Blasko and Dengler Battle
One of the most famous players on Day 2 is Marek Blasko. The Slovakian is third in the all-time money list in his country and already has in his career $505,331 win at live tournaments.
He has a good chance to add to his career total in the PokerNews Cup Main Event in Rozvadov as he started Day 2 well positioned with 241,000 chips. However, a few minutes ago his stack took a dent after he gave up on a big pot on the river.
Day 1B chip leader, Germany's Jens Dengler raised preflop to 15,000 from under the gun and only the Blasko called from the big blind. On a flop of 
, Dengler fired without hesitation a continuation bet of 18,000 and got the call from Blasko. Dengler fired again when the 
hit the turn, this time for 36,000.
After Blasko called, Dengler fired the third bullet of 60,000 chips when the 
filled out the board. Blasko pondered long, while studying his opponent and finally threw away his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
180,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |