Pierre Neuville busted a tournament for the second time today. After busting the King's High Roller in the early stages, Neuville walked out empty-handed of the Main Event as well.
According to one of our colleagues, Neuville held top two pair but ran into bottom set for an early demise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Alessandro Siena was the first to raise preflop. Josef Gulás three-bet to 2,500 on the button and Georges Yazbeck cold-called from the small blind. Siena four-bet to 8100, Gulás folded and Yazbeck called.
Both players checked the 
flop. Yazbeck bet 6,500 on the 
turn and Siena folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
15,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
With the board reading 
, there was already a sizable pot brewing between Anna Yamshchikova and Michal Snasel. Action was on Snasal, who bet 10,200. Yamshchikova called, but couldn't defeat Snasel's 
.
The Russian, who resides in the Czech Republic, slipped to 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
35,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
It wouldn't be a true festival if there were only a Main Event and High Roller on the schedule. Here at King's Casino in Rozvadov there's plenty for players to enjoy; even those with smaller bankrolls.
Read more on the PokerStars Blog.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
An assortment of photos from Day 1a, courtesy of Tomás Stacha.
The €1,100 PokerStars Festival Main Event is shaping up to become a huge success, as there are already 174 entries on Day 1a. To compare: the inaugural and record-breaking festival in London had 169 entrants on Day 1a and ended with a total of 944 players.
Players are still able to late register for Day 1a until the end of level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
87,000 | |
|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
60,000 | |
|
53,000 | |
|
43,500 | |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
38,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
32,000 | |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
23,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
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Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
