€10,300 High Roller
Dia 2 Terminado
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€10,300 High Roller
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
Buy-in
€10,000
Premiação
€3,150,000
Entries
315
Nível
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
25,000
Kevin MacPhee Leads Final 18 in EPT Prague €10,300 High Roller
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kevin MacPhee grabbed the chip lead with 1.576 million in his bag at the end of Day 2 in the 2015 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague €10,300 High Roller. There are just 18 players that remaining and €595,400 up top, but MacPhee has plenty of top competition to fight through. Other top contenders after the 13-hour second day of play included Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst (1,190,000), Daniel Cates (997,000), and Davidi Kitai (446,000).
The High Roller in Prague broke last year's record (309) with 315 entries, creating a prize pool of €3.15 million. A total of 47 places got paid, but it took until a full level after the dinner break for the bubble to burst. Team PokerStars Pro members Eugene Katchalov, Jason Mercier, Liv Boeree, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier were among the unlucky ones not to make it far enough for a cash.
Danish pros Frederik Jensen and Henrik Hecklen were also knocked out short of the money, along with with Jeff Rossiter and Ami Barer. Once the €17,420 bubble burst, the tournament saw a flurry of eliminations, as no less than 14 players were knocked out in one hour. Four Brits — Craig McCorkell, Iaron Lightbourne, Senh Ung, and Simon Deadman — all min-cashed, while their countrymen Tamer Kamel and Keith Johnson managed to make it to the next pay jump worth €19,550.
Former EPT winner Anton Wigg finished in 33rd place for €19,550, while former EPT Berlin runner-up and EPT London High Roller winner Andrew Chen got knocked out in 31st place for €22,300. The last remaining local player was sent home in 30th place, as Vojtech Ruzicka collected €22,300 for his efforts.
The most entertaining table of the day was without a doubt that of Selbst and Cates. The two phenomenal pros battled in numerous hands, one which took almost 15 minutes.
In that hand, it was Pavel Plesuv who raised under the gun to 14,000. Ihar Soika three-bet from his left to 34,000, and Selbst four-bet from the cutoff seat to 71,000. Cates then cold-five bet to 115,000, and Selbst was his only caller. Cates bet 90,000 on the f
rainbow flop, and Selbst called. On both the turn — a 
— and the river — 
— the hand was checked by both players, and Cates won the pot showing two black kings.
Cates offered Selbst €100 to tell her hand. She took it, and claimed to have had pocket tens. That pot put Cates at the top, and he and Selbst exchanged the chip lead a few times during the second half of the day.
As the night went on, Stephen Chidwick busted to Cates in 23rd place for €28,420, and Mike Watson was sent to the rail in 20th place for €31,480. Swiss player Felix Bleiker challenged Selbst's chip lead by doubling through Alexandru Papazian, who busted in 19th shortly thereafter, but it was a massive double up for MacPhee that decided the overnight lead.
MacPhee raised from the hijack seat to 45,000, and Selbst called from the big blind. On a 
flop, Selbst check-called 45,000. On the turn, she check-called 105,000 when the 
hit. The river was the 
, completing a possible backdoor flush draw, and Selbst checked again. MacPhee bet 245,000 with 363,000 behind, and called when Selbst check-raised him all in. Selbst showed ace-nine of hearts, but MacPhee had ace-three of spades for trips and doubled.
Heading into the final day of play, there are plenty of big names still in contention. One of Italy's finest, Rocco Palumbo (1.257 million), sat on a big stack all day, as did Belarusian EPT Barcelona High Roller winner Ihar Soika (1.012 million). The Greenwood family is represented on the final day as well, as Luc Greenwood bagged up 1.065 million, giving him a chance to outshine his brother Sam Greenwood who finished second in the €50,000 Super High Roller at the beginning of this festival for €583,500.
Stay tuned for coverage of the final day of this event right here on PokerNews.com. The final day will commence at 12:30 p.m. local time.
