2025 The Festival Rozvadov Day 6

A further four events that qualify for the Rozvadov Player of the Series race were completed on Wednesday, after which three players have emerged as front runners in the race for the €1,600 package. Horst Günter Böschen took third place in the 8-Game, propelling him to the top of the chart, on 114 points.

He is just 2 points ahead of Kare Hallamaa, who also made a final table yesterday, taking 6th in the Wednesday Night Turbo. Moreno Rutten drops back to third, once again all the additional points he earned yesterday were only participation points. Just outside the top ten is Sascha Manns, who took second place in the Wednesday Night Turbo. He has 73 points, just one point below tenth place.

Anja Schmidtt departed in third place here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov.

On her way out of the tournament area, she pressed the big red bounty button and hit the first of 2 €6,000 bounties!

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Lukas Binder has overcome an insane chip deficit of around 15:1, even higher than first estimated by this particular poker blogger here in Rozvadov.

He has taken home €4,032 for his efforts over the eight-and-a-half-hour duration.

Currently more bounties remain than players here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. The final three are €11,000 bounty puller Anja Schmidt, Mariya Todorova and Mikhail Zaitsev.

The two €6,000 bounties remain in play, adding an extra element to the fixed prize pool.

Koen Roos has a commanding chip lead, estimated to be around 9 or 10:1, over his opponent Markus Binder. Horst Boschen departed in third place. Below are the payouts so far.

The field of 71 that started Day 2 of The Festival Series in Rozvadov has streamlined to 7-handed play here at King’s Resort. The two €6,000 bounties remain in play. Below is the current final table lineup.

Allan Arjut is the bubble boy in the €250 8-Game here at The Festival Series in Rozvadov. He won’t be adding to his first Festival title in this event.

Horst Boschen is in contention for his third Festival Series title here in Rozvadov.

Koen Roos will earn his 21st Hendon Mob flag, having made the money in this event.

Below is the final table lineup.

Hospitality package holders were treated to fun, food, and games at the local Vian Restaurant in Rozvadov, which specialises in Asian cuisine. See below for more details about the upcoming hospitality events click here.

Below is a selection of photos from the event that took place this evening.

A total of 9 remain and only 8 will find the money in the €250 8-Game here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. Stay tuned to find out who falls to the bubble and who takes home the title!

The biggest bounty on offer has found a home with German national Anja Schmidt! She locked up €11,000, good for first place money in this tournament!

See the table below for the rundown of what prizes are left.

Andreas Hoglund spent some time with his fellow Swede and Poker Media Professional Christoffer Karlen. Click the video below to check it out.

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A field of 64 entrants has become 24 in the €250 8-Game, and only 8 will get paid here at King’s Resort. Below is the payouts table.

Only a field of 21 remains after the first three hours of play. The biggest bounties remain in play at King’s Resort in this year’s Rozvadov installment of The Festival Series NLH Mystery Bounty event.

Here are the remaining bounties.

After six-hours of play today, the €550 Mixed Game HORSES Main Event has crowned a winner! German national “N.J.44” has finished on top of the 20 that took to the felt today here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov!

The final three agreed on an ICM chop for the payouts, but Lechner is the champion! Below is the full payout table.

Mixed Games Main Event HORSES Payouts

Check out the highlights of yesterday’s action by clicking the video below!

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Click the video below to hear Mairo Toom’s interview with Check record-breaking Hendon Mob Champ Haik Tougu. This interview was conducted in Estonian, and there is also an English version on the same channel.

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The remaining field of 35 is all in the money. Tommy Alm fell victim to the bubble, departing in 45th place.

The final five remain in the €550 Mixed Game Main Event HORSES here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. German national Sascha Manns fell victim to the bubble, meaning a new champion will be crowned when play concludes this evening.

Henrik Louwers departed in sixth, the first cash place, for €1,505.

The first flight to the €500,000 guaranteed Festival Main Event starts tonight at 6 p.m.

Will you be in the field to take down the title just like Presiyan Tsvetanov did at this event last year? He took home €90,350 from just a €550 buy-in!

The Mystery Bounty prizes have been announced here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. See the table below for the prizes.

The payouts have been released ahead of the NLH Mystery Bounty – Final Day which commences in just shy of 20-mintues time here at King’s Resort, Rozvadov. The bounty payouts will be released in due course.

Seven players remain in contention to become a Festival Series Main Event Winner, with Sascha Manns looking to defend his title. Here is the lineup and seating arrangement.

Only 8 remain of the field that took to the felt for Day 2 of the HORSES Main Event.

Defending champion Sascha Manns remains in the field. Can he successfully defend his title here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov?

