€100,000 EPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-29-2023 21:27 UTC+2

Greenwood Continues to Chip Up

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kayhan Mokri limped in from the small blind before calling the 16,000 raise from Sam Greenwood, who was in the big blind.

Mokri check-raised to 25,000 on the J♠6♦5♥ flop after Greenwood bet 10,000. He called.

Mokri fired another 16,000 on the 4♦ turn but snap-folded when Greenwood moved all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	840,000 130,000	130,000

Sam Greenwood	189,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Sam Greenwood

04-29-2023 21:16 UTC+2

Chidwick Outkicks Watson to Eliminate Him From Tournament; Delgado Downed

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised from the button and Mike Watson called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♦2♣4♥. Watson checked and Chidwick bet 7,000. Watson put in a raise to 25,000 and Chidwick made the call.

The turn was the 6♦. Watson bet out 20,000 and Chidwick raised to 45,000. The pot was already inflating before Watson moved all in for the rest of his chips. Chidwick looked up and then made the call.

Watson showed 6♠5♦ for top pair with a straight draw. Chidwick showed A♥6♥ for top pair with a higher kicker.

The river came the 7♥ for a blank and Chidwick held. Watson was eliminated from the tournament. As of now, he has not reentered.

Vicente Delgado also found himself on the wrong side of the rail after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	610,000 280,000	280,000
Mike Watson	Busted

Vicente Delgado	Busted

Tags: Mike Watson Stephen Chidwick

04-29-2023 21:15 UTC+2

Domination No Problem for Greenwood

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sam Greenwood jammed for 54,000 from the button and Sirzat Hissou called from the small blind.

Sam Greenwood: A♠6♥
Sirzat Hissou: A♥8♠

Greenwood was dominated but not for long as he paired up to take the lead following the 7♦6♦3♥ flop. He made trips on the 6♠ turn to secure the double up and the 4♥ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	383,000 43,000	43,000
Sam Greenwood	118,000 -57,000	-57,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Sirzat Hissou

04-29-2023 20:58 UTC+2

Badziakouski Put to the Test

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In the dying moments of Level 7, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Mikita Badziakouski were battling over a pot.

There was around 70,000 on the Q♣6♠3♦A♦ board and Badziakouski bet 20,000 from the hijack, Kisacikoglu made it 75,000 on his direct left and was called.

Badziakouski, with around 200,000 behind, checked the 9♥ river. Kisacikoglu moved all in as the bigger stack and Badziakouski opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	500,000 143,000	143,000
Mikita Badziakouski	200,000 22,500	22,500

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu

04-29-2023 20:55 UTC+2

Last Level of the Day Commences

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Day 1 of the EPT €100,000 Super High Roller has now reached the last 60-minute level of the day. So far, there have been 32 entries and 24 players remain.

04-29-2023 20:53 UTC+2

Chidwick Wins Three-Bet Pot With Pocket Eights

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mike Watson raised to 10,000 from late position and Adrian Mateos called on the button. Stephen Chidwick then put in a reraise to 32,000, Watson folded and Mateos called.

The flop came J♠7♠5♥ and both players checked. The turn was the 9♦ and Chidwick checked again. Mateos bet out 60,000 and Chidwick called.

Both players checked again on the 2♠ river. Chidwick showed 8♠8♥ and Mateos mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	350,000 -120,000	-120,000

Stephen Chidwick	330,000 -280,000	-280,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Mike Watson Stephen Chidwick

04-29-2023 20:42 UTC+2

Thorel Gets Some Extra Off Bonomo and Dvoress

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Justin Bonomo opened to 8,000 from the button and was called by Daniel Dvoress from the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel then min-raised it 12,000 and was called by both of his opponents.

Thorel continued for 30,000 on the A♥J♠4♥ flop, which prompted Bonomo and Dvoress to fold.

"You got 4,000 extra from me," commented Bonomo. "And me," added Dvoress.

The following hand, Bonomo opened to 8,000 again but decided to fold when Dvoress moved all in for 68,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	328,000 118,000	118,000
Justin Bonomo	132,000 -23,000	-23,000
Daniel Dvoress	82,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Jean-Noel Thorel Justin Bonomo

04-29-2023 20:38 UTC+2

Ponakovs Eliminates Vieira With Pocket Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joao Vieira raised to 10,000 from early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs reraised to 30,000. Vieira made the call and two players went to the flop.

The flop came 9♠6♠9♦. Vieira checked and Ponakovs bet 27,000, which Vieira called. The turn was the Q♣ and Vieira checked again. Ponakovs put out a bet of 53,000 and Vieira called again.

The river was the J♦. Vieira checked for a third time and Ponakovs pushed all his chips in the middle, covering Vieira's stack.

Vieira used a time bank before making the call and showing A♠J♠ for two pair with a rivered pair of jacks. Ponakovs showed A♥A♦ for two pair with his pocket aces and scooped the pot. Vieira was eliminated from the event.

Meanwhile, Timothy Adams has reentered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	420,000 210,000	210,000
Timothy Adams	250,000 250,000	250,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Joao Vieira Timothy Adams

04-29-2023 20:25 UTC+2

Davies Picks Up Momentum

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Seth Davies opened to 16,000 from the small blind and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind. Davies check-called for 12,000 and 40,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to show: 7♥5♣3♠4♣8♣. Davies checked for a third time, and Bonomo checked as well.

Davies tabled his K♣Q♣ for the flush and Bonomo mucked. The latter seemed displeased with the runout as he was shaking his head as the dealer started the next hand.

Davies opened again, this time from the button to 9,000 before Daniel Dvoress three-bet to 27,000. Davies called.

Davies called for 15,000 on the A♥2♦3♣ flop and called a bet of 20,000 on the 4♣ turn. On the 7♣ river, Dvoress, with 63,000 behind, checked. Davies put his opponent all in and after using up a time bank, Dvoress folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	335,000 128,000	128,000
Justin Bonomo	155,000 -125,000	-125,000
Daniel Dvoress	63,000 -97,000	-97,000

Tags: Daniel Dvoress Justin Bonomo Seth Davies

04-29-2023 20:10 UTC+2

Watson Buys Back In

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After being stacked by Steve O'Dwyer just before the break, Mike Watson is the third player of the day to fire a second bullet into the €100,000 Super High Roller.

The tournament has seen 31 entries so far, with 24 of them remaining. For the players to bag and tag a stack for Day 2, they need to survive this and the following level of play as Day 1 closes upon the completion of Level 8.

Late registration is open until the start of Day 2 and players are allowed unlimited reentries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	250,000 250,000	250,000