€2,200 Eureka High Roller Day 1 | 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague

03-10-2022 04:15 UTC+2

Field of 1,149 Gets Whittled Down to 181 in Day 1 of €2,200 Eureka High Roller

Calum Grant

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Day 1 of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller has reached it's conclusion with the field of 1,149 entries being reduced to just 181 players.

Today's action saw 16 levels of 40-minutes play out, and when all was said and done, Bulgaria's Yulian Bogdanov (604,000) ended the day atop of the chip counts.

Narrowly behind him is WSOP bracelet winner Carl Shaw (600,000) and sitting in third place in the chip counts is Dorel Eldabach (523,000).

John Mooney (523,000) is the only player with a stack north of 500,000. He managed to build up a sizeable stack early on, being on the right side of a three-way all-in in what was the hand of the day.

Some notable names joining the above are Fabian Quoss (492,000), Romain Lewis (428,000) and Ireland's David Lappin (173,000).

Bagged 173,000 in the Prague ‘Highroller’. Back tomorrow at 1PM local time. https://t.co/ZcyAEVXtc5
— 🃏 David Lappin 🃏 (@dklappin)

PokerStars Ambassadors Rafael Moraes, Alberto Perez and Steve Gallo could not make it through to the next stage. Moraes would bow out to the hands of Stephen Woodhead. The Englishman would end the day with 98,000 chips and will return for Day 2.

More big names to hit the rail in the first stage were Ana Marquez, Dara O'Kearney and Jack Sinclair. Marquez was eliminated by Manuel Fritz while Sinclair was ousted after his aces were cracked by Jonathan Therme.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Yulian Bogdanov	Bulgaria	604,000	101
2	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	600,000	100
3	Dorel Eldabach	Israel	523,000	87
4	John Mooney	United Kingdom	521,000	87
5	Fabian Quoss	Austria	492,000	82
6	David Rubin	France	489,000	82
7	Casimir Seire	Finland	486,000	81
8	Andrea Ricci	Italy	484,000	81
9	Nicolas Bokowski	Germany	476,000	79
10	Erik Bakker	Netherlands	475,000	79

Money Bubble Yet to Burst

The event generated a total prize pool of €2,206,080 andis still yet to hit the paid places. The top 167 players are guaranteed a prize of €3,530, with the first-place prize being €396,450.

€2,200 Eureka High Roller Payouts

Place	PRIZE	Place	PRIZE
1	€396,450	16-17	€17,540
2	€236,050	18-20	€15,330
3	€166,120	21-23	€13,130
4	€124,860	24-27	€11,010
5	€95,080	28-31	€9,290
6	€69,930	32-39	€8,100
7	€53,060	40-55	€6,880
8	€37,880	56-71	€5,740
9	€29,470	72-95	€4,790
10-11	€24,470	96-119	€4,320
12-13	€21,950	120-143	€3,880
14-15	€19,740	144-167	€3,530

The bubble is expected to burst early on when the event returns, so be sure to keep it locked in with PokerNews. Day 2 will resume on Thursday, March 10 at 1 p.m. CET. Play will pick up at Level 17 with the blinds set at 3,000/6,000/6,000a and you can follow all the action as it happens at the fabulous King's Casino Prague.

03-10-2022 02:56 UTC+2

The United Kingdom's Mooney and Shaw Joint Chip Leaders

Calum Grant

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

John Mooney is flying in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller, with one of the largest stacks in the tournament room. He recalled a hand to PokerNews from earlier on in the day which helped him to get to where he is.

Blinds: 100/300/300

A player in early position limped before the player in middle position made it 1,000. There was another caller in late position and Mooney called on the button with the . The limper came along as well.

There was some serious action on the flop. The early position player checked, the middle position player bet 3,500 and the player to act before Mooney made it 7,000. Mooney, then shipped in his stack with only the limper and late position player calling off their stacks.

Early Position:
Middle Position:
John Mooney:

Mooney was behind the two sets but would go onto turn the nut flush as the hit the table and scooped after the river.

Elsewhere, WSOP bracelet winner Carl Shaw is having a fruitful Day 1, and shares a similar sized stack to that of his compatriot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Mooney	460,000
Carl Shaw	460,000

03-10-2022 02:12 UTC+2

Marquez Gone Before the Money

Calum Grant

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Manuel Fritz opened on the button before calling the 41,000 all-in from small blind Ana Marquez.

Ana Marquez:
Manuel Fritz:

Marquez would remain in front after the flop but the put Fritz in front. The river confirmed her elimination from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	260,000	50,000
Ana Marquez	Busted

03-10-2022 02:00 UTC+2

Breakdown of Payouts

Calum Grant

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

As mentioned, the top 167 players will lock up a min-cash of €3,530, but of course, all the remaining players will be gunning for the €396,450 up top as well as the PokerStars Spadie.

