HRW 11: $25,000 NLHE Super High Roller, $2.5M GTD | 2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week

2020-11-12 16:37 UTC

Welcome to GGPoker High Rollers Week 11: NLHE Super High Roller $25,000, $2.5M GTD

The highest buy-in on the GGPoker High Rollers Week schedule is set to begin today as HRW 11: NLHE Super High Roller $25,000, $2.5M GTD begins within the hour. Expect the heavy hitters to jump in for a shot at the fat $2.5 million guaranteed prize pool.

Each player will begin the day with 100,000 in chips and will see a slower structure create more play. Blinds levels will be 15-minutes in length throughout the event and all players will find a five-minute break at 55 minutes past each hour. All players will have unlimited bullets in this event until the end of level 15, leaving lots of room to fire some shells.

The highly anticipated event already has 28 signed up and some of the bigger names on the list include GGPoker ambassador Fedor Holz, Rainer Kempe, Dan Bilzerian, Ole Schemion, Nick Petrangelo, Adrian Meteos, and Matthias Eibinger.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring all of the updates for this event, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.

2020-11-12 19:13 UTC

Big River Sends Chips to Chidwick

Nível 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened to 2,500 from middle position, Samuel Vousden three-bet to 12,500 in the big blind and Chidwick called to see the flop.

Vousden continued for 8,745, Chidwick called and the peeled off as a turn card. Vousden fired in 22,000 and Chidwick called.

A completed the board, Vousden checked and chidwick moved all in, totaling 98,057. Vousden hit the time bank but ultimately, he called for his last 58,620.

Vousden showed for a rivered straight but it was not enough when Chidwick tabled , giving him a rivered flush to take down the pot, eliminating Vousden.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stephen Chidwick	245,000 127,000	127,000

Samuel Vousden	Eliminado

2020-11-12 20:36 UTC

Smaron Lands Fortuitous River

Nível 10 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

Kenneth "rebuyguy" Smaron opened to 5,600 from under the gun and Dan Smith quickly made it 14,560 to go. Smaron shoved 191,291 and Smith snap-called for less, putting in 91,709.

Dan Smith:
Kenneth "rebuyguy" Smaron:

The flop rolled out , leaving Smith in the lead. A turn card left Smaron with one last chance for romance. An unlikely landed on the river, hitting a boat for Smaron, cracking the aces of Smith to pull in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kenneth "rebuyguy" Smaron	306,000
Dan Smith	Eliminado

2020-11-12 22:38 UTC

Barer Catapults Near the Top

Nível 17 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Action landed on Andras Nemeth in the cutoff, he shoved 80,325 and Amichai Barer called in the big blind spot, putting Nemeth at risk.

Andras Nemeth:
Amichai Barer:

The flop fell , giving Nemeth two pair and the lead. A turn card shifted the lead back to Barer and the river sealed the deal for the Canadian.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Amichai Barer	554,000 346,000	346,000

Andras Nemeth	Eliminado

2020-11-12 23:19 UTC

Addamo Takes Chips Back from Adams

Nível 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Timothy Adams completed the small blind, Michael Addamo checked behind and the flop came down . Adams checked to Addamo, he bet 10,000 and Adams called to see the turn card.

Adams checked once more to Addamo, he bet 35,625 and Adams check-called once more. A brought a straight to the board and Adams elected to shove for 159,546.

Addamo snap-called for slightly less and Adams turned over , playing the board. Addamo then tabled for a higher straight on the river, taking down the pot, leaving Adams with crumbs.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Addamo	419,190 265,590	265,590

Timothy Adams	9,331 -324,669	-324,669

2020-11-13 00:30 UTC

Holz Drops Sammartino as Bubble Looms

Nível 24 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

Dario Sammartino open-shipped 219,410 from the button and Fedor Holz called in the big blind, putting Sammartino at risk.

Dario Sammartino:
Fedor Holz:

Sammartino saw himself in a bad position after the flop landed on the flop. A turn left Sammartino drawing dead to the river, sending all of his chips to Holz.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fedor Holz	879,000 399,000	399,000

Dario Sammartino	Eliminado

2020-11-13 00:53 UTC

Auge Dubs Nolet the Bubble Boy

Nível 25 : 14,000/28,000, 3,500 ante

Guillaume Nolet put his last 4,012 into the pot and Fany "fab5" Auge raised over the top. Everyone else ducked out and the two tabled their hands.

Guillaume Nolet:
Fany "fab5" Auge:

The flop came down and Nolet was in need of a bullet. A turn and were of no help to Nolet who was eliminated on the bubble.

Auge took down the pot with his kings, bursting the bubble and all players were then guaranteed at least a min-cash of $42,826.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fany "fab5" Auge	588,000 73,000	73,000
Guillaume Nolet	Eliminado

2020-11-13 01:26 UTC

Albuquerque Holds On with Cowboys

Nível 27 : 18,000/36,000, 4,500 ante

Brunno Albuquerque opened to 72,000 from the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger called on the button. Joao Vieira moved all in for a total of 522,000. Albuquerque shoved over the top and Eibinger folded.

Joao Vieira:
Brunno Albuquerque:

The flop landed and Albuquerque was still well in front with his cowboys. A turn card left Vieira with one last chance for romance but the river was not it, sending the pot to Albuquerque as Vieira was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brunno Albuquerque	2,154,000 636,500	636,500
Joao Vieira	Eliminado

2020-11-13 01:47 UTC

Chidwick Falls Shy of the Final Table

Nível 29 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded around to Stephen Chidwick in the small blind, he moved all in for 708,684 and Matthias Eibinger called from the small blind, putting Chidwick at risk.

Stephen Chidwick:
Matthias Eibinger:

The flop rolled out , hitting neither. A fell on the turn and Chidwick needed to hit. A hit Chidwick with a straight but the same card gave Eibinger the higher straight, sending Chidwick out of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthias Eibinger	2,152,000 847,000	847,000
Stephen Chidwick	Eliminado

2020-11-13 01:50 UTC

Michael Addamo Eliminated in 10th Place ($58,177)

Nível 29 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Addamo opened to 80,000 from the button and Fedor Holz instantly raised to 1,540,000 from the small blind. Addamo called his 560,807 into the middle and the two turned over their cards.

Michael Addamo:
Fedor Holz:

The flop came down , leaving Addamo in need of a hit to double. An peeled off on the turn and Holz was just one card away from sending Addamo out the door. A completed the board, cementing the pot for Holz as Addamo was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fedor Holz	3,359,800 623,800	623,800

Michael Addamo	Eliminado