Michael Leah kicked things off from under the gun with a raise to 8,000. Action folded to Eugene Katchalov on the button, who three-bet to 27,000. Leah then moved all in, and Katchalov snap-called.
Eugene Katchalov: K♦K♥
Michael Leah: J♥J♣
The board ran out 9♠J♦2♥A♣3♦, giving Leah a set and sending Katchalov to the rail.
Neville Costa opened from under the gun, and Juho Suutari three-bet from the button. Costa then moved all in, and Suutari made the call.
Neville Costa: Q♦Q♥
Juho Suutari: A♣A♥
The flop came 4♥A♦3♠, giving Suutari a set, and Costa was already out of his chair, ready to go. But the 5♥ turn brought straight outs for a split pot, and Costa stopped in his tracks. The 2♦ river completed the wheel, giving Costa a miracle split pot to stay alive.
The €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller got underway at 3 p.m. local time at King’s Casino in Hilton Prague, one hour later than scheduled, and played through ten levels of action. A total of 205 entries were recorded on Day 1, with 74 players bagging chips for Day 2. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, so the field is expected to grow further.
Thailand’s Punnat Punsri leads the way with 829,000, closely followed by Andre Marques with 806,500. Alexandre Reard also finished strong with 710,000, while Hugo Machado and Alf Martinsson round out the top five stacks.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Punnat Punsri
Thailand
829,000
166
2
Andre Marques
Portugal
806,500
161
3
Alexandre Reard
France
710,000
142
4
Hugo Machado
Portugal
673,000
135
5
Alf Martinsson
Sweden
669,000
134
6
Simas Karaliunas
Lithuania
611,500
122
7
Boris Kolev
Bulgaria
580,000
116
8
Mario Diaz quilez
Spain
530,000
106
9
Aliaksei Boika
Belarus
474,000
95
10
Viktor Blom
Sweden
471,000
94
Day 1 Action
Day 1 featured plenty of movement across the field, with several known names building stacks and others falling along the way. Viktor Blom was involved in multiple pots and added chips throughout the day, while Boris Kolev also chipped up in a few spots. Hugo Machado stood out with one of the biggest hands of the day after flopping quads in a multiway pot.
Jovan Kenjic
There were also some key all-in situations, including Quan Zhou finding a flush on the river to double, while Jovan Kenjic stayed alive thanks to a late river card. On the other side, players like Eugene Katchalov and Anthony Zinno saw their runs come to an end before the close of play.
One of the more entertaining moments came when Shaun Deeb called off with a flush and straight draw against Andy Tsai, only to miss the river and see Tsai double up, leading to some light table banter.
Shaun Deeb
Play will resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. With late registration still open, Day 2 promises more action as the field continues to take shape.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for full chip counts and continued coverage as the GGMillion€ progresses.
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