Place	PRIZE	Place	PRIZE
1	€396,450	16-17	€17,540
2	€236,050	18-20	€15,330
3	€166,120	21-23	€13,130
4	€124,860	24-27	€11,010
5	€95,080	28-31	€9,290
6	€69,930	32-39	€8,100
7	€53,060	40-55	€6,880
8	€37,880	56-71	€5,740
9	€29,470	72-95	€4,790
10-11	€24,470	96-119	€4,320
12-13	€21,950	120-143	€3,880
14-15	€19,740	144-167	€3,530

03-10-2022 00:33 UTC+2

Rivered Set Ousts Sinclair

Calum Grant

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing the . Jack Sinclair check in middle position before Jonathan Therme bet 15,000.

Sinclair called to see the river. Sinclair checked once more and Therme then slid in a stack of T-5000 chips to put the Englishman all-in. After a few moments, Sinclair called and was shown the bad news. Therme had rivered a set with his , Sinclair let out a small laugh before turning over his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Therme	175,000
Jack Sinclair	Busted

03-09-2022 23:26 UTC+2

PokerStars' Moraes and Perez Out

Calum Grant

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Stephen Woodhead opened to to 3,500 from early position with two players calling in late position and on the button. PokerStars' Rafel Moraes then ripped in his 38,000 stack from the small blind. Woodhead came back over the top and the original callers got out of the way.

Rafael Moraes:
Stephen Woodhead:

Moraes was unable to connect on the runout. At the same time, his colleague Alberto Perez had also just been eliminated before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Woodhead	100,000
Rafael Moraes	Busted
Alberto Perez	Busted

03-09-2022 20:57 UTC+2

Farrell Takes One Out in Front of the Cameras

Calum Grant

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dimitrios Sfakianakis moved all-in with his last 8,800 from late position and Niall Farrell called from the big blind. The triple crown winner is currently partaking in a documentary, where a camera crew is following his jaunts across the world.

Dimitrios Sfakianakis:
Niall Farrell:

Farrell was his jovial self and apologised for taking out his opponent before any cards had hit the felt. "King-jack always beats ace-queen," and he wasn't wrong as he scooped the pot after the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	70,000	52,000
Dimitrios Sfakianakis	Busted

03-09-2022 17:30 UTC+2

O'Kearney Having a Tough Time; Arnault Busts

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 3,500 in the middle on the flop, The blinds checked to Dara O'Kearney who bet 1,000 from early position. Aris Giachnis called on his immediate right, as did the blinds. The checked through to the river where Giachnis fired for 2,200 and only the small blind, Olivier Arnault called.

Giachnis turned over the to scoop.

The very next hand, Giannopollos Konstantinos opened to 1,000 and O'Kearney three-bet to 3,600 from the big blind. His opponent called to see the flop and then check-raised to 20,000 after the Chip Race podcast host bet 3,100. O'Kearney returned his cards to the muck.

A few hands later, Jacobo Montoya opened to 1,000 and O'Kearney raised again, this time to 3,000. Montoya called.

The flop checked through to the turn, where Montaya led for 3,500. O'Kearney again made the fold and has become a short stack. His table mate Arnault however, would bow out in the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aris Giachnis	75,000	75,000
Jacobo Montoya	42,000	42,000
Dara O'Kearney	8,000	-22,000
Olivier Arnault	Busted

03-09-2022 17:15 UTC+2

Tran Busts With Two Pair then Re-Enters

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 4,500 in the pot on the flop, Mario Navarro Arrocha checked in middle posituin before Tran bet 1,500. His opponent made it 5,200 and Tran called to see the turn.

He then called a bet of 9,000 which brought in the river. Arrocha put Tran all-in and after a few minutes Tran called off his stack.

Arrocha turned over his , which bested Tran's flopped two pair with . As Tran left the table, he said he'd be back and re-enter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Navarro Arrocha	78,000
Do Chung Tran	30,000

03-09-2022 13:00 UTC+2

€2,200 Eureka High Roller Kicks Off at 1 P.M. CET

Calum Grant

Alexandre Reard - 2019 €2,200 EPT Prague National High Roller Winner

Welcome to Day 1 of the €2,200 Eureka High Roller which gets underway at 1 p.m. CET in King's Casino in Prague; for yet another event in what has been an exciting and successful PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague.

The €1,100 Eureka Main Event has been a record-breaker, attracting 3,155 entries from a wide variety of countries throughout Europe and another bumper field is expected to be in-store today.

The €2,200 buy-in gives each entry a 30,000 starting stack, with a maximum of two entries allowed. Levels increase every 40-minutes and registration will close after the 60-minute dinner break following Level 10.

Day 1 schedule is to play 16 levels, with the surviving players advancing to Thursday's, March 9 Day 2. The second day of action is to begin at 12:30 p.m.

Alexandre Reard won the last instalment of this event in 2019 for a cool €342,810. However, it is unlikely that he'll be able to defend his title. The WSOP bracelet winner has made a deep run in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event, making Day 3 which is just about to start.

As always, PokerNews will provide all the updates on Day 1, so keep it locked here for another day of poker action in picturesque Prague.