Sam Greenwood and Timothy Adams were two of the late registrants today before the cards went in the air. They both started the day with 250,000 chips and quickly engaged in a raising war.
Greenwood opened to 13,000 from under the gun and Adams three-bet to 42,000 on his left. The action folded back to Greenwood who used a time bank before making it 90,000. Adams wasted little time before mucking his hand and Greenwood collected the pot.
Welcome to Day 2 of the €50,000 Super High Roller which kicks off at 12:30 P.M. CET inside the wonderful Hilton Prague, the home of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague.
Yesterday's action saw 49 entries, with 26 of those advancing through to Day 2. PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton (1,672,000) leads the pack of survivors and was the only player to bag and tag a seven-figure chip stack.
Rounding out the top three chip stacks are Rodrigo Sirichuk (965,000) and Daniel Dvoress (926,000) following a fruitful day at the poker table.
As it stands, €2,376,990 sits in the prize pool and that figure is expected to grow as late registration is upon until Day 2 begins. Payouts are yet to be determined, but PokerNews will relay that information once it is available.
Top 10 Chip Stacks Heading into Day 2
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Sam Grafton
United Kingdom
1,672,000
279
2
Rodrigo Sirichuk
Brazil
965,000
161
3
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
926,000
154
4
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
712,000
119
5
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Latvia
663,000
111
6
Dimitar Danchev
Bulgaria
661,000
110
7
Kent Staahle
Norway
624,000
104
8
Juan Pardo
Spain
566,000
94
9
Sergio Aido
Spain
555,000
93
10
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
Belarus
494,000
82
Gerard Pique Hops into Super High Roller
The big story on Day 1 was the arrival of World Cup winner and recently retired soccer star Gerard Pique, who decided to sit down and battle it out with some of the best poker players in the world. The former FC Barcelona defender did well to hold his own for most of the day but was eliminated in the last level of the play.
Pique is no slouch when it comes to poker and was close to capturing an EPT High Roller title back in 2019. He finished in second place in the €25K High Roller at EPT Barcelona and banked a massive $392,950 for his efforts.
With a competitive spirit to match anyone else in the room and not one to back down from a challenge, there is the possibility that Pique may return with a fresh stack for Day 2.
As mentioned, late registration remains open until Day 2 gets underway at 12:30 p.m. CET. and each new entry will be given a fresh 250,000 starting stack along with five 30-second time banks.
Blinds resume on Level 9 at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Another eight 60-minute levels are planned for Day 2, where the money bubble is expected to burst.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates, so as always keep it locked in to find out how this prestigious event plays out.