€5,300 High Roller
Day 1 Started
€5,300 High Roller
Day 1 Started
Welcome to the €5,300 WSOP International Circuit High Roller in the biggest poker arena of Europe, the King’s Casino in the Czech Republic, which kicks off at 4 pm local time. Fahredin Mustafov won the last WSOP International Circuit High Roller here for €70,300 and the coveted Circuit Ring.
This beautiful casino has been playing host for almost two weeks and they have been able to crown nine WSOP Circuit Ring winners already. The €1,650 WSOP International Circuit Main Event started earlier today and tonight the €220 WSOP International Circuit Ladies Event will be going on too.
This one-day event will give players 50,000 in chips to start with for their buy-in with levels lasting 30 minutes each. Players can reenter once when they bust or surrender their stack. Late registration will be possible until the end of Level 11 tomorrow which will be around 10 pm local time. Breaks will take place after every four levels.
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With the clock ticking away ahead of the rescheduled start of the €5,300 WSOPC High Roller here is a list of the six players registered so far. Organisers have prepared four tables and we have been told to expect the field to grow as the day goes on.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ahmed Abdella | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Pavel Binar | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Yair Bitoun
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Bertrand Grospellier | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Van Tiep Nguyen | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Leon Tsoukernik | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Former November Niner Pierre Neuville has made an appearance and has registered, bringing the total number of entrants to seven.
Tournament officials have announced that the €5,300 High Roller will start with one table at 4.15pm.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pierre Neuville | 50,000 | 50,000 |
There are currently three players - Ahmed Abdella, Bertrand Grospellier and Vien Nguyen - in discussion with the floor staff over whether the tournament will start three-handed.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Bracelet-winner Martin Kabrhel and Pierre Neuville soon sat down once cards were in the air, bringing the total number of players sat to five.
We spotted yesterday's WSOPC PLO High Roller winner Georgios Koliofotis on the rail, perhaps looking to jump into another High Roller.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pierre Neuville | 50,000 | |
Martin Kabrhel
|
50,000 |
On a there was already 4,500 in the pot and both Ahmed Abdella and Bertrand Grospellier checked to Pierre Neuville who bet 2,700. Abdella called and Grospellier folded.
The turn was the and Abdella went to bet, but Neuville folded before he had the chance to. The pair exchanged smiles as Abdella raked in a pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ahmed Abdella | 56,000 | 6,000 |
Martin Kabrhel
|
52,500 | 2,500 |
Bertrand Grospellier | 48,000 | -2,000 |
Van Tiep Nguyen | 47,500 | -2,500 |
Pierre Neuville | 38,500 | -11,500 |
Philipp Zukernik has history with High Rollers here at King's Casino, finishing third last month in the partypoker MILLIONS €10,300 High Roller for €130,000.
Also joining the field is well-known cash game player here in Rozvadov 'The Wolf'
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
The Wolf
|
50,000 | |
Philipp Zukernik | 50,000 |
With the arrival of Carlo Savinelli and Viliyan Petleshkov, we had assumed that Van Tiep Nguyen was getting to his feet ahead of the field of nine being split across two tables. However, on our return to the table we found his seat empty and Petleshkov taking his place.
It turned out that Nguyen had moved all in with on the river, but Martin Kabrhel had rivered a straight with on a board to send his opponent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Martin Kabrhel
|
95,000 | 42,500 |
Carlo Savinelli | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Viliyan Petleshkov | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Van Tiep Nguyen | Busted |