As the enormous clock in the tournament area ticks down towards the end of Level 5, we thought we'd bring you all the happenings here from Day 1B of the PokerStars Festival Rozvadov Main Event.
Right now, there are 214 players left from the 248 who have taken their seats so far, but registration is open right up until the beginning of Level 7. The main stories from early on in the day were that of Martin Kabrhel, Andreas Eiler and Vladimir Troyanovskiy.
"As a first-timer here in Rozvadov, I've got to admit: I didn't know what to expect. When you search for the place on Google Maps it looks like it's a small village in the middle of nowhere.
And then you get here, and...that's exactly what it is. But when you start to get a feel for the place, the beauty of King's Casino shines through. After all, you're in town for the poker, and that's the main attraction here. But there are plenty of things to enjoy while you're off the felt, too."
Blast from the past poker star [Removed:197] has become the latest casualty of Day 1b. There was around 16,000 in the middle with a board reading . [Removed:198] went all in for 9,000 from the big blind and Josef Snejberg called on the button.
[Removed:198] showed for trip sevens, but Snejberg held for the diamond flush and sent [Removed:198] home. The German with Lebanese roots will most likely show up on Day 1d to try and qualify in the turbo.
Three players saw a flop of , including Jan Kot and Manish Goenka. Kot bet 3,500 and Goenka raised to 10,500, leaving himself with just 14,000 behind. The third player quickly went out of the way, but Kot slid a tower of T-5,000 chips in to put Goenka at risk.
Goenka didn't like it and folded his hand after thirty seconds. The Indian claimed afterwards to have folded ace-king.
Michal Mrakes is sitting behind a sweet stack of 110,000, courtesy of a massive setup that launched the experienced Czech grinder to the top. On a board of , no less than three players committed all their chips to the pot.
It turned out to be a massive cooler upon showdown. Ilber Tairi opened up for a set, but would have to settle for just the bronze medal. Uwe Geiermann held for middle set, but much to his shock Mrakes had them all crushed with .
Tairi was out, Geiermann was left with just 1,000 and busted the next hand. What a start for Mrakes, one of the hometown heroes.
board and Ismail Kalkan called. Jessica Kamp moved all in for 10,300, Kochner reshoved for 30,000 and Kalkan folded.
for an inferior full house.
. [Removed:198] went all in for 9,000 from the big blind and Josef Snejberg called on the button.
for trip sevens, but Snejberg held 
for the diamond flush and sent [Removed:198] home. The German with Lebanese roots will most likely show up on Day 1d to try and qualify in the turbo.
, including Jan Kot and Manish Goenka. Kot bet 3,500 and Goenka raised to 10,500, leaving himself with just 14,000 behind. The third player quickly went out of the way, but Kot slid a tower of T-5,000 chips in to put Goenka at risk.
for a set, but would have to settle for just the bronze medal. Uwe Geiermann held 
for middle set, but much to his shock Mrakes had them all crushed with 
.
