The PAPC €25,000 High Roller Set to Make Estonian History
History is upon us with the inaugurual Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge (PAPC) fully underway at the Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park. The event is sponsored by Antonius' new poker social media application First Land of Poker (FLOP), which will be launched during the festival.
The festival features 52 action-packed events with the schedule designed by famous Tournament Director Teresa Nousiainen. Some of the biggest names in the world of poker, including of course the festival's ambassador Patrik Antonius, are confirmed to attend.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to report on three of the marquee events on the schedule starting with the one-day PAPC €25,000 High Roller starting today at 1 p.m. EEST. Other events PokerNews will be covering include the PAPC €1,500 Main Event on April 4-7 and the PAPC €10,200 Championship Event on April 6-7.
Many big names are already in attendance at the PAPC including of course the festival's ambassador Patrik Antonius. Others in attendance that are expected to play in the Highroller include Pauli Ayras, Robert Mizrachi, Joris Ruijs, and Teun Mulder.
The High Roller makes history in itself as it will be the biggest buy-in event every to hit the Estonian capital with the €25,000 buy-in easily eclipsing the previous record of €10,300 of the EPT Tallinn High Roller in 2010.
Players start off the action in today's big event with 50,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 30 minutes. The action will be eight-handed and players can reenter before the late registration period closes after the seventh blind level of the day.
The tournament will also feature a big blind ante along with an advanced dynamic shot clock, a new concept introduced by Antonius which shortens the clock before the flop and allows more time for post-flop decisions.
The High Roller is one of seven events to kick off today. Other big events include the €250 Duplicate to the High Roller at 1 p.m., the two-day PAPC €330 Championship at 5 p.m., and the €1,100 Pot Limit Omaha 4 & 5 Turbo, Button Round of Each at 9 p.m.
Stay tuned as The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a champion is crowned.
The PAPC €25,000 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 15 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 16 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 17 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 19 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 20 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
. Antonius, first to act, checked and Ayras bet 12,000, which the Finn called out of position.
river, Antonius checked and Ayras moved all in for his remaining 26,900. With just twenty seconds to act, Antonius was soon forced to dip into his time extensions and burned through two of them before calling off the bet.
for trip eights, Antonius was forced to show 
for the decimation of his stack right off the bat.
came on the flop and got calls from all three of his opponents. 
came on the turn and Antonius jammed his remaining stack of 3,600. Adams called and the other two opponents folded.
. "I have ten-high."
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came on the river to win the hand. After the hand, Antonius shared that he was going to take a quick break and reenter.
board. Mizrachi, from the small blind, bet 21,400 and left himself with about 30,000 behind.
to improve the inferior starting hand.
on the turn nor the 
on the river were able to get him back into the hand.
. Although Antonius got it in good once again, his opponent took the advantage in the hand after he paired the 
flop. 
came on the turn opening up a possibility if a ten came on the river. However, the 
