2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€742,200
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,182,950
Entries
45
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
35
Players Left
20

Dvoress First Super High Roller Elimination

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a {6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{q-Clubs} flop Nick Petrangelo check-called 6,000 from Daniel Dvoress.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Petrangelo check-called 30,000.

The river was the {10-Spades}. Petrangelo checked and Dvoress bet 109,000 leaving himself just 500 behind.

Petrangelo used three time banks before throwing in a single chip to call. Dvoress tabled {k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for king-high and Petrangelo showed {q-Spades}{8-Spades} for a pair of queens and won the pot.

On the next hand, Petrangelo opened to 2,500 with Dvoress all in automatically from the small blind. Juan Pardo folded his big blind.

Nick Petrangelo: {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Daniel Dvoress: {9-Spades}{4-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Dvoress became the first elimination of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
500,000
175,000
175,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
Busted
Run It Once

Tominaga Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Saar Wilf and Daichi Tominaga, the former bet the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs} river for 8,000. Wilf raised to 19,000 and Tominaga tossed in a single T-25,000 chip to indicate the call. That won the pot without showdown, as Wilf simply mucked his cards.

Tominaga then raised to 2,500 on the button and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 11,000 out of the small blind, earning a call from Tominaga. Mateos checked the {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and quickly folded when Tominaga made it 11,000 to go.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
490,000
-10,000
-10,000
Daichi Tominaga jp
Daichi Tominaga
275,000
15,000
15,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
237,000
10,000
10,000
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
218,500
-27,500
-27,500
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
209,000
-23,000
-23,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner

Dvoress Re-Enters

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress has re-entered the Super High Roller. He bet 1,000 blind on blind versus Stephen Chidwick on {10-Spades}{q-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Chidwick called.

Dvoress check-called 7,500 on the {7-Clubs} turn and both players checked the {k-Hearts} river.

Dvoress tabled {a-Spades}{3-Spades} but Chidwick scooped the pot with {q-Hearts}{8-Spades} for a pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
305,000
30,000
30,000
Defending Champion
$25K Fantasy
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
235,000
-15,000
-15,000
Run It Once

Adams Gets Value From Watson

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Picking up the action on the three-way turn of {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{7-Spades} turn, Stephen Chidwick bet 5,000 out of the small blind. Mike Watson called in the big blind and Timothy Adams in the hijack also came along. The {q-Clubs} fell on the river and the action was checked to Adams. He let the shot clock run down to some seven seconds before betting 25,000.

Chidwick got out of the way while Watson called and then mucked as Adams tabled the {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
360,000
20,000
20,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
335,000
42,000
42,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
280,000
-25,000
-25,000
Defending Champion
$25K Fantasy
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
251,500
-58,500
-58,500
EPT 2X Winner
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
85,000
-8,000
-8,000
$25K Fantasy

Heath Enters the Fray

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ben Heath has become the 14th entry for this tournament and took his seat only a few minutes before the end of the second level.

In one of the first hands, he defended the big blind against a raise to 2,500 by Mike Watson. Nothing much happened thereafter as the Brit's bet of 2,500 on the {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} river was called by Watson. Heath rolled over {k-Clubs}{10-Spades} for aces and kings to snag the small pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
255,000
255,000
255,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
245,000
-6,500
-6,500
EPT 2X Winner

Pardo Pays Off Grafton

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 2,500 and Juan Pardo three-bet to 10,000. Sam Grafton four-bet to 28,500 out of the small blind and Pardo was the only caller.

Grafton check-called 20,000 on the {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop and both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn.

The river was the {5-Clubs}. Grafton bet 25,500 and Pardo used a time bank before calling.

Grafton showed {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
435,000
75,000
75,000
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
183,000
-54,000
-54,000

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are going on their first break of the day with 12 players currently seated. When they return the blinds will be 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
515,000
25,000
25,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
435,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
312,000
32,000
32,000
Defending Champion
$25K Fantasy
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
309,000
-26,000
-26,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
257,000
2,000
2,000
Daichi Tominaga jp
Daichi Tominaga
249,000
-26,000
-26,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
236,000
1,000
1,000
Run It Once
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
226,000
17,000
17,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
221,000
-24,000
-24,000
EPT 2X Winner
Saar Wilf il
Saar Wilf
194,000
-24,500
-24,500
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
183,000
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
89,000
4,000
4,000
$25K Fantasy

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Four New Entries for Level Three

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The High Roller regulars Teun Mulder, Tom Vogelsang and Orpen Kisacikoglu have joined the action after the break. Cosmin Timbus from Romania also entered to bring the field up to 18 entries in total.

Player Chips Progress
Teun Mulder nl
Teun Mulder
250,000
250,000
250,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
250,000
250,000
250,000
Tom Vogelsang nl
Tom Vogelsang
250,000
250,000
250,000
Cosmin Timbus ro
Cosmin Timbus
250,000

Brewer Wins Pot Against Watson

Level 3 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mike Watson raised it up to 3,500 in the hijack and Chris Brewer three-bet to 10,500. "How much do you have?" Watson inquired and eyeballed the stack of his table neighbour before he called. The duo checked the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop and Watson check-called a bet worth 20,000 on the {q-Clubs} turn.

After the {j-Clubs} river, Watson checked once more and Brewer then bet 64,500 with one yellow T-1,000 chip behind to claim the pot without resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
191,000
-30,000
-30,000
EPT 2X Winner
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
130,000
41,000
41,000
$25K Fantasy