Dmitri Dudakov Wins The Hendon Mob Championship – Joakim Olin Hits a Hattrick and Much More on Day 2 of The Festival Rozvadov
Yesterday flew by at King's Resort in the Czech countryside town of Rozvadov. The second day of the week saw a new champion crowned in the prestigious The Hendon Mob Championship, and four winners in events varying from PLO4/5/6 to the Blackjack Tournament. Here is the rundown.
€175 The Hendon Mob Championship
A field of 36 progressed to Day 2 of The Hendon Mob Championships by means of Flights 1A-1C or the Flip and Go. Bust-outs came fast, and it wasn't long until the two-table redraw was reached. Someone had to miss out on the final table play, and that unlucky person was Roland Woudstra. He moved all in from the small blind for around 7 big blinds versus an under-the-gun open from Naum Barulia. The former had aces, and the latter had king-jack of clubs. The flop gave Barulia a flush draw and Woudstra two pair; the turn was a blank, but a club on the river sealed the Dutchman's fate and signalled the start of final table play.
Markus Hirttioe doubled up Nicolas Feuille before final table play, and the former was the first departure in final table play. It took an hour and the blinds to increase before Dong He hit the rail, followed by the Barulia. Unfortunately, the blogger was not there to see what happened due to the incredible variety of action on display at The Festival and a lot of ground to cover. However, at the break, half an hour prior, he was second, with only Dmitri Dudakov ahead of him in the counts.
Mykhailo Lohvinenko was on short-stack duties and was left chipless half a level later. The big blinds were taking their toll on the shorter stacks, with "NOE26" and "Assou Ekottu" falling in quick succession. It wasn't much longer until Day 1A chip-leader Nicolas Feuille fell by the wayside, ending a great run.
Dudakov came into heads-up play with a substantial advantage, but his opponent, Roberto Dossi, doubled in one of, if not the first, hand of heads-up play. He made a set of Queens against Dudakov's Ace-Queen to double up in a preflop all-in.
However, it wasn't long until the chips found the middle again. Dossi moved all in on the flop of 7 5 3 with A 5 . Dmitri Dudakov called with 7 4 . The K turn changed nothing, and the Q river gave Dudakov the title and a package to the THMC in Cape Town, South Africa, worth €1,600.
Dudakov is a satellite specialist. He flew into Vilnius for previous Festival Weekend, as he won a €555 Main Event PKO ticket in a satellite the night before the start of the weekend. The same applied here, he won a €1,600 package to be here in Rozvadov and decided to fire THMC. It would be no surprise to see him make a deep run in the upcoming €550 Main Event.
Below are the final table payouts.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitri Dudakov | Estonia | €9,450+ €1,600 Cape Town Package |
| 2 | Roberto Dossi | Italy | €5,950 |
| 3 | Nicolas Feuille | Francce | €4,375 |
| 4 | "Assou Ekottu" | Germany | €3,350 |
| 5 | "NOE26" | Poland | €2,600 |
| 6 | Mykhailo Lohvinenko | Ukraine | €2,020 |
| 7 | Naum Barulia | Ukraine | €1,575 |
| 8 | Dong He | Germany | €1,225 |
| 9 | Markus Hirttioe | Finland | €955 |
€250 Seniors +50
One of the best stories off the day came in the €250 Seniors 50 + event, which saw Joakim Olin best a field of 28 entrants. Olin has scored an unprecedented third Seniors Title at The Festival Series, and his fourth overall. He has won two of his Seniors titles in Rozvadov, and the other came at The Festival Malta. Below are the payouts.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joakim Olin | Sweden | €3,187 |
| 2 | Eran Shchori | Israel | €1,965 |
| 3 | Norbert Hurych | Switzerland | €1,340 |
| 4 | Mario Vuletic | Croatia | €1,023 |
| 5 | Shai Sagi | Israel | €885 |
€230 Bounty Hunter Days Mystery Bounty
139 total entries were made from 104 unique players in the debut of The Festival's collaboration with Bounty Hunter Days. Helmed by Stephan Kübler and operated through poker-trip.de, the tournament has come to Rozvadov with a whopping €100,000 guarantee. €60 of each buy-in goes into the Mystery Bounty machine by the cash desk, so expect some tasty prizes to be up for grabs.
