€2,200 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2017 partypoker LIVE Million Germany
€2,200 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 partypoker LIVE Million Germany
Buy-in
€2,200
Entries
100
Level
28
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Anatoly Filatov Leads Final Six Into Extra Day in the €2,200 High Roller
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Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
The 2017 partypoker LIVE Million Germany €2,200 High Roller at King's Casino Rozvadov saw 48 players return to the tables out of a 65-player field to start Day 2. Registration remained open for another three levels of play, and during that period an additional 35 entrants and re-entries boosted the total attendance to 100 entries in total exactly meeting the guarantee.
The prize pool was to be shared among the top 10 spots and at 1"15 a.m. local time the remaining six hopefuls called it quits to bag up for the night and add an extra day to the schedule in order to determine the champion. Partypoker Ambassador Anatoly Filatov will be the man to beat when play resumes tomorrow, as the Russian had 2.6 million chips in front of him when the dust settled on Day 2. Right behind him is Serbia's Aleksandar Tomovic who bagged and tagged 2,475,000 while Boris Kotleba from Slovakia rounds out the top-3 with 2,060,000.
The remaining players still in contention for the title and the €60,000 first prize are Kacper Pyzara (1,360,000), Andre Haneberg (1,000,000) and Hoa Bui Chi (550,000).
Seat Assignments for Day 3 of the €2,200 High Roller
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | BBs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kacper Pyzara | Poland | 1,360,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | Aleksandar Tomovic | Serbia | 2,475,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 3 | Anatoly Filatov | Russian Federation | 2,600,000 | 52 |
| 1 | 4 | Andre Haneberg | Germany | 1,000,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 5 | Boris Kotleba | Slovakia | 2,060,000 | 41 |
| 1 | 6 | Hoa Bui Chi | Germany | 550,000 | 11 |
Among the early casualties after the re-entry period closed with the conclusion of level 10 was partypoker Ambassador Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who ran pocket queens into the aces of Jurgen Kracht. Not long after the former EPT Grand Final champion, Jan Bendik, was eliminated in the hands of Slovakian countryman Boris Kotleba when his pocket pair of treys did not improve against Kotleba's queens.
When the remaining 16 players were redrawn for the final two tables, the pace of play slowed down considerably, Former chip leader Norbert Berent had seen his stack slowly dwindling away, and he exited in 15h place after putting his short stack at risk with seven-eight against the king-queen of Andre Haneberg. A few minutes later Ognjen Sekularac hit the rail when he ran tens into aces before the eliminations abruptly came to an end for more than an hour of play.
When it finally picked up again, Czech Flowermann3 was sent packing in 13th, as was Jurgen Kracht in 12th. Despite an average stack of a mere 22 big blinds, the bubble play dragged on for more than an hour with multiple short stacks finding crucial doubles. In the end, it was Lukas Soucek to get the painful privilege of becoming bubble boy. Soucek got his last two big blinds and change in with ace-trey suited but didn't get there against the sevens of Filatov.
With the elimination of Germany's Advokat in 10th place, the remaining players were redrawn onto the unofficial final table of nine, and that got things rolling. Within 30 minutes Florian Bach had exited in ninth when his ace-queen couldn't connect against the queens of Tomovic, Polish player Prezes was sent packing when Tomovic shortly after rivered a straight and ultimately Josef Gulas was eliminated when Filatov's sixes held up all-in preflop against the queen-deuce of his opponent.
Payouts of the High Roller
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €60,000 | ||
| 2 | €36,000 | ||
| 3 | €24,000 | ||
| 4 | €18,000 | ||
| 5 | €15,000 | ||
| 6 | €12,000 | ||
| 7 | Josef Gulas | Czech Republic | €9,000 |
| 8 | Prezes | Poland | €7,000 |
| 9 | Florian Bach | Germany | €5,000 |
| 10 | Advokat | Germany | €4,000 |
After the elimination of Gulas in seventh place, the remaining players agreed to stop the clock with 1 minute and 34 seconds left in level 22 at blinds of 25,000/50,000 with a running ante of 5,000, and when they return the button will be in seat 1.
