Welcome to Day 1b of The Festival Series Main Event
The Festival Series launched this week at Banco Casino in the majestic Slovakian capital of Bratislava. The festival is setting a new standard for casino festivals with not only poker on offer but also Blackjack, Roulette, Slots, and Sports Wagering events as well.
The Festival Series Bratislava €550 Main Event kicked off with a bang and is well on its way to meeting its €300,000 with 108 entries getting into the action on yesterday's Day 1a. After 10 levels of play, just 38 players bagged their stacks into Day 2 with Pavol Melichar leading the way after parlaying his 30,000 starting stack into a tower of 223,000 in chips. Jon Kyte and JJ Hazan were among the notable names to also find a bag on Day 1a.
Day 1b is set to kick off at 12 p.m. CEST with players starting off with 30,000 in chips and playing 10 blind levels of 45 minutes each. There will be three 20-minute breaks scattered throughout the day to keep players fresh.
Expect an even bigger turnout than yesterday as many players just arrived on Tuesday.
Those looking to get into the action but didn't qualify online and don't want to shell out the €550 buy-in can still get in cheaply today with a €35 satellite kicking off at 3 p.m. CEST with five seats guaranteed.
Today will also feature the €440 Texas Progressive Knockout at 5 p.m. and Day 1 of the €1,100 PLO High Roller at 7 p.m. In addition, players can still get involved in some of the casino side events with both the €250 Blackjack Main Event and the €250 Roulette Main Event advancing to Day 1c.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for updates throughout the day of The Festival Series Bratislava Main Event.