2021 Pokercode Festival Bratislava

€550 Main Event, €125,000 GTD
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 Pokercode Festival Bratislava

Final Results
Winner
Maximilian Silz
Winning Hand
82
Prize
€23,169
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€120,175
Entries
253
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Who Will Win the Inaugural Pokercode Festival Main Event at Banco Casino Bratislava?

Alexander Baier
Alexander Baier

It's another huge day at Banco Casino Bratislava with the €125,000 guaranteed Pokercode Bratislava Main Event set to crown its winner with just a final table of nine players remaining from the original field of 253 entries.

Active Pokercode member Alexander Baier enters the final day as the table captain after an impressive performance during Saturday's Day 2.

Meanwhile, Leonard Hermann, Maximilian Silz, and Tim Van Loo also bagged above-average stacks with Konstantin Hammermueller, Filip Jurga, Isuf Hoxha, Fabian Bernhauser, and Day 1a chip leader Vladimir Bednar also still in contention for the title.

Final Table Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
141Vladimir Bednar205,0007
142Fabian Bernhauser675,00023
143Alexander Baier3,370,000169
144Leonard Hermann2,560,000128
145Tim Van Loo1,435,00072
146Isuf Hoxha680,00034
147Filip Jurga765,00038
148Konstantin Hammermueller820,00041
149Maximilian Silz2,125,000106

The final table is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. and PokerNews will be reporting on a 20-minute delay to not give away any spoilers from the live stream on the PokercodeOfficial Twitch channel.

The action will resume with 37:16 left in Level 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000a) and blind levels will continue to increase every 40 minutes as was the case on Day 2.

Final Table Payouts

The nine returning players are guaranteed at least €3,005 with tomorrow's winner slated to win a top prize of €25,115.

PlacePrize
1€25,115
2€17,450
3€11,950
4€9,735
5€7,270
6€6,010
7€4,805
8€3,785
9€3,005

Stay tuned to see who will win the inaugural Pokercode Festival Main Event.

*Photo courtesy of Tomas Stacha / Pokercode

Tags: Alexander BaierFabian BernhauserFilip JurgaIsuf HoxhaKonstantin HammermuellerLeonard HermannMaximilian SilzPokercodeTim Van LooVladimir Bednar

Vladimir Bednar Eliminated in 9th Place (€3,005)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Vladimir Bednar
Vladimir Bednar

Vladimir Bednar entered the final table with the shortest stack and jammed his short stack of 190,000 with {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} from middle position. Tim Van Loo called from the small blind with {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} as did Isuf Hoxha with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}from the big blind.

Both Van Loo and Hoxha checked down the {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop and no more action came from either player on either the {4-Clubs} turn or the {5-Clubs} river.

Hoxha won the hand with big slick to eliminate Bednar in ninth place for €3,005.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Van Loo de
Tim Van Loo
1,100,000
-335,000
-335,000
Isuf Hoxha cz
Isuf Hoxha
1,100,000
420,000
420,000
Vladimir Bednar sk
Vladimir Bednar
Busted
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Tim Van LooIsuf HoxhaVladimir Bednar

Konstantin Hammermueller Eliminated in 8th Place (€3,785)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Konstantin Hammermueller
Konstantin Hammermueller

Tim Van Loo min-raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Konstantin Hammermueller jammed for 995,000 from the hijack and Van Loo snap-called.

Konstantin Hammermueller: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Tim Van Loo: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

The {4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{a-Hearts} gave Hammermueller top pair but this wasn't enough to beat the set of rockets held by Van Loo. Hammermueller collected €3,785 for his eighth-place performance, while Van Loo held an above-average stack after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Van Loo de
Tim Van Loo
2,200,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Konstantin Hammermueller at
Konstantin Hammermueller
Busted

Tags: Konstantin HammermuellerTim Van Loo

Bernhauser Folds His Trips

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Fabian Bernhauser
Fabian Bernhauser

Alexander Baier min-raised from under the gun with {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and was called by Fabian Bernhauser from the small blind with {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and by Maximilian Silz with {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} from the big blind.

