€550 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2021 The Festival Series Bratislava
€550 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2021 The Festival Series Bratislava
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€294,875
Entries
621
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
132
Players Left
54
Jozef Komorny Bags the Day 1b Chip Lead in The Festival Series Bratislava Main Event
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1b of the Festival Series Bratislava €550 Main Event at Banco Casino Bratislava attracted 132 entries to bring the total field size up to 240 entries with two more opening flights to go on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Although the lofty €300,000 guarantee has yet to be met halfway, a big crowd is expected for Day 1c, and players can also get into the action or re-enter during the first two blind levels of Day 2.
After 10 blind levels of 45 minutes each, a total of 54 players bagged chips into Friday's Day 2 to bring the Day 2 field up to 90 players with many more to come.
Slovakia's Jozef Komorny bagged the biggest stack of the day of 181,800 in chips closely followed by Nemanja Milovanovic, Thomas DeRooij, Adi Rajkovic, and Andrej Cintula.
Meanwhile, Michael Uguccioni, Totti Lind, Tomas Vojtek, Aleksander Tomovic, and Peter Varga all bagged big on Day 1b.
The Festival Series Bratislava Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jozef Komorny | Slovakia | 181,800 | 114 |
| 2 | Nemanja Milovanovic | Serbia | 167,300 | 105 |
| 3 | Thomas DeRooij | Netherlands | 162,000 | 101 |
| 4 | Adi Rajkovic | Austria | 156,600 | 98 |
| 5 | Andrej Cintula | Slovakia | 153,500 | 96 |
| 6 | Michael Uguccioni | Italy | 149,100 | 93 |
| 7 | Totti Lind | Malta | 139,000 | 87 |
| 8 | Tomas Vojtek | Slovakia | 137,100 | 86 |
| 9 | Aleksandar Tomovic | Serbia | 124,000 | 78 |
| 10 | Peter Varga | Slovakia | 121,900 | 76 |
Some of the players in the Main Event immediately hopped over into another room in the conference area for their last chance to get into the €250 Roulette Main Event including Argo Garamaga, who bagged 49,800 into Day 2.
PokerNews will be back on the floor for Day 1c on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 12 p.m. and before then will provide updates for the Blackjack and Roulette Main Events.
Day 1b Final Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A total of 54 players bagged chips out of the field of 132 entries. Jozef Komorny bagged the biggest stack of the day with 181,800. Here is a look at all of the chip counts to end the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
181,800 | -8,200 |
|
167,300 | 12,300 |
|
162,000 | 92,000 |
|
156,600 | 156,600 |
|
|
153,500 | 62,500 |
|
149,100 | 149,010 |
|
139,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
137,100 | 17,100 |
|
124,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
121,900 | 121,900 |
|
119,100 | 36,100 |
|
|
116,100 | 116,100 |
|
111,500 | 11,500 |
|
|
105,700 | 105,700 |
|
94,200 | 94,200 |
|
86,400 | 86,400 |
|
|
82,200 | 82,200 |
|
82,100 | 52,100 |
|
|
79,600 | -13,400 |
|
73,300 | -6,700 |
|
|
66,700 | 66,700 |
|
65,600 | 65,600 |
|
64,500 | 64,500 |
|
60,800 | 60,800 |
|
|
60,500 | -34,500 |
Three More Hands
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The clock was stopped for Day 1b. The Festival Series Tournament Director Gerard Serra announced three more hands before surviving players can either bag their chips or surrender their stack.
Koromy Grabs the Day 1b Lead
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jozef Komorny fired out a nearly pot-sized bet of 20,000 on the 
board and was called by Marcin Stachyra who had a little more than double this behind.
Koromy turned over 
for the straight and took the Day 1b chip lead after Starchya mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 189,910 |
|
24,000 |
Tomovic Delivers Bad Beat to Zeleny
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Aleksander Tomovic opened for 2,600 from the lojack. Boris Zeleny three-bet jammed for 18,000 from the hijack. Tomovic paused for about 30 seconds before he opted to call.
Boris Zeleny: 
Aleksandar Tomovic: 
Zeleny was ahead when the chips went in but he hit the rail after Tomovic paired his nine on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Final Blind Level of Day 1b Begins
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The final level of Day 1b has just kicked off. After this level, surviving players will bag their chips. The only exception to this is that players can also opt to surrender their stack and try again on Day 1c and/or Day 1d.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Vojtek Ousts Two
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Csaba Illes jammed for about 11,000 from middle position before Timothy Harold came in over the top for 18,000 from the button. Tomas Vojtek called both players from the big blind and players turned over their cards.
Csaba Illes: 
Timothy Harold:
Tomas Vojtek: 
The 
flop kept Harold ahead with his eights and had the best flush draw to boot. Harold was still ahead after the 
turn. However, the 
river gave Vojtek a set and he eliminated both Harold and Illes in the same hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Thorsrud Ousts Kuna
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ylva Thorsrud jammed from the small blind and was called by Attila Kuna for his stack of around 13,000.
Attila Kuna:
Ylva Thorsrud:
The 
flop put Kuna ahead of Thorsrud's nines. However, Kuna stood up shortly after as he was drawing dead to Thorsrud's set after the followed on the turn. The inconsequential 
completed the board and the dealer awarded Thorsrud the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
Busted |