2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
€936,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€49,000
Prize Pool
€3,201,660
Entries
66
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

O'Dwyer Folds to Third Bullet

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer opened under the gun for 3,000 and found two players putting up a resistance, the player in the small blind and Daniel Dvoress in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and the small blind checked. Dvoress bet out 6,000 and O'Dwyer called, the small blind folded.

Dvoress bet out another 14,000 on the {5-Diamonds} turn and again O'Dwyer made the call.

The river {J-Diamonds} made Dvoress bet out 35,000. O'Dwyer tanked for just a bit, before releasing his hand. Right after O'Dwyer was moved tables, so he won't have the opportunity to win those chips back from Dvoress anytime soon.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
233,000
33,000
33,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
177,000
-23,000
-23,000
EPT 1X Winner

Debutants

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The following players on this list underneath we've already seen before, call them regulars of the game if you want. There are a few new faces around though, but since we don't have a player list yet, we don't know what their names are. So it's not just regulars playing it today, there in fact are some fresh faces. Expect a complete list of participants in a bit after we receive the official list of participants from the tournament organization.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
200,000
Profile photo of Yingui Li cn
Yingui Li
200,000
Profile photo of Leonid Markin ru
Leonid Markin
200,000
Profile photo of JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
200,000
Profile photo of Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
200,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
200,000

More Players Coming In

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao was broadcasted late last night, so some high rollers might opt to drop by a little later. The following players have taken their seats however, not missing any action in the fast-paced tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
200,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
200,000
Profile photo of Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
200,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
200,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
200,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
200,000
Run It Once
Profile photo of Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
200,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Time For Something New, Time For Something Fast!

Bryn Kenney is sure to play
Bryn Kenney is sure to play

The European Poker Tour has had plenty of High Roller events now, and it's fair share of Super High Roller events as well. But today it's time for something new; a one-day €50,000 Super High Roller turbo event!

Blind levels will be 30 minutes, the starting stack will be 200,000, and players have up till level 8 (around 17:00 local time) to register and/or use their option to re-enter when going bust.

The idea for this tournament originates in Prague where the players talked about it with PokerStars' live event specialist Neil Johnson. It was Bryn Kenney who was really excited about the prospect of playing a one-day tournament with a €50,000 buy-in, and everyone seemed to agree it was a great idea.

Rich Monacan (hello pleonasm!) businessmen might not be ready to take three full days off for a regular €100,000 High Roller, let alone clear their busy agenda for an entire week to play the Main Event, but taking one leisure day to play some cards should be possible right?

As the title of the event indicates, action will be fast paced. PokerNews.com will be your source of information today, as we'll bring you everything you need to know from the first flop till the last river. Get ready for action, the first cards will be dealt at 12:30 local time!

The structure for this one-day vent is as followed:

LevelSmall BlindBig BlindAnte
15001,000100
26001,200200
38001,600200
15-minute break   
41,0002,000300
51,2002,400300
61,5003,000400
15-minute break   
72,0004,000500
82,5005,000500
registration closes(around 17:00)  
93,0006,0001,000
104,0008,0001,000
15-minute break   
115,00010,0001,000
126,00012,0002,000
138,00016,0002,000
75-minute break(around 19:30)  
1410,00020,0003,000
1512,00024,0003,000
1615,00030,0004,000
1720,00040,0005,000
15-minute break   
1825,00050,0005,000
1930,00060,00010,000
2040,00080,00010,000
2150,000100,00010,000
15-minute break   
2260,000120,00020,000
23100,000200,00030,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney