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

Gromov Busts to Kabrhel

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Dmitry Gromov
Dmitry Gromov

Dmitry Gromov was all in for his last 50,000 from under the gun and got called by Martin Kabrhel in the big blind. It was a classic coin flip with {A-} {K-} for the Czech and the pocket tens for the Russian. An ace appeared on the board and Kabrhel is up to almost half a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
490,000 220,000
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
Busted

Tags: Dmitry GromovMartin Kabrhel

Pihela Busts

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ivan Soshnikov opened to 10,000 from under the gun before being met with a raise to 27,000 from Tobias Reinkemeier to his left. Andrew Chen then moved all in for around 150,000 from the button and was met another all in for around 100,000 from Igor Pihela in the big blind after the small blind folded. Both Soshnikov and Reinkemeier folded folded their hands before cards were revealed.

Pihela: {K-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Chen: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Pihela chose a bad time to shove and was not rewarded when the board ran out {10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
305,000 43,000
Igor Pihela ee
Igor Pihela
Busted

Tags: Andrew ChenIgor PihelaIvan SoshnikovTobias Reinkemeier

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brian Roberts us
Brian Roberts
800,000 134,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
615,000 -155,000
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
495,000 215,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
450,000 110,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
350,000 50,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
298,000 -227,000
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
280,000 -3,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
280,000 18,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
280,000 -100,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
260,000 10,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
245,000 245,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
230,000 -100,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
229,000 -216,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
220,000 -30,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
193,000 -52,000
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
165,000 55,000
David Peters us
David Peters
127,000 127,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
55,000 -120,000

Haxton Eliminated

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Isaac Haxton Eliminated
Isaac Haxton Eliminated

The action started with Isaac Haxton raising to 11,500 from the hijack. Ivan Soshnikov then bumped it up to 28,000 from the cut off as the action folded back around to Haxton. He went into the tank for several minutes before four-betting to 73,000. This forced Soshnikov into his own tank chamber where he stayed for several minutes before announcing all in for around 450,000 in chips. Haxton made the quick call with less chips and the cards were tabled.

Haxton: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Soshnikov: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Soshnikov was behind but would improve as the board ran out {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} to give him the better pair and the winning hand.

Just as the hand completed, a tournament director from the Eureka Main Event came over to the table and informed Soshnikov that he had just been eliminated from the other event in 144th place and that he could collect his prize money whenever he was ready.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Soshnikov ru
Ivan Soshnikov
750,000 270,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted

Tags: Isaac HaxtonIvan Soshnikov

Mike Leah's Amazing 2014 Could be Capped Off with a POY Win

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Canadian pro Mike Leah became a WSOP bracelet winner in 2014, he finished second in the Hard Rock Poker Open for over a million dollars and as of right now drawing live for the Player of the Year honours. We caught up with him on the last break of the day in the Super High Roller.

Tags: Mike Leah

Newey Triples Up

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Paul Newey raised to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the cutoff-seat as well as Leonig Markin in the big blind. On the {K-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {7-Clubs} flop, Newey moved all in for 58,500 and was called by both Thorel and Markin. The {10-Hearts} on the turn was checked to the Frenchman and he moved all in for more than 300,000 chips, having had the Russian covered. Markin eventually mucked his cards and the following showdown took place:

Newey: {A-Spades} {K-Spades}
Thorel: {K-Diamonds} {10-Spades}

The Brit got it in ahead but was then behind on the turn, thus only an ace would save him from purchasing a second bullet. Sure enough the {A-Hearts} showed up on the river and Newey tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
320,000 -80,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
210,000 -7,000
Leonid Markin ru
Leonid Markin
130,000 -225,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelLeonid MarkinPaul Newey

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500