2025 The Festival Rozvadov – €150 The Hendon Mob Championship

227 entries were made in Day 1a, and 29 players bagged their chips for Day 2. The chip counts from Day 1a can be seen in the table below.

It was a hectic first day of the 2025 Festival Rozvadov, and arguably, the €150 Hendon Mob Championship (THMC) was the center of attention. The Festival is swinging big and aiming for this tournament to be the biggest THMC event ever. Believe it or not, but the guarantee has never been as high as €300,000 before, and the buy-in has also reached a new low (€150).

On top of that, there are quite a few added rewards as well; the top two stacks from each starting flight receive a €550 Festival Main Event ticket each, and the one who wins the entire tournament will also receive a package to THMC Cape Town Million, roughly valued at €2,000.

Day 1b may have been the flight of the day that attracted the most entries, however, the poker.pro live reporting had its sole focus on Day 1b. Let’s take a quick sweep and see what went down in the first on-site flight of the €150 THMC Championship.

Decent Numbers to Start Things Off

Overall, 227 entries were made in Day 1a, which meant that 29 players would advance to Day 2 (which will be played June 8). Compare that with the first remote flight that ran in Prague, where nine players bagged.

Day 1a commenced at 13:00, after Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk and Roland Boothby held a short welcome speech to all players. About an hour later, the €30 satellite with 20 guaranteed tickets finished; the number of entries in the tournament was increasing at a rapid speed.

Play went on; the window for late registration and re-entry closed after Level 10. At this point, Achim Prinzing was most likely the tournament chip leader. When poker.pro commenced chip counts at the end of Level 12, Prinzing was still on top of the leaderboards.

Rounding Things Up

After what would prove to be the last break of the day, 38 players remained, meaning nine more would go out before the remaining warriors would “bag N’ tag”. At this point, Stylianos Papantoniou held the chip lead, while Prinzing had lost some big pots.

From this stage onwards, things escalated very quickly. In fact, when the floor was about to announce hand-for-hand play, there was already one showdown happening at one of the tables. The bust of Dieter Bauer meant that bubble play would be skipped entirely, and that the remaining 29 players were in the money.

While the chip counts are not yet ready to be revealed, it’s no secret that Adrijan Bat and Suren Saiian finished as the top two stacks. That means that they both will receive a €550 ticket for The Festival Main Event.

As soon as possible, poker.pro will be back with full chip counts from Day 1a (and all other starting flights, for that matter). Tomorrow, the live reporting will commence at 11:00, following all the action from Day 1c.

As only 30 players remained, the floor was about to stop the dealers and announce hand by hand. However, there was still one hand going on at Table 601. It was an all-in pre-flop scenario between Dieter Bauer and Eden Vaturi, with Bauer being the player at risk.

Dieter Bauer: A♥Q♦
Eden Vaturi: 9♣9♦

The board 4♥9♥Q♣7♠5♦ board favored Vaturi; with his set, he eliminated Bauer before the bubble stadium even began.

Such, the remaining 29 players are now bagging their chips. They will return to Day 2, June 8, but before then, there are many more Day 1 flights on the schedule.

The poker.pro live coverage is hereby completed for the day. However, a full recap of today’s action will be up as soon as possible, as well as full chip counts from Day 1a.

Eden Vaturi: 544,000
Dieter Bauer: 0

Action folded to Frank Schäpers on the Button, who moved all in for 203,000. Seated in the Big Blind, Turay Kurtbogan made the call.

Frank Schäpers: A♦8♦
Turay Kurtbogan: A♠10♠

Schäpers was visibly displeased to see that he was dominated. It didn’t matter that he hit a pair on the Q♦4♠5♠7♦8♠ board; victory belonged to Kurtbogan and his nut flush.

As Level 18 recently commenced, it’s only a matter of time before 29 players remain.

Turay Kurtbogan: 560,000
Frank Schäpers: 0

Seyed Fazeli raised to 58,000 from the Lo-jack. From the Hi-jack, Philippe Dhondt moved all in for 244,000. When action came to Mohamed Bajjadi in the Big Blind, he went all in for 225,000. Fazeli folded; Dhondt and Bajjadi went to a showdown.

