2025 The Festival Rozvadov – €150 The Hendon Mob Championship
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poker.pro will be on-site providing live reporting from the 2025 edition of The Festival Rozvadov, with full coverage of The Hendon Mob Championship and the thrilling Cash Game Challenge.
From early position, Seyed Fazeli opened to 1,900. Benjamin Altun called from the Cut-off before Patrick Schlatter moved all in for 16,000 from the Small Blind.
“I’ll gamble with you,” Fazeli confirmed as he made the call. He revealed his cards, unaware that Altun was still in the hand. With the extra information in hand, Altun decided to fold his holdings, as Fazei and Schlatter went to showdown.
Patrick Schlatter: A♠Q♥ Seyed Fazeli: A♦5♣
Schlatter seemed convinced a five would come after the 3♦4♣9♠ flop. The board continued with K♥J♣, though, and Schlatter secured the double-up.
Loris Vallone limped from UTG. UTG+1, Franke van Netten raised to 3,500. Stylianos Papantoniou (Lo-jack), Florin Bilan (Button), Alfredo Di Paolo (Small Blind), and Vallone all made the call.
The flop came 9♣9♥J♣. Action was checked to pre-flop aggressor van Netten, who moved all in for roughly 50,000. It was folded to Vallone, who contemplated a call for a minute or two before he let his hand go.
Only good vibes during The Festival Rozvadov. Photo: Mairo Toom
Level 4:
300/600 (600)
Entries:
115/132
Prizes:
TBA
Previously to Day 1a, a €30 satellite with a whopping 20 tickets guaranteed ran on the other side of the tournament area. The following 20 players made it through and are set to join the Day 1a action:
A stacked tournament room in King’s Resort during The 2025 Festival Rozvadov. Photo: Mairo Toom
Level 3:
300/600 (600)
Entries:
92/106
Prizes:
TBA
Emmanouil Saloustrus opened to 1,300 from the Lo-jack. From the Button, Eden Vaturi raised to 3,500. Saloustrus wasted little to no time before making the call.
Even though the pre-flop action was somewhat aggressive, both players checked every street on the 10♣8♣7♥3♠8♥ board.
Emmanouil Saloustrus: A♦5♣ Eden Vaturi: A♥Q♦
A shy pot went the way of Vaturi, and even though trailing Saloustrus, he now plays average stack.
Roland Boothby during a previous THMC event at The Festival.
Level 1:
100/300 (300)
Entries:
60/60
Prizes:
TBA
Before the first hand, The Festival founder Martin “Franke” Von Zweigbergk greeted all players welcome to King’s Resort and the 2025 Festival Rozvadov. Head of Partnerships for The Hendon Mob, Roland Boothby, also shared some words with the players, expressing his joy over the successful collaboration between The Hendon Mob and The Festival.
The first hand has been dealt in Day 1a of the €150 Hendon Mob Championship here at King’s Resort, Rozvadov. As mentioned in the previous post, late registration and re-entry are open during the first ten 30-minute levels.
The €30 satellite with 20 guaranteed tickets is still running.
Today’s the first Friday of June, and what better place to spend it than in Rozvadov? Today, the 2025 Festival Rozvadov commences at King’s Resort, and eleven days of poker fun await all players who visit this Czech gem of a poker paradise.
The whole shebang kicks off with the €150 Hendon Mob Championship (THMC); this is the tournament that poker.pro will be covering today. More specifically, the eyes will be on Day 1a, which commences at 13:00. Late registration will be open for ten 30-minute levels, and there’s also unlimited re-entry during this period.
Play will not conclude until only 12,5 % of the field remains; those who are lucky enough to still be in it by then will bag their chips for Day 2 (June 8) and be guaranteed a €300 min-cash.
€300,000 Guarantee – In a €150 Tournament?!
Make no mistake about it; this is not the typical €150 tournament. The founding father of the Festival, Martin “Franke” Von Zweigbergk, aims for this to be the biggest THMC event ever. Hence, the guarantee is set to €300,000, an abnormally large number in relation to the shy €150 buy-in.
Today may be Day 1a, but the tournament did, in fact, stealth-start a couple of weeks ago, as a remote flight was held at King’s Casino in Prague. Nine players moved on from this affair, and believe it or not, Franke himself bagged the chip lead, as he finished the day with 871,000.
The founder of The Festival, Martin “Franke” Von Zweigbergk, bagged the chip lead from the THMC Day 1a remote flight in Prague
It’s always a nice achievement to secure the chip lead, and for this tournament, players are even rewarded for it; the one who bags the most chips in each starting day flight wins a €550 ticket for the 2025 Festival Rozvadov Main Event. Quite the cherry on top of an already delicious dessert!
To make things even better, the player who’s crowned the winner on Day 2 will, in addition to the first-place payout and the coveted THMC trophy, also receive a package for the 2025 Hendon Mob Championship Cape Town, valued at roughly €2,000.
The poker.pro live coverage of Day 1a will commence at 13:00 when the first hand is dealt. Results and chip counts will be posted for every starting flight as quickly as possible.
Below is the full schedule for the tournament, which features all flights.
Reem Ahmed won the THMC Event during the 2023 Festival Nottingham.
As anticipation builds for one of poker’s most vibrant series, The Festival is once again bringing its unique blend of competition and community to King’s Resort. Among the highlights is the return of The Hendon Mob Championship (THMC), a fan-favorite side event that’s become a fixture since debuting in 2023.
With a €300,000 guarantee, this THMC edition is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Before cards are in the air in Rozvadov, we’re looking back at the short but rich history of this partnership—and the players who etched their names in the growing legacy of The Festival Series.
Vegard Granli
Mitja Rudolf
Reem Ahmed
Peter Zolnai