The €250 8-Game is set to commence at 4 p.m. Like HORSES, 8-Game is a tournament that offers, you guessed it, 8 different variants of poker, with one different variant taking place each level.

8-Game consists of: 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz (click to learn more), Seven Card Stud, Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, No-Limit Hold’em, and Pot-Limit Omaha.

Additionally, this guide will give you more information on Texas Hold’em, PLO Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, and Stud Hi-Lo!

Only six of the remaining 20 players will find the money in the Mixed Games Main Event HORSES here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. See the table below to see which place will receive which prize.

Here is the current leaderboard in The Festival Series 2025 Rozvadov Blackjack Tournament. For more information on the format, click here.

The Festival Series 2025 has been running satellites to the €550 Main Event since Day 1 of this installment of the series here in Rozvadov.

Today, there are two chances to bag a ticket to the marquee event, the first of which takes place at 3 p.m. local time. The Turbo Satellite to Main Event – Day 1A is and €80 event with 15-minute levels and unlimited re-entries for the first 8 levels of play.

Day 1A then commences at 5 p.m. local time. However, the second satellite runs shortly after that in the form of the Super Satellite to Main Event – Day 1B. Again an €80 buy-in with the same re-entry and registration parameters. Both satellites will provide players with a 10,000 chip starting stack.

Come down and play, it is incredible value for money considering the €500,000 prize pool on offer in this Main Event! Check out the full schedule here.

Check out the highlights from Day 4 of The Festival Series Rozvadov 2025. There is still plenty more to come throughout the coming days. Come down and get involved in the €550 Main Event!

The Cash Game Challenge has been running here at King’s Resort at The Festival Series in Rozvadov. Check out the video below to see some of the action that has been taking place at the palace of poker’s featured table.

Day 5 of the Festival saw the continuation of flights to the NLH Mystery Bounty – Day 1C (€100 Bounty), the final flight of the Mixed Games Main Event HORSES, and a multiway deal in the Seniors 50+ event, as well as the arrival of package qualifiers from online tournaments. The blackjack tournament started and ran deep into the night here at Europe’s palace of poker, Kings Resort. Let’s have a look at what happened. 

Seniors 50+ Event

Two players took to the felt today looking for a third Festival title. One was Swedish national Joakim Olin, who was looking for a third seniors title. 

Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t top the rankings and he departed in sixth place, taking the first of the cash prizes on offer.

The final table resulted in a deal, and it turned out that Olin didn’t, claim the last cash prize, as Angela Jauß received a €300 bubble stipend for her efforts. The final five ICM chopped the rest of the prize pool, and it was Maltese national Joseph Grech who came out on top with the title. Below is the full list of payouts.

Seniors Event 50+

PLO Tuesday Knockout (Bounty 25€)

Dual Rozvadov winner Horst Boschen couldn’t complete a hattrick in this event and he was one of the first players to take to the table and to depart as he bust within the first few hands.

This bounty tournament saw a total of 102 entrants, with 67 unique players taking to the felt in pursuit of a title and lots of bounties.

The tournament ran deep into the night at King’s Resort, and it was Estonian national Allan Arjut, aka “ChippingLeaks”, who bested Finnish national and Festival Series regular Sami Pullianen heads-up to take down the title. Below is the full payouts exclusive of bounties won.

This is Arjut’s first ever recorded victory across all variants of poker. Arjut has recorded 11 second-place finishes and 6 third-place finishes. Now the Estonian has completed the podium place finishes with a victory here at The Festival Series in Rozvadov.

Today’s Schedule June 11th

That’s all, folks. Stay tuned to The Festival Series on social media and on the live blog for continued coverage of this years Rozvadov installment of the Festival Series.

There have been a total of 487 entrants so far across all flights to the €250 NLH Mystery Bounty (€100 Bounty), 242 of which are unique.

This means the guarantee of €100,000 has become €102,690, and there is still time for that number to grow. The bounty prize pool stands at €48,900, and the payout structure will see €53,000 in that side of the prize pool,

Just one further event that counts towards the Player of the Series raced was completed on Tuesday, the €125 PLO Tuesday knockout. None of the players who were in the top ten cashed in the event, but the top two both played, picking up additional participation points. 

Horst Günter Böschen and Moreno Rutten are now both on 84 points. Kare Hallamaa also played and moved up one spot to 3rd, overtaking Haik Tougu.

Maureen Bloechlinger has now dropped out of the top ten and the news has just come in that she won’t be returning to the Festival later in the week. 

There is one significant new entry in the top 10, Nils Doverklint debuts on the leaderboard in 6th place, following his 4th place in the PLO Knockout. But the race is wide open, with only 5 points difference between 1st and 5th place. With most of the big events yet to come, there’s likely to be some big changes at the top of the leaderboard in the next few days.

Top 10 After Day 5