Event #8: €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller
Dia 1 Terminado
Event #8: €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller
Dia 1 Terminado
The first high-roller event of the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe got underway today with Event #8: €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller. With it, brought some of the game's greatest players into King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. They filled the upper level of the casino and the action was fast and furious throughout the day.
After 14 levels of play, Michael Addamo emerged as the chipleader with 8,120,000 chips, leading the remaining 49 player field. Addamo has accumulated over $2.1 million in career tournament earnings with his largest cash coming this summer in Las Vegas where he scored over $650,000 and his first WSOP bracelet with a win in The Marathon event. Addamo also has two other WSOP final table appearances and if he keeps up this pace, he is well on his way to another one.
Addamo continued to find himself on the right side of all the big pots he got involved in, including a massive pot with Andrej Desset to get things started. Addamo three-bet preflop and continued on the flop and turn before finally making top pair on the river and claiming the rest of Desset's chips. After being moved to a different table, the Australian clashed with James Chen in a chip-leading pot that saw Addamo turn two pair against Chen's top pair. All of the chips got in the middle and Addamo held on to claim another victim and continue his heater.
The day began somewhat slowly and the tournament was even delayed by 30 minutes as the tournament staff awaited more entries. They decided to get the action underway with just seven players split up on two different tables. One of the first entries, Timothy Adams, began to build a stack early on and that momentum carried him throughout the day as he finished with 4,775,000 chips.
Players started to roll in through the opening levels and there was already over 40 entries by the time the first break arrived. The field was stacked with familiar faces on every table but that was to be expected. With an unlimited number of entries possible, there was no shortage of all-ins, which also meant there was no shortage of re-buys. Michael Soyza and Martin Kabrhel each had three entries to their name but Kabrhel was the only one to find a bag with 2,650,000 chips.
Kristen Bicknell also had an up and down day but managed to get away with firing only one bullet. Bicknell built her stack up to over 2,000,000 early on with a triple up through Manig Loeser and Jack Salter, but then saw her chips slowly dwindle away. After the last break of the night, Bicknell woke up with pocket kings in a dream spot to eliminate Salter and double up through Sergio Aido, bringing her stack to over 4,000,000 this time. By the time the bags were handed out, Bicknell was left with 3,890,000 chips.
The only other lady to put up the €25,500 and sit amongst the "big boys" was Liv Boeree who wound up bagging 585,000 chips. Some other notables to keep an eye on heading to Day 2 include Jean-Noel Thorel (5,910,000), Ivan Leow (5,050,000), Winfred Yu (4,645,000), Dominik Nitsche (3,020,000), Ryan Riess (2,460,000), Adrian Mateos (2,275,000), and defending champion Niall Farrell (1,575,000).
It wasn't a profitable day for everyone though as many players were put through the ringer with such a tough field to battle against. Some players to fall short by the end of the day were Anthony Zinno, Gal Yifrach, Benjamin Pollak, Chris Ferguson, Bertrand Grospellier, John Cynn, Thomas Muehloecker, and Jack Salter. By the end of the day, there were a total of 124 entries with 80 unique players and 44 re-entries.
With late registration still open until the start of Day 2, everyone still has the opportunity to try their luck one more time. The action will continue at 3:00 PM on Thursday with the blinds resuming on level 15 at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. The schedule is to play down to a winner and crown another WSOPE gold bracelet winner. The live stream will also continue tomorrow on Twitch with hole cards being shown for the final eight players.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the action throughout the day.