Philippe Dhondt: A♥A♣
Mohamed Bajjadi: J♠J♣

A brutal cooler for Bajjadi, and the 9♣Q♦3♦3♣6♠ runout offered him little consolation. By the finest of margins, he was eliminated, and Dhondt now has a stack with great playability.

Philippe Dhondt: 528,000
Mohamed Bajjadi: 0

The remaining 38 players are now on a 15-minute break. Nine more will bust before the remaining 29 can bag their chips for Day 2. These are the five biggest stacks set to return to Level 17: 8,000/16,000 (16,000).

Thomas Feldmann limped from the Lo-jack. Jaroslav Stulhofer called from the Small Blind, before Nghi Tran checked, seated in the Big Blind.

All three players checked the 4♠K♠9♥ flop. On the turn K♦, Stulhofer led out for 16,000. Tran folded, while Feldmann made the call.

The river was the 7♠. Stulhofer now checked, and Feldmann bet 32,000. After about a minute’s worth of consideration, Stulhofer made the call; Feldmann was lost in his thoughts, and the dealer had to catch his attention to let him know he was due to show his hand.

He turned over A♠10♠ for the nut flush, which was enough for him to take down the pot.

Thomas Feldmann: 400,000
Jaroslav Stulhofer: 180,000

UTG, Thomas Feldmann opened to 20,000. Achim Prinzing (Cut-off) and Johann Cintea (Small Blind) both made the call before José Benitez went all in for 280,000 from the Big Blind. Feldmann folded before Prinzing made the call with confidence. Cintea got out of the way, and it was time for a showdown between Benitez and Prinzing.

José Benitez: 7♥7♠
Achim Prinzing: A♥K♣

It feels like the non-pair hand has won the majority of the coinflip situations today. This would prove to be the case this time as well, as the board ran out 2♣4♥A♣8♠Q♥. Gracious in defeat, Benitez knocked on the table, and Prinzing is now back on top of the rankings.

Achim Prinzing: 632,000
José Benitez: 0

Action folded to Stylianos Papantoniou on the Button, who opened to 25,000. After Adrijan Bat folded his Small Blind, Franke van Netten moved all in for 159,000. After receiving the count, big-stacked Papantoniou made the call.

Franke van Netten: K♦J♣
Stylianos Papantoniou: A♣9♦

Papantoniou let out a “vamos,” as an ace appeared on the A♠4♥6♣. The 9♥8♥ runout didn’t change the outcome, and there’s a good chance Papantoniou is the current chip leader.

Stylianos Papantoniou: 645,000
Franke van Netten: 0

Alexander Keltz limped from the Hi-jack, and Small Blind player Seyed Fazeli also settled with a call. Philippe Dhondt wouldn’t have any of it, though, as he moved all in for 84,000 from the Big Blind. After some consideration, Keltz made the call prior to Fazeli folding.

Philippe Dhondt: 9♠9♣
Alexander Keltz: 2♠2♣

Dhondt was ahead, and no nasty surprises for him as the board spelled out J♦6♠K♠5♥Q♥. He doubled through Keltz and is still fighting to be top 29 and bag for Day 2.

Alexander Keltz: 330,000
Philippe Dhondt: 164,000

Tsolis Kostantinos opened to 16,00 from UTG+2. Action folded to Payam Ansarian on the Cut-off, who took perhaps three minutes before going all in for 37,000. The next player to make a move was Dirk Bertenburg, who raised to 100,000 from the Small Blind. When action came back to Kostantinos, he made the call with his 93,000 stack.

Payam Ansarian: A♦2♦
Dirk Bertenburg: Q♠Q♣
Tsolis Kostantinos: 10♥10♦

Bertenburg was on the course to eliminate two players. The flop J♦6♠3♠ didn’t pose a threat to his queens. Neither did the 6♥ turn. He experienced pain on the river, though, as the 10♠ gave Kostantinos the best hand with a full house.

Tsolis Kostantinos: 300,000
Dirk Bertenburg: 254,000
Payam Ansarian: 0

The players have returned after their third break of the day. As they’re getting ready to enter Level 13 (3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 Ante), the top five stacks may belong to the following players.

Seated in the Lo-jack, Julien Teissedre opened to 11,000. Shay Aldorf moved all in for 135,000 from the Cut-off. Action folded back to Teissedre, who didn’t hesitate before making the call, putting his 83,000 stack at risk.