End-of-Day Chip Counts and Table Draw (Completo)
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen | Denmark | 293,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 2 | William Foxen | United States | 1,124,000 | 45 |
| 1 | 3 | Iliodoros Kamatakis | Greece | 1,230,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 5 | Mihails Morozovs | Latvia | 675,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 6 | Jaroslaw Sikora | Poland | 1,227,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 8 | Daniel Cates | United States | 997,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 2 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 1,012,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 3 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 446,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 4 | Vanessa Selbst | United States | 1,190,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 5 | Kevin MacPhee | United States | 1,576,000 | 66 |
| 2 | 6 | Kenneth Smaron | United States | 415,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 7 | Aleksandr Denisov | Russia | 935,000 | 39 |
| 3 | 1 | Rocco Palumbo | Italy | 1,257,000 | 52 |
| 3 | 2 | Bryan Paris | United States | 252,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | Artem Metalidi | Ukraine | 165,000 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | Nicholas Palma | United States | 335,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 1,065,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 8 | Felix Bleiker | Switzerland | 1,575,000 | 66 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,576,000 | -45,000 |
|
1,575,000 | 45,000 |
|
1,257,000 | -93,000 |
|
1,230,000 | 380,000 |
|
1,227,000 | 47,000 |
|
1,190,000 | -340,000 |
|
1,124,000 | 669,000 |
|
1,065,000 | 160,000 |
|
1,012,000 | 32,000 |
|
997,000 | 151,000 |
|
935,000 | 500,000 |
|
675,000 | -145,000 |
|
446,000 | -304,000 |
|
415,000 | 5,000 |
|
335,000 | -361,000 |
|
293,000 | -257,000 |
|
252,000 | -183,000 |
|
165,000 | -240,000 |
Remko Report Episode #27: JC Alvarado Talks MMA Fight with Olivier Busquet and More
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Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
JC Alvarado has a big fight booked with Olivier Busquet. He and Remko Rinkema discuss the match, along with Alvarado's road to becoming a professional poker player, MMA, and more.
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Alexandru Papazian Eliminated in 19th Place
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
With just a couple of hands to go for the evening, Alexandru Papazian open shoved for his last 163,000 from middle position. Action folded to Felix Bleiker in the small blind and he asked how much it approximately was. He then called and the big blind instantly folded.
Alexandru Papazian: 
Felix Bleiker: 
Papazian, who was extremely short around the bubble and was all in more than once but doubled every time, now couldn't fade the aces. The board came 
and Papazian made his exit in 19th place, netting him €31,480.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,530,000 | 145,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Four More Hands
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The final four hands of the day are being played right now.
Bleiker Doubles with Aces
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Felix Bleiker raised under the gun to 45,000 and Alexandre Papazian three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Bleiker and he four-bet to 200,000.
Papazian tanked for a while before calling, and the flop brought out 
on which Bleiker bet 125,000. Papazian made the call and the turn brought the .
On the turn both players checked, and Bleiker shoved for 352,000 total on the river when the 
hit.
Papazian went into the tank for several minutes, and Artem Metalidi eventually called the clock on him. Papazian eventually called and showed , which was no good against Bleiker's 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,385,000 | 355,000 |
|
|
125,000 | -635,000 |
MacPhee Doubles Through Selbst
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kevin MacPhee opened the hijack for 45,000 and Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Selbst check called a bet of 45,000. She check called another 105,000 on the turn and checked a third time on the river. MacPhee bet 245,000 with 363,000 behind and action was on Selbst. She pushed all in and MacPhee just about instantly called.
Selbst showed her 
and MacPhee tabled his 
. Full double up for the former EPT Champion.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,621,000 | 821,000 |
|
|
1,530,000 | -485,000 |
Greenwood Wins Interesting Non Showdown Pot
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Luc Greenwood opened under the gun for 50,000 and Kevin MacPhee called on the button. Mikkel Lokkegaard Hansen called from the big blind as well and the three of them saw a flop of 
. Hansen and initial raiser Greenwood both checked and MacPhee bet 82,000. Hansen called, and so did Greenwood.
All three of them checked the 
on the turn and Hansen checked again. Greenwood now bet 200,000 even and MacPhee had a decision. He tanked for quite some time and even had the 200,000 in his hand to call, but eventually decided against it and folded. Hansen followed his example not much later and folded as well.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
905,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
800,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
550,000 | -292,000 |
Watson Eliminated in 20th Place
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The action just folded to Mihails Morozovs on the button and he raised to 45,000, after which Mike Watson shoved for about 230,000 from the big blind. Morozovs called, and the showdown went as follows.
Morozovs: 
Watson: 
The board ran out 
and Watson was sent to the rail in 20t place for €31,480.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000 | 360,000 |
|
Eliminado |