While Day 1c of the 2017 PokerNews Cup Rozvadov €250 Main Event is well underway, the preparations for the fourth and final flight as of 5 p.m. local time are currently underway in the King's Casino in Rozvadov. All participants that bust after the end of the registration period on 1c will very likely head straight over to the last starting day.
As usual, all players will receive 30,000 in chips and a total of 15 levels of 30 minutes each are scheduled. The registration remains open until the end of level 11 and all participants can re-enter twice in each flight in order to take a shot at the guaranteed prize pool of €200,000.
Leading the field of 33 survivors thus far is Day 1a chip leader Vytautas Milbutas with his monster stack of 696,000, followed by fellow countryman Paulius Katinas with 546,000. Bariskaan Cinitas bagged up the second-most chips on Day 1b with 475,000 and defending champion Timur Caglan sits in fourth place overall after the first two starting days with very healthy 354,500.
Day 1 level structure
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
30
50
100
2
30
75
150
3
30
100
200
25
4
30
150
300
50
5
30
200
400
50
6
30
250
500
75
7
30
300
600
100
8
30
400
800
100
9
30
500
1,000
100
10
30
600
1,200
200
11
30
800
1,600
200
12
30
1,000
2,000
300
13
30
1,200
2,400
400
14
30
1,500
3,000
500
15
30
2,000
4,000
500
The coverage will mainly focus on Day 1c until the conclusion and pick up the action for the last flight after. Bagging and tagging for the last flight is expected at approximately 1 a.m. local time.
Check back regularly, as the PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from the floor until a winner is crowned on Monday August 21st 2017.
According to the screens, there are 91 entries for Day 1d thus far and the players headed into their first 15-minute break. Only one seat open has been recorded and Paul van Alst has a triple stack to top the early action of the last starting day.
Others in include Michal Riczak, Rochen and SantaClaus.
As today is the last day for players to register for the 2017 PokerNews Cup, there have been special 'Lucky Sit & Go's' running near the registration desk. The format is simple; ten players each pay €25 and the winner of a single hand receives a seat into the PokerNews Cup.
In the latest hand, the flop came with two players revealing sevens with and respectively. However, it was Mario Bihari who let out a deep roar of delight as the turn came the . Bihari revealed . The river was the and no one else could beat BIhari's full house.
Bihari immediately took a seat in Day 1D. We'll keep an eye on just how far he goes in the tournament!