Shay Aldorf: 8♠8♣
Julien Teissedre: A♥A♣

Bad news for Aldorf, and he received no help on the K♦4♦7♣10♣J♠ board. The larger chunk of his stack went the way of Teissedre shortly before the break.

Julien Teissedre: 185,000
Shay Aldorf: 56,000

Thierry Garin went all in UTG for 56,000. Fatos Haxhaj committed his last 36,000 in the pot as well, and the two players were the only ones to showdown.

Thierry Garin: A♥J♠
Fatos Haxhaj: Q♥J♦

“Queen,” Haxhaj urged the dealer. No dice for him as the board spelled out [invalid notations].

Thierry Garin: 100,000
Fatos Haxhaj: 0

The period for late registration and re-entry is now closed. 29 players will move on to Day 2, which will be played June 8.

While the 80 remaining players in Day 1a are competing for a plastic bag, Day 1b has started with 138 entries. Also, the second remote flight in Prague has commenced.

Dirk Bertenburg limped UTG+1. Mario Scholz made the call from the Hi-jack, before Nadav Tetro moved all in for 24,000. Bertenburg folded, and Scholz made the call.

Nadav Tetro: 6♦6♠
Mario Scholz: J♣7♣

The flip went the way of Scholz as the board ran out Q♥3♠J♥3♥7♦.

Mario Scholz: 153,000
Nadav Tetro: 0

Action folded to Olivier Lacour, who went all in for 24,500 from the Button. Tsolis Kostantinos made the call from the Small Blind.

Olivier Lacour: 7♦5♦
Tsolis Kostantinos: A♣K♥

Lacour was most certainly alive, but the Q♥J♦10♥ shattered his dreams. The 5♠10♠ runout didn’t help him; there’s roughly 13 minutes left to re-enter the tournament. Perhaps he’ll try again, or aim for the 1b flight.

Tsolis Kostantinos: 205,000
Oliver Lacour: 0

Frank Schäpers opened to 4,500 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Small Blind, Elias Massinger pumped it up to 13,000. Schäpers decided to call.

Massinger continued the aggressive path on the 2♠10♣J♥ flop. Schäpers wasn’t going anywhere, and after making the call, the dealer presented the 9♥ on the turn. Massinger sized up to 26,000, and Schäpers called within seconds.

Action went check-check on the 9♣ river.

Massinger turned over A♣J♣. Schäpers’ hand hit the muck, and the dealer pushed all the chips Massinger’s way.

Elias Massinger: 200,000
Frank Schäpers: 56,000

Stefan Tanase opened to 4,000 from the Lo-jack. Cut-off player Kai Vater was the sole caller.

Both players checked the 9♣3♠3♦ flop. After a check from Tanase on the Q♥ turn, Vater bet 6,000. Tanase made the call.

Both players checked the A♠ river.

Stefan Tanase: J♦J♥
Kai Vater: Q♣8♦

A pair of queens was enough for Vater to take down the pot.

Stefan Tanase: 106,000
Kai Vater: 69,000

As the second break of the day began (which is a 35-minute dinner break), the tournament surpassed the 200-mark in terms of entries. These may be the five biggest stacks in the room, as the remaining players are set to return at Level 9: 1,000/2,000 (2,000).

Maxim Bakoyan limped from the Cut-off. Florian Bock would have none of it and decided to raise to 5,500 from the Button. Action folded back to Bakoyan, who made the call.

After an initial check from Bakoyan on the 4♣K♥7♦ flop, Bock bet 5,500. Bakoyan threw in two 5,000 chips. The dealer started to collect the chips, but Bakoyan then claimed that his intention was to raise. It was deemed, however, that the amount he bet couldn’t be valid for a raise. Bakoyan respected the decision.

You’d think Bock would be scared that Bakoyan was aiming for the check-raise, but no. He continued for 12,000 on the J♦ after Bakoyan had checked to him. Bakoyan called, and the dealer revealed the 8♥ on the river. Bakoyan checked for a third time, and Bock now fired a 25,000 bet. Bakoyan sighed heavily before making the call.

Bock turned over A♣K♦ which was enough for Bakoyan to muck his hand.

Florian Bock: 146,000
Maxim Bakoyan: 58,500

Eden Vaturi opened to 2,400 from UTG+1. Seated in the Hi-jack, Jukka Moisio made it 6,500 in total. Tomis Kocib (Button) and Franke van Netten (Small Blind) made the call prior to Vaturi folding.

