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The Festival Main Event 500,000€ GTD Day 1C

The Festival Main Event has concluded its Flight 1C, and from 152 entries, 19 players advanced. The top stack of the day belongs to Gabriel Rymar, who bagged 1,146,000 chips.Flight 1D – Turbo attracted a total of 52 players, and seven of them will qualify from this heat. At this moment, ahead of the strongest day, the overlay stands at 325,000€, and three more flights still await you to secure a seat for Sunday’s Day 2.

Flight 1E starts at 12:00.
Flight 1F – Turbo begins at 20:00.
The final chance will be Flight 1G – Hyperturbo, starting on Sunday at 11:00.

We look forward to seeing you!

1C Chipcounts:

2:10 Kaestel becomes the bubble boy

Kaestel pushed his short stack over the line with Kx Qx, and Marco Gamba behind him woke up with aces. After the board ran Qx 6x 5x 5x Kx, Kaestel was eliminated right on the bubble, and the remaining 19 players are bagging their chips.

2:00 Kaestel double up

Kaestel pushed 47,000 from EP and Martin Bartoš called from the big blind with 8x 4x. Kaestel held pocket nines, and after the board ran Tx 8x 2x Jx Qx, he secured the double up.

1:55 Shortly after the start of the level, Nicolas Sievers was eliminated from the tournament

We are now playing hand for hand!

Level 19: 10,000 – 15,000 / 15,000, avg. 345,455, ent.: 22/152, 1D ent.: 11/52

Break 15 min

1:25 Split pot

Michal Hamáček opened to 25,000 and Nicolas Sievers moved all in for 106,000 behind him.After a brief hesitation, Michal decided to call with As 8s, while Sievers held Ac 9s. After the board ran 2x Jx 5x 2x 5x, the pot was split. At the other table, Bas Smits was eliminated from the tournament.

1:10 After a short period of silence, Jakub Susmarski has to say goodbye

Gabriel Rymar opened to 25,000 and Jakub responded with a 3-bet to 70,000. After a brief moment, Gabriel announced all in — effectively around 200,000 — holding Tc Ts. Jakub snap-called with As Ks, but after the board ran Jx 3x 3x 9x 9x, he was eliminated.

Level 18: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 304,000, ent.: 25/152, 1D ent.: 23/52

00:45 Daniel Gumula double up

Daniel got all-in preflop for 180,000 with Kx Jx against Ylva, who had found Ax Qx. After the board ran 4x 4x 2x 2x Jx, Daniel ended up winning this uneven battle. The pace of eliminations has slowed down significantly, and we are still six players away from the end of Flight 1C.

Sviten Special has also reached its final table!

A total of 131 players registered for the tournament, and 17 players made it into the money.The winner will take home 5,826€!

Level 17: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 292,308, ent.: 26/152, 1D ent.: 27/50

NLH HR Payouts:

1. 12,700€

2. 8,250€

3. 5,750€

4. 4,250€

5. 3,250€

NLH Highroller prilákal celkom 36 hráčov a prizepool sa tak vyšplhal na 34,200€. Na peniaze tak dosiahne 5 najlepších hráčov.

23:55 Cold 4-bet

Mati Pirn otváral na 18,000 z Ep, Bart Dil sa rozhodol z buttonu pre 3-bet na 57,000 a po dlhšom zamyslení Gabriel Rymar 4-betoval z bb na 120,000. Pirn zahodil okamžite, Bart chvíľu popremýšľal no nakoniec fold vyhodnotil ako najlepšiu možnosť.

23:45 Rejam

Sandeep Nene otváral z buttonu na 16,000. Jakub Susmarski z bb zahlásil all in 112,000. Sandeep chvíľku dumal, ale dorovnať sa neodhodlal.b

Level 16: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 271,429, ent.: 28/152, 1D ent.: 29/45

Break 15 min

23:20 David Urban eliminates

Mario Pichler moved all in for 89,000 from EP. David, a few seats over, called with Ax Ax and no one else joined the pot. Pichler revealed pocket fours, and after the board ran 9x 2x 8x Tx Kx, he exits the tournament.

