€5,300 King's High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2017 PokerStars Festival Rozvadov
€5,300 King's High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Rozvadov
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€179,450
Entries
37
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The first day of the €5,300 King's High Roller is on the books! The priciest event of the PokerStars Festival Rozvadov in the popular King's Casino attracted a total of 33 players (including reentries), of which 15 survived the first day. Vladimir Troyanovskiy ended the day with 203,300 in chips and was the one to top them all.
The most expensive event of the PokerStars Festival in 'RozVegas' started off at 6 p.m. with 10 runners but quickly saw more players pony up €5,300 to play. Unlimited reentries were allowed, but with the hefty price tag in mind, no player fired more than two bullets. Viliyan Petleshkov and Albert Daher were among those to try their luck two times, but they failed to end the day with chips in the bag. They were joined on the rail by [Removed:197], Mantas Bagocius, Jonas Lauck and David Urban.
Eyecatcher on Day 1 was, as he often is, Martin Kabrhel. The enigmatic Czech pro, who'd give Will Kassouf a run for his money when it comes to speech play, shot around the leaderboard like a pinball. Chipleader, short stack, reentry, down again and eventually back up summed up Kabrhel's day. He ended his rollercoaster on a high note by putting 148,300 chips in the bag, enough for fourth place.
Martin Staszko finished Day 1 with 187,300 in chips and sits in second. Staszko scored a near full double-up during the twilight hours of the day when his pair of kings outkicked JL's pair of kings in a massive pot. But one man topped them all at the end of the day: Vladimir Troyanovskiy. The Russian won a huge hand with a flopped straight against Kabrhel's middle set to claim the chip lead, then busted Viliyan Petleshkov to solidify his lead. Other notables to survive Day 1 were Eugene Katchalov (111,000), Pierre Neuville (50,400) and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (21,500).
| Player | Country | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russia | 203,300 |
| 2 | Martin Staszko | Czech Republic | 187,300 |
| 3 | Aviv Meiri | Israel | 173,200 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 148,300 |
| 5 | Tomas Soderstrom | Sweden | 148,200 |
Day 2 will commence on Thursday at 5 p.m. local time. Blinds will start at 1,000/2,000 with a running ante of 300 and levels will be 40 minutes. Reentries are allowed up until the start of Day 2 and those ultra late registrants will receive 25 big blinds to play with. The winner will be crowned on the same day.
The first starting day of the €1,100 Main Event will also be played on Thursday and will start at 4 p.m. The Main Event features a staggering guarantee of €500,000 and will be one to watch. Follow PokerNews throughout the week for updates on all the major events of the PokerStars Festival as the tension rises in King's Casino.
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,300
-26,700
|
-26,700 |
|
187,300
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
173,200
-26,800
|
-26,800 |
|
148,300
98,300
|
98,300 |
|
||
|
148,200
68,200
|
68,200 |
|
142,400
60,400
|
60,400 |
|
137,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
111,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
|
92,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
76,100
40,100
|
40,100 |
|
71,100
26,100
|
26,100 |
|
65,600
-7,400
|
-7,400 |
|
50,400
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
|
22,100
-27,900
|
-27,900 |
|
21,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
||
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Day 1 is done! All chip counts and an extensive recap will follow shortly.
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The clock has been paused and the field will play six more hands until Day 1 is concluded.
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A short-stacked Vladimir Petleshkov was all-in from the big blind against Vladimir Troyanovskiy on the button. Petleshkov held 
, Troyanovskiy held 
and spiked a nine on the flop to bust the Bulgarian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
It's been one massive rollercoaster ride for Martin Kabrhel today. After getting decimated by Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Kabrhel quickly doubled back through Marian Fridrich.
Fridrich bet 5,200 on a 
flop and Kabrhel called. Both players checked the 
on the turn. Fridrich checked the 
river, Kabrhel shoved 16,500 and Fridrich called.
Kabrhel showed 
for trip nines and a disgusted Fridrich open-folded 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
At first glance, the blind battle between Martin Kabrhel and Vladimir Troyanovskiy looked to be a doozy as not many chips went in preflop. The 
flop brought the fireworks and ended with both player's stacks in the middle.
Kabrhel checked, Troyanovskiy bet 2,000, Kabrhel check-raised to 8,000, Troyanovskiy three-bet to 22,000 and called off Kabrhel's shove.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 
Martin Kabrhel:
It was the nut straight against middle set, and both the 
turn and 
failed to pair the board and kept Troyanovskiy in the lead. Kabrhel had to pay exactly 99,900 to his left-hand neighbour and gave 100,000 to the dealer.
"Keep the change", Kabrhel grumbled as he transferred his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
20,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
A massive blind battle between Martin Staszko and JL left the latter empty handed after the dust settled. The board read 
and the pot was already up to over 50,000. After Staszko checked, JL shoved all in for 60,000, slightly more than a pot-sized bet.
It was a difficult decision for the 2011 WSOP Main Event runner-up, as it was for nearly all his remaining chips. After contemplating for minutes, Staszko cut out the call and put his chips in the middle with a loud thump.
The decision turned out to be right, as Staszko's 
outkicked JL's 
for a better pair of kings to send the German to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
Busted |