€50,000 Single-Day Super High Roller Day 1 | 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final

05-01-2016 23:19 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts After Level 18 (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	1	Rafael Da Silva Moraes	Brazil	495,000	2	1	Michael Bonzon	Switzerland	585,000
1	2	Daniel Cates	USA	1,325,000	2	2
1	3	Max Silver	UK	1,170,000	2	3	Murad Akhundov	Azerbaijan	1,000,000
1	4	Ole Schemion	Germany	1,075,000	2	4	Aidyn Auyezkanov	Kazakhstan	480,000
1	5	Fedor Holz	Germany	2,570,000	2	5	Bryn Kenney	USA	1,475,000
1	6				2	6	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	1,105,000
1	7	Fabian Quoss	Germany	1,430,000	2	7	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	690,000
1	8				2	8	David Peters	USA	825,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	2,570,000 470,000	470,000

Bryn Kenney	1,475,000 25,000	25,000
Fabian Quoss	1,430,000
Daniel Cates	1,325,000 75,000	75,000
Max Silver	1,170,000 215,000	215,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,105,000 35,000	35,000

Ole Schemion	1,075,000 75,000	75,000
Murad Akhundov	1,000,000 400,000	400,000
David Peters	825,000 125,000	125,000
Mikita Badziakouski	690,000 33,000	33,000
Michael Bonzon	585,000 35,000	35,000
Rafael Da Silva Moraes	495,000 65,000	65,000
Aidyn Auyezkanov	480,000 170,000	170,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

05-01-2016 23:40 UTC+1

Auyezkanov Doubles Through Akhundov

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened the betting with a raise to 100,000 from early position. He got called in two spots, both blinds wanted to see a flop.

Murad Akhundov checked from the small blind on but big blind Aidyn Auyezkanov had bigger plans. He pushed all in for 375,000 and O'Dwyer instantly folded. As quick as O'Dywer laid it down, so quick did Akhundov call.

Murad Akhundov:
Aidyn Auyezkanov:

Auyezkanov was in excellent position to double up and did exactly that with the and completing the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aidyn Auyezkanov	1,050,000 570,000	570,000
Murad Akhundov	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Aidyn Auyezkanov Murad Akhundov Steve O'Dwyer

05-01-2016 23:42 UTC+1

Small Hands

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ole Schemion raised to 110,000 and Daniel Cates defended his big blind. On the flop, Cates check-called a continuation bet worth 125,000 before surrendering the turn to a second barrel worth 240,000.

Cates then raised to 100,000 from the button and folded to a shove by Max Silver from one seat over.

On table one, Bryn Kenney made it 120,000 from the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer filled up in the big blind. The flop fell and Kenney's bet of 85,000 did the trick.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Daniel Cates Max Silver Ole Schemion Steve O'Dwyer

05-01-2016 23:45 UTC+1

Moraes Loses Flip to Quoss

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Fabian Quoss opened to 110,000 first to act and Rafael Da Silva Moraes pushed from one seat over for what looked like 450,000, nine big blinds. The rest of the table folded to Quoss and the German quickly called.

Moraes:
Quoss:

The Brazilian rail asked what was going on and it was bad news for their countryman saw the flop come . It was all over for Moraes on the turn, making the river meaningless and sending Quoss above two million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Quoss	2,070,000 640,000	640,000
Rafael Da Silva Moraes	Busted

Tags: Fabian Quoss Rafael Moraes

05-01-2016 23:51 UTC+1

Daniel Cates Eliminated

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Cates raised to 100,000 from the hijack and action folded to Fedor Holz in the small blind. The chip leader pushed all in and big blind David Peters threw his cards in the muck. Action was on Cates who had 840,000 behind at this point. He tanked for a bit, talked a little bit to himself, and eventually called.

Daniel Cates:
Fedor Holz:

The board came and Cates made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	3,450,000 880,000	880,000

Daniel Cates	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Daniel Cates Fedor Holz

05-01-2016 23:54 UTC+1

Mikita Badziakouski Folds a Full House

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Aidyn Auyezkanov raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski called from the big blind. Both players checked on and the hit the turn. Badziakouski bet out 75,000 and Auyezkanov instantly called.

The completed the board and Badziakouski checked. Auyezkanov bet 125,000 and action was back on Badziakouski. The online high stakes cash game player tanked for a bit.

He said "I have a full house, but a very bad one", and eventually open folded a .

Auyezkanov laughed out loud and showed his ; "Only 125 haha!"

"Nice hand" said Badziakouski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aidyn Auyezkanov	1,280,000 230,000	230,000
Mikita Badziakouski	495,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Aidyn Auyezkanov Mikita Badziakouski

05-01-2016 23:56 UTC+1

Kenney Doubles O'Dwyer

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Bryn Kenney in the cutoff and the high roller open shoved as he had everyone behind him covered. His neighbor Steve O'Dwyer on the button tanked for a bit, and then called all in for 835,000. The other players all folded and Kenney soon got the bad news.

Steve O'Dwyer:
Bryn Kenney:

The board ran out and O'Dwyer doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	1,780,000 675,000	675,000

Bryn Kenney	700,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Bryn Kenney

05-02-2016 00:02 UTC+1

Four Short Stacks on Table 1

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The bubble is not far away with 11 players left and nine spots being paid, but the constellation of stack sizes plays a crucial role right now. There are four short stacks over on table one while table two is dominated by Fabian Quoss and Fedor Holz.

Aidyn Auyezkanov helped himself to 1.1 million after raising the button for 100,000. Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind and then gave up the flop to a continuation bet. O'Dwyer then open-shoved the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski folded the big blind before Bryn Kenney shoved for 610,000 one hand later to scoop blinds and antes.