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The thrilling ride of The Festival Main Event with a guarantee of 500,000€ has crowned a new champion. Sebastian Kotowicz emerged victorious, taking home 77,001€ with no deal. At Banco Bratislava this week, cards were played everywhere and in a variety of formats. In December, the Spanish Poker Festival with a 150,000€ guarantee awaits you. Our Polish friends also made their presence felt this week, and you can mark the dates of upcoming Polish Series events on the graphic below. Looking ahead to 2025, we are excited about the Norwegian Poker Championships. For more information, stay tuned to our website and social media! We look forward to seeing you!
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Final day results:
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1. Kotowicz Sebastian Andrzej - 77,001€
2. Smits Sebastian - 53,100€
3. Gabzdil Matúš - 37,600€
4. Berg Andre - 27,700€
5. Dahlberg Halvor - 19,700€
6. Bele Cristian - 14,600€
7. Minzariu Paul - 11,300€
8. Kozma David - 8,800€
9. Smolko Ilya - 7,000€
10. Sitavanc Jaromír - 5,900€
11. Bozhinoski Simon - 5,900€
12. Politowski Szymon Patrik - 5,150€
13. Supper Sebastian - 5,150€
14. Balan Andrei - 4,400€ -
20:20 Sebastian Smits finishes in second place for 53,100€
On the flop 8c 9h 4h, Kotowicz bet 350,000 and received a quick call. On the turn 2h, Smits led out with 1,000,000, and Kotowicz responded with a raise to 2,700,000. Smits thought briefly and 3-bet to 6,700,000. Kotowicz almost instantly moved all-in for 14,000,000. Smits called with 8d 2d, while Kotowicz revealed Jh 6h. The river 5s sealed the Main Event.
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Stacks in Heads-Up:
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20:00 Matúš Gabzdil eliminated in third place for 37,600€
Sebastian opened from the button, and Matúš re-jammed from the small blind for 5,300,000 with Ax 4x. Sebastian snap-called with Ax Kx, and after the board 6x Qx 4x 9x Kx, we move to a Polish–Dutch heads-up finale.
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Short break
19:45 Andre Berg eliminated in fourth place for 27,700€
Andre pushed from the small blind for 3,700,000 with Kx 7x, and Sebastian called with Ad 9s. After the board 7x 9x Qx 6x Qx, we move on to the final three players.
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Level 33: 125,000 – 250,000 / 250,000, avg. 7,375,000, ent.: 4/983 -
19:10 Matúš Gabzdil double up
Sebastian pushed from the small blind with As Ts, and Matúš instantly called with Ah Ac for his last 1,700,000. After the board 5c 7h 3s 3c 6s, Matúš secured a double up.
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18:45 Halvor Dahlberg eliminated in fifth place for 19,700€
Gabzdil opened to 400,000, Dahlberg re-jammed for 2,000,000 with Ad Kh, and Smits re-jammed 12,000,000 with Jx Jx. Gabzdil folded, and after the board Td 7h 5h 4c 5d, Halvor Dahlberg exits in fifth place.
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18:35 Cristian Belle eliminated in sixth place for 14,600€
Belle pushed from the button for 1,900,000 with Kd Th, and Smits decided to call with Ah 9h. After the board Kx 9x 9x 3x Jx, we say goodbye to another player.
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18:20 Paul Minzariu eliminated in seventh place for 11,300€
Matúš opened with Ah 9h, and Minzariu re-jammed his 550,000 with Qc Jc. Matúš easily called, and after the board Jh 7h 5h 7s 6s, six players remain in the tournament.
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Level 32: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 4,214,285, ent.: 7/983
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Break 30 min
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17:45 Bele Vs. Smits
Bele opened to 325,000 from the hijack, and Smits called from the small blind. On the flop Ah 2d 9c, Bele continued with a bet of 325,000, and Smits quickly called. Both players checked the turn 9d. On the river Js, Smits bet 800,000. Bele instantly called with Ax Tx, but his Dutch opponent revealed Ax Jx.
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17:25 David Kozma eliminated in eighth place for 8,800€
Kozma pushed his last 520,000 from early position with As 9c, Dahlberg called from hijack, and Berg re-raised to 4,000,000. Dahlberg called with Qs Qc, and Berg held Ax Kx. After the board Ax Tx 7x Jx 6x, David Kozma was eliminated, and Dahlberg lost about half of his stack.
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17:10 Ilya Smolko eliminated in ninth place for 7,000€Ilya pushed his last 120,000 with Ax 6x, and Minzariu found Ax Qx. After the board Tx Kx 7x 6x Jx, Smolko bids farewell to the Main Event.
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Level 30: 80,000 – 160,000 / 160,000, avg. 3,276,667, ent.: 9/98317:00 Matúš Gabzdil double up
Matúš got into a preflop all-in with Ah Qd against David's pocket tens. After the board Qx 8x 8x 7x 8x, Matúš soared to nearly 4,000,000, while David was left with only 520,000 behind.
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Norwegian Poker Championship 2025 in Banco Bratislava!
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16:40 Matúš is losing
Gabzdil opened to 250,000, Dahlberg called behind him, and Berg from the small blind decided to go all-in for 1,800,000. Matúš with Ax Ax immediately called, and Dahlberg folded. Berg turned over nines, but after the board Jx 9x 8x 6x Tx, Matúš lost a significant portion of his stack.