Van Netten checked to Moisio, who continued for 6,000 on the 3♠4♠3♦ flop. Kocib quickly folded, while van Netten decided to stick around.

Both players checked the A♠ turn. On the river 2♠, it was now van Netten who took the aggressive route as he bet 10,000. Moisio took perhaps one minute before making the call.

Franke van Netten: Q♦Q♣
Jukka Moisio: A♦5♦

Moisio didn’t give his opponent credit for a flush. His straight was good, and he improved his already impressive stack even further.

Jukka Moisio: 161,000
Franke van Netten: 64,000

Fabrice Lenoble opened to 2,800 from UTG. Seated next to him, Elias Massinger made the call. Robert Waberski also joined the fun from the Button.

On the J♥3♥10♠ flop, Lenoble continued for 7,000. Massinger folded before Waberski made the call.

Lenoble didn’t slow down on the 8♣ turn and now bet 22,000. Without hesitation, Waberski moved all in for roughly 36,000. Faster than the speed of lightning, Lenoble made the call.

Robert Waberski: A♦J♠
Fabrice Lenoble: K♣Q♠

Waberski was ahead, but with the Q♥ on the river, his bullet came to an end. Time will tell if he decides to re-enter.

Fabrice Lenoble: 116,000
Robert Waberski: 0

227 entries were made in Day 1a, and 29 players bagged their chips for Day 2. The chip counts from Day 1a can be seen in the table below.

It was a hectic first day of the 2025 Festival Rozvadov, and arguably, the €150 Hendon Mob Championship (THMC) was the center of attention. The Festival is swinging big and aiming for this tournament to be the biggest THMC event ever. Believe it or not, but the guarantee has never been as high as €300,000 before, and the buy-in has also reached a new low (€150).

On top of that, there are quite a few added rewards as well; the top two stacks from each starting flight receive a €550 Festival Main Event ticket each, and the one who wins the entire tournament will also receive a package to THMC Cape Town Million, roughly valued at €2,000.

Day 1b may have been the flight of the day that attracted the most entries, however, the poker.pro live reporting had its sole focus on Day 1b. Let’s take a quick sweep and see what went down in the first on-site flight of the €150 THMC Championship.

Decent Numbers to Start Things Off

Overall, 227 entries were made in Day 1a, which meant that 29 players would advance to Day 2 (which will be played June 8). Compare that with the first remote flight that ran in Prague, where nine players bagged.

Day 1a commenced at 13:00, after Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk and Roland Boothby held a short welcome speech to all players. About an hour later, the €30 satellite with 20 guaranteed tickets finished; the number of entries in the tournament was increasing at a rapid speed.

Play went on; the window for late registration and re-entry closed after Level 10. At this point, Achim Prinzing was most likely the tournament chip leader. When poker.pro commenced chip counts at the end of Level 12, Prinzing was still on top of the leaderboards.

Rounding Things Up

After what would prove to be the last break of the day, 38 players remained, meaning nine more would go out before the remaining warriors would “bag N’ tag”. At this point, Stylianos Papantoniou held the chip lead, while Prinzing had lost some big pots.

From this stage onwards, things escalated very quickly. In fact, when the floor was about to announce hand-for-hand play, there was already one showdown happening at one of the tables. The bust of Dieter Bauer meant that bubble play would be skipped entirely, and that the remaining 29 players were in the money.

While the chip counts are not yet ready to be revealed, it’s no secret that Adrijan Bat and Suren Saiian finished as the top two stacks. That means that they both will receive a €550 ticket for The Festival Main Event.

As soon as possible, poker.pro will be back with full chip counts from Day 1a (and all other starting flights, for that matter). Tomorrow, the live reporting will commence at 11:00, following all the action from Day 1c.

As only 30 players remained, the floor was about to stop the dealers and announce hand by hand. However, there was still one hand going on at Table 601. It was an all-in pre-flop scenario between Dieter Bauer and Eden Vaturi, with Bauer being the player at risk.

Dieter Bauer: A♥Q♦
Eden Vaturi: 9♣9♦

The board 4♥9♥Q♣7♠5♦ board favored Vaturi; with his set, he eliminated Bauer before the bubble stadium even began.

