There are currently still five tournaments still in play here a on the 9th Day of the Festival in Rozvadov. Don't worry, this is not a good night post, I'll be plugging on until the Main Event gets down to the last 24 players, when they will suspend play for the day. There are still 36 left as I write this and its getting serious, as the big money gradually gets closer.
| Finishing Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Nikolaos Mastrantonas | €1,925 |
| 36 | Van Thinh Pham | €1,695 |
| 37 | Selim Sezer | €1,695 |
| 38 | Rasmus Lundstroem | €1,695 |
| 39 | Mohammad Qasim | €1,695 |
| 40 | Leonard Selita | €1,695 |
| 41 | Mats Rosqvist | €1,695 |
| 42 | Turay Kurtbogan | €1,695 |
| 43 | Benedikt Zeyher | €1,695 |
| 44 | Dan Larsen | €1,695 |
| 45 | Joshua Rabe | €1,490 |
| 46 | Radoslaw Machalski | €1,490 |
| 47 | Guenter Neu | €1,490 |
| 48 | Vitezslav Cech | €1,490 |
| 49 | Mickael Plaza | €1,490 |
| 50 | Jingwei Chen | €1,490 |
| 51 | Youri van Poppel | €1,490 |
| 52 | Norbert Krull | €1,490 |
| 53 | Riitta Sahala | €1,490 |
The €1,100 PLO High Roller has reached the final table, but only four get paid and there are nine left. Vincent de Neve has held the lead all the way through and is still dominating with almost three times as much as his nearest challenger. There were 38 entries in total and first prize is a over €11,000.
The €125 Festival Queens attracted 41 female players, of which 23 are still in contention, including Yilva ‘Jevakim’ Thorsrud, who is playing in her 1,000th live tournament. Andreas ‘Wiseguy’ Hoglund surprised her earlier with a cake to celebrate reaching this impressive milestone. Something else I learned about Yilva today is that she is one of the best shuffleboard players in Europe and is happy to take on all-comers, offering them odds of 3-1 to beat her! I have a feeling this will get tested at The Festival in Malta in September.
The PokerListings Cup is now down to 34 players and the chip leader, with almost 500k is Bulgarian Aleksandar Georgiev (average stack is 140k). And finally, the Saturday PLO Turbo Midnight Madness, possibly the sanest tournament in the room tonight, is down to the last two tables. Karev Tralla is still in the mix!