The exciting conclusion of the €2,200 High Roller will be getting underway tomorrow at midday, and the PokerNews live reporting team will naturally be on the floor to provide you with every bit of the action until a winner has been crowned. Furthermore, there will be coverage from the €1,000,000 guaranteed partypoker LIVE Million Germany Main Event Day 1f tomorrow from 2 p.m., so don't forget to tune in for another busy day of poker coverage.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000 | |
|
2,475,000 | 75,000 |
|
2,060,000 | 340,000 |
|
1,360,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | -350,000 |
|
550,000 |
Josef Gulas Eliminated in Seventh Place (€9,000)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Josef Gulas came in for a raise to 125,000, and only Kasper Pyzara made the call leaving around half a million chips behind. The flop came down 
, and Pyzara checked his option, Gulas continued for 100,000 and Pyzara moved all-in. Gulas made the call with 
and needed to improve to beat the 
of Pyzara.
The 
gave Gulas additional outs, but the 
was a blank and Pyzara scored the double while Gulas was left with a mere 150,000.
They were at risk the very next hand. 50,000 were already forced in the middle thanks to Gulas being the big blind, and the rest went in after Filatov opened the action with a raise to 100,000. Filatov called and turned over 
, and Gulas' 
did not get there when the board ran out 
.
That concludes the play for today. Chip counts and an end-of-day recap will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
1,360,000 | 770,000 |
|
Busted |
Prezes Eliminated in Eighth Place (€7,000)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Polish player Prezes was down to the very last fumes of his stack and got remaining two big blinds in holding 
against the 
of Aleksandar Tomovic in the big blind.
The was safe for Prezes, so was the 
turn, but the 
river completed the straight for Tomovic, and the Serbian scored the knock-out.
One more elimination is due before play will conclude on the night. The remaining seven players are all guaranteed a payday of at least €9,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Florian Bach Eliminated in Ninth Place (€5,000)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Florian Bach was the first player eliminated at the nine-max final table.
Aleksandar Tomovic opened for 140,000 before Bach three-bet his remaining stack of 450,000. Tomovic quickly called with 
and was well ahead of Bach who held .
Tomovic remained ahead throughout the hand as the board ran out 
, while Bach hit the rails and collected the ninth place prize of €5,000.
The remaining eight players are guaranteed a payout of at least €7,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |
Gulas Gets the Early Double
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Josef Gulas is off to a strong start on the unofficial final table. The Czech got his last 250,000 all-in preflop holding 
against the 
of Andre Haneberg, and a on the flop secured the double. Gulas has since added another 200,000 chips or so and are now back in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000 | -550,000 |
|
|
900,000 | 500,000 |
Another Day in High Roller Paradise
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
This €2,200 High Roller was originally scheduled as a two-day event, but with play having lasted for more than 12 hours already and nine players still in contention, the players have agreed to play down to the final six and stop for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | -1,200,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | 875,000 |
|
|
1,720,000 | 370,000 |
|
|
590,000 | -485,000 |
|
|
550,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
505,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
175,000 | -235,000 |
The Unofficial Final Table of Nine
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kacper Pyzara | Poland | 590,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Gulas | Czech Republic | 400,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Aleksandar Tomovic | Serbia | 1,900,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Florian Bach | Germany | 505,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Anatoly Filatov | Russian Federation | 2,400,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Prezes | Poland | 175,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Andre Haneberg | Germany | 1,800,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Boris Kotleba | Slovakia | 1,720,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Hoa Bui Chi | Germany | 550,000 |
Advokat Eliminated in 10th Place (€4,000)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
With the bubble bursting a lot of short stacks were on the move, and the first one to crash and burn was German player Advokat. Advokat moved all-in for his last 400,000 with , and Anatoly Filatov wasted no time making the call holding .
The 
spelled bad news for Advokat, and by the 
turn he was drawing dead. The river made no difference whatsoever, and Advokat was sent packing while the stack of Filatov grew even stronger.
The tournament clock has now been stopped as the remaining nine players are redrawn to the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
Busted |