After a challenging week and an even tougher Final Day, we have crowned the champion of the SPF 150,000€ GTD. The winner is Ramos Guillen, who, after a deal in the final three, took home 25,620€ and left as the only undefeated player from a field of 695 participants. 2025 is set to be an exciting year at Banco Bratislava. The new year will kick off with the Banco Casino Championship 200,000€ GTD. Four dates for the Polish Series events are already confirmed, and you can find the list below. If you’re into live games, Monaco Casino is open Nonstop. The Banco Bratislava team wishes you a wonderful holiday season! We look forward to seeing you soon!
Final day payouts:
1. Guillen Ramos - 25,620€
2. Luka - 15,495€
3. Meburnutov Artur - 19,105€
4. Lukasz Pawel Fraczek - 8,300€
5. Jan Frederik Nordly - 6,500€
6. Julian Galan Romero - 4,700€
7. Rubin Rafael Okotie - 3,500€
8. Jaunius Mazevicius - 2,700€
9. Paul Lozano Martin - 2,200€
10. Benat Izaguirre Gauna - 1,900€
11. Aleksandar Kamendoliev - 1,900€
12. Borja Lopez Sanz - 1,650€
13. Miroslav Lelek - 1,650€
14. Kacper Czapla - 1,450€
15. Ivan Flores Carmona - 1,450€
16. Miguel Mora Hernandez - 1,450€
1:20 Luka finishes in 2nd place for 15,495€
After a very unconventional heads-up, Luka held the last 500,000 chips, which went all-in with Td 2s, while Guillen held Qd 2c. After the board came Ad 8c 6c 5s 5d, we crowned the new SPF champion.
HU chipcounts:
Guillen – 19,000,000
Luka – 16,000,000
1:10 Artur Meburnutov finishes in 3rd place for 19,105€
Artur went all-in preflop with Jd Td against Luka's As 8d. After the board came Ax 6x 6x 4x Qx, Artur was eliminated in 3rd place, and we move on to the heads-up.
1:00 A decent setup
All three players went all-in preflop. Artur held nines, Guillen had Ax Jx, and Luka also found Ax Jx. After the board came As 7s 3d 4d Ah, Luka and Guillen split Artur’s chips. After this hand, Artur was left with about 6,000,000 chips.
00:45 Artur adds to his stack
Luka opened to 700,000, and Artur decided to call from the small blind. On the flop 7s 6s 4s, both players checked quickly. On the turn 6d, Artur bet 500,000, and Luka called quickly. On the river Kd, Artur continued with a bet of 1,500,000, but Luka was not interested in seeing the showdown.
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Deal numbers:
Guillen – 19,820€
Luka – 15,495€
Meburnutov – 19,105€
Left to play for 5,800€
A discussion about a deal is underway
00:15 Lukasz Fraczek finishes in 4th place for 8,300€
On the flop Tx 7x Kx, Lukasz moved his remaining 875,000 all-in with Kx Jx, and Guillen called with Kx Qx. After the turn 3x and river Ax, Lukasz was eliminated in 4th place for 8,300€.
00:10 Jan Nordly eliminated in 5th place for 6,500€
Artur opened to 700,000, Nordly re-jammed for 2,200,000, and Artur called with Ad Js. Nordly revealed Ah Ac, but after the board came 5c 7d 8d Tc 9h, Nordly was eliminated in an unfortunate manner, finishing in 5th place for 6,500€.
Level 31: 150,000 – 300,000 / 300,000, avg. 6,950,000, ent.: 5/695
Break 15 min
23:40 Romero Galan eliminated in 6th place for 4,700€
On the flop 7d 4d 2h, there was around one million in the pot when Guillen pushed effectively for 1,500,000. After some deliberation, Galan decided to call with Kc Ts, while Guillen held Td 2d. The turn 2c and river 4x sealed Romero’s elimination in 6th place for 4,700€.
23:30 Artur Meburnutov climbs
Fraczek opened to 400,000, and Meburnutov called from the button. On the flop 7h 4h Qd, Fraczek continued for 400,000, and Artur raised to 1,000,000, which Lukasz called. On the turn Kh, Artur bet 700,000, and Lukasz called again. On the river 8d, both players checked, and Artur revealed Kx Qx, which was enough to win the pot.
22:40 Rubin Okotie finishes in 7th place for 3,500€
Luka opened to 325,000, and Okotie called from the big blind. On the flop 5c 7c Jd, Rubin pushed for 1,400,000 with Ac 3c, and Luka called with 8d 8h. The turn 7s and river 8s eliminated Rubin.
22:30 Mazevius eliminated
Mazevius opened to 300,000, and Artur called for 1,910,000. After the board came Js 6s Kh Kh 4d, Mazevius was eliminated in 8th place for 2,700€.
Gallan opened to 325,000 from early position, and Guillen called from the button. The blinds folded, and on the flop Ks 9c 3c, Gallan bet 225,000. Guillen wasted no time and raised to 600,000. Gallan wasn’t backing down and re-raised to 1,300,000. Guillen folded shortly after.
Level 30: 100,000 – 200,000 / 200,000, avg. 5,791,667, ent.: 6/695
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Level 29: 100,000 – 150,000 / 150,000, avg. 4,343,750, ent.: 8/695
Break 30 min
21:20 Multiway pot
Luka opened to 320,000, Okotie and Guillen called, and Meburntov decided to join as well. On the flop Td 6d 7h, all four players checked. On the turn 7d, Guillen bet 500,000. Okotie folded, Luka called, and Artur also let go of his cards. On the river Kh, both players checked. Luka held Kd Jh, but it wasn’t enough against Kc Tc.
20:50 Martin Lozano finishes in 9th place for 2,200€
Lozano went all-in preflop for about 2,500,000 with Qh Qd, and Fraczek called with Ah Kd. After the board came Jc Ks 8d 4d 6s, Lozano takes home 2,200€ for 9th place.
Level 28: 75,000 – 150,000 / 150,000, avg. 4,343,750, ent.: 9/695
20:25 Rubin victorious
Rubin opened to 260,000, and Artur behind him decided to 3-bet to 675,000. Rubin calmly called, and on the flop 6h 3s 9d, Rubin continued with a bet of 360,000. After a brief thought, Artur folded his cards.
20:15 Guillen vs. Nordly
Guillen opened to 240,000 from early position, and Nordly with 8d 8s on the small blind called. On the flop 6d 9d 2s, Guillen continued with a bet of 475,000, and Nordly called. On the turn Ac, both players checked. On the river 8c, Nordly bet, but Guillen immediately folded his cards.
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19:10 Gauna Izaguirre finishes in 10th place for 1,900€
Ramos Guillen went all-in preflop for 1,350,000 with Ax Jx against his opponent’s Ax 3x. After the board came Qx 3x 4x 7x Tx, Gauna is eliminated, and we move on to the final table.