23:10 Bart Dil wins on the flop

On the flop Kc Js 4s, there was 32,000 in the pot and Bart bet 11,000. Pavol Koprda quickly folded from the big blind.

The Hendon Mob Championship has found its final table!

Level 15: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 230,303, ent.: 33/152

22:30 Frode Hoel victorious

De Vos opened from EP to 12,000 and Frode called from the big blind. On the flop 9d 5d 6c, both players checked. On the turn 9c, Frode bet 16,000 and De Vos folded almost instantly.

22:20 Freund double up

Ohad got his roughly 20,000 chips in with pocket sevens against his opponent’s Ax Kx. After the board ran 2x 4x Jx Ax 7x, Ohad secured the double up.

Gallery:

Level 14: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 200,000, ent.: 38/152, 1D ent.: 33/37

22:00 Paul takes down a needed multiway pot

On the turn Kx Jx Jx Tx, there was about 40,000 in the pot and Paul bet 18,000. Both of his opponents folded very slowly.

Overlay of monstrous proportions!

At this moment, 325,000€ is still missing to meet the guarantee, making it the perfect time to start considering your participation. So far, only 45 players have qualified for Day 2, meaning the shares of the 500,000€ guarantee will be truly juicy! On Saturday, Flight 1E awaits you at 12:00, followed by Flight 1F – Turbo at 20:00, and on Sunday your very last chance will be Flight 1G – Hyperturbo at 11:00!

Level 13: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 166,217, ent.: 46/152, 1D ent.: 31/32

Break 30 min

20:50 Robert Baker wins a small pot

Robert opened from EP to 7,000 and Timmy Anker called from the big blind. On the flop 8c Js 3s, Baker continued for 7,000 and received a slow call. On the turn 2s both players checked, and on the river Kc Baker bet 7,000 again. After a long tank, Timmy called, but his hand was no good against Robert’s As Kx.

20:40 Michal Hamáček double up

Dysvik opened to 6,500 from the CO, Sfarlea 3-bet to 18,000 from the button, and Rymar decided to re-jam for 300,000. Hamáček in the big blind tanked for a long time and eventually called off his 75,000 with Jx Jx. Dysvik and Sfarlea folded slowly.Rymar showed Kx Kx, but after the board ran Tx 9x 9x Jx Qx, Hamá

20:20 The Turbo flight has just started!

A total of 20 players are sitting at the start of this flight!

Level 12: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 141,509, ent.: 53/150, 1D ent.: 20/20

Last level to register and re-enter into Flight 1C!

20:10 Gabriel needs only a c-bet

On the flop Jx Jx 5x, there was around 15,000 in the pot and Gabriel bet 5,000. His opponent folded 7x 8x face up.

19:50 Adrian wins the flip

Adrian got all-in preflop for about 25bb with Qx Jx from the small blind, and his Swedish opponent called from the big blind with pocket sevens. After the board ran Tx 8x 8x Ax Tx, Adrian secured an important double up.

Level 11: 1,000 – 2,500 / 2,500, avg. 127,586, ent.: 58/148

19:30 Schippers double up

On the flop As 9s 3s, there was 33,000 in the pot and Schippers bet 25,000 from the big blind. Dan responded with a quick all in, and after a long tank Schippers called with Ks Kx. Dan held Ad 5s, and after the turn 4s and river Qd, Schippers secured the double up.

19:20 David Urban victorious

Vettas opened from the CO to 6,000 and Urban 3-bet to 18,000. After some thought, Christos called. On the flop Kc 6h 5h both players checked slowly. On the turn 7h, David bet 18,000 and was paid again. On the river Qc, after a long tank, David bet 40,000. Christos didn’t like it and folded.

Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 120,000, ent.: 65/140

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Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 96,000, ent.: 74/144

18:00 Big flip
Tomáš got all-in preflop with pocket tens against Qx Jx for about 80,000. A Jx on the river left Tomáš with just 2bb, which he lost in the following hand.

Sviten payout!

1. 5,826€

2. 4,075€

3. 2,975€

4. 2,250€

5. 1,775€

6. 1,425€

7. 1,175€

8–9. 1,025€

10–11. 900€

12–13. 825€

14–17. 750€

Level 8: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 81,142, ent.: 83/138

Sviten has recorded 131 entries!

