At 2 p.m. local time, the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria €2,200 High Roller will kick off at the Montesino Casino located in Vienna.
Players start off with 100,000 chips with blind levels going up every 30 minutes. This is a one-day tournament so the winner will be crowned at the end of the day.
Late registration will remain open until Level 9 is in the books. Players are also able to re-enter an unlimited amount of times during the late registration period.
High Roller Level Structure
Level
Clock
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
30
500
1,000
1,000
2
30
600
1,200
1,200
3
30
800
1,600
1,600
4
30
1,000
2,000
2,000
5
30
1,200
2,400
2,400
6
30
1,500
3,000
3,000
7
30
2,000
4,000
4,000
8
30
2,500
5,000
5,000
9
30
3,000
6,000
6,000
10
30
4,000
8,000
8,000
11
30
5,000
10,000
10,000
12
30
6,000
12,000
12,000
13
30
8,000
16,000
16,000
14
30
10,000
20,000
20,000
15
30
12,000
25,000
25,000
16
30
15,000
30,000
30,000
17
30
20,000
40,000
40,000
18
30
25,000
50,000
50,000
19
30
30,000
60,000
60,000
20
30
40,000
80,000
80,000
21
30
50,000
100,000
100,000
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Some more players have taken their seat and one of those new players is Dietrich Fast.
On the table, we could see on the board. The player in the big blind opened to 4,200 and Fast, in the under-the-gun position, took a bit of time to think. In the end, he opted to raise to 16,000. His opponent had a quick look but then decided to fold. The dealer collected the cards and pushed the pot towards Fast.
Julian Thomas limped in too after the player in the hijack did. The player on the small blind completed and the big blind checked.
The flop came and they all checked. The turn brought them the completing the flush draw, the player in the small blind opened to 3,000. The big blind called. The player in the hijack folded but Thomas decided to raise to 13,000. Both blinds called.
The on the river completed the board. The player in the small blind check-folded to the 25,000 bet of the player in the big blind. Thomas snap called the bet though. The player in the big blind showed for top pair but Thomas had him beat with for the turned flush.
The two partypoker team pros, Natalia Breviglieri and Jan-Peter Jachtmann, have been seated at the same table so we will be keeping a close eye on that table.
Breviglieri got her first hand dealt when she sat down in the big blind. The player on the button limped in, the small blind folded but Breviglieri raised to 3,700. The player on the button called.
They both checked through the on the flop. The turn brought them both the . Breviglieri bet 26,000 which her opponent called after some hesitation.
The river completed the board with the , Breviglieri shoved all-in. Her opponent took some time to think, looked at his cards again and then decided to fold. All the chips were pushed her way and she started stacking a healthy amount of chips.