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.
An assortment of photos from Day 1a, courtesy of Tomás Stacha.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
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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 |
| 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 |
|
||
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 |
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 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Peter Kamaras started off bad, but is quickly climbing back up the leaderboard.
In a blind battle with Piotr Sadowski, it was the Pole who bet 1,400 on a 
board. Kamaras raised to 3,100 and Sadowski called. On the 
river, Sadowski check-called a 5850 bet from the Hungarian.
Kamaras showed 
for a full house and Sadowski mucked his hand.
"I knew you were bluffing on the turn", grumbled Sadowski. "I had pocket threes", he added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
