number is 407,500. That is the number of chips that Day 1A chipleader Bartoz Szafraniec bagged up late last night, and is the number that all players for the remaining Day 1s will be aiming for.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live coverage of today's event, which gets underway in just under an hour's time at 6 p.m. local time.