Bartosz Szafraniec Leads 19 Advancing From Opening Event Day 1A
There were a total of 102 entries on Day 1A of the Opening Event of the 888Live Rozvadov Festival, and 19 have survived to play on the final day on Sunday. The festival got underway at 6 p.m. local time, and the tables were quickly humming with the activity of players, some of whom won their seats in the afternoon's turbo satellite.
The second 888Live Festival, following the success of the London leg last year, comes with a guarantee of over €600,000, with €150,000 of that coming in this event. The 19 players are all still in with a chance of winning some big money come the end of the tournament, but will have to sweat through the remaining three flights to find out just how much they stand to win!
At the end of today's 15 levels of play, it is Bartosz Szafraniec who stands atop the pile of players who are advancing. He amassed a whopping 407,500 chips. Behind him is Tariq Ulla (345,000), Adam Jaguscik (251,500), Elena (203,000) and Patrick Sarca (195,000)
Szafraniec was busy all day, including doubling up against the player who amassed the second most chips Tariq Ulla. In one hand Ullah raised from the button and Szafraniec called from the small blind.
The flop was 
and Szafraniec checked. Ullah bet 4,800 but Szafraniec re-raised to 12,000. Ullah then moved enough chips forward to put his opponent all in.
Szafraniec called and showed 
for top pair, and Ullah showed 
for ten-high. The turn was the 
and the river the 
meaning Szafraniec doubled up, one of many he secured over the course of the day.
Here are the full chip counts at the end of Day 1A.
| Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Bartosz Szafraniec | Poland | 407,500 |
| Tariq Ulla | Germany | 345,000 |
| Adam Jaguscik | Germany | 251,500 |
| Marc Meden | Germany | 215,000 |
| Elena Litvinyuk | Germany | 203,000 |
| Patrick Sarca | Romania | 195,000 |
| Fabien Baldelli | France | 165,500 |
| Alex Poberjnii | Germany | 164,500 |
| Georgios Kotoumpas | Germany | 157,000 |
| Christopher Fricke | Germany | 151,000 |
| Oliver Knoll | Germany | 143,500 |
| Mikael Hen | Israel | 115,000 |
| Musa Jusaj | Kosovo | 96,000 |
| Joan Verlaguet | France | 94,000 |
| Ivan Curic | Croatia | 78,500 |
| Perez Molina | Spain | 75,000 |
| Paul Olar | Romani | 65,500 |
| Pranay Kapoor | India | 55,000 |
| Dominik Martan | Czech Republic | 54,500 |
Join us tomorrow (Friday) when PokerNews will be covering Flight 1A of the €195+30 Opening Event live from King's Casino in Rozvadov from 6 p.m. local time.