The Festival In Rozvadov is all set to begin in a couple days, with the popular tournament event series taking place from May 31-June 9 at the prestigious King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The Festival, which will be played at the largest poker room in Europe, will feature 65 events with buy-ins ranging from €115 all the way up to €1K High Rollers. Cash games and qualifying satellites will also be played for the marquee events.
Here are some of the most notable tournaments of the festival:
- The Main Event (€500K guaranteed): June 5-9
- The Hendon Mob Championship (€200K guaranteed): May 31-June 3
- NLH Mystery Bounty (€100K guaranteed): June 2-5
- NLH High Roller (€30K guaranteed): June 9
- PokerListings NLH (€30K guaranteed): June 8
- PLO High Roller (€25K guaranteed): June 8
- Mixed Games Main Event HORSES (€20K guaranteed): May 3-June 2
31st of May is coming close now! We checked up with our host of the event, King’s Casino in Rozvadov, to what extend they are looking forward to it!
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— The Festival Series (@TheFestivalOG) May 8, 2024
The Festival In Rozvadov
The highest-profile tournament during The Festival in Rozvadov will be the Main Event, which will begin on June 5 with 7 initial starting days, a buy-in of €550 and a guaranteed prize pool of half a million euros! 💶 The most popular formats will be present in the festival: Mystery Bounty, Seniors, Pot Limit Omaha, Ladies and NLH PKO.
Notably, mixed games lovers will have several events to choose from as well, such as the Mixed Games Main Event HORSES, 8-Game, Seven Card Stud Fixed Limit, 2-7 Triple Draw and H.O.R.S.E. And for those who enjoy casino games there will also be roulette, blackjack and slots 🎰 tournaments.
Below is a listing of the poker tournaments that will be played:
| # | Event | Dates | Buy-In | Guaranteed |
| 1 | The Hendon Mob Championship | May 31-June 3 | €250 | €200,000 |
| 3 | Mixed Games Main Event HORSES | May 31-June 2 | €550 | €25,000 |
| 5 | Sviten Special | May 31 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 7 | Crazy Pineapple NLH | May 31 | €125 | €10,000 |
| 10 | PLO Masters | June 1 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 13 | Texas Saturday Knockout | June 1 | €125 | €10,000 |
| 16 | 8-Game | June 2 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 17 | NLH Mystery Bounty | June 2-5 | €300 | €100,000 |
| 20 | Win The Button Texas | June 2 | €125 | €10,000 |
| 22 | Half N’ Half (Texas & PLO) | June 3 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 24 | PLO Freezeout | June 3 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 27 | Texas Progressive Knockout | June 3 | €125 | €10,000 |
| 29 | Seniors 50+ | June 4 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 35 | PLO Tuesday Night | June 4 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 37 | PLO 4/5/6 Cards 7 Max | June 5 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 38 | The Festival Main Event | June 5-9 | €550 | €500,000 |
| 42 | PLO Wednesday Night Turbo | June 5 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 43 | H.O.R.S.E. | June 6 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 45 | 2-7 Triple Draw | June 6 | €125 | – |
| 48 | Thursday Texas Turbo Madness | June 6 | €125 | €10,000 |
| 49 | Open Face Chinese | June 7 | €250 | €10,000 |
| 51 | PLO/PLO8 | June 7 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 55 | Friday Texas Turbo Madness | June 7 | €125 | €10,000 |
| 58 | PLO High Roller | June 8 | €1,100 | €25,000 |
| 59 | PokerListings Texas NL | June 8 | €250 | €30,000 |
| 60 | The Festival Queens | June 8 | €125 | €3,000 |
| 61 | Saturday PLO Turbo Madness | June 8 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 62 | OFC High Roller | June 9 | €1,100 | – |
| 63 | NL Texas Freezeout | June 9 | €125 | €8,000 |
| 64 | 5-Card PLO | June 9 | €125 | €5,000 |
| 65 | NLH High Roller | June 9 | €1,100 | €30,000 |
You can see the complete schedule for The Festival in Rozvadov at this link.
