First Break
Level 3
: 300/600, 600 ante
Day 1b is on its first 10-minute break. The field was at 84 entries with 78 players remaining before the break began.
2021 Pokercode Festival Bratislava
€550 Main Event, €125,000 GTD
Day: 1b
Day 1a Video Recap
Level 3
: 300/600, 600 ante
While we are on break, check out the Day 1a video recap of the Pokercode Festival Bratislava Main Event.
Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Sontheimer in the House
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Pokercode cash game coach Steffen Sontheimer hopped into the field during the first break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
"Kings are Good"
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Vivian Leslie opened for 2,800 from the lojack and was called by Alexander Nietsch from the hijack and Luka Bojovic from the big blind.
Bojovic checked the 
flop before Leslie bet 8,000. Nietsch called and Bojovic folded. Leslie led out for 10,000 on the 
turn and Nietsch called. Both players checked the 
river and Leslie turned over 
.
"Kings are good," said Nietsch as he tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
17,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Zapadlo Doubles with Broadway
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Leo Worthington-Leese bet 10,000 into a pot of around 25,000 with the 
on the board after the turn. Pavel Zapadlo jammed for 39,200 and Kristoffer Braathen folded. Worthington-Leese went into the tank for about two minutes before he found a call.
Pavel Zapadlo: 
Leo Worthington-Leese: 
Zapadlo had Broadway and the best Worthington-Leese could hope for was a chop. The 
river didn't help Worthington-Leese and Zapadlo doubled with the nuts on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Rockets for Jurga
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Filip Jurga bet 18,000 into a pot of around 40,000 with the 
on the board. Sava Krink went into the tank before she called.
Both players checked the 
river. Jurga turned over 
and won the hand after Krink folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Langer Busts Halo
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Peter Halo just hit the rail and Simon Langer recapped the action of the hand for PokerNews. The hand began with Halo three-bet jamming for about 13,500 and getting called by Langer.
Peter Halo: 
Simon Langer: 
Langer's queen paired up on the 
flop and Halo was eliminated after blanks came on the turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Second Bullet for Sontheimer
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Steffen Sontheimer opened the button for 1,800 and was called by the players in the blinds. The players in the blinds checked. Sontheimer bet 1,600 on the 
flop. Jakob Pieter Kerkoff called from the small blind before the player in the big blind folded.
Kerkhoff checked the 
turn and Sontheimer bet about 5,400. Kerkoff jammed and Sontheimer called off the crumbs that were still in his stack.
Steffen Sontheimer: 
Jakob Pieter Kerkhoff: 
Sontheimer was ahead with his two pair but the spiked the river to give Kerkhoff a better two pair. Sontheimer re-entered after the hand.
Meanwhile, Rainer Kempe also just got into the action for the first time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
Busted |