€50,000 Super High Roller Dia 2 | 2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

2016-12-12 11:27 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2016 EPT13 Prague €50,000 Super High Roller

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Two hours from now, at 12.30 p.m. local time, Day 2 of the 2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague €50,000 Super High Roller will get underway at the Hilton Hotel in Prague. The last-ever festival of the tour before the rebranding in 2017, has seen a field of 46 entries emerge thus far for the tournament with the highest price tag, consisting of 38 unique entries and eight re-entries.

However, the final numbers aren't set just yet, as registration remains open until 15 minutes prior to restart. All players that busted yesterday's Day 1 or new faces that wish to take a shot at the juicy prize pool, can still enter the competition again with a fresh stack of 250,000.

Leading the field is Charlie Carrel with 1,129,000. The Brit already has two EPT High Roller titles to his name, also coming fresh off a third-place finish in the EPT13 Prague €10k Single Re-Entry worth €159,545 just two days ago. Second in chips is Julian Thomas with 700,000. The biggest payday of the German so far comes from his victory in the 2013 WPT Prague Main Event for €204,000. UK's Patrick Leonard follows in third place overnight, with 617,000. Konstantin Uspenskiy (517,000) and Isaac Haxton (504,000) round out the top five stacks at the start of Day 2.

Plenty of notables made it through including Jean-Noel Thorel (484,000), Paul Newey (459,000), Mustapha Kanit (453,000), Ben Heath (441,000), Anthony Zinno (437,000), defending champ Steve O'Dwyer (259,000) and Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (231,000) to name just a few.

The action will recommence with blinds of 3,000 and 6,000 and a running ante of 1,000. A total of 10 levels of 60 minutes each will be played, or until the official final table is found, whichever of the two comes first. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide all the updates until the last EPT Super High Roller champion is crowned on Tuesday, December 13th, so make sure to tune back in regularly.

Tags: Anthony Zinno Ben Heath Bertrand Grospellier Charlie Carrel Isaac Haxton Jean-Noel Thorel Julian Thomas Konstantin Uspenskiy Mustapha Kanit Patrick Leonard Paul Newey Steve O'Dwyer

2016-12-12 14:24 UTC+2

Max Silver Eliminated by Viacheslav Buldygin

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Nível 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Viacheslav Buldygin opened the action with a raise to 13,000 and Max Silver three-bet to 38,000 from the button with a stack just shy of 200,000 in total. The players in the blinds got out of the way and Buldygin then moved all in, Silver called it off and had a flip for his tournament life.

Max SIlver:
Viacheslav Buldygin:

Neither the flop nor the turn changed anything and Silver was left with six outs only. A blank on the river ended his tournament and he shook hands with Buldygin before exiting the area.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Viacheslav Buldygin	630,000	200,000
Max Silver	Eliminado

Tags: Max Silver Viacheslav Buldygin

2016-12-12 14:45 UTC+2

€741,100 for the Champion

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Nível 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The prize pool information has just been released by the tournament organizers. A total of 39 unique players entered, and 10 of them needed a reentry to make for a total of 49 entries. The total prize pool is €2,352,735, a little down to last year's total prize pool of € 2,716,000 (46 + 10).

Position	Prize
1	€741,100
2	€535,250
3	€341,150
4	€258,800
5	€200,000
6	€152,915
7	€123,520

2016-12-12 15:32 UTC+2

Orpen Kisacikoglu Eliminated by Ali Reza Fatehi

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Nível 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

From under the gun, Ali Reza Fatehi raised to 19,000 and the action folded to Orpen Kisacikoglu. He pushed for 149,000 and the rest of the table folded back to Fatehi, who called.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Ali Rza Fatehi:

The board ran out and Fatehi scooped the pot with a straight to eliminate Kisacikoglu.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ali Reza Fatehi	562,000	122,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Eliminado

Tags: Ali Reza Fatehi Orpen Kisacikoglu

2016-12-12 16:08 UTC+2

Sam Greenwood Eliminated by Ali Reza Fatehi

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Nível 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Ali Reza Fatehi opened the action with a raise to 23,000 from under the gun. Sam Greenwood gave it some consideration and then moved all in from one seat over for what looked like 210,000. The action folded back to Fatehi, and he didn't even ask for a count before quickly tossing in a single chip.

