Action-Packed Opening Weekend for The Festival in Rozvadov
The Festival Series will visit King’s Resort Live on May 31st marking the first time the popular poker series is hosted by one of Europe’s largest poker destinations. To kick off the festivities, there are over €300,000 in guaranteed prize pools during the first few days which includes The Hendon Mob Championship (THMC) Rozvadov, expected to be a record-breaker.
The Festival is known for being a mecca for mixed game players, however, the opening weekend will be a feast for Hold’em players as well. Alongside the €200,000 guaranteed THMC Rozvadov there is also a Crazy Pineapple, Knockout, and Win the Button event, each featuring a €10,000 guarantee. Mixed Gamers will have their fill with Pot Limit Omaha, Sviten, 8-Game, and the Mixed Games HORSES Main event adding over €50,000 more in guarantees.
€200,000 GTD The Hendon Mob Championship Rozvadov
Players will not want to miss what is expected to be the largest THMC event in Europe ever. With five starting flights, a six-figure guarantee, WSOPE Main Event packages awarded to the final three players, and a Cape Town Million 2024 package for the winner, this is a truly extravagant kick-off to an exciting festival.
Day 1A gets underway at 11 am local time on Friday, May 31st while Day 1B begins at 6 pm on Friday.
- Buy-in €250
- Starting Stack: 50,000 Chips
- Blind levels of 30 minutes on Day 1s, 40 minutes on Day 2, and 50 minutes on the Final Day.
- Five opening flights, including one 15-minute level turbo flight.
- Late registration until the end of level 10 of Day 1. The Day will end after 16 levels of play.
- Unlimited re-entries.
Head of Partnerships for GPITHM, Roland Boothby shared his thoughts; “We are thrilled to be teaming up with The Festival and King’s Resort to offer this groundbreaking edition of The Hendon Mob Championship. Not only is the event likely to be the biggest THMC event in Europe on record, but three players will be winning their way into the WSOP Europe Main Event, and another will be heading to Cape Town, South Africa to play the THMC Cape Town Million in November. Not bad for a €250 opening event! We look forward to getting The Festival in Rozvadov off to an incredible start.”
The Cape Town Million 2024 package is worth approximately €2,000. It includes seven nights of accommodation, transfers to the venue (flights not included), and a THMC Main Event ticket. Full details of the promotion can be found here.
Weekly Finals on Unibet Poker Continue
Every Sunday the Weekly Final on Unibet with is being played out, with two packages guaranteed to The Festival in Rozvadov. With a buy-in of €250, you have the chance of winning a live festival package worth €1,500. Feeder satellites to the €250 final are running every day of the week, starting from as little as €0.01c, building up to the daily €50 feeder satellite.
A Sextet of €10,000 Guaranteed Opening Weekend Side Events & More
With over 40 events spread across nine days, The Festival in Rozvadov starts quickly. Running alongside Day 1A of THMC Rozvadov is Day 1A of the €25,000 guaranteed Mixed Games Main Event H.O.R.S.E.S which begins at 3 pm. Soon after, the first of the €10,000 guarantees starts with the Sviten Special event. The other five consist of Crazy Pineapple on Friday night, PLO and the Texas Saturday Knockout on Saturday, and the 8-Game and Win the Button on Sunday.
Sunday also features Day 2 of THMC Rozvadov and the final day of the Mixed Games Main Event. At 6 pm Sunday evening Day 1A of the Mystery Bounty event begins which features a guaranteed prize pool of €100,000. Any player whose luck has run out in the THMC event won’t want to miss that one, with more opportunities to find a bag throughout the week.
For the full schedule and details surrounding The Festival in Rozvadov, check out The Festival’s website.
