Friday’s Winners at The Festival in Rozvadov
Three more tournaments reached their end on Friday at The Festival in Rozvadov and three more champions have had their winning trophy drawings commissioned.
David Reiber Wins Open Face Chinese
There was heartache for The Festival founder Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk, who narrowly missed out on the title in the Open Face Chinese Poker, exiting as runner-up to David Reiber after a gruelling 9 hours of play. Reiber took the first prize of €3,670 while Franke had to settle for €2,650, which might cover some of his bar bill this week. The event attracted 57 players and was a unique sight at the festival and interesting viewing for observers, due to it all taking place face up. For anyone wanting to become better at this game, watching some of these masters at work is a great way to learn how to play.
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Reiber | Germany | € 3,670 |
| 2 | Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk | Sweden | € 2,650 |
| 3 | Benjamin Schulz | Germany | € 1,715 |
| 4 | Katja Kuechenmeister | Germany | € 1,288 |
| 5 | Siarhei Narozhny | Belarus | € 885 |
| 6 | Jarmo Salonen | Finland | € 885 |
| 7 | Thomas Reis | Germany | € 545 |
| 8 | berserk* | Ukraine | € 545 |
Second Title for Matthias Kribben in the PLO/PLO8
Matthias Kribben won his second title of the series, taking the most in a 4-way ICM deal in the €125 PLO/PLO8. He already had the vast majority of the chips, but wanted to late register into Day 1e of the Main Event, therefore was happy to deal. Presiyan Tsetanov, Scott Kenyon and Eva Jiretorn were the other players involved in the deal.
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Kribben | Germany | € 2,208* |
| 2 | Presiyan Tsvetanov | Bulgaria | € 1,587* |
| 3 | Scott Kenyon | United Kingdom | € 1,503* |
| 4 | Eva Jiretorn | Sweden | € 1,291* |
| 5 | Pedro Bellido | Spain | € 711 |
| 6 | Joakim Olin | Sweden | € 551 |
| 7 | Jani Haarala | Finland | € 435 |
| 8 | Dagobert** | Germany | € 338 |
| 9 | Barrie Dear | United Kingdom | € 258 |
Main Event Chip Leader Wins Friday Texas Midnight Madness
The €125 Friday Texas Midnight Madness was won by Jarmo Salonen from Finland for €4,260, defeating Estonian Janar Kokk heads up. Jarmo is having a good week here and is the chip leader going into the second day of the Main Event, where his stack of 761,000 is almost 100k ahead of the nearest challengers.
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarmo Salonen | Finland | € 4,260 |
| 2 | Janar Kokk | Estonia | € 2,878 |
| 3 | Karlovarský Král* | Czech Republic | € 1,871 |
| 4 | Andras Balogh | Hungary | € 1,549 |
| 5 | Tom Roernes | Norway | € 1,249 |
| 6 | Mike Kersten | Netherlands | € 985 |
| 7 | Evgeny Drak | Israel | € 753 |
| 8 | Georgios Lekkakos | Greece | € 567 |
| 9 | Alon Zaid | Israel | € 423 |
Full Results from all events at The Festival in Rozvadov can be found on the Results Page
