Michael Moncek had three unlucky, lucky hands in a row. First, he lost almost his entire stack against a set.
The next hand he found himself all in for 12,000 against Mustapha Kanit and ended up splitting the pot on a 8♠8♥2♦K♣2♣ board with no improvement for either player.
In the following hand, Moncek went blind all in under the gun. Martin Kabrhel, who had just sat down at the table, moved all in for 100,000 in the cutoff, and Mustapha Kanit called both players from the small blind.
Michael Moncek: 7♠6♠
Martin Kabrhel: A♠J♣
Mustapha Kanit: 6♥6♦
The board ran out 7♦5♣9♦8♣Q♣, giving Moncek and Kanit a straight to split the main pot, while Kanit took the side pot from Kabrhel.
The pot stood at around 134,000 and the board showed 7♠J♥9♣2♥, with the cards on their backs as Aliaksandr Shylko was at risk.
Aliaksandr Shylko: AxAx
James Chen: J♠J♣
Chen hit a set on the flop while Shylko needed help from the river to stay alive, but the river brought the 2♦, giving Chen a full house and sending Shylko to the registration desk.
The pot stood at around 94,000 and the flop was fully fanned out with 4♦10♦10♥. Punnat Punsri was first to act in the small blind and bet 23,000. Boris Kolev on the button made the call.
On the K♣ turn, Punsri checked, but Kolev fired a bet of 60,000, which Punsri called.
Both players checked the 7♥ river, and Punsri showed A♥Q♥ to take down the pot.
Marcos Skerl kicked things off with a 10,000 raise under the gun. Boris Kuzmanovic in middle position then moved all in for his last 87,500. Action folded to Luis Dono in the cutoff, who checked Skerl's stack before deciding to call. Skerl stepped aside, leaving the hand heads up at showdown.
Boris Kuzmanovic: K♥Q♣
Luis Dono: Q♠Q♦
Kuzmanovic needed help from the board, but it ran out 8♣5♥6♣3♣5♦, offering no help and sending him packing.
The €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller resumes today at King’s Casino in Hilton Prague, with 74 players returning for Day 2 after a 205-entry opening day that played through ten levels of action. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, so the field is still not completely set as the tournament moves deeper.
Thailand’s Punnat Punsri leads the way with 829,000 after a strong closing session, closely followed by Andre Marques (806,500) and France’s Alexandre Reard (710,000). Hugo Machado (673,000) and Alf Martinsson (669,000) also finished inside the top five, with several big names sitting just behind them as the field condenses.
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
The chasing pack is packed with talent, including Mustapha Kanit (458,000), Michael Leah (330,500), and Yuliyan Kolev (303,500), all comfortably above average as Day 2 begins. Also well placed are Aliaksandr Shylko (209,000), Shaun Deeb (221,000), and Landon Tice (234,000), all still firmly in contention.
Mustapha Kanit
Further down the counts, several well-known names remain in the mix, including Martin Kabrhel (128,000), who entered in the last level of Day 1, Ole Schemion (284,500), and Roman Hrabec (170,500).
With so many established pros still in contention, Day 2 is set for plenty more action as the tournament heads into its next phase.
Play resumes today at 1 p.m. local time with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. A 15-minute break is scheduled after every two levels, with a dinner break planned following Level 16. A total of ten levels are scheduled to be played today.
Stay with PokerNews for live updates, and all the action as the GGMillion$ continues from King’s Casino in Hilton Prague.
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