Such, the remaining 29 players are now bagging their chips. They will return to Day 2, June 8, but before then, there are many more Day 1 flights on the schedule.

The poker.pro live coverage is hereby completed for the day. However, a full recap of today’s action will be up as soon as possible, as well as full chip counts from Day 1a.

Eden Vaturi: 544,000
Dieter Bauer: 0

Action folded to Frank Schäpers on the Button, who moved all in for 203,000. Seated in the Big Blind, Turay Kurtbogan made the call.

Frank Schäpers: A♦8♦
Turay Kurtbogan: A♠10♠

Schäpers was visibly displeased to see that he was dominated. It didn’t matter that he hit a pair on the Q♦4♠5♠7♦8♠ board; victory belonged to Kurtbogan and his nut flush.

As Level 18 recently commenced, it’s only a matter of time before 29 players remain.

Turay Kurtbogan: 560,000
Frank Schäpers: 0

Seyed Fazeli raised to 58,000 from the Lo-jack. From the Hi-jack, Philippe Dhondt moved all in for 244,000. When action came to Mohamed Bajjadi in the Big Blind, he went all in for 225,000. Fazeli folded; Dhondt and Bajjadi went to a showdown.

Philippe Dhondt: A♥A♣
Mohamed Bajjadi: J♠J♣

A brutal cooler for Bajjadi, and the 9♣Q♦3♦3♣6♠ runout offered him little consolation. By the finest of margins, he was eliminated, and Dhondt now has a stack with great playability.

Philippe Dhondt: 528,000
Mohamed Bajjadi: 0

The remaining 38 players are now on a 15-minute break. Nine more will bust before the remaining 29 can bag their chips for Day 2. These are the five biggest stacks set to return to Level 17: 8,000/16,000 (16,000).

Thomas Feldmann limped from the Lo-jack. Jaroslav Stulhofer called from the Small Blind, before Nghi Tran checked, seated in the Big Blind.

All three players checked the 4♠K♠9♥ flop. On the turn K♦, Stulhofer led out for 16,000. Tran folded, while Feldmann made the call.

The river was the 7♠. Stulhofer now checked, and Feldmann bet 32,000. After about a minute’s worth of consideration, Stulhofer made the call; Feldmann was lost in his thoughts, and the dealer had to catch his attention to let him know he was due to show his hand.

He turned over A♠10♠ for the nut flush, which was enough for him to take down the pot.

Thomas Feldmann: 400,000
Jaroslav Stulhofer: 180,000

UTG, Thomas Feldmann opened to 20,000. Achim Prinzing (Cut-off) and Johann Cintea (Small Blind) both made the call before José Benitez went all in for 280,000 from the Big Blind. Feldmann folded before Prinzing made the call with confidence. Cintea got out of the way, and it was time for a showdown between Benitez and Prinzing.

José Benitez: 7♥7♠
Achim Prinzing: A♥K♣

It feels like the non-pair hand has won the majority of the coinflip situations today. This would prove to be the case this time as well, as the board ran out 2♣4♥A♣8♠Q♥. Gracious in defeat, Benitez knocked on the table, and Prinzing is now back on top of the rankings.

Achim Prinzing: 632,000
José Benitez: 0

Action folded to Stylianos Papantoniou on the Button, who opened to 25,000. After Adrijan Bat folded his Small Blind, Franke van Netten moved all in for 159,000. After receiving the count, big-stacked Papantoniou made the call.

Franke van Netten: K♦J♣
Stylianos Papantoniou: A♣9♦

Papantoniou let out a “vamos,” as an ace appeared on the A♠4♥6♣. The 9♥8♥ runout didn’t change the outcome, and there’s a good chance Papantoniou is the current chip leader.

Stylianos Papantoniou: 645,000
Franke van Netten: 0

Alexander Keltz limped from the Hi-jack, and Small Blind player Seyed Fazeli also settled with a call. Philippe Dhondt wouldn’t have any of it, though, as he moved all in for 84,000 from the Big Blind. After some consideration, Keltz made the call prior to Fazeli folding.

Philippe Dhondt: 9♠9♣
Alexander Keltz: 2♠2♣

Dhondt was ahead, and no nasty surprises for him as the board spelled out J♦6♠K♠5♥Q♥. He doubled through Keltz and is still fighting to be top 29 and bag for Day 2.

