€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
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2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
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Heading into the last day of competition for the €100,000 Super High Roller, there are just nine players remaining from a field of 52. It is one of the most prestigious events on the 2019 PokerStars and Monte Carlo®Casino EPT schedule and it comes with a payday of over €1.5 million.
Leading the charge is Daniel Dvoress who built up a lead heading into the final table and then put it on cruise control. Dvoress will return to the felt with 3,865,000 chips, nearly double that of second place Sam Greenwood (1,960,000). The final table was reached with over two hours left to play, but no more eliminations occurred in that time frame.
The short stacks continued to double up time and time again as the night wore on and eventually, the players called it quits after a 13 hour day. That will result in the tournament average sitting at just 24 big blinds when the action resumes and could make for some exciting play heading into the bubble.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesus Cortes | Spain | 1,515,000 | 25 |
| 2 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 3,865,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 1,960,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 1,340,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 430,000 | 7 |
| 6 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 675,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,405,000 | 23 |
| 8 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 950,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Wiktor Malinowski | Poland | 1,360,000 | 23 |
The cards will go back in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort and Hotel. The blinds will resume at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante and will continue to be 60 minutes in length. There will be a 20-minute break after every two levels with no dinner break scheduled at this time.
Of the nine returning players, only seven will leave with some cash in their pocket. A min-cash will be worth €264,860 while the winner will be taking home €1,589,190. For Sam Greenwood, he needs to finish sixth or better in order to make it a profitable day, seeing as he fired three bullets. As the defending champion, he will be looking to repeat history from last year. And for Dvoress, he is looking to record his first seven-figure score with a top-two finish.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find out how all of the action will unfold and who will claim the victory.
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Luc Greenwood came into the day as one of the short stacks and he pushed all in for 675,000 in the hijack. It was the very first hand of the day and Koray Aldemir re-shoved all in on the button. The blinds folded and the cards were tabled.
Koray Aldemir: 
Luc Greenwood: 
The flop came 
and Greenwood was left drawing very slim. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river did him in. Greenwood was the first elimination of the day and the players are now on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,775,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Sergio Aido was down to under five big blinds and he shoved all in for 280,000 from under the gun. Mikita Badziakouski re-shoved all in on his left and the rest of the table folded.
Aido tabled 
but was in trouble against the 
of Badziakouski. However, the flop of 
gave Aido the lead and he would hold on through the 
and 
runout.
In the very next hand, Daniel Dvoress got all of his chips in the middle against Aido, who now had 650,000 to work with. Aido held 
and was flipping against the 
of Dvoress.
The flop came 
and Aido took the lead once again with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Aido brought himself right back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,720,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
1,390,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
1,125,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The action folded to Daniel Dvoress in the small blind who announced all in, putting the bubble pressure on Sam Greenwood in the big blind. After looking at his cards, Greenwood sighed because he knew he had a big decision to make. He checked out the other stacks at the table and studied the tournament clock before making the call for his stack of 1,550,000.
Sam Greenwood: 
Daniel Dvoress:
Greenwood was in a dominating position heading to the flop of 
. Dvoress did have some chop outs but the 
nor the was one of them, as he handed over the chip lead to Greenwood.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,160,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,080,000
1,640,000
|
1,640,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 20
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The action folded to Koray Aldemir in the cutoff who slid out a raise to 750,000, leaving himself with 480,000 behind. Daniel Dvoress eyed up Aldemir's stack and then announced all in. Aldemir quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Daniel Dvoress:
Koray Aldemir: 
It was a massive coin flip on the bubble and the flop of 
left Aldemir in the lead with his pair of nines. The 
on the turn didn't change anything but the on the river did. Dvoress paired his ace and it was a disaster for Aldemir who was eliminated on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,630,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,030,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,680,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
1,585,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
1,150,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
1,110,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
650,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sergio Aido raised to 200,000 on the button and Wiktor Malinowski pushed the last of his 570,000 chips into the middle. Aido instantly called and had Malinowski dominated.
Sergio Aido: 
Wiktor Malinowski: 
The flop came 
and Malinowski was still looking to hit an eight in order to stay alive. The on the turn was no help and the on the river eliminated Malinowski in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sam Greenwood opened to 160,000 on the button and Sergio Aido defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Aido checked to Greenwood who continued for 80,000. Aido called and the 
on the turn put four spades on the board.
Aido checked again and Greenwood fired another 145,000. Aido called once again and the completed the board. Both players knuckled the table and Aido turned over for the winning hand.
The remaining six players are now heading on a 20-minute break after the first two levels have completed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,620,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,325,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,315,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
1,320,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
1,235,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
1,185,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
