• The SPF Main Event flight 1E attracted a total of 139 players today, and we now know the 14 qualifiers. Today's chip leader is Miro Lelek, who amassed 1,560,000 in chips. 

    The SPT Party side event saw 205 entries, generating a prize pool of 19,475€. The winner will take home 4,100€ in the early morning hours. 

    With nearly half of the 72,000€ guarantee still to be covered, the strongest flights are ahead of us. Scheduled for today are flight 1G starting at 12:00, 1H at 17:00, and 1I – Turbo at 22:00. 

  • Chipcounts 1E:

  • 1:30 Darko Taborski becomes the bubble boy 

    Darko shoved from the small blind, and Paťo Kuník called with Ax Qx for his 260,000. Darko showed Ax 8x, and after the board 9x 6x 3x Kx 9x, Paťo secured a double up. After counting the stacks, Darko was left with just 1,000, which he lost a few hands later.

  • 1:20 Darko Taborski double up 

    Taborski shoved from the cutoff with Kx Tx for 88,000, and Lelek called from the big blind with 8s 5s. After the board Ts 4x Qx Qs 4x, we still haven't learned the name of the bubble boy.

  • 1:10 Miro Lelek causes a double seat open, and we are now playing hand-for-hand 

    On the flop Qs 5s 9h, Franz shoved about 100,000 with Ks 3s, Lelek re-shoved for 650,000, and Legen called with about 600,000 holding Ts 8s. After the turn Ad and river 8c, Miro Lelek took down the massive pot.

    Level 18: 7,000 – 15,000 / 15,000, avg. 463,333, ent.: 16/139, 1F ent.: 6/15

  • 00:45 Mladen Stojanovic eliminated 

    Mladen opened to 45,000 from early position, and Flores 3-bet to 100,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Mladen called with his remaining 40,000 holding As 7s. Flores showed Ad Td. The board Kx Ax Qx 7x Tx secured the pot for the Spanish player, and the field is now down to the final two tables.

  • 00:20 Martin Páleník eliminated 

    Martin pushed his last 50,000 or so with Ax 5x, and his Spanish opponent called with Kx 7x. After the board Kx 7x Xx 7x Xx, Martin had to say goodbye to Flight 1E. 

    Level 17: 6,000 – 12,000 / 12,000, avg. 330,952, ent.: 21/139, 1F ent.: 9/15

  • Break 15 min 

    23:55 Flop raise 

    On the flop 9c 2c Th, the pot was about 80,000, and Zoran Biculovic bet 40,000. Alexander responded with a raise to 80,000. After a long deliberation, Zoran folded his cards. 

    23:45 Vít Hoffmann double up 

    Vít went all-in preflop for about 120,000 with Ax Qx against Ron Mamon's pocket fours. After the board Tx 7x Jx 8x Ax, Hoffmann took his opponent’s stack and secured a double up.

  • Level 16: 5,000 – 10,000 / 10,000, avg. 302,174, ent.: 23/139

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  • 23:20 Francisco c-bets 

    On the flop Tx 7x 6x, the pot was slightly over 50,000, and Francisco bet 35,000 from position. His opponent folded very slowly. At the neighboring table, Maciej Czajka was eliminated from the tournament, and the field is now down to three tables.

  • Level 15: 4,000 – 8,000 / 8,000, avg. 239,655, ent.: 29/139, 1F ent.: 9/12 

    23:00 Giannicopoulos all-in 

    On the flop 7h 4c 2d, the pot was about 50,000, and Alexander immediately declared all-in effectively for around 160,000. Martin Páleník thought for a moment but folded his cards. 

    22:45 Taborski vs. Lopez 

    Taborski opened to 12,000 from the button, and Lopez called from the big blind. On the flop Kh 2h 5h, Taborski continued with a bet of 9,000 and was quickly called. On the turn 6s, Taborski bet 36,000, but his opponent folded instantly.

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  • Level 14: 3,000 – 6,000 / 6,000, avg. 217,188, ent.: 32/139, 1F ent.: 10/10 

    22:30 Martin Páleník double up 

    Ordonez opened to 12,000, and Páleník shoved from the blinds for 113,000. Ordonez called with Ax Jx, and Martin revealed pocket nines. After the board Kx 3x 9x Ax Kx, Martin secured a much-needed double up. 

    22:15 Miro Lelek takes a multiway pot 

    On the flop Ad 7h 9c, the pot was 33,000, and Miro bet 15,000. Both Ziegerhofer and Bugár had no interest in continuing and folded their cards.

  • Level 13: 2,000 – 5,000 / 5,000, avg. 182,895, ent.: 38/139

  • Break 15 min 

    21:50 Flop raise 

    Athanasios opened to 8,000 from early position, Rišo Toronyi called from the button, and Bugár joined from the big blind. On the flop Kd Td Ah, Athanasios continued with a bet of 10,000, and Rišo raised to 24,500. Both of his opponents folded instantly. 

    21:40 Avraham Sisso eliminated 

    Avraham went all-in preflop for just under 70,000 with 8d 6d against Martin Pálenik's pocket eights. After the board Td 2d 9c 5x Qx, Martin held, taking the pot for himself.

  • 21:30 Flight 1F – Turbo starts in 30 minutes! 

