Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd - Trophy Event #10
Day 1 Completed
2021 PokerStars EPT Online
Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller], $500k Gtd - Trophy Event #10
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 PokerStars EPT Online
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$690,000
Entries
69
Level
26
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Entries
69
Players Left
9
Mike "SirWatts" Watson Leads Nine Contenders Into Day 2 of the 2021 PokerStars EPT Online Event #18: $10,300 NLHE
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Only nine players remain out of 69 entries in 2021 PokerStars EPT Online Event #18. The biggest stack by a good margin was bagged by Mike "SirWatts" Watson, who stayed near the top of the leaderboard for most of the day and even made a straight flush near the day’s end to finish with a solid stack of 4,102,145 chips.
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford (2,929,694) and Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima (2,235,750) round out the top few biggest bagged stacks.
The prize pool of $690,000 surpassed the guarantee and while all of the remaining players have locked up $10,756 in addition to the bounties they’ve won, they will all be looking to finish on top at tomorrow’s final table, where one player will be taking the $81,432 first-place prize, which comes with the bounties they’ve collected and the EPT Online trophy.
2021 PokerStars EPT Event #18: $10,300 NLHE PKO Prize Pool
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $81,432 |
| 2 | $81,432 |
| 3 | $52,240 |
| 4 | $39,127 |
| 5 | $29,306 |
| 6 | $21,951 |
| 7 | $16,441 |
| 8 | $12,314 |
| 9 | $10,756 |
Although Watson will be heading into the final table with a fairly large chip lead, “v0I<u” collected the most bounties today by winning $30,625 through knocking out his opponents, and they will be going into the final table fifth in chips.
Some of the notables who weren’t able to make the final table include four-time bracelet winner Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis, and Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet.
Final Table Seat Draw
| SEAT | PLAYER | CHIPS | |
| 1 | Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford | 2,929,694 | |
| 2 | Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja | 1,819,514 | |
| 3 | Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen | 708,848 | |
| 4 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | 735,633 | |
| 5 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | 487,044 | |
| 6 | Mike "SirWatts" Watson | 4,102,145 | |
| 7 | "v0I<u" | 2,095,690 | |
| 8 | Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima | 2,235,750 | |
| 9 | Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood | 2,135,682 |
Day 2 action for Event #18: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super High Roller] picks up on Dec. 15 at 1:05 p.m. ET. Stay tuned as PokerNews will be there to follow it to the end as they play down to a winner.
End-of-Day Counts
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,102,145 | 898,675 |
|
2,929,694 | -184,533 |
|
2,235,750 | -269,850 |
|
|
2,135,682 | 312,412 |
|
2,095,690 | |
|
1,819,514 | 503,445 |
|
735,633 | -71,049 |
|
708,848 | -207,275 |
|
487,044 | -93,253 |
Bujtas Becomes Bubble Boy
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
"v0I<u" opened to 77,700 in the cutoff and Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas shoved in his 408,616 stack on the button. Action folded back to "v0I<u" who called.
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas: 
"v0I<u": 
Bujtas was ahead until the 
flop left him needing help. The 
turn meant he needed only an ace, ten, or five to stay alive, but the 
fell on the river to eliminate him on the bubble.
With nine players remaining, the contenders who still have chips are all in the money and will return on December 15 at 1:05 p.m. ET to battle it out for the trophy.
Full chip counts and a recap is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,095,690 | -20,989 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 4,500
Lima Survives Rollercoaster Versus Bujtas
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima opened to 67,200 in the cutoff and Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas three-bet to 270,000 in the small blind. Action folded back to Lima who jammed in his 1,228,425 stack, and Bujtas called.
Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima: 
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas: 
It was a classic flip and Bujtas vaulted into the lead on the 
flop. Lima was looking to be the likely bubble boy, although the 
turn provided him some more outs, including a royal draw. With one card to go, the 
spiked the river to give Lima a boat and keep him alive in a key part of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,505,600 | 707,832 |
|
|
595,516 | -743,040 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
Straight Flush for Watson
Level 17
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
"v0I<u" opened to 55,500 in the cutoff and Mike "SirWatts" Watson called in the small blind.
The two players saw a 
flop and Watson check-called a 52,115 bet.
On the turn, Watson check-called a 200,054 bet, and both players checked the 
river.
Watson turned over 
for a flopped flush that improved to a straight flush as "v0I<u" mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,203,470 | 500,882 |
|
|
2,116,679 | -190,642 |
Hand-for-Hand
Level 17
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
With ten players remaining and one away from the money, play is now hand-for-hand.
Martirosian Eliminated by Greenwood
Level 17
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian moved in his 220,398 stack from middle position and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood re-jammed in the small blind as the other players folded.
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian:
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: 
Greenwood was dominating and continued to lead on the 
flop. The turn left Martirosian needing a river jack to make Broadway, but the 
completed the board to eliminate him and send his chips and bounty to Greenwood.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,823,270 | |
|
Busted |