2017 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov
Final Attempt for Riczak
Michal Riczak flopped a full house with pocket sixes but his opponent with rivered quads kings to send the Czech to the rail. Riczak returned with a new ticket in the hand and the second re-entry is the last option for Day 1c, or he will have to wait until Day 1d in order to get back in.
Jürgen Wien just shoved blind for 11,000 next to Ronald Van De Linde and Rokas Barzdzius in the small blind asked "you didn't look at your cards?" Wien just nodded and said "come and get some," but Barzdzius and the big blind folded. Wien flipped over .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rokas Barzdzius
|
62,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Ronald Van De Linde |
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Michal Riczak
|
30,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Jürgen Wien
|
12,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Poker Monster Bests Fenix in Battle of the Nicknames
It folded to Fenix on the button who raised to 600 and Poker Monster defended his big blind.
The pair checked a flop and the turn brought the . Poker Monster bet 700 and Fenix called.
Both players checked the river and Poker Monster flipped up a and then a and Fenix mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Poker Monster
|
37,000 | |
Fenix
|
22,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Ciakas Forces Out Riczak
On his second bullet, Michal Riczak was involved in yet another big pot and invested 9,000 on the turn of from under the gun. Deividas Ciakas in the big blind came along and the river completed the board.
Ciakas moved all in and Riczak sighed with a dry smile. He then folded for trips to drop below half the starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Deividas Ciakas
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Michal Riczak
|
13,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Mikaliunas Forced to Fold
More than 8,000 were already in the middle with the flop showing and Ferdinand Steiner suddenly moved all in for more than 23,000. Paulius Mikaliunas gave it some thought and folded, then said "I folded pocket queens."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ferdinand Steiner | 33,000 | |
Paulius Mikaliunas
|
25,000 |
Strong Start for Lui
Two players remained on a straight-heavy board of and Tobias Lui's opponent had bet 2,575 into a pot approaching 6,000. Lui thought before raising to 11,500.
Now it was his opponent's turn to think, and he took his time before calling.
Lui showed for the nut straight, and his opponent flung his cards aware in apparent frustration.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Lui |
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
More Players Enter the Mix
Ronald Van De Linde bagged up a short stack of just 23,000 on Day 1a and the Dutchman is back in action to claim more chips, as the best stack is moved forward to Day 2. Others that bought in are Rokas Barzdzius, Deividas Ciakas, Yordy Bakker and Johan Groot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rokas Barzdzius
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Jürgen Wien
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Yordy Bakker
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ronald Van De Linde |
30,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Johan Groot |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Deividas Ciakas
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Skorepa Takes One Down
Matous Skorepa finished 18th in the partypoker German Poker Championships Main Event for €7,000 and is looking forward to better that score here in the King's Casino. Skorepa was in a heads-up pot to the river and bet 2,200 from the button. His opponent in the under-the-gun position folded and the Czech claimed the pot.
In the meanwhile, fellow countryman Michal Riczak has become the first re-entry of Day 1c after his unfortunate setup in just one hand earlier on.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matous Skorepa |
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
Michal Riczak
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0