Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
Day 2 Started
Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
Day 2 Started
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.
| 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.
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.
Play will begin a few minutes later than originally scheduled today.
Day 2 saw an additional 20 players register so far. They are now seated and ready to play.
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The cards went in preflop with Yongjae Lee at risk.
Yongjae Lee: A♣Q♠
Neville Costa: K♠A♥
The board ran out 5♥6♥Q♣3♣A♦, giving Lee two pair and a full double-up leaving Costa with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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212,500 | |
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48,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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320,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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837,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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438,000
236,000
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236,000 |
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Busted | |