€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day 1 Started
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague
Buy-in
€25,500
Prize Pool
€1,274,000
Entries
52
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
As of 12.30 p.m. local time and onwards, some of the biggest names in poker will be back at the tables in the Hilton Hotel in Prague for the second edition of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague €25,500 Single-Day High Roller. Two days ago, it was Albert Daher who cut a three-way deal with Ryan Riess and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau to take home the trophy and lion's share of the prize pool.
The event attracted a field of 50 entries in total and the top seven spots took home a portion of the €1,225,000 prize pool. While Day 3 of the €5,300 Main Event kicks off near the money bubble, the High Rollers will once again determine their best in the 30-minute level format with 30 second shot clock. All participants receive 100,000 in chips and a single re-entry is allowed during the registration period, which lasts for eight levels and the following break.
PokerStars Single-Day High Roller Events in Prague
| Year | Buy In | Entries | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | €25,500 | 80 | €1,960,000 | Rainer Kempe | €539,000 |
| 2016 | €25,500 | 83 | €2,033,500 | Isaac Haxton | €559,200 |
| 2016 | €25,500 | 25 | €612,500 | Sam Greenwood | €226,600 |
| 2016 | €25,500 | 24 | €588,000 | Sergi Reixach | €217,750 |
| 2017 | €25,500 | 24 | €1,225,000 | Albert Daher | €324,727 |
The Single-Day High Roller has also been a popular fixture on the schedule of the PokerStars Championship and Stephen Chidwick has claimed the top spot and trophy twice in 2017 while other champions include Bryn Kenney, the initial suggestor of this specific tournament format, as well as Quan Zhou, Oliver Weis, Spanish superstar Adrian Mateos, Philipp Gruissem and Pavel Plesuv.
| Year | PSC Stop | Buy In | Entries | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bahamas | $50,000 | 69 | $3,313,035 | Bryn Kenney | $969,075 |
| 2017 | Panama | $25,500 | 44 | $1,078,000 | Stephen Chidwick | $366,500 |
| 2017 | Macau | HK$206,000 | 62 | HKD12,152,000 | Quan Zhou | $469,090 |
| 2017 | Macau | HK$206,000 | 47 | HKD9,212,000 | Oliver Weis | $402,860 |
| 2017 | Monte-Carlo | €50,000 | 64 | €3,104,000 | Adrian Mateos | €908,000 |
| 2017 | Monte-Carlo | €25,500 | 85 | €2,082,500 | Philipp Gruissem | €485,135 |
| 2017 | Barcelona | €25,500 | 112 | €2,744,000 | Stephen Chidwick | €690,400 |
| 2017 | Barcelona | €25,500 | 66 | €1,617,000 | Pavel Plesuv | €406,300 |
Stay tuned to find out who will be crowned the champion tonight, as the PokerNews live reporting team will be right there to provide all the action.
Manual seating is about to commence and the screens show sevn entries. Among those awaiting their seat assignments are Stephen Chidwick, Koray Aldemir, Timothy Adams, Nick Petrangelo, Juha Helppi, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Sergi Reixach. Rocco Palumbo was also spotted near the tournament area as well, but hasn't entered yet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
While the usual High Rollers Quan Zhou, Daniel Dvoress and Adrian Mateos are still in a Side Event in the same room, the €25,500 High Roller has started with two tables.
In a limped pot to the 
flop, Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 2,000 in the small blind and Sergi Reixach called in the big blind. The 
fell on the turn and Kisacikoglu checked, Reixach bet 2,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Koray Aldemir opened to 2,400 first to act and Nick Petrangelo called out of the big blind. On the 
flop, Petrangelo checked and called a bet worth 2,000 before the on the turn saw the American pro bet for 3,500. Aldemir double-checked his cards and sent them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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103,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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97,000
-3,000
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95,000
-5,000
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Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sergi Reixach in the small blind and Nick Petrangelo in the big blind both invested 3,500 each and headed to a flop of 
. Reixach checked and called a bet of 4,000 by Petrangelo before doing so again on the 
turn when Petrangelo made it 12,000 to go.
After the 
river, Reixach checked the third street in a row and Petrangelo emptied the clip with a bet of 32,000. Reixach used one time bank extension and eventually tossed in a single chip for the call, prompting Petrangelo to instantly muck his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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155,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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52,000
-53,000
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Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Stefan Schillhabel, who pre-bubbled the first €25,500 Single-Day High Roller two days ago and finished 9th, was the first of the next arrivals to take a seat. Only a few moments later the field size almost doubled with the arrival of John Juanda, Bryn Kenney, Sam Greenwood, Jean-Noel Thorel, Christoph Vogelsang and Steve O'Dwyer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Another trio waited for their seat assignments including Ole Schemion, Pavel Binar and Sergio Aido. A third table opened to allow for the growing field and the screens already show 19 entries in level one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Nick Petrangelo recovered from his false start by taking some chips back from Jean-Noel Thorel. Together with Orpen Kisacikoglu, the three saw a 
flop for 3,000 each and all checked.
On the turn, Petrangelo bet 6,500 and Thorel was the only caller. Petrangelo bet 5,000 on the river and received a quick call. The American showed 
for a pair of tens, Thorel flashed the 
and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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75,000
23,000
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Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sergi Reixach raised to 2,500 and John Juanda, who just sat down, three-bet to 8,600 to his left. Reixach called to see the 
flop appear. The Spaniard check-called a 6,500 bet from Juanda before both players checked the 
on the turn.
Reixach checked a third time on the river. Juanda opted for a strong bet of 23,800 and Reixach gave it up after ten seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000
-25,000
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120,000
20,000
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