Alexander Keltz: 330,000
Philippe Dhondt: 164,000

Tsolis Kostantinos opened to 16,00 from UTG+2. Action folded to Payam Ansarian on the Cut-off, who took perhaps three minutes before going all in for 37,000. The next player to make a move was Dirk Bertenburg, who raised to 100,000 from the Small Blind. When action came back to Kostantinos, he made the call with his 93,000 stack.

Payam Ansarian: A♦2♦
Dirk Bertenburg: Q♠Q♣
Tsolis Kostantinos: 10♥10♦

Bertenburg was on the course to eliminate two players. The flop J♦6♠3♠ didn’t pose a threat to his queens. Neither did the 6♥ turn. He experienced pain on the river, though, as the 10♠ gave Kostantinos the best hand with a full house.

Tsolis Kostantinos: 300,000
Dirk Bertenburg: 254,000
Payam Ansarian: 0

The players have returned after their third break of the day. As they’re getting ready to enter Level 13 (3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 Ante), the top five stacks may belong to the following players.

Seated in the Lo-jack, Julien Teissedre opened to 11,000. Shay Aldorf moved all in for 135,000 from the Cut-off. Action folded back to Teissedre, who didn’t hesitate before making the call, putting his 83,000 stack at risk.

Shay Aldorf: 8♠8♣
Julien Teissedre: A♥A♣

Bad news for Aldorf, and he received no help on the K♦4♦7♣10♣J♠ board. The larger chunk of his stack went the way of Teissedre shortly before the break.

Julien Teissedre: 185,000
Shay Aldorf: 56,000

Thierry Garin went all in UTG for 56,000. Fatos Haxhaj committed his last 36,000 in the pot as well, and the two players were the only ones to showdown.

Thierry Garin: A♥J♠
Fatos Haxhaj: Q♥J♦

“Queen,” Haxhaj urged the dealer. No dice for him as the board spelled out [invalid notations].

Thierry Garin: 100,000
Fatos Haxhaj: 0

The period for late registration and re-entry is now closed. 29 players will move on to Day 2, which will be played June 8.

While the 80 remaining players in Day 1a are competing for a plastic bag, Day 1b has started with 138 entries. Also, the second remote flight in Prague has commenced.

Dirk Bertenburg limped UTG+1. Mario Scholz made the call from the Hi-jack, before Nadav Tetro moved all in for 24,000. Bertenburg folded, and Scholz made the call.

Nadav Tetro: 6♦6♠
Mario Scholz: J♣7♣

The flip went the way of Scholz as the board ran out Q♥3♠J♥3♥7♦.

Mario Scholz: 153,000
Nadav Tetro: 0

Action folded to Olivier Lacour, who went all in for 24,500 from the Button. Tsolis Kostantinos made the call from the Small Blind.

Olivier Lacour: 7♦5♦
Tsolis Kostantinos: A♣K♥

Lacour was most certainly alive, but the Q♥J♦10♥ shattered his dreams. The 5♠10♠ runout didn’t help him; there’s roughly 13 minutes left to re-enter the tournament. Perhaps he’ll try again, or aim for the 1b flight.

Tsolis Kostantinos: 205,000
Oliver Lacour: 0

Frank Schäpers opened to 4,500 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Small Blind, Elias Massinger pumped it up to 13,000. Schäpers decided to call.

Massinger continued the aggressive path on the 2♠10♣J♥ flop. Schäpers wasn’t going anywhere, and after making the call, the dealer presented the 9♥ on the turn. Massinger sized up to 26,000, and Schäpers called within seconds.

Action went check-check on the 9♣ river.

Massinger turned over A♣J♣. Schäpers’ hand hit the muck, and the dealer pushed all the chips Massinger’s way.

Elias Massinger: 200,000
Frank Schäpers: 56,000

Stefan Tanase opened to 4,000 from the Lo-jack. Cut-off player Kai Vater was the sole caller.

Both players checked the 9♣3♠3♦ flop. After a check from Tanase on the Q♥ turn, Vater bet 6,000. Tanase made the call.

Both players checked the A♠ river.

Stefan Tanase: J♦J♥
Kai Vater: Q♣8♦

A pair of queens was enough for Vater to take down the pot.

