The Festival Nottingham Day 5

Level 16: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 67/609
Average: 1,820,000

We already lost 24 players today, which is a fair amount when looking at the 30-minute blind levels and the big stacks all around.

John Whetton	BUSTED
Sara Wickins	BUSTED
Issa Gerges	BUSTED
Mariusz Wiszowaty	BUSTED
Philip Sewell	BUSTED
Tuomas Kalvinmaki	BUSTED
Jakub Matusiak	BUSTED
Alexandru Talica (Franke’s Flip Flops package winner)	BUSTED
Russell Tarbox	BUSTED

We spoke briefly to Simon Wilson, a very genuine and relaxed player from Ireland. He was already with The Festival Series at Brastislava, where he won a side event and he made it to the runner-up position of The HendonMob challenge. An event he won’t be able to play today as he will be flying back tomorrow. Instead, he will go try to catch his second portrait here at The Festival Series in Nottingham, by playing the High Roller NLHE which starts at 14:00 GMT today. Already 12 players registered for that one.

Wilson, got busted out of Day 2 of the Main Event early today. He qualified himself through the turbo flight 1D yesterday, and he explained us he was a bit lucky just before the bubble play yesterday. But today he got unfortunate as the player in the small blind, Chris Cunliffe, put him at risk for all his remaining 15 big blinds. He was way ahead with [Ax][Qx] suited, but could not dodge a seven as his opponent had [Qx][7x]. He did cash however, and for sure we will see him back in the coverage during the High Roller event.

Simon Wilson

BUSTED

Sascha Manns, a german poker-pro, busts Skeldon early on the day. All we saw was [Ax][Qx] taking down the pot with two pair. He added some nice chips to his stack, he plays around 3 Million at the moment.

Sascha Manns	3,000,000
Michael Skeldon	BUSTED

As players, we often not realize enough how much work is involved in events as such. The floor managers of the pokerpit and staff who are running around all day, gives it their everything throughout the whole event. Let’s make a tribute to this big fella of Dusk Till Dawn PokerClub!

Tomorrow, at Day 2 of the Main Event, the cards will be in the air at 1:00 PM CET and we will be playing down to 18 players.

It is going towards the end of the day with currently 30 players left. The blinds are sky high, so we expect still plenty of action, but players all would want to survive the day.

It’s nice and cozy here in the Media Room. It is actually the VIP area, which is being occupied by the Media Team. Just for this evening, they moved the feature table CashGame to the VIP room as the players wanted to continue. 5/10/25 blinds and enough booze for the people to enjoy. At the background the tv is on, where owner of Dusk Till Dawn, Rob Yong is playing a nosebleed CashGame with currently $469,000 chips in front of him. Playing against the likes of Andrew Robl, Gonazeles and Patryk Antonius.

I, as a reporter for PokerListings, will soon say goodbye to the pokerclub, so that I am ready for all the action to unfold at day 2 of the Main Event of The Festival Series tomorrow.

Level 15: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 31/118
Average: 760,000

We will be playing until we have 18 players left. It has been a good turn out here at the turbo edition of day 1D.

Just nine players were needed to reach the guaranteed prize pool of £ 200.000, but with 109 entries of which 78 are currently still in game, it can be called a big success so far here at the Main Event of The Festival Series. If you see this guy wondering around with a big smile, he either won the PLO tournament, or is just super happy about the whole event so far!

Jon Kyte is a poker pro from Norway who has already racked up over $800k in prize money playing live poker. Not only does he play live tournaments and cash games, he can also be found at the online tables with great regularity. He also has his own Twitch-Stream, going by the name ‘JonKytePoker‘. He can be found at The Festival Series events from day 1, as well as at the predecessor CashGameFestival. Mixed Games fit Jon like a glove, so he can once again be found at the tables at Dusk Till Dawn Pokerclub here in Nottingham for this event. He is a true friend of The Festival Series and has also shown several times that he really can play cards. Yesterday, for example, he won the OFC.

Jon is a one-of-a-kind poker player. Guys like him, you don’t see very often around. He is a true passionate of the game. As soon as he walks into a room, you see instantly that there is actually a personality coming in. On top of that, he is extremely kind to everyone here at the pokerroom, but when it’s about the games itself, he will crush literally everyone. No mercy. That you can also see back in his results, and overall Curriculum Vitae.

Jon took down the Open Face Chinese tournament yesterday and attended many cash games here, but will unfortunately not finish the week here at The Festival. He will travel to the European Poker Tour in Paris, where he will go on the hunt for one of the biggest achievements in his career. Currently his top score was during the € 2,200 No Limit Hold’em – partypoker Nordic Poker Championships, resulting in a massive cash of € 240,000! But for sure it won’t be his last presence at The Festival Series, as we will see him back during the next event in Malta, being held at Portomaso Casino from 15-21 May.

