€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 2 Completed
€2,200 Eureka High Roller
Day 2 Completed
Norwegian Sander Ostlyngen topped a record breaking 1,534 entrant field to claim the €2,200 Eureka High Roller trophy and a massive €463,850 after 16 hours of play here at PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague at the Hilton Prague.
Ostlyngen ended Day 1b with a top ten chip stack and managed to continue to build and build throughout the day. Ostlyngen went under the radar for much of the day before turning quads to double up against Mehdi Chaoui with two tables left in a coin flip against ace-jack. The Norwegian came into the final table as a middling stack but managed to slowly secure the ladder-ups until winning the tournament defeating the start of final table chip leader Stanislav Koleno heads up. Koleno was the opposite of Ostlygen with Koleno constantly being involved in big pots and being one of the chip leaders especially after winning aces against ace-king to eliminate Marcin Puczylowski.
Ostlygen is fairly new to the live tournament circuit having only nine previous cashes on his Hendon Mob but had already cashed two events here in Prague. However, this is his biggest win by far with his live tournament earnings only being $28,185 prior to this huge score.
PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN EURO) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sander Ostlyngen | Norway | €463,850 | |
2 | Stanislav Koleno | Slovenia | €289,420 | |
3 | Jorge Ufano | Spain | €206,470 | |
4 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | €159,020 | |
5 | Nichita Verbitchii | Moldova | €122,330 | |
6 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithiunia | €94,130 | |
7 | David Hu | Netherlands | €72,390 | |
8 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | €55,680 | |
9 | Hugues Mazerolle | France | €42,830 |
Hugeues Mazerolle didn't last long as he was eliminated on the very first hand when he three-bet jammed ace-eight only to be eliminated by Nichita Verbitchii's ace-nine. Marius Gicovanu had come into to final table as one of the short stacks and he was soon gone as his pocket jacks ran into Kasparas Kleezys's pocket kings in a cooler to be eliminated in eighth.
David Hu was also a short stack and he was eliminated too as chip leader Stanislav Koleno took his first victim in a blind vs blind all-in.. Six-handed play lasted forever until Lithuanian Kleezys was eliminated as he called off ace-queen from the big blind against big stack Koleno's five-three when Koleno flopped two pair.
Verbitchii soon followed as he raised his top pair into Koleno but Koleno had trips to eliminate Verbitchii from the tournament in fifth. This gave Koleno all the chips as the short stacks all tried desperately to outlast each other. However Andrew Hulme was the one to eventually fall as he near blinded out before losing ace-queen to Jorge Ufano's pocket fives.
Ufano shortly followed as he lost a blind vs blind all-in against Ostlyngen before Ostlyngen eventually finished him off having turned a straight against Pardo's top pair.
This left Koleno heads-up with Ostlyngen with Koleno having the chips lead. Moreover, it would be a shortlived heads-up affair as small pots were played before Ostlyngen took the chip lead in a big pot post flop which didn't go to showdown. Ostlyngen managed to close it out as he bet big on the river covering Koleno. Koleno went deep into the tank before calling but his pocket kings were no good for Ostlyngen's trip jacks as the young Norwegian took home the trophy in the early hours.
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There was around 9,200,000 in the pot with the board .
Stanislav Koleno was in the big blind and checked Sander Ostlyngen on the button who moved all in for 19,500,000 covering Koleno.
Koleno sighed and went deep into the tank. He muttered "You either have the Jack or pure air." before pondering more on his decision. Koleno went on to say under his breath "If I can't call with this what can I call with?" before making the call. Ostlyngen turned over for trips to take down the pot and the tournament as Koleno turned over .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sander Ostlyngen |
46,000,000
22,000,000
|
22,000,000 |
Stanislav Koleno | Busted |
Sander Ostlyngen limped from the button and Stanislav Koleno raised to 1,800,000in the big blind. Ostlyngen called.
The flop came and Koleno bet 1,500,000. Ostlungen called.
The was the turn and Koleno checked. Ostlyngen bet 4,200,000 and Koleno called.
The river was the and Koleno checked to Ostlyngen who moved all in for around 9,100,000. Koleno went deep into the tank before saying "I don't like the queen." and folding putting Ostlyngen into the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sander Ostlyngen |
24,000,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
Stanislav Koleno |
22,000,000
-8,000,000
|
-8,000,000 |
Jorge Pardo moved all in from the small blind for 5,600,000 effective and Sander Ostlyngen called in the big blind.
Sander Ostlyngen:
Jorge Pardo:
The board ran out to give Ostlyngen the double.
Pardo was left with little but managed to survive before callign Ostlyngen's 1,000,000 button raise from the big blind.
Action checked through on the flop. The turn was the and Pardo moved all in for around 1,000,000. Ostlyngen snap called.
Sander Ostlyngen:
Jorge Pardo:
Pardo had top pair but was drawing dead against Ostlyngen's straight. The river of the ensured Pardo's elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sander Ostlyngen |
16,000,000
10,800,000
|
10,800,000 |
Jorge Ufano
|
Busted |
Action folded around to Andrew Hulme who moved all in for 1,100,000. Jorge Pardo called in the big blind.
Andrew Hulme:
Jorge Pardo:
It was a classic flip and the board ran out to eliminate Hulme from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jorge Ufano
|
6,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Andrew Hulme | Busted |
Level: 36
Blinds: 200,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Nichita Verbitchii limped from the small blind and Stanislav Koleno checked behind in the big blind.
The flop came and Verbitchii check raised the 600,000 bet of Koleno to 1,600,000. Koleno called.
The was the turn and Verbitchii checked. Koleno bet 2,000,000 before Verbitchii moved all in for around 4,300,000. Koleno snap called.
Nichita Verbitchii:
Stanislav Koleno:
Verbitchii had two pair but was up against Koleno's trips. The river was the which ensured Verbitchii was eliminated in fifth.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stanislav Koleno |
30,000,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
Nichita Verbitchii | Busted |
Jorge Pardo moved all in from the button for 2,900,000 and was called by Nichita Verbitchii in the big blind.
Jorge Pardo:
Nichita Verbitchii:
Pardo was at risk and behind but the flop came queen high when it came . The turn of the and the river of the ensured Pardo held and got the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jorge Ufano
|
6,400,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Nichita Verbitchii |
6,000,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
Action folded around to Stanislav Koleno in the small blind who moved all in for around 4,000,000 effective. Kasparas Klezys was in the big blind and looked down at his hand before snap calling.
Kasparas Klezys:
Stanislav Koleno:
Klezys was ahead but the flop came giving Koleno two pair. The turn was the and the river the which eliminated Klezys in sixth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stanislav Koleno |
24,000,000
6,200,000
|
6,200,000 |
Kasparas Klezys | Busted |