€25k Update: Pardo First Elimination; Field Up to 50
With one level gone in the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT €25,000 High Roller the field has reached 50 players. It includes all the names you would expect, with all but one of the EPT Monte Carlo High Roller winners so far in the field.
Steve O'Dwyer is the only one of the four to not have entered the tournament, but another of the cohort has already been eliminated. He narrowly missed out on a Single Day High Roller double yesterday evening after finishing runner-up to Justin Bonomo in the €25,000 after winning the €50,000 equivalent two days earlier.
| Event | Entrants | Prizepool | Winner | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €10,000 | 71 | €688,700 | Juan Pardo | €246,598 |
| €100,000 | 46 | €4,462,920 | Sam Greenwood | €1,520,000 |
| €50,000 Single Day | 41 | €1,988,910 | Steve O'Dwyer | €676,300 |
| €25,000 Single Day | 50 | €1,200,500 | Justin Bonomo | €378,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel opened and Juan Pardo three-bet to 2,000. Thorel four-bet to 4,000 and Pardo called. The flop came 
and Thorel continued for 5,000. Pardo called. The turn was the 
and Thorel bet 10,000. Pardo called.
The river was the 
. Thorel checked and Pardo moved all in. Thorel called. Pardo showed 
for two pair, but Thorel had 
for a better two pair, and sent his opponent to the rail.
Other names in action already include 25k High Roller debutants Maria Konnikova and Bruno Lopes, along with regulars Stephen Chidwick, Nick Petrangelo, Paul Newey, Charlie Carrel, Christopher Frank, Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney and Vladimir Troyanovskiy.