Sam Greenwood:
Ali Reza Fatehi:

The board ran out and Greenwood failed to improve, while Fatehi sent the second player in a row to the rail on this table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ali Reza Fatehi	810,000	249,000
Sam Greenwood	Eliminado

Tags: Ali Reza Fatehi Sam Greenwood

2016-12-12 16:29 UTC+2

Alexandros Kolonias Hits the Rail

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Nível 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Jean-Noel Thorel in the cutoff and he opened to 46,000. Alexandros Kolonias, on the button, tanked for a bit before he announced all-in for about 160,000. Ben Heath folded his small blind right away, Ali Reza Fatehi needed some more time to let go of his big blind but eventually did fold too. Thorel called right away.

Alexandros Kolonias:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

The flop just about sealed the deal for Thorel and he had Kolonias drawing dead on the -turn. The on the river was there just to make things official.

"I made mistake," Thorel said while raking in the chips.

Fatehi was happy Thorel had made the mistake of opening a bit bigger than usual, as he claimed to have folded pocket eights before the flop.

With the exit of Kolonias, the tournament is now down to 24 players. Redraw information is to follow.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,200,000	214,000
Alexandros Kolonias	Eliminado

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Ben Heath Jean-Noel Thorel

2016-12-12 17:28 UTC+2

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated by Jean-Noel Thorel

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Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Juha Helppi raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski moved all in for 112,000 from the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind also announced all in and Helppi folded his face up.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Jean-Noel Thorel:

The flop of improved Badziakouski to a set of tens, and the completed a full house for the Belarusian. The then fell as final community card to give Thorel a higher full house and he jumped up from his massage to celebrate, causing everyone at the table to smile. Even Badziakouski was smiling in defeat when he shook hands with Thorel and exited the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,240,000	40,000
Juha Helppi	600,000	5,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Juha Helppi Mikita Badziakouski

2016-12-12 17:35 UTC+2

Konstantin Uspenskiy Eliminated by Daniel Dvoress

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Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Konstantin Uspenskiy in the cutoff and he opened to 25,000 with 281,000 behind. Timothy Adams folded his button but small blind Daniel Dvoress had bigger plans and three-bet to 80,000. Mustapha Kanit folded his big blind, action was back on Konstantin Uspenskiy. He tanked for a bit before moving all in for 306,000. Dvoress called instantly.

Konstantin Uspenskiy:
Daniel Dvoress:

The gave Uspenskiy an extra out but he wouldn't hit it. The on the turn was effectively a blank and the on the river wasn't one of the cards he was looking for either.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Dvoress	732,000	272,000
Konstantin Uspenskiy	Eliminado

Tags: Konstantin Uspenskiy Daniel Dvoress

2016-12-12 18:04 UTC+2

Tsoukernik Picks up Kings and Aces to Bust O'Dwyer and Double Ruzicka

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Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand 1

Leon Tsoukernik raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for around 210,000 from the big blind, Tsoukernik quickly called.

Steve O'Dwyer:
Leon Tsoukernik:

The board ran out and the defending champion of this very event was eliminated. Tsoukernik shook hands with O'Dwyer and even apologized for busting him.

Hand 2

One hand later, Isaac Haxton was the single big blind and joked "just a single big blind, not even worth stealing." Tsoukernik limped in and Vojtech Ruzicka moved all in for exactly 150,000 from the button. Haxton folded and Tsoukernik quickly tossed in a single chip for the call.

Vojtech Ruzicka:
Leon Tsoukernik:

The board ran out and Ruzicka rivered a straight for the second time today to double up for his tournament life.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leon Tsoukernik	636,000	61,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	322,000	87,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

Tags: Isaac Haxton Leon Tsoukernik Steve O'Dwyer Vojtech Ruzicka

2016-12-12 19:23 UTC+2

Patrick Leonard Eliminated by Koray Aldemir

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Nível 13 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Patrick Leonard had shoved from the small blind not long ago after a limp by Leon Tsoukernik on the button and forced a fold.

One orbit later, Koray Aldemir raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Tsoukernik cpalled on the button. Leonard then shoved from the small blind for 354,000 and the action folded back to Aldemir. After brief consideration, he announced all in and Tsoukernik folded.

Patrick Leonard:
Koray Aldemir:

The board ran out and Leonard failed to improve, while Aldemir is among the biggest stacks with 19 players remaining.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Koray Aldemir	1,400,000	370,000
Leon Tsoukernik	380,000	-190,000
Patrick Leonard	Eliminado

Tags: Koray Aldemir Leon Tsoukernik Patrick Leonard