€50,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Carrel	1,129,000 49,000	49,000
Julian Thomas	700,000
Patrick Leonard	617,000 142,000	142,000
Konstantin Uspenskiy	517,000 -83,000	-83,000
Isaac Haxton	504,000 -21,000	-21,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	484,000 109,000	109,000
Paul Newey	459,000 204,000	204,000
Mustapha Kanit	453,000 183,000	183,000

Daniel Dvoress	442,000 -8,000	-8,000
Ben Heath	441,000 -28,000	-28,000
Anthony Zinno	437,000 -133,000	-133,000
Koray Aldemir	389,000 19,000	19,000
Sam Greenwood	375,000 125,000	125,000
Ali Reza Fatehi	360,000 90,000	90,000
Leon Tsoukernik	355,000 251,000	251,000
Juha Helppi	334,000 -156,000	-156,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy	301,000 -24,000	-24,000
Viacheslav Buldygin	284,000 4,000	4,000
Alexandros Kolonias	271,000 96,000	96,000
Steve O'Dwyer	259,000 -36,000	-36,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	239,000 -86,000	-86,000
Sergio Aido	235,000 -40,000	-40,000
Bertrand Grospellier	231,000 81,000	81,000

Martin Kozlov	230,000 -100,000	-100,000
Timothy Adams	227,000 -148,000	-148,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Charlie Carrel

1,129,000

49,000

Julian Thomas

700,000

Patrick Leonard

617,000

142,000

Konstantin Uspenskiy

517,000

-83,000

Isaac Haxton

504,000

-21,000

Jean-Noel Thorel

484,000

109,000

Paul Newey

459,000

204,000

Mustapha Kanit

453,000

183,000

Daniel Dvoress

442,000

-8,000

Ben Heath

441,000

-28,000

Anthony Zinno

437,000

-133,000

Koray Aldemir

389,000

19,000

Sam Greenwood

375,000

125,000

Ali Reza Fatehi

360,000

90,000

Leon Tsoukernik

355,000

251,000

Juha Helppi

334,000

-156,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy

301,000

-24,000

Viacheslav Buldygin

284,000

4,000

Alexandros Kolonias

271,000

96,000

Steve O'Dwyer

259,000

-36,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu

239,000

-86,000

Sergio Aido

235,000

-40,000

Bertrand Grospellier

231,000

81,000

Martin Kozlov

230,000

-100,000

Timothy Adams

227,000

-148,000

Charlie Carrel finished with 1,129,000 in chips after eight one-hour levels on Day 1 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €50,000 Super High Roller. He'll be the chip leader heading to Day 2 of the event, but he still has plenty of work to do as more than half of the players survived the day and there's still entries allowed until Day 2 kicks off.

The tournament drew 46 entries on Day 1, putting it about on par with last year's 56 runners. Of those, 32 survived the day. Others joining Carrel near the top of the leaderboard were Julian Thomas (700,000), Patrick Leonard (617,000), Konstantin Uspenskiy (517,000), and Isaac Haxton (504,000).

Carrel busted about halfway through the day and then lost about half of his second 250,000-starting stack. He recovered in a big way, though, with the entry of Leon Tsoukernik contributing greatly to his cause. Carrel picked off a couple of Tsoukernik bluffs and then busted him to stack up past 500,000.

Then, Carrel picked up aces and put Max Silver all in on a completed board of queen-ten high board. Silver thought awhile on the river but couldn't get away from his eights.

Not much later, Tsoukernik reentered and drew the same seat, two to the right of his nemesis. Carrel and Tsoukernik shared drinks from a €600 bottle of whiskey, but when it came to chips, it was still Carrel doing the taking. He bet a completed board of with ace-jack and then called a check-raise from Tsoukernik, who couldn't beat the jacks.

Carrel's big day has put him in position to try to add a third EPT high roller to his collection. He won the €25,500 event at the EPT Grand Final last year for over €1.1 million and then won the €10,200 High Roller at EPT Dublin in February for another €164,500.

Defending champ Steve O'Dwyer also booked a ticket to Day 2. He won this event last year for €746,543, among his many other high roller successes and brings 259,000 to Day 2.

Some of the players who failed to make it through, busting at least once, included [Removed:17], Jason Wheeler, Nick Petrangelo, and Dario Sammartino. Anyone who wishes to (re)enter can still fire before Day 2 gets underway at 12:30 local time on Monday.

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2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Carrel Bags Super High Roller Lead, Seeking Third EPT High Roller Title