Time for Another Break
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Players are now on another 20-minute break.
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€2,688,840
Entries
56
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Muehloecker Misses Big Draw, Short Going Into the Break
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened from first position and his neighbor Thomas Muehloecker made the call. Sylvain Loosli in the hijack squeezed and both Troyanovskiy and Muehloecker called.
The flop came 
and Troyanovskiy and Muehloecker checked. Loosli fired 26,400 and Troyanovskiy called. Muehloecker now moved all in for about 200,000 and Loosli called. Troyanovskiy folded.
Thomas Muehloecker: 
Sylvain Loosli: 
Muehloecker needed a heart or ten without pairing the board. He failed to improve with the 
on the turn and 
on the river. Muehloecker was left with 7,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
442,800 | 147,800 |
|
7,500 | -222,500 |
Big Pot for Mercier
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Fedor Holz raised to 5,000 from the button and was met by a three-bet to 16,700 by Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier in the small blind. Timothy Adams then four-bet to 40,000 from the big, Holz snap-folded, and Mercier hit the tank for a couple minutes before five-betting to 77,000.
Adams spent an equal amount of time before making the call, and watched as Mercier bet 63,500 on the 
flop. Adams gave it about 30 seconds before folding his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 100,000 |
|
210,000 | -140,000 |
Bilokur Raises the Turn
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 4,500 and Alex Bilokur called from his direct left after which Anthony Zinno called from the big blind as well. The flop came down 
and and O'Dwyer bet 5,500 after Zinno checked, and only Bilokur called.
The turn brought the 
and O'Dwyer bet another 13,000, and Lykov tossed in 30,000 to put pressure on his opponent. O'Dwyer quickly folded and Bilokur picked up this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
182,000 | -38,000 |
Not a Good Start for Li
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We picked up the action with around 100,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
. Yingui Li bet 30,000 from the big blind, and Fedor Holz responded with a raise to 77,500 from middle position. Li thought long and hard about what to do, but eventually settled on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 60,000 |
|
86,200 | -163,800 |
Kurganov Gets Some From Kenney
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Bryn Kenney, who was off to a good start, just lost a bunch to Igor Kurganov, who needed it a bit more after dropping some early.
Kurganov raised to 5,200 in early position and Kenney defended from the blinds. The flop came down 
and both players checked, after which Kenney bet 7,800 on the turn when the 
hit.
The river brought the 
and Kenney fired out another 13,600, and Kurganov called after about 30 seconds.
Kenney flashed what looked like 
, and Kurganov showed his 
to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 20,000 |
|
225,000 | -25,000 |
Loosli Loses Some Ground
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With the board reading 
, Sylvain Loosli checked from the big blind, Tobias Reinkemeier checked from under the gun and Vladimir Troyanovskiy bet 8,500 from the button. Loosli check-raised to 24,500, which folded out Reinkemeier, but Troyanovskiy called.
Despite all of that excitement, there was no more betting in the hand. Both players checked the turn and the river, Troyanovskiy's beating Loosli's 
.
EPT Prague Retrospective: The City's First Big, Bad €50,000 Super High Roller
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The European Poker Tour kicked off back in 2004, and it took four seasons before the tour found its way to venerable Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and home to more than 1 million residents.
Back in those days, the "festival" included just four events, a far cry from the current setup. Those thirsting for big buy-in action could do no better than the €5,000 Main Event, but eventually a High Roller was added to the schedule. As high roller events continued to gain steam in the poker community, EPT brass decided to up the ante by adding a €50,000 Super High Roller.
As part of our EPT Prague retrospective series, PokerNews takes a look at the first and only iteration of the Super High Roller in Prague.
Mateos Back Towards Starting Stack
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Everyone folded to Jeff Rossiter on the button and he made it 6,000 to play. The small blind folded, but Adrian Matoes called.
Both players checked the 
flop, with Mateos leading out for 7,000 on the 
turn. Rossitor called, the dealer placed the 
onto the river, and Mateos bet 25,000. Rossiter snap-called, but then mucked when Mateos turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 65,000 |
|
121,000 | -105,000 |
Thorel Loses to Queen-Four
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
On a flop of 
we saw Jean-Noel Thorel check raise Anton Astapau's 8.500 continuation bet to 17.000. Astapau called the min raise from the cutoff and called the 15,000 that Thorel in the small blind fired on the turn as well. The river came the and Thorel checked. Astapau grabbed a handful of chips and moved 'em in the middle. It turned out to be 36,000 and Thorel called. He wouldn;t see those chips coming back though as Astapau showed for the rivered flush. Thorel open mucked his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 76,000 |
|
170,000 | -48,800 |