Until this year, a Spanish player had never entered the EPT Grand Final €100K Super High Roller. After winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event last year, 19-year-old Adrian Mateos decided to give it a go in this year's SHR. The Spanish railbirds were excited for their man, and like him, they waited patiently for a double. Mateos recently got his chips in as a dominating favorite, but sometimes poker can be a cruel game.
It began when Igor Kurganov opened for 22,000 from under the gun and Fabian Quoss flatted. When action reached Mateos in the small blind, he moved all in for 160,000 total. Kurganov quickly got out of the way, and then Quoss snap-called.
Quoss:
Mateos:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Mateos was a 65.48% favorite while Quoss would come from behind 33.69% of the time. Actually, that number was even less as another player at the table claimed to have folded an ace.
Even so, the flop provided two of them and put a dagger through Mateos' heart. Just like that the Spaniard went from being a big favorite to drawing dead. The meaningless and were run out on the turn and river respectively, and then a dejected Mateos took his leave from the tournament in 25th place.
With around 100,000 in the pot and a board reading , Lo Shing Fung checked from the big blind and Mike Watson bet 56,000. Fung responded with a check-raised to 146,000, Watson called, and the completed the board on the river.
Fung, who had the bigger stack, announced that he was all in, and Watson waited for about 20 seconds before calling for for 240,000 or so. Fung rolled over the for the nuts, and Watson simply shook his head up and down and then mucked his hand.
Since it was an all-in situation, the dealer was obligated to expose his hand — the . Watson's set was no good, and his elimination means that only one player from last year's final table (Sorel Mizzi) remains in the tournament. If you recall, Watson had finished seventh last year for €218,300.
Some of the players were musing in the last level about some potential consequences of the 8th place pay day and bubble being so high. Sarah discusses the issue with Alec Torelli.
Ole “wizowizo” Schemion is the player of the moment. The young German has been the standout player of the season and not only looks uncatchable at the top of the EPT 10 leader board, but is also battling for the chip lead in the €100k Super High Roller. Read more over at the PokerStars Blog.
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Richard Yong opened for 24,000 and got called by Mike McDonald in the cutoff, Antonio Esfandiari in the small blind and big blind Paul Phua.
A four way flop of saw it checked to McDonald who made a bet of 45,000. Esfandiari , folded and Phua moved all in for 286,000. Yong folded and McDonald thought for some minutes, staring down his opponent before making the fold.
Chun Lei Zhou opened for 20,000 under the gun plus two. From the button, Dan Smith four-bet to 48,000. Both blinds folded, but Lei Zhou had other plans. Lei Zhou shoved allin and Smith called with some reluctance.
Dan Smith:
Chun Lei Zhou:
The flop was safe for Smith with , but the on the turn wasn't. The on the river was of no importance anymore and Smith had to leave the feature table.
Daniel Colman opened to 23,000 from middle position before Olivier Busquet moved all in from the cutoff for 158,000 in total. The blinds both folded and Colman made a fairly quick call.
Busquet:
Colman:
A classic flip which Busquet won when the board came .
As we detailed earlier Gus Hansen was a newcomer to the Super High Roller today, taking a seat with 250,000 chips some eight levels after everyone else. It had looked like a brilliant decision, especially after he doubled-up through Isaac Haxton, whose aces were undone by Hansen’s flopped straight.
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flop provided two of them and put a dagger through Mateos' heart. Just like that the Spaniard went from being a big favorite to drawing dead. The meaningless 
and 
were run out on the turn and river respectively, and then a dejected Mateos took his leave from the tournament in 25th place.
, Lo Shing Fung checked from the big blind and Mike Watson bet 56,000. Fung responded with a check-raised to 146,000, Watson called, and the 
completed the board on the river.
for the nuts, and Watson simply shook his head up and down and then mucked his hand.
saw it checked to McDonald who made a bet of 45,000. Esfandiari , folded and Phua moved all in for 286,000. Yong folded and McDonald thought for some minutes, staring down his opponent before making the fold.
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