$10,300 EPT High Roller
Día 3 empezado
$10,300 EPT High Roller
Día 3 empezado
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The final day of a hugely successful 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus is on the horizon, with 24 players set to return at noon today, October 20, to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa to battle for the $10,300 EPT High Roller title and first place prize of $865,700.
A total of 456 entries created a $4,423,200 prize pool, from which 63 places were paid. All remaining players have locked up a guaranteed payday of $30,600, but all will have their eyes on taking home the title.
The remaining field is a high quality one, with the chip lead being held by an all-time great, Irishman Steve O'Dwyer (2,235,000), and another, Swede Niklas Astedt (1,200,000), lurking ominously in the top ten.
Those players will also face an extremely tough competitor in the form of Portuguese player Diogo Coelho (1,995,000), who is sitting just behind O'Dwyer in the standings and is gunning for his second High Roller trophy of the week, having already triumphed in the $2,200 Eureka High Roller for over $350,000.
2016 EPT Barcelona Main event winner Sebastian Malec and three-time EPT trophy winner Andras Nemeth also sit in the top ten, and will represent dangerous foes for O'Dwyer.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 2,235,000 | 89 |
| 2 | Diogo Coelho | Portugal | 1,995,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Shankui Li | China | 1,725,000 | 69 |
| 4 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 1,550,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 1,370,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Lars Kamphues | Austria | 1,335,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Adrian Cazacu | Romania | 1,000,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Jelle Moene | Netherlands | 915,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Sebastian Malec | Poland | 910,000 | 36 |
The remaining payouts the players are playing for are as follows:-
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $865,700 | 10-11 | $77,000 | |
| 2 | $540,700 | 12-13 | $64,200 | |
| 3 | $386,200 | 14-15 | $53,500 | |
| 4 | $297,000 | 16-17 | $46,500 | |
| 5 | $228,500 | 18-20 | $40,400 | |
| 6 | $175,800 | 21-23 | $35,200 | |
| 7 | $135,200 | 24 | $30,600 | |
| 8 | $110,900 | |||
| 9 | $92,400 |
The players will return to 50-minute levels at Level 23, with blinds of 10,000/25,000, with a 25,000 big blind ante, and play will continue until a champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling day of top quality poker, as we will see who will capture the coveted EPT High Roller trophy.
Nivel: 23
Ciegas: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Cards are in the air here on the final day of the $10,300 EPT High Roller. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling day of top class poker.
Andras Nemeth raised to 50,000 from early position and both Diogo Coelho & Ryan Mandara called out of the blinds.
They went to a flop of J♦Q♠9♠ where Coelho and Mandara checked, and Nemeth fired 50,000. Coelho called, and Mandara made it 235,000, leaving himself around 70,000 behind. Nemeth folded, Coelho shoved, and Mandara called off his remaining chips.
Ryan Mandara: Q♣9♣
Diogo Coelho: Q♦9♦
Coelho had the freeroll with backdoor diamonds, but it didn't happen as the two chopped up the pot on the 6♠7♦ runout.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
400,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jelle Moene raised to 50,000 from early position and Steve O'Dwyer defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♣9♦7♥ flop to see the 4♣ hit the turn. O'Dwyer checked, Moene bet 135,000, and O'Dwyer called.
The river came the 2♦ and O'Dwyer checked. Moene then put out a bet of 360,000, and after burning through one time-bank card, O'Dwyer folded.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,300,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
Action folded to Diogo Coelho on the button, who opened to 50,000, with Sebastian Malec defending in the big blind.
The 8♥5♣4♥ flop was checked through. On the 5♦ turn, Malec led out with a bet of 135,000, which Coelho called.
The 9♥ river completed the board, and Malec fired out another bet of 125,000. Coelho called.
Malec tabled J♠8♣ for two pair eights and fives, and while Coelho had 8♠6♠ for the same hand, but with a worse kicker.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
||
Action folded to Mehdi Chaoui on the button, who opened to 350,000, leaving himself about 60,000 behind. Hannes Jeschka three-bet jammed from the small blind with the covering stack, and Chaoui got the rest in the middle.
Mehdi Chaoui: A♦J♠
Hannes Jeschka: A♥4♥
Chaoui had Jeschka dominated, and his double-up was confirmed by the J♦8♦4♣9♠3♦ runout, Chaoui ending up with top pair jacks.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
880,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
265,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Stoyan Madanzhiev raised from early position to 50,000 and Hannes Jeschka shoved from the cutoff for 325,000. When it got back to Madanzhiev, he called.
Hannes Jeschka: 9♥9♦
Stoyan Madanzhiev: A♠K♣
Jeschka was at risk and needed to win a flip in order to stay alive. The Austrian player surely breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the 9♠ in the window, but seeing the 8♠5♠ that followed probably didn't help the nerves, as Madazhiev picked up a flush draw. A 4♥ on the was safe, but the 2♠ river gave Madanzhiev a flush, eliminating Jeschka.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |