Timothy Adams raised to 2,500 and picked up a button call before Tamas Adamzski three-bet to 14,500 from the big blind. Adams then four-bet to 47,500 and Adamzski called.
The flop came 6♦K♦6♣. Adamszki checked, Adams continued for 22,500 and Adamszki called. The turn was the 4♣. Adamszki checked again and Adams sized up to 43,500, which Adamszki called.
The river came the 9♦ and Adamszki checked again. Adams used two time bank cards before checking to showdown. Adamszki showed Q♠Q♥ for pocket queens and Adams showed A♥K♥ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
Action was picked up on the flop of 7♠J♠5♥ with around 90,000 in the pot. Timothy Adams opted to check from the small blind to Aleksejs Ponakovs who bet 22,000 after deploying a time bank.
Adams also used a time bank before putting in the check-raise to 68,000. Ponakovs elected to use another one of his time banks before making the call.
The Q♣ turn was knuckled around quickly, leading to the J♣ river. Adams led into Ponakovs for 134,500 to which Ponakovs made a quick fold, leaving Adams with a sizeable pot early on.
Action folded around to Sirzat Hissou in the small blind who called. Thomas Boivin checked his option in the big blind.
The 9♦2♥8♥ flop was checked around, as was the 5♥ turn. On the 9♠ river another round of knuckles ensued and Hissou tabled K♥3♠ for king high. Boivin mucked his hand and Hizzou claimed the blinds and ante.
Kayhan Mokri raised to 2,500 from late position and Juan Pardo three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind. Mokri then four-bet to 36,000 and Pardo called.
The flop came 2♥4♣8♣. Pardo checked and Mokri continued for 18,500, which Pardo called. Action slowed down on the turn, with both players checking when the 9♠ fell.
The river was the A♠. Pardo checked again and Mokri bet 55,500. Pardo used two time bank cards before mucking his hand and conceding an early pot to Mokri.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris, running at La Palais de Congres, steps up a level today with the €50,000 Super High Roller. The event is set to attract the elite of high stakes poker, who will do battle over the course of three days in search of a six-figure score and the coveted shard trophy.
The Super High Roller commences at 12:30 p.m. local time. For anyone who is looking to play, it's well worth registering as early as possible. Those who register before the tournament starts will be refunded 50 percent of the tournament fees.
For everyone else, PokerNews will be following the action carefully as some of the best in the world compete. Several esteemed players have already put their names down for the Paris SHR, including Joao Vieira, Alex Kulev, Byron Kaverman, and Prague's Super High Roller second place finisher Laszlo Bujitas.
Players will begin with starting stacks of 250,000 and the first blind level is 500/1,000/1,000, meaning stacks will be 250 big blinds deep. The structure is generous, with 60-minute blinds that rise in steady increments. The event is set to run over the course of three days and Day 1 will feature eight blind levels with a 20-minute break every two levels.
To keep the action moving, a shot clock will be implemented from the get-go. Players start with four time banks worth 30 seconds each and will be given an additional time bank card at every blind level.
Tamas Adamszki
Late registration for the Super High Roller remains open until the start of Day 2 and it's possible to take a single reentry.
Previous Super High Roller champions include Stephen Chidwick, Matthias Eibinger, Steve O'Dwyer, Timothy Adams - who has won it twice, Rodrigo Seiji, and Prague 2023 SHR winner Tamas Adamszki.
By the end of Day 3, a new champion will be crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters bring you updates of the action straight from the tournament floor.
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