The action was caught on the turn, with Mike Watson and Seth Davies heads-up.
There was around 120,000 in the pot with the A♣10♦5♥A♦ board on show. Watson bet 52,000 from the big blind and Davies called from the button. The K♠ river checked through to showdown and Watson had the winner with his A♠9♠.
A few moments later, Sam Greenwood received a small rebate after doubling up Nick Petrangelo. The latter opened from under the gun to 17,000 and Greenwood moved all in for 92,000 on his direct left. Action folded back to Petrangelo who asked for a count before folding.
A couple of hands after doubling up, Petrangelo raised to 12,000 from the button and Sam Greenwood shoved all in, putting Petrangelo at risk again. He called and the players flipped their cards.
Nick Petrangelo: A♠9♠
Samuel Greenwood: 9♣9♦
Greenwood had pocket nines and was ahead. The board ran out A♥6♠A♥8♣J♦ to give Petrangelo trip aces and he doubled up once again.
Nick Petrangelo open-raised to 12,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Justin Bonomo, who reraised to 33,000 from the button. Petrangelo announced that he was all in and Bonomo called. Players flipped their cards, with Petrangelo at risk of elimination.
Nick Petrangelo: 9♠9♣
Justin Bonomo: J♦J♥
Petrangelo had pocket nines and Bonomo was well ahead with pocket jacks. The board ran out 9♥A♣7♥A♠4♦, which gave Petrangelo a set of nines. He doubled up on the first hand of the day.
Day 2 of the €100,000 Super High Roller, running as part of the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®, commences today at 12:30 p.m. local time. The event is taking place at the Sporting Monte-Carlo, a stunning venue set on the beautiful Mediterranean coast.
There were a total of 32 entries on Day 1 and, of those, 21 made it through. A couple more players have since registered and late registration remains open until the start of Day 2. Once Day 2 kicks off, prize pools and payouts will be formalized and announced.
Kayhan Mokri of Norway is the current chip leader with 976,000 chips. Stephen Chidwick of the UK is in second with 835,000 and Turkey’s Orpen Kisacikoglu finished Day 1 in third place with 831,000.
The reigning and defending EPT Monte-Carlo Super High Roller champion is also still in the mix. Adrian Mateos bested 42 entries last year to earn the top prize of €3,104,640. He currently sits in fifth place with 467,000 chips.
Adrian Mateos
Day 2 action resumes on Level 9 and blinds will be on 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Levels run for 60-minutes with a 20-minute break every two levels. The duration of the day is yet to be determined, so stay tuned and PokerNews will keep you in the know.
Approximately 15 percent of the field will be paid, meaning the money will be weighted towards the final table. The final table will be live-streamed on PokerStars YouTube and Twitch.
PokerNews will be covering the event from start to finish, bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor.
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