2023 PokerStars EPT Prague

€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j3
Prize
€394,670
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,115,730
Total Entries
23
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
20
Players Left
11
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€50,000 EPT Super High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Kayhan Mokri Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1 of the €50,000 Super High Roller

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kayhan Mokri
Kayhan Mokri

There’s something about Super High Rollers on the PokerStars European Poker Tour that brings out the best in Kayhan Mokri.

Earlier this year, Mokri won the €100,000 Super High Roller at EPT Barcelona as he solidified his status as one of the best high rollers in the game. The Norwegian pro has now made his presence felt here at EPT Prague, ending Day 1 of the €50,000 Super High Roller as the chip leader over the remaining 11 players.

Mokri busted Laszlo Bujtas with top pair when Bujtas missed straight and flush draws on the river, on his way to bagging up 813,000 as he seeks another prestigious EPT title.

EPT champion Steve O’Dwyer, who won this event in 2015, is in second place. O’Dwyer was the first player eliminated on the day when he ran trip aces into Jules Dickerson’s full house but managed to build his stack up to 691,000 on his second bullet, including taking down a big pot against Mokri when he shoved for 240,000 on the river.

Day 1 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Kayhan MokriNorway813,000136
2Steve O'DwyerIreland691,000115
3Juan PardoSpain685,000114
4Tamas AdamszkiHungary564,00094
5Jules DickersonUnited Kingdom521,00087
6Laszlo BujtasHungary439,00073
7Gregoire AuzouxFrance425,00071
8Vladimir TroyanovskiyRussia291,00049
9Dimitar DanchevBulgaria280,00047
10Teun MulderNetherlands195,00033
11Yuto SuzukiJapan89,00015

Juan Pardo (685,000), Tamas Adamszki (564,000), and Dickerson (521,000) round out the top five. Adamszki, like O’Dwyer, was one of the first players to bust. His second bullet, though, went much better as he made trip sevens to bust the luckless Bujtas, then filled up to crack Ognyan Dimov’s pocket kings in a more than 600,000-chip pot.

Tamas Adamszki
Tamas Adamszki

Bujtas required three bullets to make it through the day with 439,000. Others returning for Day 2 include Vladimir Troyanovskiy (291,000), EPT champion Dimitar Danchev (280,000), and Teun Mulder (195,000), who won a €25,000 event here in Prague earlier this week.

Some of the notable players who couldn't find a bag include Niklas Astedt and Tsugunari Toma. Indeed, two bullets weren’t enough for Astedt, the Swedish online legend, to survive Day 1, while Toma, Japan’s all-time money winner, also busted during the day.

Day 2 resumes tomorrow, on Monday December 11, at 12:30 p.m. local time. The action picks up on Level 9 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Late registration is open until the start of Day 2, so there is still time for more players to jump in and add to the 20 total entries so far.

PokerNews will be back tomorrow inside the Hilton Prague as this star-studded field returns to battle for the prestigious title.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevGregoire AuzouxJuan PardoJules DickersonKayhan MokriLaszlo BujtasNiklas AstedtOgnyan DimovSteve O'DwyerTamas AdamszkiTeun MulderTsugunari TomaVladimir TroyanovskiyYuto Suzuki

End-of-Day Chip Counts

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mokri Takes One Last Hand

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 12,000 under the gun, Teun Mulder three-bet to 45,000 in the small blind, and Mokri called.

The flop came 99A and Mulder bet 25,000. Mokri called.

The 10 fell on the turn and Mulder checked. Mokri then bet 42,000 and Mulder folded.

Tags: Kayhan MokriTeun Mulder

Troyanovskiy wins a Small One

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jules Dickerson opened for 11,000 and found two callers in Vladimir Troyanovskiy and Gregoire Auzoux.

The flop of 672 saw all players check and also all players checked the turn of 5.

The river came 5 and Troyanovskiy led out for 25,000, eventually after taking his time Dickerson made the fold.

Tags: Gregoire AuzouxJules DickersonVladimir Troyanovskiy

Pardo Gets Paid by Mokri

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 10J84, Juan Pardo bet 40,000 from the big blind and Kayhan Mokri called on the button.

The river was the 10 and Pardo used a time bank before betting 70,000. Mokri also tanked for a moment before calling.

Pardo then showed AJ for two pair and Mokri mucked.

Tags: Juan PardoKayhan Mokri

O'Dwyer Stepping Things Up

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 11,000 and Steve O'Dwyer found the call.

The flop came 57K and Pardo continued with a bet of 9,000 and again got the call from O'Dwyer.

The turn brought the A and O'Dwyer checked the action to his opponent who this time went big with a bet of 66,000.

O'Dwyer made the call and the river brought the K.

The action was then checked by both players and O'Dwyer tabled KQ to take down a nice pot with only 15 mins left of the session.

Tags: Juan PardoStephen O'Dwyer

Auzoux Forced to Let Go of a Set

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Laszlo Bujtas raised to 11,000 under the gun, then called when Gregoire Auzoux three-bet to 41,000 in the big blind.

The flop came 826 and Auzoux continued for 31,000. Bujtas called and both players checked the K turn.

The river was the 3 and Auzoux checked again. Bujtas then bet 105,000.

Auzoux flashed him a smile. "There's five spades, no," he said.

"Between five and seven," Jules Dickerson joked. Auzoux then folded, claiming he made a set of kings on the turn.

Tags: Gregoire AuzouxLaszlo Bujtas

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