It was the turn of the players on table 36 to hold their breath, as the shortstack on the other table was at risk this time. Andrej Racek raised under the gun to 32,000, with the shortstack simply nodding at the dealer before moving his last 41,000 over the line. Action folded around to the big blind, who made the call. Racek sarcastically considered folding, before putting in the call, as the table joined him in a chuckle.
Racek led the flop for 100,000 and, after picking up an immediate fold from the player in the big blind, tabled for top two pair. The player at risk revealed , which was in very poor shape, requiring running cards to stay alive. The landed on the turn, and it was all over. Racek dragged the pot, declaring "I am the great Andrej from Slovakia!" as he gave his best front double biceps pose.
That meant that, after a gruelling eight-hour grind, our 16 finishers were paid out €250 in cash chips, before confirming their chip-counts with the floor staff and leaving the tournament area one by one.
Welcome to the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria at the Montesino Casino in Vienna.
The Grand Prix Austria is being held from September 24th – October 9th online and in casinos across Austria, with the final being held at Montesino Casino on Monday, October 9th. Players could buy in for just €115 or qualify from as little as $1.10!
One of three Day 1s kicks off today at 1 p.m., with many more opening flights scheduled over the course of the weekend. Surviving players will play in the two Live Day 2 events that are held on Sunday, October 8th —one at Montesino Casino, one at CCC Simmering— following on from an Online Day 2 on October 1. The final will take place on Monday, October 9th, at Montesino Casino.
Players begin the Main Event with 50,000 in chips. Day 1a will play for 18 levels with each level lasting for 20 minutes. Late registration closes after Level 8.
Later today there will be more flights at other locations in Austria taking place and two more here in Montesino which you will be able to follow here too. At 2 p.m. local time, the €2,200 High Roller will take place, which will be a one-day event and will feature live updates as well.
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The PokerNews live reporting team will bring you all the exciting action from Vienna as the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria enters its deciding weekend.
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flop for 100,000 and, after picking up an immediate fold from the player in the big blind, tabled 
for top two pair. The player at risk revealed 
, which was in very poor shape, requiring running cards to stay alive. The 
landed on the turn, and it was all over. Racek dragged the pot, declaring "I am the great Andrej from Slovakia!" as he gave his best front double biceps pose.