Our host Anastacia spoke briefly with the myth, the legend, the Norwegian Champion, the Betsafe ambassador, the true Viking, Jon Kyte.

We have 34 players went on to bag for the day. We will put all the chip counts after day 1D, when we will have the whole list and counts.

Popovic put his last 245k into the middle from the UTG position and he got a call from Shaun Halliday, while all the rest chucked their cards away. Showdown!

Popovic: A 4

Halliday: A Q

The flop gave no help to Popovic, as he was looking for a four 5 7 5 , on the turn was no help either with the 10 , but the river gave the ultimate save with the 4 nicely landing on the table.

Viktor Popovic	560,000
Shaun Halliday	900,000

Julie is an amazing personality and she was playing today at Day 1C of the Main Event here in Nottingham. Sadly for her, she just missed out on making a bag today. Perhaps we will see her back in the turbo flight of tonight where already 13 players have registered for.

Do you want to qualify yourself already for the next event of The Festival Series in Malta? Then check out the following page.

Julie Whitworth

BUSTED

Level 14: 15,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 56/224
Average: 800,000

Ronnie Marland had opened up the action before the flop with Ace-King. He got a call from Dowers. The flop arrived with 8 6 6 . When Marland continued for 30k, it was Dowers who put himself at risk by going all the way with his remaining 225k stack. Time for a showdown:

Marland: A K

Dowers: 9 9

Marland needed to either hit an ace or king, or a runner-runner. The turn 2 changed nothing yet, but the 4 gave Marland the flush and the checkmark and he nicely chipped up as we are coming closer to the moment the players can bag up their chips.

Ronnie Marland	925,000
Daniel Dowers	BUSTED

Level 13: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 64/224
Average: 700,000

We are down to 68 players out of 224 entrants here at Day 1C of The Festival Main Event. The guaranteed will be crushed by the likes of one more starting day to come, so players are fighting their way up the chip counts to be able to have a great position at the start of day 2.

Chipcounts:

Carlo Solazzo	1,500,000
Viktor Popovic	900,000
Chris Cunliffe	1,500,000
Endrit Geci	2,900,000
Jacob Dideriksen-Nielsen	985,000

Marcin Niedzwiecki just got a nice double up in a classic domination nation hand.

Niedzwiecki A K

Holland A Q

Holland was looking for one of three remaining Queens in the deck, or to chop it up. The last thing almost happened as the flop came J J 5 . But the turn and river showed the 4 and the J . Leaving Holland behind with 14 big blinds

Marcin Niedzwiecki	470,000
Jamie Holland	275,000

Level 12: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 75/224
Average: 600,000

Carlo Solazzo

1,700,000

Level 12: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 78/224
Average: 574,000

Oskar Wedde, a Norwegian poker-pro and Twitch-Streamer with $123K in Live poker earnings, just got a nice double up with pocket nines. He got it all-in after an open from Erik Hamre on the flop, where he had flopped a middle set on a 2-9-10 board. Hamre couldn’t get away from the hand as he had Aces. While no ace arrived on the turn and river, it was Wedde who chipped up nicely. He is looking for a new personal best here in Nottingham, as his current biggest cash was during the Norwegian Championships back in 2018, collecting $47,644 for his victory.

Oskar Wedde

760,000

Level 11: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 88/224
Average: 476,000

We are down to the last 10 tables of the day, as we have 88 players left who are all looking to bag at the end of the shift.

Ahmed Jassim Al-Bassam	BUSTED
Peder Oyre	BUSTED
Pawel Stock	BUSTED
Denas Pranaitis	BUSTED
Malcom Mckinlay	BUSTED
Daniel Carter	BUSTED
Thomas Clack	BUSTED
Lucas Cominelli	BUSTED
Tom Haney	BUSTED
Haydn Morgan	BUSTED

Level 10: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 105/224
Average: 426,000

Vlad Costas thought he could scoop a big pot of Piotr Zima as he had flopped a set, evolving into a full-house on the river. He had pushed the all-in button, and it had put Zima at risk. However, Zima also had flopped a set on the flop, a better one. Zima, who has no live cashes behind his name so far, is looking in Nottingham to open up his HendonMob account. If it won’t happen today, he might could join the HendonMob Championship here at The Festival Series, which starts tomorrow.

Piotr Zima	670,000

Level 9: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 118/224
Average: 380,000

We have reached the end of the registration period and the total number of entrants including Day 1A and 1B, is now 491. This means that only 9 players are needed on day 1D to reach the guaranteed prize pool.

Today we will play down from 224 to 34 players.

