Photos from the Tournament Floor
Well, and from some of the players actually playing the tournament right now.
2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague
€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague
Buy-in
€48,500
Prize Pool
€2,448,765
Entries
51
Level
25
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Adams Applying The Pressure
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We arrived at the table with the flop showing 
. Joao Vieira checked from the big blind as did Timothy Adams from under the gun. Joe Cheong was also in the hand, and he led out for 11,500 from the hijack. Both his opponents called and the three watched the 
come on the turn.
Vieira checked once more before Adams threw out 23,000. Only Cheong called as the 
completed the board.
Adams quickly reached for his chips and bet out 70,000 which forced a quick fold from Cheong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
285,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
159,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
O'Dwyer Puts Pressure on Schemion
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ole Schemion raised to 3,500 from the button and Steve O'Dwyer called out of the big blind to see the flop of 
. O'Dwyer check-raised from 4,800 to 15,000 and the EPT Player of the Year of the last season called. O'Dwyer then bet 28,500 on the 
turn to see yet another call by the German.
The on the river triggered a final barrel worth 60,000 by O'Dwyer into a pot of 92,000 and Schemion was seemingly confused. The German ended up mucking his cards.
O'Dwyer took down another pot shortly after when Dan Shak limped, Stephen Chidwick raised to 3,500 and O'Dwyer three-bet to 11,200. Only Chidwick called but quickly folded to a continuation bet of O'Dwyer on a flop of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
225,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Vogelsang Versus Delgado
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On a flop of 
, Christoph Vogelsang check-called a bet of 9,000 by Vicente Delgado out of the small blind and both players then checked the 
on the turn. Vogelsang checked the on the river to the Spaniard and Delgado took down the pot with a bet of 17,800 from the button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
252,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
240,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
The Champ Has Arrived
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Martin Jacobson has just taken his seat at today's high roller event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 |
Vogelsang Takes On Haxton
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On a flop of 
Isaac Haxton checked from the big blind. Christoph Vogelsang bet out 6,000 and was called.
The 
on the turn saw Haxton check call another bet of 14,000 before both players checked the on the river.
Haxton then turned over his 
for a pair of tens but it was no good against Vogelsang who rolled over his 
for a higher pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
263,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
Shak Shows the Ten
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Joining the action on a flop of 
, all players check and Dan Shak then check-calls a bet of 7,700 by Ole Schemion on the turn out of the small blind. Shak also checked the 
on the river and Schemion bet 25,000 only to snap-fold when Shak raised to 75,000. The American flashed the for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
208,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Kings Are Good!
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
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 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 turn. Again Roberts flatted in position.
The 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 
and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
368,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
200,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
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.
Level: 3
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200