Both the {4-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop and {7-Diamonds} turn checked around. The {3-Clubs} river paired the board to give Bernhauser trips. Silz led out for 350,000. The commentators were shocked after Bernhauser folded and Silz won the pot after Baier folded as well.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Baier de
Alexander Baier
3,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
2,300,000
300,000
300,000
Fabian Bernhauser at
Fabian Bernhauser
650,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Alexander BaierFabian BernhauserMaximilian Silz

Bernhauser Doubles with Jacks

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Fabian Bernhauser
Fabian Bernhauser

Maximilian Silz opened for 120,000 from the button with {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Fabian Bernhauser three-bet jammed for 470,000 from the small blind with {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}. Alexander Baier four-bet shoved for 3,300,000 from the big blind with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Silz folded.

The {6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades} board would have given Silz the winning hand if he called off his stack to Baier's jam. Instead, Bernhauser's fishhooks were good and he doubled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Baier de
Alexander Baier
2,900,000
-500,000
-500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Tim Van Loo de
Tim Van Loo
2,900,000
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
1,800,000
100,000
100,000
Fabian Bernhauser at
Fabian Bernhauser
1,100,000
580,000
580,000

Tags: Alexander BaierFabian BernhauserMaximilian Silz

Filip Jurga Eliminated in 7th Place (€4,805)

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Filip Jurga
Filip Jurga

Filip Jurga jammed for 485,000 from under the gun and was called by Leonard Hermann from the button.

Filip Jurga: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Leonard Hermann: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Fours were unable to get ahead of aces on the {3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Spades} board and Jurga was eliminated in seventh place for €4,805.

Meanwhile, Hermann took the chip lead for the first time at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Leonard Hermann de
Leonard Hermann
3,200,000
700,000
700,000
Filip Jurga sk
Filip Jurga
Busted

Bernhauser Delivers Baier a Bad Beat to Double-Up

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Fabian Bernhauser
Fabian Bernhauser

Fabian Bernhauser jammed for 1 million from the small blind and was snap-called by Alexander Baier from the big blind.

Fabian Bernhauser: {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Alexander Baier: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The {9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades} board gave Bernhauser top pair to double his stack against Baier's jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Leonard Hermann de
Leonard Hermann
3,200,000
Tim Van Loo de
Tim Van Loo
2,600,000
Fabian Bernhauser at
Fabian Bernhauser
2,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
2,100,000
300,000
300,000
Alexander Baier de
Alexander Baier
1,900,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Isuf Hoxha cz
Isuf Hoxha
835,000
-125,000
-125,000

Isuf Hoxha Eliminated in 6th Place (€6,010)

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Isuf Hoxha
Isuf Hoxha

Isuf Hoxha jammed for 475,000 from the cutoff. Maximilian Silz three-bet shoved for 1,300,000 from the button and the rest of the table folded.

Isuf Hoxha: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Maximilian Silz: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Hoxha bricked the {5-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} board to hit the rail in sixth place for €6,010.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Van Loo de
Tim Van Loo
3,500,000
Leonard Hermann de
Leonard Hermann
2,700,000
100,000
100,000
Fabian Bernhauser at
Fabian Bernhauser
2,600,000
-200,000
-200,000
Alexander Baier de
Alexander Baier
1,900,000
100,000
100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Maximilian Silz de
Maximilian Silz
1,900,000
600,000
600,000
Isuf Hoxha cz
Isuf Hoxha
Busted

Tags: Isuf HoxhaMaximilian Silz

Baier Freerolling the Main Event

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alexander Baier
Alexander Baier

Regardless of where things end up for Day 2 chip leader Alexander Baier, he should be pleased with the journey as his entry was a freeroll on top of another freeroll.

Baier won a three-month subscription via a cash promo via Pokercode Coach Steffen Sontheimer. He then won a package via a second promo via Pokercode MTT Coach Simon Rønnow made available to the Pokercode's Slack community.

Baier is a student and had little money to his name coming into the trip. He was even worried about how to pay for his parking ticket in Bratislava. So although it would a zero to hero story if Baier wins, it is still a healthy boost to the German's bankroll regardless of how things end up.

Tags: Alexander BaierPokercodeSteffen SontheimerSimon Ronnow