Second Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
Players are on their second break of the day.
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
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Big Stacks at the Second Break
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
90,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
83,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
56,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
90
90
|
90 |
|
||
|
90
-34,910
|
-34,910 |
Tomovic Ousts Tsitos
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Aleksandar Tomovic bet 6,000 into a pot of around 13,000 on the 
flop. Nikolaos Tsitos jammed for 25,000 on Tomovic snap-called.
Nikolaos Tsitos: 
Aleksandar Tomovic: 
Tsitos was ahead and took a further advantage in the hand after the 
turn. However, that all changed after the 
river completed the board. Although Tsitos improved further to a set, Tomovic improved to a straight to end take Tsitos stack just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Lucky Double for Pettersson
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
PokerNews caught up with the hand with a small amount in the pot after the 
came on the flop. Hans Pettersson checked before he jammed for 12,600 over a bet by Dominik Desset. Desset called and players showed their hands.
Hans Pettersson: 
Dominik Desset: 
Pettersson was in trouble but help was on its way after the came on the turn to give him two pair. The 
river was a blank for Desset and Pettersson doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
30,000 |
DeRooij Nails a Flush to Oust Limonova
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Kelly Limonova limped from early position before she called a raise to 2,200 by Thomas DeRooij from middle position.
Limonova bet 1,600 on the 
flop and DeRooij raised to 6,000 and Limonova called. The turn followed and Limonova jammed for 21,000. DeRooij found the call and players showed their cards.
Kelly Limonova: 
Thomas DeRooij: 
Limonova was ahead but DeRooij had outs to a flush or a better pair. The flush was completed after the 
completed the board. Limonova sat there in complete disbelief before leaving the tournament area to enter the €440 PKO side event that just began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
122 Entries
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The Day 1b field grew to 122 entries at the start of Level 8. Players will go on a 20-minute break at the end of the blind level.
The Festival Series Commentator George Sandford Beats the Swedes in Their Own Game
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Yesterday featured not only Day 1a of the Main Event but a handful of side events including the €220 Sviten Special event. If you aren't familiar with Sviten Special, it was invented in Sweden and is very simliar to the American game of Drawmaha combining both 5-card PLO and 5-card draw into the same game.
United Kingdom's George Sandford proved that this game isn't just for the Swedes after coming out on top of a field of 37 entries to win the event for €2,870. Sandford will be featured soon again as he is also The Festival Series Bratislava commentator.
Originally this event was scheduled to pay out five spots. However, the crew decided to pay whoever bubbled a token prize. Here is a look at all of the payouts of the Sviten Special event.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Robert Sandford | England | €2,870 |
| 2 | Rolf Galaasen | Norway | €1,700 |
| 3 | Hanna Erika Arnesson | Sweden | €1,000 |
| 4 | Jens Henrik Riis | Denmark | €750 |
| 5 | Tobias Hausen | Germany | €550 |
| 6 | Matteo Gerolamo Crapanzano | Italy | €160 |
Helenius Calls the Clock on Chatzithoma
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Joni Helenius jammed for about 50,000 into a pot of around the same with the 
board.
Charalampos Chatzithoma went into the tank for several minutes before Helenius called the clock. The Festival Series tournament director Gerard Serra was called over. Serra asked the dealer a question before he put Chatzithoma on the clock.
Chatzithoma let the time tick down to just one second before he folded the hand and Helenius sat at around 100,000 in chips after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
50,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |