Cedric Schwaederle opened to 3,000 from under the gun before Motoyoshi Okamura jammed all in from the cutoff.
Schwaederle asked for a count and it turned out to concern 25,500 chips. Schwaederle only had 500 chips more and tanked down to the final few seconds.
Finally, he folded his cards, letting both players live for at least one more hand.
Carl Shaw opened his button with a raise to 3,000. PokerStars Ambassdor Ramon Colillas was in the small blind and made it 9,000 to go.
Shaw thought about it for a while but eventually let this one go. He is now sitting on a stack of just over 20 big blinds and is on guard to not join the early Day 2 eliminations.
A total of 211 entries joined the action to create a massive prizepool of €5,066,110 with the winner taking home €1,070,260. A full list of prizes is shown below.
| Place | Prize (EUR) | Place | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,070,260 | 10-11 | €115,950 |
| 2 | €668,850 | 12-13 | €100,800 |
| 3 | €477,750 | 14-15 | €87,650 |
| 4 | €367,500 | 16-17 | €76,200 |
| 5 | €282,700 | 18-20 | €66,250 |
| 6 | €220,800 | 21-23 | €57,600 |
| 7 | €184,000 | 24-27 | €50,150 |
| 8 | €153,350 | 28-31 | €43,550 |
| 9 | €133,350 |
There were 28,000 chips already in the middle in a pot between Florian Guimond and Manig Loeser. Guimond was in middle position and check-called a 7,500 bet from hijack Loeser on K♠3♠9♣7♥.
The river came the Q♠ and Guimond checked again. Loeser announced ''all-in'', covering Guimond's 17,000 remaining chips multiple times over. Guimond followed with a snap call and both players tabled their hands.
Guimond showed the K♣Q♣ for a rivered two pair, while Loeser was playing Kx9x for a lesser flopped two pair. A nice river for Guimond, who rakes in a very welcome double-up.
Conor Beresford busted his first bullet on Day 1, but rejoined at the start of Day 2. He and Nikita Kuznetcov were battling over a 22,000 pot on a flop that read Q♦7♦8♦. Beresford fired out a bet of 4,000 from the button after a check from Kuznetcov. Kutznetcov made the call and a fourth diamond hit the turn in the shape of the 4♦.
Both players now checked and a 6♣ river was dealt. Kuznetcov checked once more, but Beresford fired in 22,500, leaving himself only 1,500 chips behind. Kutznetcov spent two time bank extensions before ultimately putting in the chips.
Beresford showed 10♣10♦ for the fourth-best flush and it had beaten Kuznetcov's holding, as his cards quickly joined the muck.
There has been a fury of bustouts in the opening few minutes of Day 2 with some of the top name players hitting the rail early.
Luis Faria reentered at the start of today and was involved in a pot with Luke Schwartz. The players had gathered 10,500 in the middle when the flop spelled out 6♣7♠3♥. Both players checked before Faria bet 8,000 from the big blind on the 8♣ turn.
The river then fell the 2♠ and Faria fired another 21,000 into the pot. Schwartz , who was on the button, did not want to put half his stack in and quickly mucked his hand.
In a heads-up pot with 14,500 in the middle on a flop showing Q♥7♠2♦, Patrick Bruel led out from the hijack for 6,000 and Nacho Barbero made the call on the button.
The 2♣ hit the turn and Bruel kept up the aggression with a bet of 16,000, which Barbero called. On the J♠ river Bruel slowed down with a check to Barbero, who took his time, before betting 47,000. Bruel contemplated his options, but eventually let his cards go and the pot was sent to Barbero.
28 players have bought in at start of Day 2, creating a total field of 212 entries. The prize pool stands at over €5,000,000 and the payout structure will be posted on PokerNews once it has been confirmed.
With all late registrations taken care of, Day 2 of the €25,000 EPT High Roller has now begun. Just like Day 1, ten levels are set to be played.
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