Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
2017 888Live Rozvadov Festival
Opening Event
Day: 1c
Break
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Players in Flight 1C are going on an extended 30-minute break.
Nadi Yusuf Eliminated by Roman Papacek
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Roman Papacek opened to 2,000 from middle position, and Nadi Yusuf moved all in for his remaining 10 big blinds. He had been short for a while and obviously waiting for the optimum spot to get his dwindling stack in.
Papacek called and the cards were turned over.
Papacek: 
Yusuf: 
Yusuf was ahead, but the flop was ace-high as the board ran out 
, and Yusuf was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
Double Up for Mekouane
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Three players were still in the hand with the board reading 
. Two of them checked to Jalil Mekouane who moved all in for 25,875 into a pot of around 50,000. One of the other players called, and the other made a show of 
before folding.
Mekouane turned over 
for a set of nines, and the other player mucked his cards face down. Another player pointed out that they had to be shown, and they were duly turned over to reveal 
.
With that hand the Frenchman moves up over 100,000 in chips. The average is currently around 53,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
King's on the Button - Nice!
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
A player makes it 1,900 under the gun, and the player in the next position calls.
It folds to Torsten Hutzl on the button who moves all in for 17,275. The first player calls and the second player thinks before folding.
Hutzl shows 
and his opponent .
"I had sevens," said the third player, before letting out an exasperated sigh when the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
as Hutzl doubled up to just over starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Sandro Injiashvilli Secures Huge Double Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
A lady raised to 1,800 from middle position and the button called before Sandro Injiashvilli called from the small blind.
The flop came 
. Injiashvilli checked to the lady who bet 6,000 into a pot of around 5,500. The button then raised to 17,000 and both Injiashvilli and the lady called.
The turn was the . It checked to the button who moved all in for slightly under 60,000, in effect the size of the pot. Injiashvilli called. The remaining player looked like she had a difficult decision but she eventually folded.
All-in player: 
Injiashvilli:
All the nines in the deck were out there, but it was Injiashvilli who had the better of having flopped a set of nines. The river was the 
and Injiashvilli doubled up his 56,150 stack. The other player was left crippled and was eliminated shortly afterwards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Torsten Fries Scores a Small Double Up
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
When we got to the table, three players were heading to a flop, with one of them Torsten Fries already all in.
The flop was 
and one player checked, and the other moved all in, forcing the other out.
They then turned over 
while the all in player said "I don't know what I have," in German before turning over 
for a flopped set.
The turn was the 
, meaning that they would need to hit a miracle for quads to eliminate a player, but the river was the 
and they scored a small double up.
"Shame you didn't have more," remarked one of his tablemates in German, and Fries nodded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000 |