€10,000 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
€10,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€823,200
Entries
84
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
€10,000 High Roller Kicks Off
Due to popular demand, PokerNews has decided to provide live coverage of the €10,000 High Roller here at European Poker Tour Sanremo. Right now, over 30 players have signed up, and that number will certainly grow as the day grows on. Also, a single €10,000 reload is available to each player.
Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier and Luca Pagano are amongst those registered, and also playing are Martin Jacobson, Philipp Gruissem, Dan O'Brien, Govert Metaal, Martin Finger and Marc-Andre Ladouceur.
At the last stop in Barcelona, Laurent Polito claimed the €10,000 High Roller title for over €270,000. Cards are in the air at 5:00 PM local time with the plan of getting through eight 60-minute levels on Day 1.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Names in the Field
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Pagano Starts Strong
Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano just nearly doubled his stack when he eliminated an unknown player from the tournament. Pagano had aces on the hand and they were good to shoot his stack up to 97,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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97,000 | 47,000 |
More Names
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Katchalov Waits Until the River To Fire
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
From the cutoff seat, Philipp Gruissem raised to 500. The button called, then Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov called from the small blind. The dealer then ran out the 
flop, and all three players checked.
On the turn, the 
was added to pair the board. Again, action checked around. Then on the river, the 
fell. Katchalov tossed out 1,000, which was followed quickly by two folds, and he won the pot.
Another for Pagano
Steve O'Dwyer and Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano checked the 
flop before the 
fell on fourth street. It was here that O'Dwyer bet 1,050, and Pagano called.
The river was the 
, and O'Dwyer checked. Pagano bet 2,200, and O'Dwyer folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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95,000 | -2,000 |
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42,900 | -7,100 |
Four-Bet from Quoss
From the hijack seat, Chance Kornuth raised to 600. Mike "Timex" McDonald reraised out of the cutoff seat to 2,025, and then Fabian Quoss reraised to 5,025 from the small blind. Everyone folded, and Quoss won the pot with his four-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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107,000 | 57,000 |
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79,000 | 29,000 |
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71,000 | 21,000 |
Break
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.