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

03-10-2022 13:00 UTC+2

€2,200 Eureka High Roller To Play Down to Winner

Calum Grant

Welcome to the second and final day of EPT Prague's €2,200 Eureka High Roller. Today's action, which kicks off at 1 p.m. CET, sees 181 players return to Kings Casino Prague, where they will battle it out to become an EPT Champion.

Day 1 saw 1,149 entries which generated a total prize pool of €2,206,080. Only the top 167 players will make the money, meaning 14 players will exit the tournament area empty-handed.

Those fortunate to outlast the money bubble will lock up a minimum payday of €3,530. As is with tournaments, the mega money is up top, and the eventual winner will walk away with a massive €396,450 prize and a PokerStars Spadie Trophy.

€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

Strong French Presence in Day 2

France is strongly represented in the tournament, with 20 players making it through to Day 2.

The relatively unknown David Rubin (489,000) bagged the biggest and he is joined by the likes of Romain Lewis, Guillaume Diaz, Antoine Saout and France's most decorated WSOP player, Julien Martini.

However, Carl Shaw and John Mooney have piloted monster stacks to Day 2. They'll be looking to take another EPT title back to the United Kingdom, just a few days after Sam Grafton took down EPT Prague Event #1 €10,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for €80,360.

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 14:38 UTC+2

Mooney Flying in Early Stages of Day 2

Calum Grant

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

John Mooney has a host ouf chips out in front of him and briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews. it was a hand that played itself with Mooney having pocket kings but his opponent, Youssafi Khalil having aces.

Mooney would spike a king to go into the chip lead and secure another elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Mooney	860,000 339,000	339,000
Youssafi Khalil	Busted

03-10-2022 15:09 UTC+2

Hallaert Rivers Broadway to Bust Panetti and Burst Bubble

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

It folded to the blinds where from the small blind, Kenny Hallaert raised to 23,000. Christophe Panetti three-bet from the big blind to 75,000 and Hallaert four-bet jammed all in, Panetti called and the players waited in purgatory for all other hands around the room to finish before the cards were revealed.

After several minutes, it was time to run the all in.

Christophe Panetti:
Kenny Hallaert:

Panetti was the one at risk as everyone gathered around to watch the dealer spread the flop to give Panetti a set of kings. The turn was the to give Hallaert a broadway draw and the river made the room react as the came off to bring in the straight for Hallaert and bust Panetti in dramatic fashion to assure every other player a spot in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	630,000 269,000	269,000
Christophe Panetti	Busted

Tags: Christophe Panetti Kenny Hallaert

03-10-2022 15:43 UTC+2

Seire Sent Home

Calum Grant

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Casimir Seire Seire moved all-in from the button to 100,00 after Attila Kassitzky opened to 20,000 from middle position. He made the call to set up a coin-flip.

Casimir Seire:
Attila Kassitzky:

The coin would land in the bigger stacks favor, with the pocket tens holding on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Attila Kassitzky	375,000 250,000	250,000
Casimir Seire	Busted

03-10-2022 18:07 UTC+2

Hallaert Eliminated by Shehadeh

Mike Patrick

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Luigi Shehadeh raised on the button to 40,000 into Kenny Hallaert's big blind. Hallaert moved all-in for a little under 500,000 and Shehadeh called.

Kenny Hallaert:
Luigi Shehadeh:

The board ran out clean for Shehadeh and his pair of sevens held on for the win to eliminate Hallaert from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Shehadeh	1,570,000 750,000	750,000
Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Tags: Kenny Hallaert Luigi Shehadeh

03-10-2022 18:18 UTC+2

Mooney Doubles Through Shaw

Mike Patrick

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a preflop raising battle, Carl Shaw opened to 40,000 in middle position and was then three-bet in the cutoff by John Mooney to 125,000.

Shaw responded with a four-bet all-in for Mooney's remaining 653,000, which Mooney called to put his tournament life at risk.

John Mooney:
Carl Shaw:

Mooney was in great shape, which got even better when the dealer laid out a flop of , giving him top set.

The and completed the board giving Mooney a big double up to over 1.3 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Mooney	1,326,000 461,000	461,000
Carl Shaw	206,000 -944,000	-944,000

Tags: Carl Shaw John Mooney

03-10-2022 18:38 UTC+2

Mooney Finishes Off Shaw

Mike Patrick

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Not long after taking a huge chunk of Carl Shaw's stack in their kings versus queens confrontation, John Mooney ended Shaw's time in the tournament.

Shaw moved all-in in middle position for 315,000, and Mooney called in the cutoff to put Shaw at risk.

Carl Shaw:
John Mooney:

As he did in their last confrontation, Mooney drilled a king on the flop to take the lead as the dealer spread .

The on the turn gave Shaw some hope, but the didn't bring it and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Mooney	1,720,000 394,000	394,000
Carl Shaw	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw John Mooney

03-10-2022 19:14 UTC+2

Di Nicola Hits 2 Million

Calum Grant

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With 170,000 in the pot on the flop, Ermanno Di Nicola bet 65,000 and was called by Mauricio Pais from middle position.

The turn was checked through to the river where Pais mucked after Di Nicola bet 275,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	2,000,000 500,000	500,000
Mauricio Pais	700,000 538,000	538,000

03-10-2022 22:24 UTC+2

Oliva Gets Double Elimination

Calum Grant

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jakub Oliva moved all-in for 680,000 from early position. Jan Wieckenberg called off his 450,000 stack from middle position. Nikola Gunchev went deep into the tank and the clock was eventually called.

At the last possible moment, he put in his 325,000 chip stack.

Nikola Gunchev:
Jan Wieckenberg:
Jakub Oliva:

The flop gave some hope for the short stacks, but the board paired on the turn.
A spade hit the river, but it was the to give Oliva a full house as well as a duo of bust outs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Oliva	1,555,000 755,000	755,000
Nikola Gunchev	Busted
Jan Wieckenberg	Busted

03-10-2022 23:01 UTC+2

Mauricio Pais Eliminated in 23rd Place (€13,130)

Mike Patrick

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Manuel Gonzalez opened for 120,000 and was met with an all-in from Mauricio Pais for 1,200,000, just less than what Gonzalez had behind.

After a couple of minutes of deliberation, Gonzalez made the call for 20 big blinds.

Mauricio Pais:
Manuel Gonzalez:

The flop brought Gonzalez a much-needed jack to give him the lead, and the turn and river couldn't save Pais from the bad beat that sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Manuel Gonzalez	2,500,000 800,000	800,000

Mauricio Pais	Busted

Tags: Manuel Gonzalez Mauricio Pais