Duco ten Haven Looking for Second EPT Paris Title as Six Return for Final Day of €50,000 Super High Roller
Two days filled to the brim with high-level poker has whittled the original field of 62 entries in the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris €50,000 Super High Roller to just six players. They will return to Le Palais des Congrès in the French capital to decide who will take home the glorious Super High Roller trophy and the accompanying €889,480.
Duco ten Haven is among the six returning, chasing his second trophy of the series after winning the €10,200 Mystery Bounty on the second day of the festival. In fact, Ten Haven hinted in his winner’s interview that his victory might be the only reason he even registered for the €50,000 buy-in Super High Roller in the first place.
Ten Haven comes back with 1,265,000 chips in his bag, equaling 25 big blinds at the start of play. This places him near the bottom of the leaderboard, as only Sirzat Hissou has fewer chips than him with a stack of 800,000. Estonia's Markkos Ladev, who has already secured his largest-ever live cash, and Belgian high-stakes regular Pieter Aerts also find themselves with a below-average stack, with 2,325,000 and 1,610,000 chips respectively.
Meanwhile, Chris Brewer, who won this very event during the inaugural EPT Paris in 2023, is looking to go back-to-back with a chip lead of 4,850,000 chips. The final player returning to the table will be Thomas Santerne, the only Frenchman left in the field, who is right behind Brewer with 4,660,000 chips to play with.
Day 3 Seating Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duco ten Haven | Netherlands | 1,265,000 | 25 |
| 2 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 2,325,000 | 47 |
| 4 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 800,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | 4,850,000 | 97 |
| 6 | Pieter Aerts | Belgium | 1,610,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Thomas Santerne | France | 4,660,000 | 93 |
The bubble has already burst as the money was reached late on Day 2. Eight places would divide the prize pool of €2,916,480, and with the departures of Stephen Chidwick in eighth place and Niklas Astedt in seventh place during the final minutes of the previous day, the remaining six are guaranteed at least €189,600 for their efforts.
€50,000 Super High Roller Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €889,480 | ||
| 2 | €583,300 | ||
| 3 | €422,900 | ||
| 4 | €320,800 | ||
| 5 | €247,900 | ||
| 6 | €189,600 | ||
| 7 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | €145,800 |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | €116,700 |
When play resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time, blinds will restart in Level 18: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante, with a little over 13 minutes remaining on the clock. All levels thereafter will be 60 minutes in length, with a break after every two levels, and the tournament will be played until a champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out who will win the Super High Roller battle of EPT Paris 2024, and don’t forget to check out all the other tournaments that are happening in the City of Love as well over at the coverage hub.