From September 14th to September 17th, 2023, the Herzdamen Festival took place at the Grand Casino Aš in the Czech Republic and 4 members of the German national Match Poker team were there to put their skills to the test. The guaranteed prize pool for the event was €70,000, but it was significantly exceeded, reaching nearly €108,000.
The German National Match Poker players were highly successful over the course of the series, proving their exceptional individual skills once again.
Julie Schumacher (co-organizer of the Herzdamen Festival)
- Royal Class (€250 Buy-In): 5th place for €1,883
- Queens Cup (€150 Buy-in): 8th place for €1,211
Kai Rieche (key national team player and a regular at the Grand Casino Aš)
- Queens Turbo (€50 Buy-In): 1st place for €1,107
- Dealer’s Choice NLH/PLO (€60 Buy-In): 1st place for €1,491
Daniel Eylenfeldt (Team Captain)
- Royal Class (€250 Buy-In): 1st place for €6,727
- Queens Cup (€150 Buy-In): 14th place for €615
Rene Schlemon (new addition to the national team)
- Queens PKO (€90 Buy-In): 6th place for €840 including bounties.
In summary, that’s 3 tournament victories, 6 final tables, and a total prize money of nearly €14,000 for the 4 players. A fantastic result from the World Champions!
“A Chip and a Chair”
During the Royal Class tournament, with blinds at 8k/16k, Daniel Eylenfeldt went all-in preflop with KJs vs. AQo for about 20 big blinds and was left with only 7k chips afterward. However, with less than half a big blind, he started his comeback and managed to secure the tournament victory after around 13 hours of play, at 7 o’clock in the morning!
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