Event #12: €100,000 Diamond High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #12: €100,000 Diamond High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event #12: €100,000 Diamond High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Gets Underway at 2 p.m.
Event #12: €100,000 Diamond High Roller No-Limit Hold’em with a guaranteed prize pool of €5,000,000 will kick off at 2 p.m. local time.
The defending champion, Martin Kabrhel topped a field of 95 players last year to claim his second WSOP bracelet as well as the massive top prize of €2,624,340.
The other players who made it to last year’s final table were David Peters, Julian Thomas, Mikita Badziakouski, Dominik Nitsche, Jan-Eric Schwippert, Adrian Mateos, and Michael Addamo.
Players will receive 2,000,000 in chips for their buy-in with the option of unlimited re-entries during the registration period. The late registration and reentry period will remain open until the start of Level 13 on Day 2, at approximately 3:15 p.m.
Levels will be 60 minutes long throughout this three-day event and Day 1 will play through 10 levels with a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner after Level 6, around 8:30 p.m.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| 2 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 3 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 4 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 5 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 6 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| 7 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 8 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 9 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 10 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Make sure to follow all the High Roller action right here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the updates from the floor.
Delayed Start
As with the majority of high-roller tournaments, the start of the event is delayed to allow for enough players to register.
4 PM Start
There are currently five players registered for the event and the start has officially been delayed until 4 p.m. local time.
This also means a change to the structure. Day 1 now has 8 levels of 60 minutes and late reg will be open for the first four levels of Day 2. The 60-minute dinner break is to be confirmed if that is going ahead still.
Extra Delay
The start of the tournament has been delayed for an extra 30 minutes and action will get underway at 4:30 p.m.
Level: 1
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 5,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 5,000/10,000, 5,000 ante
With six players seated at one table, the dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal. There are eight players registered but two of them have not taken their seats yet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
2,000,000 | |
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Vogelsang's Check-Raise Takes it
Level 1
: 5,000/10,000, 5,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 26,000 from the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang defended from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Vogelsang checked. Thorel bet 30,000 and Vogelsang check-raised to 85,000. Thorel snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,065,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
1,944,000 | -56,000 |
Eibinger Doesn't Need to Show
Level 1
: 5,000/10,000, 5,000 ante
Timothy Adams raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and was called by both Christoph Vogelsang and Matthias Eibinger in the blinds.
The flop came 
, Vogelsang and Eibinger both checked. Adams continued with a bet of 20,000 which only Eibinger called.
The turn was the 
, Eibinger checked again and now Adams fired a bet of 75,000 over the line which was called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Eibinger checked for the last time. Adams barreled a bet of 220,000 into the pot. Eibinger tanked and then made the call. Adams mucked his hand immediately so Eibinger didn't need to show to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,365,000 | 365,000 |
|
2,000,000 | |
|
|
1,660,000 | -340,000 |
One New Entry
Level 1
: 5,000/10,000, 5,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski has joined the field which means that a second table has been opened. Timothy Adams, Alex Foxen, and Matthias Eibinger have been moved to the new table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 |