Ultimately, only 14 made it through, and it is current Mixed Games Main Event - TORSES chip-leader Thomas Eckerstorfer who bagged the biggest in the small hours of this morning.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Eckerstorfer | Austria | 1,084,000 |
| 2 | Urs Hauser | Switzerland | 717,000 |
| 3 | Iakub Szczotka | Poland | 692,000 |
| 4 | Abrechner | Germany | 644,000 |
| 5 | Mateusz Powierza | Poland | 623,000 |
| 6 | Yoav Levy | Israel | 535,000 |
| 7 | The Streets | United Kingdom | 506,000 |
| 8 | Aristides Couto | Portugal | 436,000 |
| 9 | Antonio Fragale | Italy | 395,000 |
| 10 | TROMBA | Italy | 346,000 |
| 11 | Albert Ulla | Estonia | 317,000 |
| 12 | Iliya Topalov | Bulgaria | 293,000 |
| 13 | Bjoern Krause | Germany | 244,000 |
| 14 | Andreas Klugsberger | Austria | 99,000 |
€125 Blackjack Tournament
The Blackjack tournament attracted 81 players, a great turnout for this emerging variant. A Festival staple, the tournament generated a great atmosphere on the King's Resort gaming floor. Each entrant had 10 hands to make as much money as possible.
Barrie Dear was in the field to defend his title that he won in this very tournament last year in Rozvadov. He was running hot to start with, winning three out of four splits against the dealer and other players. Despite his best efforts, he couldn't mount a successful defence.
The Festival founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk made an equally strong start, binking many of his opening splits and holding against the dealer. After his ten hands had elapsed, he sat atop the counts and remained there until registration closed! This puts "Franke" top of the Player of the Series leaderboard, and he will win yet another trophy! Below are the payouts.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk | Sweden | €2,390 |
| 2 | Dark Shark | Turkey | €1,530 |
| 3 | Melvin Schroen | Netherlands | €878 |
| 4 | Ciprian Paunescu | Romania | €877 |
| 5 | Matthew Hogger | United Kingdom | €530 |
| 6 | Antonio Fragale | Italy | €344 |
| 7 | Martin Hermann | Germany | €343 |
| 8 | chiKKita banAAna | Israel | €343 |
| 9 | Sebastian Rebhan | Germany | €260 |
| 10 | Andreas Hoglund | Sweden | €255 |
| 11 | Kamil Janecek | Czech Republic | €255 |
| 12 | Mattia Ruebenstrunk | Germany | €250 |
| 13 | Ka Chi Yim | China | €250 |
€150 PLO4/5/6
The PLO4/5/6 attracted 89 total entrants during yesterday evening, and the title went to Deniss Lebedevs of Latvia in the small hours of this morning. Below are the payouts in full.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deniss Lebedevs | Latvia | € 3,100 |
| 2 | WABBINKA | Czech Republic | € 2,000 |
| 3 | Mehmet Sarigoz | Turkey | € 1,345 |
| 4 | Christian Arstad | Norway | € 940 |
| 5 | Tony Ivanoff | Finland | € 685 |
| 6 | Max Mad | Belgium | € 515 |
| 7 | Rango | Germany | € 407 |
| 8 | Risto Ponnio | Finland | € 346 |
| 9 | Nobody | Germany | € 346 |
| 10 | Stanislav Dolinaj | Slovakia | € 315 |
| 11 | Maciej Lewandowski | Poland | € 315 |
| 12 | none | Germany | € 300 |
| 13 | Lucas Johansen | Denmark | € 300 |
| 14 | Dwayne Sluis | Netherlands | € 300 |
€125 Crazy Pineapple
A total of 49 players took to the tables in the fruitiest tournament of the week, the €125 Crazy Pineapple.
Friend of The Festival and Finnish confectionery supplier, Sami Korpela, took down the title after coming into heads-up play with an overwhelming chip advantage. Below are the payouts.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami Korpela | Finland | €1,687 |
| 2 | Falk Louwers | Netherlands | €1,053 |
| 3 | Felipe Luechinger | Switzerland | €699 |
| 4 | Siarhei Narozhny | Belarus | €494 |
| 5 | Maciej Kawonczyk | Poland | €375 |
| 6 | Andrew Leathem | United Kingdom | €306 |
| 7 | Norbert Hurych | Switzerland | €270 |
| 8 | Roberto Reijme | Netherlands | €261 |
| 9 | Vanessa Webley | United Kingdom | €150 |
Today's Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | GTD | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 11:00 | Bounty Hunter Days Mystery Bounty – Day 1B | €100,000 | €230 |
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 12:00 | Mixed Games Main Event TORSES – Final Day | €20,000 | — |
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 13:00 | Turbo Satellite to Main Event – Day 1A | €5,500 | €80 |
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 14:00 | 8-Game | €10,000 | €350 |
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 17:00 | The Festival Main Event – Day 1A | €500,000 | €550 |
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 19:00 | Super Satellite to Main Event – Day 1B | €5,500 | €80 |
| Thursday 11.6.2026 | 21:00 | Thursday PLO Bounty Madness | €5,000 | €125 |
Prepare for another action-packed day from Rozvadov across an incredible range of events. The team and I will be here day and night to provide you with updates in video and text formats. Follow along on the live blog, The Festival Series Facebook page, and TheFestivalOG on Instagram.
That's all for now, folks. Until next time.
