€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Dia 1 Começado
€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Dia 1 Começado
The date poker’s high rollers have had circled on their calendars since the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague festival began is finally here when the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Originally scheduled with 30-minute levels, the decision was made last night to increase the levels to 60 minutes. Players begin with a 250,000 starting stack. Day 1 consists of eight levels, with late registration remaining open until the end of Level 10 on Day 2. Unlimited reentries are allowed during the registration period.
The list of past champions of this event reads as a veritable who’s who among poker’s elite, including Stephen Chidwick, Matthias Eibinger, Steve O’Dwyer, and even King’s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik. Timothy Adams won this event twice, in March 2022 and 2017.
Last year’s tournament saw Brazil’s Rodrigo Seiji conquer a 55-player field, defeating Sergio Aido heads-up at the end of a final table that also included Daniel Dvoress, EPT champion Dimitar Danchev, and PokerStars Team Pro Sam Grafton.
Past Champions
Year | Winner | Entries | Earnings | Runner-Up |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2022 | Rodrigo Seiji | 55 | €773,630 | Sergio Aido |
March 2022 | Timothy Adams | 45 | €742,200 | Orpen Kisacikoglu |
2019 | Stephen Chidwick | 44 | €725,710 | Bertrand Grospellier |
2018 | Matthias Eibinger | 40 | €653,000 | Andras Nemeth |
2017 | Timothy Adams | 34 | €555,000 | Mikita Badziakouski |
At this year's festival, high-stakes regulars Teun Mulder and Ole Schemion took down €25,000 buy-in events and are anticipated to be in the field today chasing a second EPT Prague trophy. It will be an elite crop of players who descend on the Hilton Prague today as they battle for the prestigious title.
PokerNews will follow all the action and provide live updates throughout the event until one player adds their name to the illustrious list of champions.
Nível: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Play is now underway with nine players currently registered.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tamas Adamszki |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Laszlo Bujtas |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Juan Pardo |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Tsugunari Toma |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Dimitar Danchev |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Niklas Astedt |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Ognyan Dimov |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Kayhan Mokri
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Steve O'Dwyer |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
Heads-up on a flop of K♣9♥4♥, Tsugunari Toma bet 3,000 from the button and Ognyan Dimov called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♥ turn before the 2♠ fell on the river. Dimov checked to Toma who bet 5,000. Dimov then raised to 22,000 and Toma called.
Dimov showed K♦8♦ for top pair and Toma mucked.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ognyan Dimov |
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Tsugunari Toma |
210,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Action folded to Tsugunari Toma in the small blind who raised to 3,000. Laszlo Bujtas called in the big blind and they went heads-up to the A♦2♠5♣ flop.
Toma bet 3,000 and Bujtas raised to 8,000. Toma called and checked over to Bujtas on the 6♥ turn. Bujtas then bet 16,000 and Toma called.
Both players checked the 7♣ river and Bujtas turned over A♥4♦ for top pair. Toma tossed K♥K♠ into the muck as he took another hit to his stack.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Laszlo Bujtas |
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Tsugunari Toma |
170,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Dimitar Danchev raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and was called by Juan Pardo in the small blind, as well as big blind Steve O'Dwyer.
All three players checked the 9♦8♥A♦ flop before the 3♥. O'Dwyer then bet 11,000 and both opponents called.
The river was the 5♥ and O'Dwyer bet another 20,000. Danchev called, while Pardo folded.
O'Dwyer showed 10♥7♥ for a flush, while Danchev turned over K♥Q♥ for a higher flush to take the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Dimitar Danchev |
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Juan Pardo |
240,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer |
210,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
Juan Pardo and Niklas Astedt both checked the 8♣4♦Q♠ flop before Pardo, in the small blind, bet 10,000 on the 6♦ turn.
Astedt called on the button and the Q♦ fell on the river. Pardo then bet around 25,000 and Astedt called.
Pardo turned over K♦3♦ for a rivered flush and Astedt mucked.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy recently took his seat in the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Juan Pardo |
285,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Niklas Astedt |
185,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Heads-up in a blind versus blind battle, Steve O'Dwyer bet 6,000 on a flop of A♣9♥6♣ and Juan Pardo called.
The turn came the A♦ and O'Dwyer bet 33,000. Pardo again called, then checked to O'Dwyer on the 3♣ river.
O'Dwyer paused for a moment before checking back. Pardo turned over J♥9♣ for two pair, but O'Dwyer had A♥Q♦ for trip aces to take the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Steve O'Dwyer |
260,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Juan Pardo |
240,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |