The total number of registered players on Day 1a is 183, of which 122 are still in contention. The Day 1a number of the PokerStars Festival London Main Event (169) has been surpassed, and with the usual trend of even more players showing up on latter starting days the €500,000 guarantee will probably be shattered.
Courtesy of our Czech colleague.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
25,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Paul Gresel is one of the few Dutch players who entered on Day 1a. Gresel is fresh off a very strong 2016, in which he won two WPT National events and cashed over €100,000. He's still looking for his first cash in 2017.
Gresel had to surrender in a three-pot against Ben Zech, where Gresel's pocket nines looked pretty garbage on a 
board. Besides the minor setback, it's been a smooth ride for the Dutchman who worked himself up to 85,000.
Sander van Wesemael, another Dutchman with a very strong 2016, isn't having the best of days yet. "The Weasel", as he's affectionally known back home, sits at 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
20,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
In honor of International Women’s Day yesterday, PokerNews wrote an article about women in poker who inspire. Three women are in the field today, with Antje Henschel-Schmidt leading the ladies at 97,000.
Ukraine's Antonina Anapolska sits at 65,000, while the most accomplished of the three Anna Yamshchikova plays 38,000. Yamshchikova has $88,329 in lifetime winnings, with her biggest cash being €10,300 ($13,506) for her second place finish at the EPT 9 Grand Final Women's Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
65,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
38,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
As level six comes to a close on Day 1A of the Main Event here at PokerStars Festival Rozvadov, we're now way over the mid-way mark. It's strange giving a midday-ish update given that it's just gone 9pm here in the Czech Republic, but as the saying goes, when in Rome-zvadov...
Read more on the PokerStars Blog.
104 out of 183 players have gone on their last fifteen-minute break of the day.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
145,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
135,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
115,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
68,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
Chipleader Peter Kamaras is starting to distance himself from the rest from the pack. The Hungarian, spotting quite the majestic beard, has come to play as Karel Mokry just found out.
It was Mokry who raised to 2,000 from under the gun. Peter Kamaras called from the hijack and the big blind defended. On the 
flop, Mokry continued his preflop aggression with a bet of 3,200. Kamaras made it 7,800 to go, the big blind folded, Mokry three-bet to 12,200 and Kamaras called.
The turn brought the 
and Mokry checked. Kamaras bet 18,500, but before the chips were even in the middle Mokry had already folded.
"Show one!", Kamaras' left-hand neighbor begged and the Hungarian complied. Stone-faced, Kamaras showed only the 
and raked in another sizable pot to put him over the 200k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Daniel Ulvrell's tournament life was hanging by a thread when he ran 
into Petros Pantzaris' 
. Luckily for Ulvrell, a queen popped up on the flop to keep his chances in the PokerStars Festival Main Event alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
50,000 |
