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

Helppi on the Rise

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Joining the action on the {Q-Clubs} {K-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {4-Spades} turn, Juha Helppi bet 11,000 and called the raise to 55,000 by Leon Tsoukernik. On the {Q-Diamonds} river, Helppi checked and snap-called the 66,000-bet of Tsoukernik. The owner of the King's Casino turned over {3-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} and that was only second best to the {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts} of the Finn.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
630,000
200,000
200,000
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
220,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Juha HelppiLeon Tsoukernik

Peters busts to Jacobson

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
David Peters - Busted
David Peters - Busted

In a battle of the blinds, Martin Jacobson raised to 9,000 out of the small blind and was called by David Peters from one seat over. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion continued for 12,000 on the {Q-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} flop and Peters called before doing so again for 26,000 on the {6-Hearts} turn.

Peters had about 90,000 chips left and got those in once the {7-Diamonds} completed the board and Jacobson looked him up with {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}. Peters only had {10-Spades} {6-Spades} for trips sixes and was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
275,300
165,300
165,300
David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: David PetersMartin Jacobson

Kanit Gets Paid

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 7,500 from the button before Mustapha Kanit bumped it up to 21,600 from the small blind. Timothy Adams was on the big blind and thought about his decision before finally making the call. That was enough to see Chidwick fold his hand as the two other players watched the flop come down {9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Kanit led out for 27,300 and was called before the {10-Spades} landed on the turn. Kanit tanked over his decision a little longer this time around before committing 58,000 in chips. Adams came along as the {8-Hearts} completed the board.

Kanit then reached for his 100k-chip and tossed it into the middle as his final bet. Adams this time went into the tank before finally calling over a minute later. Kanit then tabled his {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for top pair which was enough to take down the pot as Adams mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
415,000
165,000
165,000
Winamax
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
284,000
-196,000
-196,000

Tags: Mustapha KanitStephen ChidwickTimothy Adams

"Good Value Bet"

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

On the {5-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} turn, Jason Mercier bet 19,000 and called the raise of Leonid Markin to 46,000 before checking the {9-Spades} river. Markin grabbed some chips and then made it 75,000 to go. Mercier folded and was then shown the {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} by the Russian.

"Good value bet," a rather annoyed Mercier said towards the other side of the table.

Player Chips Progress
Leonid Markin ru
Leonid Markin
355,000
199,000
199,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
175,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Jason MercierLeonid Markin

"Ninety Eight"

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ivan Soshnikov
Ivan Soshnikov

Martin Jacobson opened for 7,600 under the gun and Ivan Soshnikov, who won the €10,000 High Roller here last year for €382,050, called on the button.

Jacobson bet out 6,300 on the {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop and Soshnikov called. The {J-Diamonds} on the turn made Jacobson check, and then call the 17,000 bet his Russian opponent made.

The river came the {5-Diamonds} and Jacobson checked. This is where things got a little interesting as Soshnikov said "Ninety eight" before tossing in two red 25,000 chips.

Immediately some confusion amongst the players and the dealer arose, and the look on Soshnikov's face made clear he knew he just did something wrong. He said 98 but he put in 50,000. Did the Russian player mean 9,800 and used too many and too big chips for it? Or did he mean 98,000 and didn't put in enough chips? Or did he mean a totally different number and just said it wrong?

The dealer called over a floor and the situation was explained. The floor ruled that the intention must had been to bet 98,000 and so Soshnikov was forced to change the two red 25,000 chips for a single green 100,000 chip.

Jacobson wasn't convinced yet, and Isaac Haxton, Andrew Chen and Tobias Reinkemeier questioned the ruling as well. The tournament director came over and confirmed the ruling her colleague made, stating the PokerStars rules were clear on the subject.

Chen argued a similar situation happened during the EPT London High Roller where the player was forced to bet the smallest amount possible, instead of the highest possible meaning. That player had said "Three" before throwing in a 5,000 chip, but was forced to make it 300 instead of 3,000.

The decision to make it 98,000 stood though, and Jacobson said it felt like an angle before folding. "I would have called 9,800" he stated. Soshnikov raked in the chips and when asked, said he wanted to make it 48,000 and not 9,800 or 98,000. "I need to work on my English" he said with a blush on his face.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Soshnikov ru
Ivan Soshnikov
480,000
40,000
40,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
244,000
-31,300
-31,300

Tags: Andrew ChenIsaac HaxtonIvan SoshnikovMartin JacobsonTobias Reinkemeier

Busquet takes from Thorel

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Joining the action on a the three-way turn of {A-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {9-Spades}, Olivier Busquet bet 30,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel called whereas the third player in the hand folded. The {5-Hearts} river got checked through and Busquet announced an ace before turning over {A-Clubs} {8-Spades}. Thorel was beaten and still flipped over {Q-Spades} {9-Hearts} for a turned pair of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
460,000
260,000
260,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
160,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelOlivier Busquet

Break

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

One more level in the books, one last break for the players. The schedule mentioned it being a 30-minute break, but it's a 20 minute break just like the last two times. The 100 chips do leave the tournament and will never be seen again. 39 players from 41 unique entries remain. Three players re-entered so far: Christoph Vogelsang, Joseph Cheong and David Peters.

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500