2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

€25,000 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
€548,030
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,992,830
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Reixach Takes From Bicknell

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kristen Bicknell opened to 6,000 and Sergi Reixach defended his big blind. The flop came {10-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Reixach check-called 7,000.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and Reixach check-called 18,000. The river {6-Spades} was checked to Bicknell who used a time extension before checking back.

Reixach showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
150,000
50,000
50,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
55,000
-45,000
-45,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Kristen BicknellSergi Reixach

Haxton and O'Dwyer Eliminated

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ahadpur Khangah has continued his hot streak and has eliminated Isaac Haxton. Meanwhile Steve O'Dwyer has also been sent packing.

He called it off with {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} on a {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs} against the {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} of Dominik Nitsche, who also has a big stack after the earlier elimination of Orpen Kisacikoglu.

Player Chips Progress
Ahadpur Khangah ir
Ahadpur Khangah
310,000
60,000
60,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
290,000
95,000
95,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
100,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
100,000
$25K Fantasy
Poker Hall of Famer
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ahadpur KhangahDominik NitscheIsaac HaxtonOrpen KisacikogluSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Greenwood Busts to Watson

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Luc Greenwood
Luc Greenwood

Shyngis Satubayev and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau have jumped into the tournament.

Meanwhile on a {7-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Spades} board, Mike Watson had checked to Luc Greenwood who bet 25,000.

Watson check-raised enough to put Greenwood all in, and Greenwood used three time extensions before calling with {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Unfortunately for him, Watson held {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and eliminated Greenwood with top set.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
200,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 2X Winner
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
100,000
100,000
100,000
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
100,000
100,000
100,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Luc GreenwoodMikalai VaskaboinikauMike WatsonShyngis Satubayev

EPT Prague €25k Single Day High Roller Champion Boivin Joins the Field

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Thomas Boivin
Thomas Boivin

Back in December, Thomas Boivin topped a 46-player field to take down the first of two €25,000 Single-Day High Roller tournaments for €375,520.

He's just jumped into the first of two such tournaments here in Monte Carlo.

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
100,000
100,000
100,000
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
100,000
100,000
100,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
100,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Kisacikoglu Eliminated as Toma Triples

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tsugunari Toma moved all in and Dominik Nitsche three-bet. Orpen Kisacikoglu called and the two remaininga ctive players saw a flop of {6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. The pair checked and the turn was the {3-Hearts}. Nitsche bet 22,000 and Kisacikoglu called.

The river was the {k-Clubs}. Nitsche checked and Kisacikoglu used a time extension before moving all in for 74,000. Nitsche called.

Kisacikoglu showed {q-Spades}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens while Kisacikoglu sent him to the rail with {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

Toma - who had spent the majority of the hand standing up with his backpack on - sat down tabling {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} for top pair and tripled up.

Meanwhile, Adrian Mateos has jumped into the field.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
195,000
95,000
95,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Tsugunari Toma jp
Tsugunari Toma
40,000
30,000
30,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheOrpen KisacikogluTsugunari Toma