€1,100 High Roller
Day 1c Started
2019 PokerNews Cup Casino Finix
€1,100 High Roller
Day: 1c
The Last Flight of the 2019 PokerNews Cup High Roller Ready to Begin
Day 1c of the 2019 PokerNews Cup €1,100 High Roller is getting close as the scheduled time for today is 5 p.m. So far 49 entries have registered the event in Finix Casino during the first two starting flights and 20 of them managed to advance to Day 2.
Each player has up to two re-entries per flight and Day 1c is the final chance for players to play deep-stack poker and work their way into Day 2. Those who want to gamble it a little bit more, can enter during the first levels of Day 2, when registration will remain open.
Players receive 100,000 chips and they start with a small blind of 100, a big blind of 200 and a 200 big blind ante.
Ivan Ivanov from Day 1a (631,500) and Marcel Galustov from Day 1b (614,500) are the two biggest stacks of the field. Day 1c will show if a new chipleader will emerge and it will be a matter of 10 levels of 45 minutes each.
Below you can find the structure for today.
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 3 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 4 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 5 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 6 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 7 | 700 | 1400 | 1400 |
| 8 | 800 | 1600 | 1600 |
| 9 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| 10 | 1500 | 3000 | 3000 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for action across Flight 1C throughout today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Last Satellite for the High Roller
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
The last satellite for the High Roller just finished its registration period and 11 players are left battling for two tickets.
The field consisted of 16 players and five re-entries and the high roller's field will grow by two when this event ends.
Names Around the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Two Big Folds in the Same Hand
Level 2
: 200/400, 400 ante
There is a flurry of action from the beginning and we just witnessed a big hand in Table 1. Preflop there was a limp from the utg player, Michail Trizlintsev raised to 1,200 from the hijack, Apostolis Karathanasis called from the cut-off and Georgios Efthimiadis three-bet to 4,100.
The limper was the only one who folded and the flop came 
. Trizlintsev and Karathanasis checked, Efthimiadis bet 8,000, Trizlintsev called and Karathanasis opted to raise to 26,500.
Efthimiadis announced all in for 77,000 and Trizlintsev folded easier than Karathanasis who thought about it for a couple of minutes, before throwing his tens in the table. Efthimiadis opened kings and Trizlintsev said that he mucked queens!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | 120,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
More Names
Level 2
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
The EPT Champ is Here!
Level 2
: 200/400, 400 ante
Sotirios Koutoupas is by far the most successful Greek player, at least regarding European Poker Tour. He is the only player from Greece who has won an EPT title, and it was in 2014 EPT Deauville Main Event for €614,000.
Besides that, he has a second place from 2012 EPT Prague Main Event for €510,000.
Now, he is here for the 2019 PokerNews Cup High Roller and he should be one of the most feared players in the field.
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600