Five Bracelet Winners in Contention for €100,000 King's Super High Roller Showdown
The stage is set for the final table of the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Event #9: €100,000 No-Limit Hold'em King's Super High Roller, and eight players out of a 95-entry strong field remain. The guaranteed prize pool of €5,000,000 was nearly doubled and the lion's share of the €9,025,000 prize pool is still for grabs, along with the second-last gold bracelet at the festival in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Casino in Rozvadov.
Best-positioned to further cement his spot in WSOP history is German High Roller regular Dominik Nitsche, who may win his fifth bracelet and holds a comfortable lead over the other seven finalists. After dominating the late stages of Day 2, Nitsche bagged up 53,125,000 and he is followed by Mikita Badziakouski (32,200,000) and Martin Kabrhel (24,675,000). Badziakouski has had a stellar year thus far with two victories in Triton Poker High Roller Events, while Martin Kabrhel will aim to collect a second WSOP bracelet on home soil.
Jan-Eric Schwippert (23,100,000) and Julian Thomas (19,925,000), both regular faces on the High Roller circuit, will aim to win their maiden bracelet. David Peters (15,275,000), Michael Addamo (12,450,000) and Adrian Mateos (10,225,000) already know what that feels like and especially Addamo will enter the final table full with confidence. Earlier this summer, he won his maiden WSOP bracelet and followed that up with a second victory in Event #8: €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller.
Event #9: €100,000 King's Super High Roller Final Table Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 24,675,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Julian Thomas | Germany | 19,925,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 53,125,000 | 106 |
| 4 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 12,450,000 | 25 |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 32,200,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 10,225,000 | 20 |
| 7 | David Peters | United States | 15,275,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Jan-Eric Schwippert | Germany | 22,100,000 | 46 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (EUR) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €2,624,340 | $2,993,112 |
| 2 | €1,621,960 | $1,849,878 |
| 3 | €1,116,308 | $1,273,172 |
| 4 | €789,612 | $900,568 |
| 5 | €574,466 | $655,440 |
| 6 | €430,218 | $490,672 |
| 7 | €331,943 | $378,588 |
| 8 | €264,110 | $301,223 |
The action is set to recommence at 3 p.m. local time with 55:40 minutes left at blinds of 250,000/500,000 and a big blind ante of 500,000. The cards-up coverage on the PokerRoomKings Twitch channel will kick off on a 30-minute delay and the PokerNews live updates will be published accordingly until a champion is crowned.
three-bet all in from the button for 10.7m. Mikita Badziakouski folded his big blind and Nitsche called.
. The turn was the 
and Addamo was drawing dead. The river was the 
and the Australian is the first elimination at the final table, taking home €264,110.
from early position and Julian Thomas defended his big blind with 
.
and Thomas checked. Badziakouski continued for 1,000,000 and Thomas peeled his gutshot. He was instantly rewarded with the 
making his straight. He checked to his opponent who bet 3,700,000. Thomas called.
. Thomas checked and Badziakouski tanked for ninety seconds before betting 9,000,000. Thomas called and took down the pot with his straight, overtaking Badziakouski in the chip counts in the process.
, but there was to be no further help on the 
runout and the Spaniard became the second elimination of the day, taking home €331,943.
and with over 30 million in the pot already Nitsche shoved and Peters called all in for 17,200,000.
meant Peters dodged his opponent's flush draw and secured a big double through Nitsche.
and Kabrhel doubled up.
. The turn was the 
meant Kabrhel eliminated both opponents.
and the three players checked.
opened from the button to 2,400,000 and Thomas three-bet all in from the small blind. 