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16:20 Bele is not afraid
Bele opened from early position to 240,000, and Ilya Smolko from the small blind 3-bet to 550,000, with Bele calling. On the flop Qh Ts 4s, Smolko continued for 350,000, and Bele smoothly called. On the turn Ad, both players checked. The river 9h brought a 500,000 bet from Ilya, and Bele immediately pushed for 2,400,000. Smolko thought for a moment and folded his Ax Kx.
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A total of 405 players registered for the Mystery Bounty 50,000€ GTD. 53 of them advanced through yesterday's Day 1 and have already reached the paid positions. The winner of this tournament will take home 7,777€!
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Level 30: 60,000 – 120,000 / 120,000, avg. 3,276,667, ent.: 9/983
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15:55 4-bet push
Bele opened from the button to 200,000, and Minzariu from the big blind decided on a 3-bet to 700,000. Bele responded with an all-in for effectively 2,600,000. Minzariu hesitated for a moment but eventually folded his Ah Jh.
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We will continue !
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The Spanish Poker Festival Grand Final will visit Banco in December!
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Livestream link:
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Livereport will continue alongisde the livestream.
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Left to play for:
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1. 77,001€
2. 53,100€
3. 37,600€
4. 27,700€
5. 19,700€
6. 14,600€
7. 11,300€
8. 8,800€
9. 7,000€
Final day bustouts so far:
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10. Sitavanc Jaromír - 5,900€
11. Bozhinoski Simon - 5,900€
12. Politowski Szymon Patrik - 5,150€
13. Supper Sebastian - 5,150€
14. Balan Andrei - 4,400€ -
Final Table chipcounts:
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Short break
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15:00 Jaromír Sitavanc finishes in tenth place for 5,900€ and we move to the final table
Jaromír opened to 200,000, and Matúš called. On the flop Ah 6s 2c, Jaromír bet 150,000, and Matúš moved all-in for the remaining approximately 700,000. Jaromír called with Ac 3c, and Matúš revealed Ax 9x. After the turn T and river 9x, we proceed to the final table.
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14:50 Sebastian Kotowicz double up
Sebastian went all-in preflop with pocket nines for 1,350,000. Sitavanc called with Ax Kx, but after a board of Tx Jx 7x 5x 2x, he had to hand over a portion of his stack to the Polish opponent.
Level 29: 50,000 – 100,000 / 100,000, avg. 2,949,000, ent.: 10/983
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Break 15 min
14:15 The pace of play has slowed down
We are one elimination away from forming the final table, but there haven’t been many action-packed hands in the last few minutes.
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14:00 Simon Bozhinoski eliminated in 11th place for 5,900€
Bozhinoski was down to a short stack and pushed his last 345,000 with Th 3s. Kotowicz on the small blind 3-bet to 750,000. Behind him, Kozma effectively re-jammed for 2,000,000 with Ah 7c, and Sebastian instantly called with Ax Kx.
The board ran out Ks 6s 4h Ts Kh, giving Sebastian a big double-up and eliminating Bozhinoski.
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The Polish Poker Series returns to Banco Bratislava in 2025!
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Level 28: 40,000 – 80,000 / 80,000, avg. 2,949,000, ent.: 10/397
13:40 Balan eliminated at the streamed table
Balan went all-in preflop for 745,000 with pocket sixes against Gabzdil’s pocket tens, who re-jammed. Kotowicz on the small blind held Ah Qh but decided folding was the better option. The board ran out 2x 2x Ax 3x 8x, and Andrei Balan was eliminated in 14th place for 4,400€.
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13:30 Szymon Politowski eliminated in 12th place for 5,150€, Sebastian Supper takes 13th place, also for 5,150€
Politowski opened, and Dahlberg re-jammed for more than 1,600,000. After a long think, Szymon called with pocket tens, only to see Dahlberg reveal Qx Qx. The board ran out Ax 5x 3x Kx Ax, leaving Szymon on an ultra-short stack, which he lost in one of the subsequent hands.
Before that, Sebastian Supper was eliminated with his 1,900,000 stack in a preflop all-in with pocket eights against Smits' Ax Ax. The board ran out Ax 9x 3x Kx 2x, eliminating two players in quick succession.
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13:10 Paul Minzariu double up
In one of the first hands, Paul pushed his 550,000 from the button. Ilya Smolko on the big blind asked for a stack count but ultimately folded after a long think. In the following hand, Halvor opened from EP, and Minzariu re-jammed with pocket sixes. Halvor called with Kx Qx, but after a board of 8x 5x 7x Ax 9x, Paul secured a double up.
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Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 / 60,000, avg. 2,106,429, ent.: 14/983
There are 24 minutes left to play in this level. All subsequent levels will last 50 minutes.
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Today we are playing for these prizes
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1. 77,001€
2. 53,100€
3. 37,600€
4. 27,700€
5. 19,700€
6. 14,600€
7. 11,300€
8. 8,800€
9. 7,000€
10-11. 5,900€
12-13. 5,150€
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Final Day chipcounts:
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Livestream link:
- The Festival Championship Main Event 500,000€ GTD:
- Buy-in: 500€
- Starting Stack: 30k
- Late reg.: FIRST 2 LEVELS OF D2
- D1 IS PLAYED FOR 12 LVLS
- 5% staff deducted from the prize pool
The end of the year will bring the beloved TheFestival with 500,000€ GTD Main Event!
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