Banco Casino – Austrian Domination and a Swedish Poker-SM Live Invasion Around the Corner
The Banco Casino Masters was held once again at the Banco Casino in Bratislava. Around 1,200 players would compete in the Main Event for the famous title and the biggest chunk of the prize pool. It was eventually Austrian Ed Mondo who would walk away with all the bragging rights, securing a massive payout of €40,660, leaving plenty of fellow Austrians behind at the final table.
After finished 4th during the Polish Poker Days earlier this year in Bratislava, he more than doubled his live time results at the tournament tables with this result. August will be a fully-packed month with plenty of Series coming to the capital city of Slovakia. Poker-SM Live is about to kick off, where many Swedes are going to compete for the honorable title of ‘Swedish Champion in Poker’. There will be many events available for everyone to enjoy, including several mixed games.
Banco Casino Masters Main Event – Overlay Edition
With the Main Event having a guaranteed prize pool of 250,000, the expectations of receiving many entries in the event were set high, unfortunately they eventually ended up with 37,500 in overlay, which made this event even more valuable for players all across Europe. A total of 1197 entries were counted at the end of the registration period, of which 120 players eventually would find a cash prize. Ed Mondo, a poker player often to be seen at the poker tables in Bratislava, resides in Austria, and dominated the Main Event from beginning to end, securing a massive payout.
Four out of the last Final Nine had the Austrian nationality, and all were competing for the massive first prize which was about double the amount which was set for the second-place finisher. The Banco Masters Main Event is a true asset to the Slovakian poker community and with this event its 45th edition. Below you can find the final results of the Main Event:
Banco Casino Masters – Main Event
| Place | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  | Ed Mondo | €40,660 |
| 2nd |  | Unknown Player | €20,830 |
| 3rd | | Yavor Yankov | €19,490 |
| 4th | | Christian Steindel | €11,615 |
| 5th |  | Tamas Geiger | €8,765 |
| 6th |  | Peter Jesko | €6,400 |
| 7th | | Semir Jatic | €4,495 |
| 8th |  | Maicol D'arrigo | €3,310 |
| 9th | | Istvan Nemeth | €2,650 |
Poker-SM Live – Mixed Games Galore with a Swedish Taste to Kick Off on August 14th
The only Swedish poker championships available in the current poker industry, named Poker-SM live, will once again be organized in the lovely Banco Casino in Bratislava.
This event, exclusively for Swedish poker players, will be fully packed for six days until August 20. But don’t you worry people, if you do not have a Swedish nationality, there are plenty of events to participate and the Cash Games are going to be immense throughout the entire week. With dozens of poker formats available such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and Sviten Special, perhaps even Dealers’ Choice here and there! Let’s look at the previous winners who can call themselves; Swedish Poker Champion!
| Year | Country | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  | Magnus Karlsson | €68,908 |
| 2015 | | Emma Wikberg | €25,577 |
| 2016 | | Michael Tureniec | €69,680 |
| 2016 | | Karl Magnusson | €24,016 |
| 2017 | | Jerry Odeen | €69,945 |
| 2018 | | Adam Jonsson | €61,608 |
| 2019 | | Mats Rahmn | €49,686 |
| 2022 | | Jakob Linden | €54,202 |
| 2022 | | Daniel Segerhjelm | €26,950 |
| 2023 | | ? | ? |
Are you ready for some crazy poker action with many entertaining Swedes at the poker tables? Then Bratislava is the place to as of August 14th. Many events are available to any poker played regardless the nationality, with events such as PLO Mystery Bounty, High Rollers, PokerListings Deepstack, 8-Game, Heads-Up Championship, and many more. Find the full schedule below:
