€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
Big money, bigger action, and the biggest names in the poker world. The largest buy-in event at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague is set to get underway today. One of the marquee events at the festival includes the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller and the action is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m. local time.
The tournament series being held at King's Casino Prague is full of high-roller events over the course of two weeks with plenty of cash up for grabs. Thus far, it has been the Ben Heath show as he recently captured both of the €25,000 Single-Day High Rollers, amassing a total of over €500,000 in the first few days. Other players to cash in multiple events thus far include Pablo Brito Silva and Jorryt van Hoof.
This event is expected to attract some of the biggest names in the poker world, especially those in the high-roller scene. Some other notables expected to be seen at the felt today include Adrian Mateos, Timothy Adams, Sam Greenwood, Daniel Dvoress, and Steve O'Dwyer just to name a few.
The cards are scheduled to go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time with all of those registered before the start of the tournament receiving half of the registration fee returned in cash. A starting stack will be worth 250,000 chips with the blinds being 60 minutes in length and starting at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. There will be a total of eight levels played on Day 1 with a 20-minute break after every two levels.
This is expected to be a three-day event with late registration staying open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow. There will be an unlimited number of reentries permitted for those who bow out early. The shot clock will be in play from the start with 15 seconds to act preflop and 30 seconds on all later streets.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates from this high-stakes tournament en route to crowning a champion in the days to come.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
After players were finally seated, the cards are now in the air on Day 1 of the EPT Super High Roller with a total of 18 entries thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Kulev |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Juan Pardo |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Teun Mulder |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Saar Wilf | 250,000 | |
Kent Staahle |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Jorryt van Hoof |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Pascal Lefrancois |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Sam Greenwood |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Sam Grafton |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Orpen Kisacikoglu |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Ben Heath |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Timothy Adams |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Mike Watson
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Adrian Mateos |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Steve O'Dwyer |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Ognyan Dimov |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
Kent Staahle raised it up from under the gun and Jorryt van Hoof stuck in a three-bet from the big blind which Staahle called. The flop came and Van Hoof led out with a bet of 14,000. Staahle called and the landed on the turn.
Van Hoof checked this time and Staahle announced a bet of 20,000 which prompted a fold from Van Hoof.
At an adjacent table, Juan Pardo opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Orpen Kisacikoglu and Timothy Adams. Sam Greenwood three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind and Pardo responded with a four-bet to 42,500. IT folded back to Greenwood who also quickly dispatched his cards to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kent Staahle |
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Juan Pardo |
275,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Sam Greenwood |
232,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
Jorryt van Hoof |
228,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Teun Mulder raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Ben Heath defended from the big blind. The flop came and Heath check-called a bet of 2,000 from Mulder.
The turn was the and Heath checked again. Mulder fired out another bet of 10,500 and Heath stuck around to see the on the river.
Heath checked for the third time and Mulder counted out a bet of 30,500. Heath flicked in a chip to call and tabled for trip kings and the winning hand. Coming off back-to-back €25,000 High Roller wins, Heath has continued running hot in the early going of the Super High Roller.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Heath |
310,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Teun Mulder |
205,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel | 250,000 | |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 250,000 |
Jorryt van Hoof opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Kent Staahle and Aleksejs Ponakovs. Mike Watson re-raised to 20,000 in the small blind and all three players called as they headed to a flop of .
Watson continued with a bet of 22,000 which got Van Hoof and Staahle to lay their hands down. However, Ponakovs stuck around and the landed on the turn. Watson checked this time and Ponakovs threw in a bet of 53,000. Watson was forced to fold and Ponakovs flashed the as he collected the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aleksejs Ponakovs |
323,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
Mike Watson
|
212,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
Kent Staahle raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 9,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Staahle called to see a flop of .
Staahle checked to Ponakovs who flicked in a bet of 5,000 and Staahle called. The turn was the and Staahle checked again. Ponakovs gave it some thought and made a large bet of 50,000. Staahle check-raised to 100,000 and Ponakovs called.
The paired the board on the river and Staahle fired out another bet of 100,000. Ponakovs quickly called and Staahle showed for a full house and the best hand to scoop a monster pot in the opening level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kent Staahle |
448,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs |
71,000
-252,000
|
-252,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000