Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 1 Started
Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 1 Started
It's time for the first No-Limit Hold'em event of the Super High Roller Bowl Europe as Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em kicks off at 2 p.m. local time in the Merit Royal Hotel, Casino & Spa in Cyprus.
As the final table of Event #1 plays down to a winner on the PokerGO stream, many other familiar poker names and faces will be taking their seats in this event. Players like Daniel Cates, Timothy Adams, Wiktor Malinowski, Artur Martirosian, Claas Segebrecht, Sergio Aido, Johan Guilbert, and Job Greben have been spotted already.
But some of the players who entered the Short Deck yesterday will be joining today's field too. Cary Katz, Seth Davies, Ali Imsirovic, Danny Tang, and Wai Kiat Lee are expected to at least fire one bullet.
The players will get 125,000 in chips and play 40-minute levels throughout. Late registration is possible until the end of the break after Level 6 and players can reenter an unlimited number of times if things go wrong. Play will continue until 1 a.m. local time or until the official final table of six has been reached.
PokerNews will be here from start to end so make sure to keep following the updates. You can watch the action live on the PokerGO live stream, which can be viewed completely free.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The tournament has just kicked off with 27 players in the field.
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125,000 | |
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The flop read ![]()
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with 7,500 in the middle.
Michael Addamo and Seth Davies checked but Pascal Lefrancois opted to bet 2,000. Addamo made the call but Davies raised it up to 9,000. Lefrancois considered it for a bit and made the call but Addamo folded.
They then both checked through the
on the turn to the
on the river. The action on the river was unknown but Lefrancois tabled the ![]()
to claim the pot as Davies mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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124,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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121,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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109,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The board read ![]()
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with a substantial pot in the middle already.
Vladi Chaoulov had shoved for 35,500 for Greben to tank for a bit but make the call in the end with the ![]()
for two pair. Chaoulov looked at his cards again and tried to muck them but was forced to reveal them to show he held the ![]()
for the bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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207,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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Busted |
Laszlo Bujtas had a 25,000 chip in front of him with a chip of 500 behind and Justin Saliba raised to 7,5 for Cary Katz to fold and Saliba to flick in the 500 chip too for the all-in. Saliba snap-called.
Laszlo Bujtas: ![]()
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Justin Saliba: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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for Saliba to hit the river for the straight to send the Hungarian to the rail for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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175,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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82,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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Busted | |