The Hendon Mob Championship
Structure:
- Buy-in €220
- Starting Stack: 50,000 Chips
- Blind levels: 30 minutes on Day 1, 40 minutes on Day 2, and 50 minutes on Day 3
- Late registration: Until the end of level 10 of Day 1
- Unlimited re-entries.
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €200,000
In addition to the prize and the trophy, the winner of the tournament will also receive a package valued at €2K to play in the Cape Town stage of The Hendon Mob Championship.
Schedule:
- Day 1A: Friday, May 31 at 11 AM (16 levels played)
- Day 1B: Friday, May 31 at 6 PM (16 levels played)
- Day 1C: Saturday, June 1 at 11 AM (16 levels played)
- Day 1D: Saturday, June 1 at 6 PM (16 levels played)
- Day 1E Turbo: Sunday, June 2 at 11 AM (16 15-minute levels played)
- Day 2: Sunday, June 2 at 5 PM
- Day 3: Monday, June 3 at 1 PM
The Main Event
Structure:
- Buy-in €550
- Starting Stack: 50,000 Chips
- Blind levels: 40 minutes on Day 1, 45 minutes on Day 2 and 60 minutes on Day 3
- Six opening flights, with one turbo flight which has 20-minute blind levels
- Late Registration: Open until the end of Level 9
- ‘Surrender Mode’ available after level 13, which is also the end of the Day
- Re-entries are capped at 2x per opening flight
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: €500,000
Schedule:
- Day 1A: Wednesday, June 5 at 6 PM (13 levels played)
- Day 1B: Thursday, June 6 at 12 PM (13 levels played)
- Day 1C: Thursday, June 6 at 6 PM (13 levels played)
- Day 1D: Friday, June 7 at 11 AM (13 levels played)
- Day 1E: Friday, June 7 at 6 PM (13 levels played)
- Day 1F Turbo: Saturday, June 8 at 11 AM (13 20-minute levels played)
- Day 2: Saturday, June 8 at 4:30 PM
- Day 3: Sunday, June 9 at 1 PM
The Festival in Rozvadov: Hospitality Schedule and Open activities
In addition to poker, there will be a huge amount of fun games and activities during The Festival In Rozvadov. Many of the packages you can book for the festival include the “Hospitality” option with fun activities and this schedule:
- Friday, May 31: Welcome Drinks from 7:30 to 8 PM 🍷
- Saturday, June 1st: Fun Day at The Fun Area from 5 to 9 PM
- Saturday, June 2: Casino School (T.B.C.) 🎲
- Monday, June 3: Tuna Extravaganza Dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 PM
- Tuesday, June 4: Swimming Pool Day from 11 AM to 4 PM 🏊
- Wednesday, June 5: Outdoor Fun and BBQ from 11 AM to 3:15 PM 🍖
- Thursday, June 6: Brewery Time and Lunch Excursion from 11 AM to 4 PM
- Friday, June 7: Find Anastasia from 7:30 to 10 PM Sunday, June 9: Guided Tour from 2 to 3 PM
You can see which packages include Hospitality activities in this link.
There will also be free activities for all players, including:
- Daily: Air Hockey Game, Darts, Table Football, FIFA, Boules, Croquet, Kubb, Mölkky and outdoor swimming pool 🏊
- Friday, June 7: Karaoke Night at 9:30 PM 🎤
- Saturday, June 8: Player’s Party from 8 PM to 2 AM 🕺
As per Federico Brunato, Poker Director of King’s Resort: “The Festival is the perfect opportunity to offer something completely new again for players with new experiences outside of poker. We have a great schedule of events for players and will also have a cool Fun Zone open in the casino throughout the event with various free games outside of poker.”
If you are looking for a place to have fun both inside and outside the poker table, you’ll find it at The Festival in Rozvadov!
