$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Dia 2 Iniciado
$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Dia 2 Iniciado
The action continues today at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus with Day 2 of the $50,000 EPT Super High Roller at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa.
Paulius Plausinaitis of Lithuania bagged the chip lead last night, finishing with 1,193,000, worth just under 200 big blinds to start the day. He is most closely followed by previous EPT champion Ognyan Dimov of Bulgaria who bagged 1,080,000.
Plausinaitis is already on a roll so far at this series, having taking down the second $25,000 high-roller event for $264,690. He will undoubtedly be aiming to ride that momentum towards a second EPT Cyprus high-roller victory in today's event.
Other notables still in contention include previous EPT Champions Artur Martirosian, Steve O'Dwyer and Adrian Mateos as well as Alexandre Vuilleumier, Alex Kulev, Leon Sturm and Mikita Badziakouski.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paulius Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 1,193,000 | 199 |
2 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 1,080,000 | 180 |
3 | Quan Zhou | China | 947,000 | 158 |
4 | Alexandre Vuilleumier | Switzerland | 936,000 | 156 |
5 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 864,000 | 144 |
6 | Vicente Delgado | Spain | 700,000 | 117 |
7 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 609,000 | 102 |
8 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 600,000 | 100 |
9 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | 537,000 | 90 |
10 | Jules Dickerson | United Kingdom | 467,000 | 78 |
Day 1 saw a total of 39 entrants create an initial prize pool of $1,849,890. That number will certainly increase with late registration and reentries being open until the start of play today. Notables who busted before the end of Day 1 who may choose to fire another bullet include Lewis Spencer, Sam Greenwood and PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton.
The action will begin at 12:30 p.m. local time with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60-minutes in length and there will be a 20-minute break every two levels. Information pertaining to the prize pool, potential dinner break and number of levels played today will be available shortly after the start of the day.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air today until a winner is crowned during tomorrow's Day 3.
Nível: 9
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
With the tournament clock showing 46 total entrants, cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Seven players have decided to buy into the $50,000 Super High Roller at the start of Day 2, each receiving a fresh stack of 250,000 chips. The late registration is now officially closed, and the total field has grown to a size of 46 players, creating a prize pool of $2,231,460.
Payout information will be posted once it is announced.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Gregoire Auzoux | 250,000 | |
Pablo Silva | 250,000 | |
Biao Ding | 250,000 | |
Sam Grafton |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Sam Greenwood |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Kayhan Mokri
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Teun Mulder |
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
With two players seeing a board of 9♦A♦8♥8♣ and about 130,000 already in the middle, Leon Sturm checked from the small blind and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau bet 40,000 from the cutoff. Sturm made the call.
On the 5♣ river Sturm checked and Vaskaboinikau moved all in, covering Sturm's remaining stack of 62,000. Sturm snap-called.
Vaskaboinikau revealed Q♥10♥ for a bluff while Sturm tabled A♥7♠ for two pair, aces and eights to secure a full double up.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau |
635,000
-229,000
|
-229,000 |
Leon Sturm |
336,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
Sam Grafton and Sam Greenwood had both bought in at the start of the day and were battling over a pot worth 37,000 chips. The flop was already dealt and read 3♣5♣8♠. Grafton checked out of the big blind before Greenwood bet out 30,000 on the button. Grafton made the call and the subsequent 9♥ turn was checked through.
On the 4♠ river, Grafton thought for a while before putting out a bet of 60,000. Greenwood mulled it over but eventually called. Grafton then showed 8♥7♣ for a pair of eight and raked in the pot once Greenwood's cards were sent into the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Sam Grafton |
357,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
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Sam Greenwood |
213,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Artur Martirosian opened from the button and Alex Kulev moved all in for 63,000. Ognyan Dimov raised all in from the big blind, covering both players, forcing Martirosian out of the pot and leaving Kulev at risk.
Alex Kulev: A♣Q♣
Ognyan Dimov: 6♦6♥
Dimov pulled ahead on the 3♣4♠9♦ flop and remained so on the 10♠ turn and 8♣ river to win the pot while Kulev became the first casualty of the day.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Ognyan Dimov |
1,175,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
Artur Martirosian |
173,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
Alex Kulev | Eliminado |
Biao Ding opened to 13,000 from middle position before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 33,000 from the cutoff.
The action folded back to Ding, who let his shot clock run out before putting in a four-bet to 75,000. Ponakovs, on the other hand, did not have to think long before making his decision and instantly mucked his cards, forfeiting the pot to Ding.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Biao Ding |
255,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs |
148,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
With two players seeing a board reading A♠9♣5♠ and 53,000 in the middle, Sam Grafton bet 16,000 from the small blind and Paulius Plausinaitis called from the big blind.
Grafton fired again on the 4♦ turn, this time sizing up with an 80,000 bet. Plausinaitis made the call.
On the J♠ river Grafton moved all in for 225,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from the Day 1 chip leader.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Paulius Plausinaitis |
721,000
-472,000
|
-472,000 |
|
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Sam Grafton |
470,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
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