€50,000 EPT Super High Roller Dia 2 | 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague

2018-12-11 17:44 UTC+2

Orpen Kisacikoglu Eliminated in 12th Place

Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened for 26,000, Liang Xu made it 56,000 in the cutoff and Kisacikoglu came back with 150,000. Xu thought slightly into his time bank and then made it 305,000. Kisacikoglu jammed and Xu sighed and slid his chips in.

Liang Xu:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

Xu was good for the moment, though. The flop brought a sweat but the turn ended hopes of a winning flush for Kisacikoglu. The river was the , not enough for him. He had just under the 681,000 in Xu's stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Liang Xu	1,330,000 594,000	594,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	Eliminado

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2018-12-11 17:20 UTC+2

Lucas Reeves Eliminated in 13th Place

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Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Down to his last 172,000 in chips, Lucas Reeves shoved from the hijack. Small blind Matthias Eibinger tossed in a 25,000-chip to call, the big blind folded.

Matthias Eibinger:
Lucas Reeves:

While the in the window was a good card for Reeves, the that followed meant he was in a lot of trouble. The that completed the flop was of no help. The hit the turn and the on the river proved no help for Reeves either and he said "GG" before exiting the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matthias Eibinger	1,020,000 195,000	195,000

Lucas Reeves	Eliminado

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2018-12-11 17:15 UTC+2

Sam Greenwood Eliminated in 14th Place

Nível 12 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Greenwood completed the blind after counting out his stack of about 230,000. Charlie Carrel set him in and Greenwood quickly called off and tabled .

"Bad read," Carrel said, showing . "Good flop," he added hopefully.

Indeed, he paired on the and left Greenwood in bad shape. The turn and river left the Canadian crusher dry on chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Charlie Carrel	870,000 200,000	200,000
Sam Greenwood	Eliminado

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2018-12-11 17:08 UTC+2

Tuan Tran Eliminated in 15th Place

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Nível 11 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

While the two were still bantering a bit, Charlie Carrel and Tuan Tran got involved in an all in.

Tran, seated under the gun, opened with a raise to 25,000. Carrel, who said he was disappointed Tran hadn't sung for him in the previous all in hand, three-bet to 75,000. The action folded back around to Tran who used two time bank chips before pushing all in for 310,000. Carrel, who had Tran covered by a margin of 25,000, instantly called.

Tuan Tran:
Charlie Carrel:

Tran, who started the day second in chips and had quite the rollercoaster so far, asked for a king. He got none: .

Tran, who made a little party out of his tournament, eliminated. Down to fourteen players now, still eight from the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Charlie Carrel	670,000 335,000	335,000
Tuan Tran	Eliminado

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2018-12-11 15:06 UTC+2

Greenwood Doubles Xu

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Nível 10 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sam Greenwood opened to 19,000 under the gun and Liang Xu on the button three-bet to 50,000. Both blinds opted to fold and Greenwood called to see a flop.

Greenwood checked on and Xu bet 50,000. Greenwood shoved and Xu snap called for 308,000 total.

Liang Xu:
Sam Greenwood:

The on the turn was a good card for Greenwood but the on the river rendered that turn irrelevant. Double up for Xu, back to just over starting stack for Greenwood.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Liang Xu	736,000 436,000	436,000
Sam Greenwood	261,000 -284,000	-284,000

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2018-12-11 14:56 UTC+2

Kisacikoglu Busts Soyza and Margereson in Thriller Hand

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Nível 10 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened the pot with a raise from early position and found callers in two positions; Christopher Soyza in the hijack and Scott Margereson on the button.

The flop of saw initial raiser Kisacikoglu check. Soyza made a bet of around 30,000 and Margereson called. Kisacikoglu now check-raised to 150,000 and Soyza shoved for 160,000 total. Margereson over shoved for 299,000 and Kisacikoglu, having thought it over for a bit, eventually called to put of his opponents at risk.

Christopher Soyza:
Scott Margereson:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

The on the turn paired the board but it was the on the river that made for the true uproar.

"Sickness," Soyza said about the hand, "So sick!"

Margereson and Soyza got up and left, Kisacikoglu started building massive new tours of chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Orpen Kisacikoglu	962,000 474,000	474,000
Christopher Soyza	Eliminado
Scott Margereson	Eliminado

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2018-12-11 13:59 UTC+2

Schwippert Triples Up

Nível 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jan Schwippert, pictured in an earlier event.

Jan Schwippert had 52,000 in front of him under the gun, and Matthias Eibinger had made it 152,000. Big blind Tuan Tran had 352,000 out there and Schwippert moved in for 265,000. Eibinger called the 352,000 and he and Tran saw the flop. Tran slid in 175,000 and Eibinger immediately folded.

"I guess I win," Schwippert said, showing .

Tran showed and it ran out , so he took the small side pot while Schwippert dragged the massive main.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jan Schwippert	800,000 550,000	550,000
Tuan Tran	715,000 -162,000	-162,000
Matthias Eibinger	449,000 -369,000	-369,000

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2018-12-11 13:53 UTC+2

Pollak Busts to Reeves

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Nível 9 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In one of the first hands of the day, Benjamin Pollak lost his stack to Lucas Reeves.

Pollak opened for 14,000 and called as Reeves three-bet to 40,000. Pollak check-called 30,000 on before they both checked the on the turn.

The river saw Pollak check again. Reeves pushed for about 175,000 and Pollak went into the tank. He used two time bank cards before he called.

Reeves showed for the winner, Pollak mucked his .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Lucas Reeves	500,000 250,000	250,000
Benjamin Pollak	Eliminado

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2018-12-11 10:32 UTC+2

At Least 14 Players Return for Day 2 of the €50,000 Super High Roller

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Super High Roller events attract the elite of the elite, only those that want to compete with the best, are willing to wager the massive sum of €50,000 to enter these events. Andras Nemeth has been around for years now and has been absolutely crushing online. Now, he's looking to add another big title to his name, entering Day 2 of the Super High Roller at the PokerStars EPT Prague with a massive chip lead. He bagged over 1.8 million in chips, almost a million more than his closest competitor Tuan Tran.

A total of 14 players put chips in their seal bags last night, but the field might still gain some additional entries since late registration is open till the start of play today. Play is set to get underway at 12:30, so there is still time to register. With 28 entries total so far, the starting stack of 250,000 is now half average. Blinds are set to get underway at 3,000 and 6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante, so buying in now makes you trade €50,000 for almost 42 big blinds.

The plan is to have a 20-minute break after every two levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day. The objective for the day is to play down to a final table, but when a day ends is always subject to change.

PokerNews will be on the floor to cover this second day from the first flop till the last river. So check back soon for all the live updates from this Super High Roller event, starting at 12:30 local time.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andras Nemeth	1,817,000

Tuan Tran	877,000
Matthias Eibinger	818,000

Sam Grafton	545,000

Stefan Schillhabel	426,000
Juha Helppi	417,000
Luc Greenwood	383,000
Steve O'Dwyer	377,000

Elias Talvitie	376,000
Sam Greenwood	373,000
Liang Xu	234,000
Michael Addamo	185,000
Timothy Adams	133,000
Daniel Dvoress	40,000

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