Main Event
Day 1b Started
2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino Rozvadov
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino Rozvadov
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€1,000,000
Entries
672
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
The €1,650 Main Event Continues Today with Day 1B!
After an eventful Day 1A attracted nearly 200 entries with notables to be found at every table in the room, Day 1B is sure to be a great follow up. The €1,650 Main Event No Limit Hold'em WSOP International Circuit in Rozvadov is set to get underway at 2:00 PM inside the Poker Arena at the King's Casino.
Today is the second of two starting flights, and those players lucky enough to find a bag at the end of the day will join the 74 players moving on from Day 1A. Players are allowed one re-entry in each starting flight with late registration remaining open until the beginning of Day 2 on Sunday.
The action will begin with the blinds at 25/50 and a starting stack of 30,000 chips. The blinds will be 45-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A total of 12 levels will be played on Day 1 with the blinds increasing to 60-minutes starting on Day 2.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the up to date action throughout the event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Early Risers
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Some 150 players are in their seats in the first level and among those to have already taken their seats are Do Tran, Scott Hanna, Peter Siemund, Jesper Hansen and Felipe Ramos amongst others. Rainer Ziermann glanced over to Ramos and greeted the Brazilian, as the German was on the final table of the Monster Stack also in which Ramos finished second.
"You cashed in 11 different countries already this year? You are a machine," Ziermann said and Ramos smiled back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Entering Pitzanti
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
New faces in the field include Petr Targa, Jiri Horak, David Taborsky, Georgios Zisimopoulos and Sandro Pitzanti. The biggest cash of the Dutchman Pitzanti came earlier this year right here at King's Casino when he finished second for €120,000 in the partypoker Million Germany Main Event in June 2017.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Jedrzejczyk Wins Three-Bet Pot
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After a raise to 125, Dariusz Jedrzejczyk three-bet to 350 on the button and was called by Olaf Kühle in the big blind and the initial raiser. The flop of 
was checked to the Pole, who continued for 450. Kühle folded and the other player called, then checked again the 
turn. Jedrzejczyk took another stab at the pot with a bet of 1,000 and that shut down all further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500 | |
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29,500 | -500 |
Borkowski Off to an Good Start
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The action was folded around to the small blind who raised to 150 and Dawid Borkowski called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and the small blind checked. Borkowski bet 200 and his opponent check-raised to 500. Borkowski called to see the on the turn.
The small blind fired again for 700 and Borkowski made the call. The river brought the 
and the small blind checked this time. Borkowski reached back and made a large bet of 2,500. His opponent thought for a minute before pushing his cards face down to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500 |
More Notables Added to the Mix
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ivo Donev has been spotted next to Jan Bendik, while Dominik Paus is also in the field. Paus finished 2nd in the Hold'em / Omaha Mix Event last night and is aiming for a better result in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
A Big Bang by Feng
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
"Yessss," a shout emerged out of the tournament area and some players gathered to see what happened. Jesper Hansen in the one seat grinned and asked "How many big blinds was that?" while a full double was shipped over to Liang Feng. Apparently, Feng and Ondrej Drozd got into a raising war and the stacks went in preflop for 600 Big Blinds each.
Drozd pocket queens and Feng the 
. The board came 
and Feng flopped a set, saw his opponent turn a straight and rivered quads to score the first knockout of the day. Feng lives in Prague and all his recorded live cashes are from the Czech Republic as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
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Busted |
A Couple "High Rollers"
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Gregor Greko and Fabrice Halleux, both of who played the €5,300 High Roller Event, have joined the field in the Main Event. Both players made it into Day 2 of the High Roller but were unable to cash in the event.
They will be looking to turn their fortunes around today in the final starting flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |