The Festival Series Commentator George Sandford Beats the Swedes in Their Own Game
Yesterday featured not only Day 1a of the Main Event but a handful of side events including the �220 Sviten Special event. If you aren't familiar with Sviten Special, it was invented in Sweden and is very simliar to the American game of Drawmaha combining both 5-card PLO and 5-card draw into the same game.
United Kingdom's George Sandford proved that this game isn't just for the Swedes after coming out on top of a field of 37 entries to win the event for �2,870. Sandford will be featured soon again as he is also The Festival Series Bratislava commentator.
Originally this event was scheduled to pay out five spots. However, the crew decided to pay whoever bubbled a token prize. Here is a look at all of the payouts of the Sviten Special event.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Robert Sandford | England | �2,870 |
| 2 | Rolf Galaasen | Norway | �1,700 |
| 3 | Hanna Erika Arnesson | Sweden | �1,000 |
| 4 | Jens Henrik Riis | Denmark | �750 |
| 5 | Tobias Hausen | Germany | �550 |
| 6 | Matteo Gerolamo Crapanzano | Italy | �160 |