    The Turbo flight will begin at 22:00, with all levels lasting 15 minutes. Late registration will be open until 1:40!

    Level 12: 2,000 – 4,000 / 4,000, avg. 148,913, ent.: 46/137 

    21:15 Flip 

    Michal went all-in preflop with about 15 big blinds holding Kx Qx, and Oto called with pocket tens. After a blank board, Michal has to decide whether to use the reentry option. 

    21:00 Flop push 

    On the flop Qx 7x 3x, the pot was 45,000, and Francesco pushed all-in from the small blind for about 120,000. His opponent slightly covered him but eventually folded Kx Qx face up. 

  • Level 11: 1,500 – 3,000 / 3,000, avg. 109,166, ent.: 60/131 

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    20:40 Brick on the river 

    On the river Kx Jx 5x Ax 2x, the pot was slightly over 30,000, and Karol bet 15,000. After a long time, Ivan decided to raise to 50,000 and was almost immediately called. Karol revealed Kx Jx, but it wasn’t enough against Ivan’s rivered set of deuces.

  • Level 10: 1,000 – 2,000 / 2,000, avg. 110,345, ent.: 58/128 

    20:10 Martin vs. Karol 

    On the turn Ax Tx 6x 4x, the pot was slightly over 20,000, and Martin bet 17,000. Karol thought for a while but eventually folded face up, showing Kx Tx.

  • Level 9: 1,000 – 1,500 / 1,000, avg. 98,333, ent.: 60/118 

    Break 15 min 

    19:30 Miro Lelek climbs 

    On the flop Qh 4h Td, Noro Bugár bet 3,500 into a pot of about 10,000, and Miro decided to raise to 9,000. Shortly after, Noro called, and on the turn 8h, Miro continued with a 15,000 bet. Noro called very slowly, and on the river 2s, he checked again. Lelek took some time to decide and eventually checked as well. Bugár showed Kh Jx, but Lelek took the pot with Ts 9s. 

    19:15 Vlado Olešňan eliminates 

    Vlado got into a preflop all-in for about 40,000 with Ax Ax, while his opponent revealed Qx 9x. After a blank board, Artur Meburnutov was eliminated from the tournament for now. 

    Level 8: 700 – 1,500 / 1,500, avg. 94,262, ent.: 61/115 

    19:00 Flop overbet 

    On the flop Tx 8x 7x, the pot was around 15,000. Jesus decided to bet 20,000, and his opponent thought for a long time before finally mucking his cards.

  • 18:50 3-bet 

    Mario opened to 2,500 from early position, and a few seats later, Christopher 3-bet to 7,500. All the remaining players folded their cards. Mario took some time to think but eventually folded Ax Tx face up.

  • Level 7: 600 – 1,200 / 1,200, avg. 81,343, ent.: 67/109

    18:30 Flip!

    Simon went all-in preflop with Ax Jx against the Hungarian opponent's tens. After a blank board, Simon handed over his approximately 60,000 chips and is considering the possibility of a reentry.

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  • Level 6: 500 – 1,000 / 1,000, avg. 66,234, ent.: 77/102

    18:00 River push

    On the river Ax 8x 9x Jx Qx, the pot was about 20,000, and Rafael pushed for approximately 30,000. His opponent thought for several minutes but eventually folded their cards.

    17:45 SPT Party starts in 15 minutes

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    Level 5: 400 – 800 / 800, avg. 65,584, ent.: 77/101

  • Break 30 min

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    16:45 Hector wins a small pot

    On the flop Qx Jx Jx, the pot was about 10,000, and Hector bet 6,000. His opponent, after some thought, folded their cards.

  • Level 4: 300 – 600 / 600, avg. 56,923, ent.: 65/74

    16:30 Kurt Kriz wins

    On the river 3s Qs 7d Kd 7h, the pot was 1,700, and Kurt bet 2,000 from position. Demasi called, and Kurt revealed Tx 7x. Kurt sadly showed the seven and threw his cards into the muck.

    16:20 Franz takes a multiway pot

    On the flop Jd 6c 6s, the pot was 2,500, and Franz bet 3,000 from position. All three opponents folded their cards one after the other.

  • Level 3: 200 – 500 / 500, avg. 51,786, ent.: 56/58

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  • 15:45 Sergio wins

    On the river Ax 5x 4x Kx Jx, Sergio bet 10,000 from the small blind into a pot of about 15,000. His opponent, after a long hesitation, called with Ax 4x but was no match for Ax Jx. 

    Level 2: 200 – 400 / 400, avg. 51,923, ent.: 52/54

    15:30 Flop bet

    On the flop Qx 2x Ax, the pot was about 8,000, and Martin bet 4,000. His opponent immediately folded.

  • 15:15 At the start of the tournament, seated are:

    Kriz, Soler, Brichet, Gal, Aisov, Heriban, and others 

    Level 1: 100 – 200 / 200, avg. 50,000, ent.: 28/28

  • Spanish Poker Festival Main Event 150,000€ GTD:
  • Buy-in: 200€
  • Starting stack: 50k
  • Late reg.: 12 Lvls
  • 10% of the field qualify to Day 2
  • All players qualified for Day 2 are ITM
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