At 12:30 local time, a €25,500 Singe-Day High Roller with a 30-second shot clock is going to run. PokerNews will be on the floor for this last-minute addition to the schedule, with live updates till a winner is crowned.
Levels will be 30 minutes long, with 20-minute breaks after every 4 levels. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled after level 12. Registration and the option to reenter closes after Level 8. Starting stack is 100,000.
Timothy Adams opened from early position for 2,500. Daniel Monosson called before Luc Greenwood squeezed from the button to 10,000. Big blind Igor Kurganov cold four-bet to 25,000 and Adams and Monosson got out of the way. Greenwood called in position.
Both players checked the flop and the hit the turn. Kurganov tossed in a single 25,000-chip and action was on Greenwood. He tanked for some time and eventually used a time bank chip to gain an additional 30 seconds to think about it. With a few seconds left to act, he called.
The river saw Kurganov tank. He too used a time bank chip but eventually decided to check. Greenwood checked behind.
Kurganov looked at his cards and the dealer and showed them to Greenwood. The dealer announced Kurganov had . Greenwood tabled and Kurganov mucked.
Ali Reza Fatehi opened for 6,000 and over on the button Ivan Luca three-bet to 16,000. Both blinds folded, Fatehi called.
Fatehi check-called 24,000 on the flop before checking again on the turn. Luca bet 55,200 and Fatehi shoved for about 90,000 or so. Luca snap called with , meaning Fatehi was in trouble with his .
Stephen Chidwick was all in for his last few chips from the small blind. Jason Mercier (big blind) and Ryan Riess (under the gun) were in the pot with him.
The side-pot remained the same as both players checked . Mercier then check-folded to a bet on the turn. Chidwick showed for two pair but was drawing slim against the of Riess.
The river made things official: Chidwick eliminated.
Daniel Monosson opened the cutoff for 20,000 and Igor Kurganov on the button three-bet to 55,000. Big blind Philipp Gruissem cold-four-bet to 135,000 and Monosson gave up. Kurganov shoved for 420,000 and Gruissem called.
Philipp Gruissem:
Igor Kurganov:
The board ran out and Kurganov exited in 25th place. Down to 24 players now, time for a redraw.
David Peters opened under the gun for 27,000 and big blind Philipp Gruissem defended. Gruissem check-called 40,000 on the flop before both of them checked the turn.
So far, the pot wasn't all that big, but that would change on the river.
The completed the board and Gruissem checked again. Peters bet 115,000 and action was on Gruissem. The German high-roller tanked, needed some extra time and used a time bank chip to get it. After just a bit more, Gruissem check-raised to 375,000.
Peters needed some time as well but eventually called. Gruissem showed , the pot went to Peters who tabled .
Jean-Noel Thorel opened the cutoff for 51,000 and big blind Fedor Holz called. Holz checked on and Thorel fired 75,000. Holz check-shoved for 164,000, followed by an instant call from Thorel.
Fedor Holz:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
The on the turn and on the river did nothing and Holz hit the rail.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 50,000 under the gun and his neighbor Jean-Noel Thorel shoved for 193,000. Action folded back to O'Dwyer and he instantly called.
flop and the 
hit the turn. Kurganov tossed in a single 25,000-chip and action was on Greenwood. He tanked for some time and eventually used a time bank chip to gain an additional 30 seconds to think about it. With a few seconds left to act, he called.
saw Kurganov tank. He too used a time bank chip but eventually decided to check. Greenwood checked behind.
and Kurganov mucked.
turn. Luca bet 55,200 and Fatehi shoved for about 90,000 or so. Luca snap called with 
, meaning Fatehi was in trouble with his 
. 
was a blank and Fatehi was eliminated.
. Mercier then check-folded to a bet on the 
turn. Chidwick showed 
of Riess. 
made things official: Chidwick eliminated.
flop was good for Salter but the 
completed the board.
and Kurganov exited in 25th place. Down to 24 players now, time for a redraw.
flop before both of them checked the 
turn.
.
on the river did nothing and Holz hit the rail.
