£50,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

10-21-2022 12:18 UTC

Vieira Forced to Lay It Down

Adam Lamers

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

Joao Vieira raised to 3,000 on the button and Timothy Adams defended from the big blind. The flop fell and both players checked to the on the turn.

Adams checked again and Vieira tossed in a bet of 2,000. Adams called and the completed the board. Adams flicked in a bet of 3,000 this time and Vieira quickly disposed of his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	255,000 5,000	5,000
Joao Vieira	245,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Timothy Adams Joao Vieira

10-21-2022 12:12 UTC

Vogelsang Gets Away From One

Matt Hansen

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

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 2,500 and Orpen Kisacikoglu called from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and action was heads up.

The flop was and Vogelsang bet 2,000. Kisacikoglu called and the turn was .

Vogelsang continued on the turn for 4,000 and Kisacikoglu called. The river was .

Vogelsang bet another 5,000 on the river and Kisacikoglu raised to 50,000. Vogelsang gave it some thought before he tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	278,000 28,000	28,000
Christoph Vogelsang	242,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Orpen Kisacikoglu

10-21-2022 12:01 UTC

Newey Steals an Early Pot

Adam Lamers

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

Adrian Mateos opened to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Sam Grafton on the button and Paul Newey in the big blind.

The flop came and the action checked to Grafton who took a stab with a bet of 2,000. Newey called and Mateos got out of the way. The turn brought the and Newey led out with a bet of 5,500. Grafton quickly folded and Newey was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Newey	258,000 8,000	8,000
Sam Grafton	245,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Sam Grafton Paul Newey Adrian Mateos

10-21-2022 11:48 UTC

13 Entries to Start the Day

Adam Lamers

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

There are 13 players who have taken their seats to kick things off in the Super High Roller and the cards are now in the air with the blind starting at 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	250,000
Mike Watson	250,000
Timothy Adams	250,000
Sam Greenwood	250,000
Juan Pardo	250,000

Adrian Mateos	250,000

Joao Vieira	250,000
Paul Newey	250,000
Christoph Vogelsang	250,000
Ole Schemion	250,000
Sam Grafton	250,000

Ben Heath	250,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	250,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-21-2022 10:29 UTC

Welcome to Day 1 of the £50,000 Super High Roller at EPT London

Matt Hansen

EPT London Logo

Welcome to Day 1 of the £50,000 Super High Roller at PokerStars European Poker Tour London. Cards go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time at Hilton Park Lane for this prestigious high stakes event.

Mikita Badziakouski is the reigning Super High Roller champion after he took down the €100,000 event at the most recent EPT in Barcelona. That tournament drew 68 total entries and generated a prize pool of €6,597,360, from which Badziakouski won a top prize of €1,979,220.

Among the other notable players and EPT regulars, Byron Kaverman is expected to join the action after he won the £25,000 Single-Day High Roller on Thursday.

"See you guys tomorrow," Kaverman said when he took the top prize of £273,710 in a tournament that drew a total of 30 entries.

Orpen Kisacikoglu, Steve O’Dwyer, Ben Heath and reigning WSOP Main Event Champion Espen Jorstad also finished in the money of Thursday’s one-day high roller event.

Players will start with 250,000 in chips and blinds kick off at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes long and Day 1 will conclude at the end of Level 8. Players can enter as many times as they wish and registration will remain open until the start of Day 2.

The tournament will be played with a 30-second shot clock, and players will start with eight time banks if they’re seated at the beginning of the day. Entrants will also receive a 50% discount on the fee for registering in advance and taking their seat before the start of play.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London at the Hilton Park Lane hotel.

Tags: Ben Heath Byron Kaverman Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu Steve O’Dwyer

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