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | 2 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 4,645,000 | 77 |
42 | 3 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 1,595,000 | 27 |
42 | 4 | Asaf Berman | Switzerland | 3,325,000 | 55 |
42 | 5 | Igor Kurganov | Germany | 875,000 | 15 |
42 | 7 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 2,200,000 | 37 |
42 | 8 | David Peters | United States | 2,410,000 | 40 |
43 | 1 | Ryan Riess | United States | 2,460,000 | 41 |
43 | 3 | Timothy Adams | United Kingdom | 4,775,000 | 80 |
43 | 4 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 3,450,000 | 58 |
43 | 5 | Claas Segebrecht | Germany | 1,295,000 | 22 |
43 | 6 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 2,295,000 | 38 |
43 | 8 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | 585,000 | 10 |
44 | 2 | Ognjen Sekularac | Serbia | 1,825,000 | 30 |
44 | 4 | Ali Tariq | United Kingdom | 2,985,000 | 50 |
44 | 5 | Jun Wah Yap | Malaysia | 2,110,000 | 35 |
44 | 6 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 1,575,000 | 26 |
44 | 7 | Michael Addamo | Italy | 8,120,000 | 135 |
44 | 8 | Aymon Hata | United Kingdom | 1,045,000 | 17 |
45 | 1 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 5,910,000 | 99 |
45 | 2 | Michael Bleg | Czech Republic | 3,460,000 | 58 |
45 | 3 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 1,570,000 | 26 |
45 | 5 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 480,000 | 8 |
45 | 6 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 1,640,000 | 27 |
45 | 7 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2,275,000 | 38 |
45 | 8 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 2,560,000 | 43 |
46 | 1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 1,865,000 | 31 |
46 | 2 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 3,030,000 | 51 |
46 | 3 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1,415,000 | 24 |
46 | 5 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 2,075,000 | 35 |
46 | 6 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 5,050,000 | 84 |
46 | 8 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 865,000 | 14 |
47 | 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 2,190,000 | 37 |
47 | 2 | Shan Huang | China | 2,025,000 | 34 |
47 | 3 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russian Federation | 4,450,000 | 74 |
47 | 4 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 1,615,000 | 27 |
47 | 7 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 2,650,000 | 44 |
47 | 8 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 3,490,000 | 58 |
48 | 1 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 2,765,000 | 46 |
48 | 2 | Pavel Binar | Czech Republic | 1,220,000 | 20 |
48 | 3 | James Chen | Taiwan | 2,306,000 | 38 |
48 | 4 | Paul Teoh | Malaysia | 2,055,000 | 34 |
48 | 5 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 3,890,000 | 65 |
48 | 6 | Tobias Ziegler | Germany | 840,000 | 14 |
49 | 1 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 1,665,000 | 28 |
43 | 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1,625,000 | 27 |
49 | 3 | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | 3,100,000 | 52 |
49 | 4 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 3,750,000 | 63 |
47 | 6 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,090,000 | 18 |
49 | 8 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 4,635,000 | 77 |
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Michael Addamo |
8,120,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
||
Jean-Noel Thorel |
5,910,000
4,160,000
|
4,160,000 |
Ivan Leow |
5,050,000
4,050,000
|
4,050,000 |
Timothy Adams |
4,775,000
2,675,000
|
2,675,000 |
|
||
Winfred Yu |
4,645,000
2,175,000
|
2,175,000 |
Matthias Eibinger |
4,635,000
2,895,000
|
2,895,000 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy |
4,450,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
Kristen Bicknell |
3,890,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
||
Richard Yong |
3,750,000
2,195,000
|
2,195,000 |
Rainer Kempe |
3,590,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Michael Bleg
|
3,460,000
2,460,000
|
2,460,000 |
Joni Jouhkimainen |
3,450,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
||
Asaf Berman |
3,325,000
1,225,000
|
1,225,000 |
Gianluca Speranza |
3,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Dominik Nitsche |
3,020,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
||
Ali Tariq |
2,985,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
Sylvain Loosli |
2,765,000
1,765,000
|
1,765,000 |
|
||
Martin Kabrhel |
2,650,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
||
Christoph Vogelsang |
2,560,000
-940,000
|
-940,000 |
Ryan Riess |
2,460,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
||
David Peters |
2,410,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
|
||
James Chen |
2,305,000
1,305,000
|
1,305,000 |
|
||
Manig Loeser |
2,295,000
-505,000
|
-505,000 |
|
||
Adrian Mateos |
2,275,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
||
Mustapha Kanit |
2,200,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
|
The action on all of the tables has finished and the players are in the middle of the bagging and tagging process. A full list of chip counts and a recap of the action will follow.
Shan Huang was eliminated earlier and just jumped back in with only five more hands left to be played.
"I just want to gamble more tonight!" Huang said when he was asked why he didn't just jump back in tomorrow.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Shan Huang |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Will Givens | Eliminado | |
|
The floor staff just announced that the tournament clock has been paused and that they will play five more hands before they start bagging and tagging.
Markus Durnegger shoved for 425,000 from mid-position and was called by Gianluca Speranza on the button.
Markus Durnegger:
Gianluca Speranza:
The flop came with the seven in the window to give Durnegger the higher pair immediately.
The turn was the for Durnegger to pick up a straight draw.
The came on the river though to give Speranza a set of sixes to eliminate Durnegger from the tournament for now.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Gianluca Speranza |
2,900,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Markus Durnegger | Eliminado | |
Igor Kurganov | Eliminado | |
|
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Benjamin Pollak | Eliminado | |
Fahredin Mustafov | Eliminado |
Ole Schemion had raised to 105,000 and big blind Shan Huang moved all in for his last 775,000. Schemion called and they were flipping. Huang was at risk of being eliminated.
Ole Schemion:
Shan Huang:
The board ran out and Huang was eliminated by Schemion, twenty minutes before the end of the day and the reentry period.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ole Schemion |
2,200,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
||
Shan Huang | Eliminado |
Tobias Ziegler shoved from under the gun for 360,000 and was called by Benjamin Pollak on the button. James Chen and Krasimir Yankov folded their blinds.
Tobias Ziegler:
Benjamin Pollak:
The board ran out for Ziegler to make two pair by the time the river was dealt to double up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tobias Ziegler |
845,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
Benjamin Pollak |
605,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |