Welcome to Day 1a of the 2022 WSOP International Circuit Rozvadov €1,700 Main Event
Europe's biggest poker arena is once more host of the WSOP International Circuit and the tail end of the series contains the standout event of the schedule. The €1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event comes with a guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000 and successfully surpassed the seven-figure goal in the previous editions. Within eight months, it is the third time the series is taking place at the King's Resort in Rozvadov, which has become the home of major live poker festivals for enthusiasts of the card game from near and afar.
In September 2021, the series kicked off a return for live poker on a major scale on European soil and the flagship tournament attracted a field of 912 entries. The duel between Andrea Ricci and Simone Lombardo saw both Italians share the biggest slice of the €1,342,920 prize pool with Ricci taking home the top prize of €236,489 and the coveted gold ring. Late in January 2022, Turkey's Feyzullah Karaarslan came out on top of a 808-entry strong field after defeating King's regular Aleksandar Tomovic in heads-up.
Tomovic and Ricci are certainly be expected to be back in action at one of their preferred poker locations. Two starting days are available in the €1,700 Main Event on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16, both of which feature nine levels of 60 minutes each. Two re-entries are available for each day and the late registration period closes at the start of level 11, two levels into Day 2 on Sunday, April 17. All players receive 50,000 in chips and last minute additions in level 12 would enter with 20 big blinds.
The tournament is slated to play down to a winner on April 19 and the top finishers will also receive an entry to the 2022 WSOP Europe €10,350 Main Event on top of their cash prizes as part of a year-long promotion at King's Resort as well. All ring event winners of the ongoing stop will furthermore qualify for the WSOP Tournament of Champions at the end of the 2022 WSOP in Las Vegas, which offers a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will earn the WSOP Circuit Main Event ring in the days to come. The live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish, providing as many key hands as possible en route to crowning a champion.
turn, a bet worth 15,000 was in front of Vadym Sienichkin in the small blind and that sent Andrea Ricci into the tank. The Italian eventually called on the button and Sienichkin then tanked the 
on the river before he opted to check.
for the top pair and top kicker.
turn. The 
fell on the river and Glot checked once more. Karaarslan made it 4,000 to go and his opponent sent the cards into the muck.
flop on which they checked to Ljecaj, who made it 2,000 to go. Tarlev called and Gulas then jammed for 16,300 to force out Neuville. Ljecaj called, Tarlev went over the top and was quickly called by Ljecaj as the biggest stack.
turn changed nothing but Gulas got there thanks to the 
river for the triple up while Tarlev doubled through Ljecaj for 12,800.
turn for 15,000, earning a call from Bystrovzorov.
river, Ruvinov check-called a bet worth 20,000 by Bystrovzorov and flashed the 
for a pair of nines. Bystrovzorov had that beat with 
for the straight and Colavita was sent to the rail with 
.
flop, the action checked to Emil Bise on the button and he bet 10,000. Only Stephanie Agostinetti called out of the big blind while Andro Scarpa from under the gun and Janja in the cutoff folded.
turn was checked and Agostinetti then bet the 
by Agostinetti, briefly flashing his 
for trips eights. After the hand was over, Bise banged his hand on the table and the remaining 14,000 chips vanished shortly after.
for a pair of queens only. Nagygyörgy had that beat with the 
for trips tens, Cieslik sighed "every single fuckin time" before exposing his 
for a flopped full house.
for middle pair and nut flush draw, but Tibor Nagygyörgy was in the lead with pocket 
