Faces in the Field
2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€549,990
Entries
567
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Hansen Back on Track
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Daniel Montagnolli called a raise to 1,200, as did Jesper Hansen in the small blind and the trio headed to the flop of 
. Action checked to Montagnolli and he bet 1,525, Hansen was the only caller and bet the 
turn for 3,800 with Montagnolli tossing in the chips for the call.
On the 
river, Hansen bet 4,000 and Montagnolli raised to 13,700. Hansen gave it some thought and called to see Montagnolli roll over 
for a pair of sixes only. Hansen had that beat with 
for a straight and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
16,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Wassmuth Leads the Pack
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
75,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
47,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Kilickeser Loses Flip
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
At the end of the previous level, Bahadir Kilickeser open-shoved for his last 10,025 from middle position and Christian Glissmann called out of the small blind after plenty of consideration.
Bahadir Kilickeser: 
Christian Glissmann: 
The board of 
provided no help for the 5th place finisher of the EPT8 Berlin Main Event back in 2012 and he will have to re-enter in the turbo flight 1d to take another shot at the guaranteed prize pool of €500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
Busted |
Schmidt Over Dilgin
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Four players limped in and Tobias Schmidt in the big blind raised to 3,600. Oguz Dilgin three-bet to 7,400 and the other limpers folded, Schmidt called.
After the flop of 
, Schmidt checked and Dilgin bet 6,500 before Schmidt check-raised all in for 34,225. Another player on the table eventually called the clock on Dilgin and he folded with three seconds left on his minute of consideration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Cap Info
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The casino announced earlier that they increased the cap to 205 instead of 200 players. The tournament has just passed the old cap of 200 and now has 201 entries for Day 1b. 163 players are currently remaining in the last level before registration officially closes.
Bloch Among the Biggest Stacks
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
On the tail end of a big pot between Sahin Elci and Jan Bloch, the former faced a bet of 16,000 and raised all in out of the small blind for 27,300 in total with the board showing 
. Whether or not Elci had already bet and moved in over the top remains uncertain, while Bloch needed some time for consideration before calling it off.
Elci showed 
and Bloch chopped it up with the 
to preserve his big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Kim Busts Karayvan In Spectacular Fashion
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
De Han Kim and Vitaly Karayvan both cashed in the €2,200 High Roller yesterday and just clashed in a big pot. With some 17,700 in the middle and the turn showing 
, Kim bet 8,000 from the small blind and Karayvan moved all in from the big blind. Both players had near identical stacks and Kim verified with the dealer that a re-entry is possible in the final starting day tomorrow.
He then held a hand in front of his eyes while pondering about his decision and grabbing his remaining chips. Without looking at the board, he slid them forward, not wanting to see the showdown, while the cards were tabled.
Vitaly Karayvan: 
De Han Kim: 
The magical on the river gave Kim a full house and the stacks were counted, Kim had 27,350 and Karayvan was covered by a mere 50 chips to join the rail. "So that's how you get far in High Roller tournaments?" Andre Haneberg joked, sitting on the other side of the table. It was Haneberg that defeated Kim in heads up in the early morning hours and they may be back at it in the Main Event as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
Busted |
Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The 160 remaining players ave just gone for their second 15-minute break of the day. During this break, players can still register provided they didn't play yesterday already. Once the next level starts, registration will be closed.