€50,000 EPT Super High Roller | 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

2022-12-13 12:29 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 3 of the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller

MattHansen

Welcome to the Day 3 finale of the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller at PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. Cards go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time, and seven players will return to play for their share of the €2,668,050 prize pool.

Rodrigo Seiji is the chip leader after two days and 55 entries, and he will return for an attempt at winning his second trophy of the series. Seiji previously won the €10,000 Mystery Bounty for a total of over €100,000.

Both Sam Grafton and Daniel Dvoress are within one big blind of Seiji on the leaderboard and Pablo Brito Silva follows in fourth. Sergio Aido also returns in fifth, while Dimitar Danchev and Orpen Kisacikoglu round out the final seven.

Day 3 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Sergio Aido	Spain	1,895,000	63
1	2	Pablo Brito Silva	Brazil	2,165,000	72
1	3	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	1,035,000	35
1	4	Dimitar Danchev	Bulgaria	1,355,000	45
1	6	Sam Grafton	United Kingdom	2,420,000	81
1	7	Rodrigo Seiji	Brazil	2,460,000	82
1	8	Daniel Dvoress	Canada	2,420,000	81

Play will continue with seven minutes remaining in Level 16 and blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante. Levels will be 60 minutes, but management reserves the discretion to lower it to 45 minutes once five players remain. All returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of €140,070 and the winner will take home the top prize of €867,120.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize
1	€867,120
2	€573,630
3	€386,870
4	€293,490
5	€226,780
6	€180,090
7	€140,070

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the EPT Super High Roller at EPT Prague.

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Dimitar Danchev Orpen Kisacikoglu Pablo Brito Silva Rodrigo Seiji Sam Grafton Sergio Aido

2022-12-13 13:46 UTC+2

Sam Grafton Eliminated in 7th Place (€140,070)

MattHansen

Nível 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 75,000 from the button before Rodrigo Seiji raised to 330,000 from the small blind.

The big blind got out of the way and Grafton did a quick count of the stacks before he shoved his stack of 2,200,000 as the shot clock expired.

Seiji called quickly with a small chip lead and the cards were turned up.

Sam Grafton:
Rodrigo Seiji:

The board ran out and Seiji's aces held to eliminate Grafton in 7th place for €140,070.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rodrigo Seiji	4,700,000 2,240,000	2,240,000

Sam Grafton	Eliminado

Tags: Rodrigo Seiji Sam Grafton

2022-12-13 13:56 UTC+2

Both Eureka Main Event and High Roller Fields Break Record

will_shill

Nível 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Break one record, that's good going. Break two in the space of a couple of days — that's something special.

The ever-popular Eureka Main Event and Eureka High Roller both crowned champions yesterday, with PokerNews on hand to pick up all the action.

Dutchman Pieter Theelen nursed his short stack to victory in the €1,100 Main Event, taking home €496,760 while Sander Ostlyngen took home €463,850 after winning the €2,200 High Roller.

Check out the recap of all the action by clicking here!

2022-12-13 14:30 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Has Queens

MattHansen

Nível 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised from under the gun and Sergio Aido was the lone caller from the small blind. Both players checked the flop and the turn was .

Aido bet 80,000 on the turn and Kisacikoglu raised to 300,000. After a few moments of thought, Aido called and the river was .

Both players checked the river and turned over their cards. Aido had , but Kisacikoglu showed to take the pot with the better pocket pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Orpen Kisacikoglu	1,800,000 765,000	765,000
Sergio Aido	1,760,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Sergio Aido

2022-12-13 15:24 UTC+2

Danchev Applies Preflop Pressure

MattHansen

Nível 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 125,000 before Rodrigo Seiji three-bet to 350,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Danchev returned first with a four-bet to 625,000. Seiji thought it over for a moment, but ultimately it was too much and he tossed his hand in the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rodrigo Seiji	4,600,000

Dimitar Danchev	2,315,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Rodrigo Seiji

2022-12-13 16:39 UTC+2

Pablo Brito Silva Eliminated in 6th Place (€180,090)

MattHansen

Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 120,000 and Rodrigo Seiji three-bet to 390,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Silva called to see a flop.

The flop was and Seiji continued for 250,000, but Silva was right there to shove the rest of his approximately 1,000,000 chips. Seiji called almost immediately and the cards were turned up.

Pablo Brito Silva:
Rodrigo Seiji:

The board finished up with and Seiji held on with kings to eliminate Silva in 6th place for €180,090.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rodrigo Seiji	5,550,000 830,000	830,000

Pablo Brito Silva	Eliminado

Tags: Pablo Brito Silva Rodrigo Seiji

2022-12-13 17:08 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Doubles Through Aido

MattHansen

Nível 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Sergio Aido shoved from the small blind and Orpen Kisacikoglu called from the big blind for his last 915,000.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Sergio Aido:

The board ran out and Kisacikoglu held on for a double with aces and jacks.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Orpen Kisacikoglu	2,000,000 875,000	875,000
Sergio Aido	590,000 -1,330,000	-1,330,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Sergio Aido

2022-12-13 17:30 UTC+2

Seiji Applies Big Stack Pressure

MattHansen

Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sergio Aido raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Rodrigo Seiji called from the big blind. The flop was . Seiji check-raised a 110,000 bet from Aido to 300,000, and Aido got away from it quickly. The hand is another example of Seiji throwing his stack around over the last level.

After the hand, a discussion broke out over the T-5,000 chips.

"Are these blue or grey?" Seiji asked the table. The table seemed to agree that they were blue, but Seiji insisted that they may be grey.

"Is your life in black and white?" Dvoress asked.

After a few more moments of staring at the chip, Seiji seemed to come around and agree that they were, in fact, blue.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rodrigo Seiji	7,750,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Sergio Aido	1,030,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Rodrigo Seiji Sergio Aido

2022-12-13 17:40 UTC+2

Orpen Kisacikoglu Eliminated in 5th Place (€226,780)

MattHansen

Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu got it all in and Rodrigo Seiji was there to go for the knockout to extend his chip lead.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Rodrigo Seiji:

The board ran out and Seiji flopped a pair of kings to eliminate Kisacikoglu in fifth place for €226,780.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rodrigo Seiji	10,160,000 2,410,000	2,410,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	Eliminado

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Rodrigo Seiji

2022-12-13 17:50 UTC+2

Dimitar Danchev Eliminated in 4th Place (€293,490)

MattHansen

Nível 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev was all in for around 1,700,000 and Rodrigo Seiji was the one to put him at risk.

Dimitar Danchev:
Rodrigo Seiji:

The board ran out and Seiji held on with the better pair of aces to eliminate Danchev in fourth place for €293,490.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rodrigo Seiji	12,000,000 1,840,000	1,840,000

Dimitar Danchev	Eliminado

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Rodrigo Seiji