EPT Online 06: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] Day 1 | 2020 PokerStars EPT Online

11-10-2020 17:05 UTC

Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 PokerStars EPT Online 06 $10,300 High Roller

Christian Zetzsche

Four champions have been crowned so far in the inaugural 2020 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Online and the next chance to win a title and Spade trophy awaits in EPT Online 06: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], which kicks off at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the virtual arena.

The tournament boasts a guarantee of $1,000,000 and some of the biggest names on the live and online poker circuit are expected to enter the fray thanks to the five-figure price tag. All participants will receive 250,000 in chips which represent more than 100 big blinds in the first level at blinds of 1,200/2,400 and a running ante of 300.

The first 17 levels will last 20 minutes each whereas the duration then increases to 30 minutes each. During the late registration period, which lasts four hours and 45 minutes, up to two re-entries are available in case any of the players run out of chips and want to jump back into the action.

Slated to play down to the money bubble today, the event will then conclude as of 1.05 p.m. EST on November 11th and the final day is also the first to be included in the cards-up coverage on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels. The PokerNews live reporting team will provide updates from start to finish until the next EPT online champion has been crowned.

The first champions of the festival include David "MonkeyBausss" Laka, Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau, Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova, and Claas "SsicK_OnE" Segebrecht. You can read all about their success stories in the EPT Online live reporting hub.

11-10-2020 18:18 UTC

Vieira Doubles Through Martirosian

Christian Zetzsche

Level 1 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Following a raise to 4,944 by Joao "Naza114" Vieira from early position, Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian three-bet to 22,800 in the big blind and Vieira came along to see the flop. Martirosian continued for 16,137, Vieira raised to 52,000 with 151,890 behind and called the shove of his opponent.

Joao "Naza114" Vieira:
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian:

The turn and river were blanks and Vieira doubled.

One hand later, Martirosian was all-in with the and paired up against the of Ivan "zufo16" Zufic on a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	456,380	226,990
Ivan "zufo16" Zufic	228,994	-26,058
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	71,016	-185,032

11-10-2020 19:15 UTC

Kolonias Takes the Lead After Busting "kZhh"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias made it 8,000 to go and was three-bet to 24,000 by table neighbor "kZhh" in the hijack, which Kolonias called. On a flop, Kolonias checked and subsequently called a bet of 37,088 to then check-shove the turn.

"kZhh" had invested a second barrel of 86,720 with 182,077 behind and eventually called to be the player at risk.

"kZhh":
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias:

The on the river brought no help and Kolonias jumped into the top spot with nearly three times the starting stack on his second entry. The vacated seat of "kZhh" was occupied right away by Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	720,976	337,805
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	250,000
kZhh	Busted

11-10-2020 19:46 UTC

Brito Eliminated by Pardo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

In a preflop raising contest, Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo made it 8,720 to go and Pablo "pabritz" Brito three-bet to 31,660 out of the big blind. Pardo four-bet to 374,500 and Brito called it off for 207,135 in total.

Pablo "pabritz" Brito:
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo:

The dominated pair found no help on the board and Brito headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	626,085	287,823
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov	369,935	23,719
Julian "nailuj90" Stuer	231,450
BirdUp4	226,030
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	221,919	-28,081
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs	122,171	-7,719
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	Busted

11-10-2020 20:46 UTC

Eibinger Flushes Theologis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger raised it up to 14,700 and Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis three-bet to 44,100 on the button. Eibinger, nearing 800,000 by then, four-bet all-in and Theologis called for 435,126.

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis:
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger:

Eibinger picked up a flush draw on the flop to go with his overcard and while he missed on the turn, the fell on the river to eliminate Theologis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	1,234,732	834,828
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	Busted

11-10-2020 21:33 UTC

Watson Scores Big Double Through Mattsson

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 4,500/9,000, 1,125 ante

In the last hand of the previous level, Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson was the initial raiser and made it 17,600 to go, which was called by Mike "SirWatts" Watson on the button and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos in the big blind.

On the flop, Mattsson check-called a small bet of 16,200 by Watson while Mateos got out of the way. Mattsson check-called another 96,000 on the turn and check-called for 355,864 on the river.

Watson had the best of it with as Mattsson only tabled a bluff catcher with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,000,928	434,703
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	279,160	279,160
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	210,290	-474,189

11-10-2020 22:03 UTC

Dvoress Crashes Out Against "hello_totti"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

The largest pot of the tournament to date took place just prior to the last break and got underway with a raise to 20,800 by "hello_totti", which resulted in two calls out of the blinds by Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood.

The flop brought and Dvoress check-called a bet of 27,555 by "hello_totti" to then do so again for 155,555 on the turn.

After the river, Dvoress checked with 378,175 behind and called the shove of "hello_totti" with the for queens and jacks only to walk right into the for the nut straight of "hello_totti".

Player	Chips	Progress
hello_totti	1,684,568	509,260
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	457,150	457,150
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	Busted

11-10-2020 22:18 UTC

Schemion Prevails in Four-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver raised to 24,000 and Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker three-bet jammed the button for 161,942. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton four-bet all-in for 423,597 in the small blind and Ole "wizowizo" Schemion called for fewer than that from the big blind, Oliver also came along to make it a four-way showdown.

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker:
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton:
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:

On a board of , the queens held up for Schemion and that sent Muehloecker out while Grafton was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	1,230,347	1,230,347
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	304,167	-449,597
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	141,924	-77,407
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	Busted

11-10-2020 23:23 UTC

Ace On the River Felts Vogelsang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

In a classic flip between two German High Roller regulars, Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang clashed with Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph and needed his queens to hold.

Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang:
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph:

Vogelsang retained his lead on the flop and turn but Barry Greenstein appeared on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,839,167	838,340
ArtHouse2011	1,197,792	142,450
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	1,049,343	-111,472
Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski	1,003,055	-325,030
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens	984,003	-50,000
Viacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	538,844	271,932
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	256,960	256,960
Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang	Busted

11-11-2020 00:12 UTC

Pardo Busts to Rolle; Mulder Felted by Eibinger

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Within three hands, the rich got richer as Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger notched up knockouts to bring the field down to the final 18 contenders.

Rolle's raise to 64,500 saw Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo with the three-bet jam for 671,694 in the cutoff and the German had an easy call with the far superior stack.

Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo:
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:

Pardo flopped a gutshot on and turned a pair with the but Rolle made kings full for good measure on the river.

One hand later, Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder jammed up his short stack but his attempt via three-bet shove the next hand was not crowned with success as Eibinger called.

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder:
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger:

The flop gve Eibinger top pair and he faded the ace and clubs thanks to the turn and river runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	3,661,600	285,062
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	3,288,545	706,194
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,894,547	56,000
David "dpeters17" Peters	697,241	-66,500
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	Busted
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	Busted