With a 250€ buy-in, this is—according to the Hendon Mob database—the largest Sviten tournament in the world!

4-bet push

Tamas opened to 2,500, Tobias 3-bet to 8,000, and Michael from the big blind decided to push about 75,000 over the line. Tamás folded instantly, and Tobias thought for a while but eventually folded Ax Jx face up.

Level 7: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 75,000, ent.: 88/132

16:30 Max loses a little
Max opened to 2,000 and received two callers. On the flop Kx Tx Tx, Max bet 4,000 and only Tobias called. On the turn Qx, Max chose to check, but Tobias bet 11,200. After a long tank, Max folded his cards.

The Hendon Mob Championship Final Day has started!
A total of 58 players made it to the Final Day, and tonight we will learn the name of the winner who will take home 19,346€!

A few Main Event stacks:

1. Trond Bastiansen - 115,000
2. Adrianus Van Dongen - 108,000
3. Max Lohse - 98,800
4. Pavol Koprda - 88,600
5. Ofer Sisso - 85,000
6. Hans Haard - 83,300
7. Stijn Schippers - 82,300
8. Riitta Sahala - 78,000
9. Robert Previsic - 74,000
10. Timmy Anker - 72,700

Level 6: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 63,021, ent.: 96/121

15:55 Unpleasant hand!

On the flop Qx Qx 8x, there was nearly 4,000 in the pot and Leppaelahti bet 1,700. Zlatogorskyi called from the small blind, and Sisso in the big blind decided to raise to 6,000. Leppaelahti folded his cards and Zlatogorskyi called. On the turn Jx, Sisso bet 20,000 in a very slow motion, and Zlatogorskyi called again. On the river 7d, about 100,000 went over the line, and Zlatogorskyi tanked for a very long time. He eventually called with Qx Tx, but it wasn’t enough against his opponent’s Qx Jx, and he had to surrender his stack.

15:40 Nils Eikjok takes a small pot

On the flop Qd 4h 6c, Nils bet 1,200 into a pot of about 4,000. Yakimov thought briefly but chose not to continue.

Hendon Mob Championship payouts:
1. 19,346€
2. 12,875€
3. 8,850€
4. 6,375€
5. 4,725€
6. 3,625€
7. 2,900€
8. 2,325€
9. 1,925€
10–11. 1,675€
12–13. 1,475€
14–15. 1,275€
16–17. 1,100€
18–20. 975€
21–23. 875€
24–26. 775€
27–31. 700€
32–35. 625€
36–44. 550€
45–58. 500€

Level 5: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 58,065, ent.: 93/108

15:00 River overbet

On the river 8x 5x Qx 5x 8x, there was 7,500 in the pot and Michiel bet 10,000 from the small blind. Maddens thought for a long time in the big blind and eventually decided to call, but his hand was not enough against his Dutch opponent’s 8x 5x.

Level 4: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 55,376, ent.: 93/103

Break 15 min

Gallery:

13:50 Split pot!

On the river Kx Qx Tx Tx Ax, there was about 25,000 in the pot and Jakub bet 15,000. His German opponent thought for a long time and eventually called with Jx 9x. Jakub, a bit disappointed, showed Ax Jx, and the pot had to be split.

Level 3: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 50,735, ent.: 68/69

13:20 River bet!
On the river Ax Kx 8x 4x Ax, there was over 15,000 in the pot and Jari bet 11,000. His opponent needed several minutes to think, and eventually a time extension was called on him. In the final seconds of the countdown, Jari folded his eights face up.

The Hendon Mob Championship continues today with its Final Day!
A total of 467 players registered for the tournament, and 58 of them advanced to the Final Day. The prize pool has climbed to 99,821€, and the winner will take home 19,346€. The exact payout structure will be published soon!

Level 2: 100 – 300 / 300, avg. 50,000, ent.. 50/50

Daniel picks up a small pot to start

Daniel opened from the HJ to 600 and both opponents called from the blinds. On the flop Ax 5x 6x, Daniel continued for 1,200, and neither opponent showed interest in continuing the hand.

Today´s schedule: