Pardo Bags Chip Lead on Day 1 of the EPT Paris 2024 €50k Super High Roller
Day 1 of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris €50k Super High Roller has concluded for the day here at the Palais de Congres. Juan Pardo leads the way in chips with 919,000 after eight hour-long levels. "Malaka$tyle" finished fifth in the €10,300 EPT High Roller at the last EPT stop in Prague, cashing for €129,900.
Rounding out the top three is recent EPT Paris €10,200 Mystery Bounty winner Duco ten Haven. He bagged a stack worth 897,000 putting him second in chips. As well as winning the 2024 EPT Paris €10,200 Mystery Bounty he also scooped the biggest bounty worth €50,000. Niklas Astedt currently sits third in chips with 810,000. Astedt will be looking to build on his second place finish in the second 2024 EPT Paris €25,000 NL Hold'em which concluded this evening.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 919,000 | 184 | |
| 2 | Duco ten Haven | Netherlands | 897,000 | 179 | |
| 3 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 736,000 | 147 | |
| 4 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 771,000 | 154 | |
| 5 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 686,000 | 137 | |
| 6 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 591,000 | 118 | |
| 7 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 581,000 | 116 | |
| 8 | Pieter Aerts | Belgium | 581,000 | 116 | |
| 9 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 538,000 | 108 | |
| 10 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 516,000 | 103 |
Notable names to appear include Artur Martirosian, who fired two bullets in this event. He was the first player to bust in this tournament before firing a second bullet which was also unsuccessful. Adrian Mateos fresh off his second place finish to Stephen Chidwick in the first EPT Paris €25,000 NL Hold'em also fired two unsuccessful bullets in today's event. Bert Stevens, better known as "Girafganger7" made a rare live appearance here in Paris and fired one bullet.
Coming back for Day 2 tomorrow is Sirzat Hissou who has been well in the mix today. The German ran deep in the €10,200 Mystery Bounty here in Paris, finishing fourth for €44,800. He currently sits in fourth place with 771,000. Highest on England's tournament earnings list, Stephen Chidwick will also be returning on Day 2. Having already won the first €25,000 NL Hold'em, he will be looking to claim a second title in quick succession in this event.
Late registration stays open overnight, closing at the start of Day 2. Play will resume tomorrow with the players battling to win a slice of €2,446,080 at 12:30 p.m. with blinds at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. There are 12 minutes and 45 seconds left on the clock for this level.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this exciting Super High Roller event.