Level 9: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 126/224
Average: 355,000

Steven Taylor (888poker)	600,000
Shaun Halliday	650,000
Glen Wilson	1,240,000
Gareth Wright	720,000
Endrit Geci	1,360,000

Lucas Cominelli is sitting comfortably at table number 38, taking a sip from his drink and checking out the action at his table. He is currently the chipleader presumably with a nice stack.

The Sheriff of Nottingham is the main antagonist in the legend of Robin Hood. He is generally depicted as an unjust tyrant who mistreats the local people of Nottinghamshire, subjecting them to unaffordable taxes. Robin Hood fights against him, stealing from the rich, and the Sheriff, in order to give to the poor; it is this characteristic for which Robin Hood is best known. The Sheriff is considered the archenemy of Robin Hood, as he is the most recurring enemy of the well-known outlaw.

Lucas Cominelli

950,000

We just witnessed a showdown at table 35, where Kevin Remelie stood up from his chair and grabbed his stuff. In front of him, he had his cards opened which were 7 2 . His opponent, which we saw earlier in the PokerListings Championship, Kasper Wurtz from Norway, had the goods with 5 2 as he had flopped a straight at 3-4-6.

”Seven deuce is supposedly the worst hand in the game and has the least opportunity to win. When you are dealt your two cards this achievement will become available when you have a two and a seven in different suits (e.g. seven of hearts and two of clubs).”

Imam got busted earlier out of the Main Event, but took down the short deck tournament instead. In a very short timeframe he bested a field of 10 players, and made a deal with James Mclaren. Both will be playing the Main Event most likely again as turned a buy-in of £ 230 into more than £ 1K.

Tariq Imam	£ 1,050
James Mclaren	£ 890

James Price just came to the cask desk and told the kind ladies behind the desk: ”Can I please re-enter this horrendous tournament?” We will keep an eye on him how he will handle his second bullet of the day.

Level 6: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 155/206
Average: 267,000

It is all hands on deck today. You need to be careful where you are walking here at Dusk Till Dawn Pokerclub during The Festival Series. You might get trapped.

Hamish Fowlie	BUSTED
Sarbjit Kular	BUSTED
Steve Jelinek	BUSTED
JJ Hazan	BUSTED
Colin Lovelock (PokerListings Champion)	BUSTED
Darren Fuller	BUSTED
Jacob Stone	BUSTED
Khadir Khoshawy	BUSTED

Are you curious how it all goes down here in Nottingham? Check that out!

We went into the first break of today, and we managed to scoop some of the chipcounts for you.

Shaun Halliday	600,000
Vegard Andreassen	590,000
Russell Bowman	195,000
Andrew Tuxworth	460,000
Aaron Philips	450,000
John Farrell	550,000
Sonia Padovani	550,000

Today it is the last chance to get yourself to the top spot of the ranking for Franke’s Flip Flops competition. Mainly Omaha flips will be played and the buy-in is £ 20 minimum, depending on how many players will enter. Last time in Bratislava, 8 wins were sealing the deal for Ian Vertefeuille, who came all the way from the United States to the Banco Casino in Slovakia, just to play Flips to be able to capture the famous Flip Flops of The Festival Series owner – Martin ‘Franke’ von Zweigbergk.

Get your wallets ready, it will all kick off at 21:00 GMT, right next to the bar. The current leader has got 6 points, followed by one player with 4 points. If you care interested anyhow to come visit the next stop of The Festival Series in Portomaso Casino in Malta, make sure to check out this webpage which gives you all possible info you need to know.

Level 3: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 122/127
Average: 208,000

Oskar ‘Deckflow’ Ojaveer	200,000
Greger Larsson	200,000
Sean O’Donnell	200,000
Carlo Solazzo	200,000
Benjamin Sweetman	200,000

Currently we have 113 players registered for the Main Event Day 1C. Magical numbers so far, but are we going to see the Guaranteed prize pool of £ 200K being reached? That’s the Million Dollar question! There need to be at least 500 players.

To be able to win one of the many packages to the next Festival Series in Malta, you will have to scoop the most profit (in big blinds) during a Cash Game session. Yesterday we saw crazy action unfolding at the feature table, which was live streamed on the Twitch-Channel of The Festival Series. Today there will be two sessions being played again. Players who are interesting in participating, can register themselves at the cash desk in the cash game area.

It is Friday the 17th of February and we are here in ‘windy’ Nottingham at the Dusk Till Dawn Pokerclub for Day 1C of the Main Event of The Festival Series. It has been a blast so far already, and it is about to kick off as we reached the most busiest days of the event. I will run around the premise all day to get you information about chipcounts, interesting hands or discussions at the tables, name it all.

Good luck to all the players!