Stefan Tanase: 106,000
Kai Vater: 69,000

As the second break of the day began (which is a 35-minute dinner break), the tournament surpassed the 200-mark in terms of entries. These may be the five biggest stacks in the room, as the remaining players are set to return at Level 9: 1,000/2,000 (2,000).

Maxim Bakoyan limped from the Cut-off. Florian Bock would have none of it and decided to raise to 5,500 from the Button. Action folded back to Bakoyan, who made the call.

After an initial check from Bakoyan on the 4♣K♥7♦ flop, Bock bet 5,500. Bakoyan threw in two 5,000 chips. The dealer started to collect the chips, but Bakoyan then claimed that his intention was to raise. It was deemed, however, that the amount he bet couldn’t be valid for a raise. Bakoyan respected the decision.

You’d think Bock would be scared that Bakoyan was aiming for the check-raise, but no. He continued for 12,000 on the J♦ after Bakoyan had checked to him. Bakoyan called, and the dealer revealed the 8♥ on the river. Bakoyan checked for a third time, and Bock now fired a 25,000 bet. Bakoyan sighed heavily before making the call.

Bock turned over A♣K♦ which was enough for Bakoyan to muck his hand.

Florian Bock: 146,000
Maxim Bakoyan: 58,500

Eden Vaturi opened to 2,400 from UTG+1. Seated in the Hi-jack, Jukka Moisio made it 6,500 in total. Tomis Kocib (Button) and Franke van Netten (Small Blind) made the call prior to Vaturi folding.

Van Netten checked to Moisio, who continued for 6,000 on the 3♠4♠3♦ flop. Kocib quickly folded, while van Netten decided to stick around.

Both players checked the A♠ turn. On the river 2♠, it was now van Netten who took the aggressive route as he bet 10,000. Moisio took perhaps one minute before making the call.

Franke van Netten: Q♦Q♣
Jukka Moisio: A♦5♦

Moisio didn’t give his opponent credit for a flush. His straight was good, and he improved his already impressive stack even further.

Jukka Moisio: 161,000
Franke van Netten: 64,000

Fabrice Lenoble opened to 2,800 from UTG. Seated next to him, Elias Massinger made the call. Robert Waberski also joined the fun from the Button.

On the J♥3♥10♠ flop, Lenoble continued for 7,000. Massinger folded before Waberski made the call.

Lenoble didn’t slow down on the 8♣ turn and now bet 22,000. Without hesitation, Waberski moved all in for roughly 36,000. Faster than the speed of lightning, Lenoble made the call.

Robert Waberski: A♦J♠
Fabrice Lenoble: K♣Q♠

Waberski was ahead, but with the Q♥ on the river, his bullet came to an end. Time will tell if he decides to re-enter.

Fabrice Lenoble: 116,000
Robert Waberski: 0

From early position, Seyed Fazeli opened to 1,900. Benjamin Altun called from the Cut-off before Patrick Schlatter moved all in for 16,000 from the Small Blind.

“I’ll gamble with you,” Fazeli confirmed as he made the call. He revealed his cards, unaware that Altun was still in the hand. With the extra information in hand, Altun decided to fold his holdings, as Fazei and Schlatter went to showdown.

Patrick Schlatter: A♠Q♥
Seyed Fazeli: A♦5♣

Schlatter seemed convinced a five would come after the 3♦4♣9♠ flop. The board continued with K♥J♣, though, and Schlatter secured the double-up.

Seyed Fazeli: 51,000
Patrick Schlatter: 42,000

Loris Vallone limped from UTG. UTG+1, Franke van Netten raised to 3,500. Stylianos Papantoniou (Lo-jack), Florin Bilan (Button), Alfredo Di Paolo (Small Blind), and Vallone all made the call.

The flop came 9♣9♥J♣. Action was checked to pre-flop aggressor van Netten, who moved all in for roughly 50,000. It was folded to Vallone, who contemplated a call for a minute or two before he let his hand go.

Franke van Netten: 82,000

The X players in the tournament are now on break. The poker.pro team attempted to identify five of the biggest stacks.

The players are set to return to Level 5: 400/800 (800).

Previously to Day 1a, a €30 satellite with a whopping 20 tickets guaranteed ran on the other side of the tournament area. The following 20 players made it through and are set to join the Day 1a action: