€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day 1 Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,584,660
Entries
66
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Another Single-Day High Roller Begins at 12:30 p.m.
After a day off from the high roller tournaments at the 2019 Pokerstars EPT Prague, it is now time for another €25,000 Single-Day High Roller. The largest event before the Christmas break is starting to wind down but there is still plenty of money to be won over the next few days.
The previous editions of this tournament earlier this week were won by Jean-Noel Thorel and Chin Wei Lim, who are both expected to be back in the field chasing another title. Some other strong performances throughout the week belong to Adrian Mateos and Ben Heath who have cashed in multiple events. Many players will still be looking for their first cash and possibly a trip-saver before the festival comes to an end.
The action is scheduled to get underway at 12:30 p.m. local time but a slight delay should be expected to allow for enough players to register before the cards go in the air. Similar to the other single-day tournaments, players will begin with a starting stack of 100,000 chips with the blinds beginning at 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante.
The levels will be 30 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after levels 4 and 7. There will be a 60-minute dinner break scheduled for after level 10. There is an unlimited re-entry option available and the late registration period will remain open for ten levels. As with most high-roller events, there will be a 30-second shot clock in play and each player will start with six 30-second time extensions.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back to bring you all of the coverage throughout the day on route to another champion being crowned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
First Players in Their Seats
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The action is underway with six players in their seats to begin the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Mateos Goes for Value
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Dvoress defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Dvoress check-called a bet of 4,000 from Mateos.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Dvoress checked for the third time and Mateos flicked in a bet of 5,000. Dvoress looked him up and Mateos tabled 
to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
87,000 | -13,000 |
More Early Risers
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Toma Shows a King
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Preflop action saw 3,000 go into the middle from both Luuk Gieles in the cutoff and Tsugunari Toma on the button to take action heads up to a flop of 
. Giles bet 2,500 and Toma called.
The turn came 
and Gieles checked. Toma reached for chips on a stack of T1,000 chips that was already sizeably bigger than he started with. He threw out a bet of 5,500 and Gieles quickly sent his cards to the muck.
Toma flashed 
and Gieles acknowledged: "That flop was no good for me," he said. The two chuckled a little and got ready for the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
77,000 | -23,000 |
Turmezey Fills Up Versus Mateos' Flush
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Mateos opened to 2,500 on the button and was three-bet to 12,000 by Peter Turmezey in the big blind. Mateos thought amidst Turmezey's stare from across the table for a couple of seconds before throwing out chips to call.
The flop fell 
and Turmezey made a continuation-bet of 8,500. Mateos called, bringing the turn 
on board. Turmezey checked over to Mateos and he fired out 12,000, which Turmezey called.
The river came 
and Turmezey checked again. Action was then on Mateos and he threw out a time extension as the 30-second timer was running out. He then reached for chips, assessing his bet size as he did so. He threw out 21,000 and Turmezey quickly called.
Mateos showed 
for a flush and Turmezey tabled 
for a rivered full house, earning him the pot to bring him up north of 150,000 after recently registering.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
158,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
68,000 | -45,000 |
Obara Fires Every Street
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Anton Siden opened to 2,500 in the hijack and Jun Obara three-bet to 8,500 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Siden who called to see a flop of 
. Siden checked to Obara who continued for 6,500 and Siden called.
The turn was the 
and Siden check-called another bet of 17,500 from Obara. The 
completed the board and Siden checked one more time. Obara made a smaller bet of 12,000 which forced Siden to use a time extension before making the call. Obara tabled while Siden turned over 
to earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 | 47,000 |
|
|
48,500 | -51,500 |
Eibinger and Greenwood Jump In
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 |