12:30 p.m. Start for Day 2 of the PokerStars €100,000 Super High Roller
Welcome back to Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller as at least 21 players out of 34 entries return to the felt here at the beautiful Monte-Carlo Sporting.
The biggest buy-in here at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ has seen some of the biggest and best high-stakes players come and join the battle, and more are expected to return with maybe some new entries even as the registration period remains open until the start at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Marius Gierse won $432,000 last month in Cyprus during the Super High Roller Series and proved his poker prowess in the live poker tournament scene too. Gierse will take his seat today with a narrow chip lead of 1,000,000 as Kent Staahle bagged 997,000 last night. Completing the top five are Sam Greenwood, PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton, and Mikita Badziakouski.
Top Ten Chip Counts on Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 1,000,000 | 167 |
| 2 | Kent Staahle | Norway | 997,000 | 166 |
| 3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 643,000 | 107 |
| 4 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 619,000 | 103 |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 580,000 | 97 |
| 6 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 549,000 | 92 |
| 7 | Mikalai Vaskaboinakau | Belarus | 468,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 430,000 | 72 |
| 9 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 430,000 | 72 |
| 10 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 420,000 | 70 |
Action will resume in the America's Room with blinds at Level 9 with a small blind of 3,000, a big blind of 6,000, and a 6,000 big blind ante. The level duration will remain at 60 minutes and play is expected to go on until the final table has been reached.
On Day 3, the final table will be broadcasted on the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch channels on a 30minute security delay with hole cards coverage.
But for now, the PokerNews live reporting team is right here to bring you all the action as it happens, live. So, make sure to stick around and follow along to see who will be back on your screens tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3.
with around 95,000 in the middle already.
on the turn to the 
on the river. Staahle took a few seconds and then led out with a bet of 50,000. Vogelsang took his time, sat up straight after about 20 seconds, and then flicked in the chips for the call when his time had almost ran out.
for Vogelsang to show to the 
for his pocket pair to make a full house with the cards on the board to scoop the pot.
flop provided no immediate help. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river also bricked out, sending Pardo to the rail.
for Heath to hold with the rockets to double up with and leave Davies behind with a mere 21,000. 
and the action checked to Adams who bet 23,000. Staahle check-raised to 60,000 which got Vogelsang to fold but Adams called.
on the river and Staahle announced all in. Adams deliberated for a brief moment but decided to pitch his cards to the muck.
and Adams was eliminated, pushing Staahle over the two million chip mark.