Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2021 Pokercode Festival Bratislava
€550 Main Event, €125,000 GTD
Day: 3
Silz Takes the Lead
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maximilian Silz opened for 200,000 from under the gun with 
and was called by Leonard Hermann with 
and Tim Van Loo with 
from the blinds.
Hermann and Van Loo checked the 
flop. Silz continued for with a min-bet of 80,000, which was enough to take down the pot with both of his opponents opting to fold.
Silz took the chip lead after winning the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | 700,000 |
|
2,900,000 | -300,000 |
|
2,500,000 | -200,000 |
Van Loo Folds Big Slick to Silz' Jam
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tim Van Loo opened for 160,000 with . Maximilian Silz three-bet jammed for 2,200,000 with 
.
Van Loo went into the tank for a minute before folding his big slick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | 400,000 |
Silz Rivers a Straight
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maximilian Silz limped from the small blind with 
and Fabian Bernhauser checked his option from the big blind with 
.
Silz fired out 80,000 on the 
flop with his open-ender and Bernhauser called with middle pair. Bernhauser then called for 300,000 on the 
turn before the 
river completed a straight for Silz.
Silz bet 1,100,000 for most of his stack and Bernhauser folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | 300,000 |
Baier Freerolling the Main Event
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
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.
Isuf Hoxha Eliminated in 6th Place (€6,010)
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
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: 
Maximilian Silz: 
Hoxha bricked the 
board to hit the rail in sixth place for €6,010.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | |
|
|
2,700,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,900,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |
Van Loo Back on Top with Rockets
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maximilian Silz opened for 225,000 from under the gun with before Leonard Hermann three-bet to 450,000 from the button with . Tim Van Loo woke up with 
from the big blind and jammed for 2,700,000.
Silz snap-folded and Hermann went into the tank with his ladies. Hermann took a look at the others players' stacks before he found a fold and Van Loo was back with the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
515,000 | -320,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Bernhauser Freerolls a Flush
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Maximilian Silz opened for 125,000 from the cutoff with 
and was called by Fabian Bernhauser from the button with 
.
The 
flop gave both players top pair with the same kicker but Bernhauser was freerolling Silz with a flush draw. Both players checked before Silz fired out a pot-sized bet of 400,000 on the turn. Bernhauser called and nailed a flush on the 
river.
Silz bet 250,000 before Bernhauser jammed the nuts for 1,500,000. Silz folded and Bernhauser moved up in the chip counts after taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -600,000 |
Hermann Wins One Off Bernhauser
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Leonard Hermann opened for 120,000 with 
from the hijack and Fabian Bernhauser defended his big blind with 
.
Bernhauser check-called for 120,000 on the 
flop. Bernhauser checked the turn. Hermann bet 200,000 and won the pot after Bernhauser gave up on the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | -100,000 |