€25,500 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,500 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€5,267,500
Entries
215
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to Day 1 of EPT 11 Grand Final €25,500 High Roller
It's time for one of the most anticipated events of every major tournament stop: the High Roller event. Super High Roller tournaments may have grabbed some of the luster and headlines, but the High Rollers still command plenty of attention, and European Poker Tour Grand Final's is ready to kick off here in Monte Carlo.
Some huge names like Ole Schemion and Jason Mercier are still grinding away in the main event, but expect plenty of poker superstars to be present when things get going at 12:30 p.m. local time. Popular poker ballers like Super High Roller champ Erik Seidel, Scott Seiver, and Daniel Negreanu have all been participating in a slew of the offerings so far in Monte Carlo, so hopefully we'll see them in the High Roller.
Levels will last 60 minutes apiece throughout the event, with each player receiving a 50,000 starting stack. The plan for today is to play 10 levels, with 20-minute breaks between each level. The first two levels feature identical 100/200/25 blinds and antes, but with so many top-level players unafraid to put stacks in play, expect plenty of action nonetheless. Additionally, each player is permitted one reentry should things go awry at some point.
Stay tuned to all of the updates here on PokerNews as another star-filled High Roller gets underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Late Start
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
The 2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final€25,500 High Roller didn't start right on time, but there was only a slight delay before cards got in the air.
Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Welcome to the Party
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
More Arrivals
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Isaac Haxton just busted deep in the main, but he hopped straight into the High Roller without missing a beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Jaka Folds to Stern's Big Bet
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Faraz Jaka is known for his proclivity to play pots, and he hasn't been shy about putting chips in play early on.
Shortly after taking a pot from Carlos Chadha, Jaka got involved with Dani Stern with a board of 
between them. Stern was under the gun and checked, and Jaka bet 2,600 on fourth street. Stern came out with a sizable check-raise to 9,500, and Jaka wasted little time before calling. On the 
river, Stern blasted out a huge bet of 30,000, and Jaka tanked for a few minutes before sliding his cards inward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
45,500 | -4,500 |
Colman Off to a Good Start Courtesy of Thorel
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
With around 4,500 in the pot and a board reading 
, Jean-Noel Thorel checked from the big blind and then called when Daniel Colman bet 3,000 from middle position. When the 
completed the board on the river, Thorel quickly tossed out a blue T5,000 chip and Colman wasted little time in making the call.
Thorel tabled the 
for aces and eights with a king kicker, but it was no good as Colman held a bigger two pair with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 10,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Erkenov vs. Mironiuk
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
With approximately 4,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Argentina's Carlos Mironiuk checked and Fedor Holz did the same. Russia's Ismail Erkenov then bet 2,600, Mironiuk check-raised to 6,500, and Folz folded. Erkenov made the call and then both players checked the 
turn before Mironiuk fired out 6,000 on the 
river.
Erkenov called and Mironiuk confidently rolled over the 
for two pair. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as Erkenov made a bigger two pair on the turn with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,500 | |
|
37,500 |