After a week of action, The Festival Rozvadov has entered its final weekend, kicking off Friday in style. Hospitality events brought a lively party atmosphere, mixing in “Olympic Games,” live music, and an evening BBQ—before all the real action shifted back to the casino. If you want a glimpse of Friday’s vibrant energy, check out our photo recap from yesterday.
Day 1C and 1D of the Main Event were the big highlights, joined by a packed lineup of side events. As always with The Festival, true mixed game fans had their fill: Friday’s schedule included Open-Face Chinese Poker, PLO 4-5-6 Card, and a 2-7 Triple Draw event—showcasing the series’ trademark variety.
Friday Delivers Two Action-Packed Main Event Flights
The earlier 1C flight kicked off at 11:00, eventually racking up 136 entries. With a 12.5% advancement structure, 17 players locked up ITM and a Day 2 seat. At the top of the leaderboard was German player Zabka_Hotdogi.
| Position | Name | Country | Stack |
| 1. | Zabka_Hotdogi | Germany | 776,000 |
| 2. | Firoz Kadirbaks | Netherlands | 741,000 |
| 3. | Alexander Christian Pulkert | Germany | 738,000 |
| 4. | Evert Bos | Netherlands | 573,000 |
| 5. | Andreas Rauh | Germany | 569,000 |
| 6. | Arild Holdaas | Norway | 499,000 |
| 7. | Zabaleta | Czechia | 468,000 |
| 8. | Dimitri Bogdanov | Denmark | 386,000 |
| 9. | Gilbert den Elzen | Netherlands | 382,000 |
| 10. | Hovhannes Asatrjan | Czechia | 295,000 |
| 11. | Martin Gregor | Czechia | 289,000 |
| 12. | Patrik Zidek | Czechia | 214,000 |
| 13. | Benjamin Martin Tomas Olsson | Sweden | 194,000 |
| 14. | Stanislav Kanishchev | Czechia | 182,000 |
| 15. | Nick Bogaert | Belgium | 154,000 |
| 16. | KML | Czechia | 141,000 |
| 17. | Jeroen Everardus Leonardus Aarts | Netherlands | 101,000 |
The evening 1D flight, starting at 18:00, posted nearly identical numbers, with 116 players generating 139 entries. The top 18 advanced, led by series regular Joakim Olin, who now sits as the new chipleader.
| Position | Name | Country | Stack |
| 1. | Dan Gunnar Joakim Olin | Sweden | 811,000 |
| 2. | Tiago Santos Martins | Portugal | 805,000 |
| 3. | Luigi Pignataro | Italy | 757,000 |
| 4. | Giuseppe Grupposo | Italy | 640,000 |
| 5. | Borgki Biba | Greece | 547,000 |
| 6. | Mackmoney | Germany | 427,000 |
| 7. | Peter Lustig | Germany | 355,000 |
| 8. | Krzysztof Tadeusz Mielnik | Poland | 327,000 |
| 9. | Jozsef Dobos | Hungary | 319,000 |
| 10. | Pere Pau Gracia Pastor | Spain | 305,000 |
| 11. | Sami Aleksi Pulliainen | Finland | 302,000 |
| 12. | Dimitrios Panagopoulos | Greece | 302,000 |
| 13. | Ingela Elvira Charlez | Sweden | 252,000 |
| 14. | Thomas Kingo Christensen | Denmark | 236,000 |
| 15. | Ivan Georgiev Kyuchekov | Bulgaria | 186,000 |
| 16. | Angelo Santi | Italy | 165,000 |
| 17. | Gang Liu | China | 121,000 |
| 18. | Dennis Kristl | Slovenia | 88,000 |
Decision Day: All Eyes on the Guarantee
So how are the numbers stacking up for The Festival Rozvadov 2025 Main Event?
- Day 1A – 77 entries (10 advancing)
- Day 1B – 123 entries (16 advancing)
- Day 1C – 136 entries (17 advancing)
- Day 1D – 139 entries (18 advancing)
This brings the current total to 475 entries, which represents about half of the €500,000 prize pool guarantee. Whether the field will surpass that mark will be determined by today’s final two flights—flight 1E begins at 11:00, followed by the very last chance to qualify at 18:00, with extended 40-minute levels for flight 1F. Major turnout is expected for both.
But the casino will be buzzing everywhere, not just at the Main Event tables. Today’s schedule packs in even more action: look for the Ladies Event, PLO High Roller, and a special Cash Kings “Franke and Friends” edition. We’ll be on the ground for the entire festival—so make sure you follow our social channels for all the highlights, updates, and stories from one of poker’s liveliest events of the year!