2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€771,360
Event Info
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€2,448,765
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Do You Got the Time?

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The screens displaying the tournament clock aren't working at the moment. According to tournament director Thomas Lamasch it's a small technical problem that will be fixed in 10 minutes. In the meantime, the clocks are running but they're just not showing.

Straight Flush for Newey

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Paul Newey
Paul Newey

In one of the very last hands of the previous level, Leonid Markin bet 7,500 on the {K-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {7-Clubs} flop and Paul Newey called before the {4-Clubs} fell on the turn. Markin fired 15,000 and Newey called to see the {3-Clubs} on the river. Now Markin checked and called a bet of 19,000 by Newey to get shown {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs} for a straight flush!

Player Chips Progress
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
217,000
47,000
47,000
Leonid Markin ru
Leonid Markin
205,000
205,000
205,000

Tags: Leonid MarkinPaul Newey

Huge Pot Between Raskin and McDonald before the Break

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

In the very last hand of level two, Micah Raskin and Mike McDonald got involved in a big pot that lasted five minutes into the break. Dmitry Gromov raised to 2,600 and Micah Raskin three-bet 6,500 on the button. McDonald cold four-bet to 20,000 and only Raskin called that to see the {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} flop.

McDonald bet 18,000 and Raskin raised to 45,000, which prompted a call by the Canadian. After the {2-Clubs} on the turn, McDonald check-called a bet of 50,000 and Raskin then bet massive 100,000 after the {3-Clubs} river. McDonald gave it a lot of thought before releasing his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
370,000
120,000
120,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
110,000
-123,100
-123,100
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry GromovMicah RaskinMike McDonald

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Break

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

20 minutes break for the players in the Super High Roller. The first of three breaks total today; there will be another 20-minute break after level 4 and a 30-minute break (where the 100-valued chips are raced off) after level 6.

Kings Are Good!

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Brian Roberts
Brian Roberts

Brian Roberts opened to 3,000 from the hijack and next door neighbor Jean-Noel Thorel made the call. Olivier Busquet in the small blind squeezed out a bet of 12,000 and both Roberts and Thorel called.

Busquet bet out 16,000 on {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Roberts made the call, Thorel folded. Busquet followed up on his pre and post flop aggression with a bet of 45,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn. Again Roberts flatted in position.

The {Q-Clubs} fell on the river and Busquet checked, looking at a fixed point in the room without moving his head much for quite some time. Roberts thought about it for a bit before checking behind. Now unfrozen Busquet announced "Queen!" while rolling over the queen-jack. Roberts showed his {K-Diamonds}{K-} and took it down.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
368,000
118,000
118,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
200,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Brian RobertsJean-Noel ThorelOlivier Busquet

Shak Shows the Ten

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Joining the action on a flop of {4-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {10-Spades}, all players check and Dan Shak then check-calls a bet of 7,700 by Ole Schemion on the {10-Hearts} turn out of the small blind. Shak also checked the {2-Spades} on the river and Schemion bet 25,000 only to snap-fold when Shak raised to 75,000. The American flashed the {10-Clubs} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
280,000
30,000
30,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
208,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Dan ShakOle Schemion

Vogelsang Takes On Haxton

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a flop of {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Clubs} Isaac Haxton checked from the big blind. Christoph Vogelsang bet out 6,000 and was called.

The {9-Hearts} on the turn saw Haxton check call another bet of 14,000 before both players checked the {3-Diamonds} on the river.

Haxton then turned over his {10-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for a pair of tens but it was no good against Vogelsang who rolled over his {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for a higher pair.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
275,000
23,000
23,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
263,000
13,000
13,000
PokerStars

Tags: Christoph VogelsangIsaac Haxton

Vogelsang Versus Delgado

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a flop of {2-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {2-Hearts}, Christoph Vogelsang check-called a bet of 9,000 by Vicente Delgado out of the small blind and both players then checked the {4-Hearts} on the turn. Vogelsang checked the {J-Diamonds} on the river to the Spaniard and Delgado took down the pot with a bet of 17,800 from the button.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
252,000
2,000
2,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
240,000
-10,000
-10,000
PokerStars

Tags: Christoph VogelsangVicente Delgado