Nichan Khorchidian opened from the cutoff to 45,000. Christian Pedersen defended the big blind.
He check-called a bet of 35,000 on the flop of K♥5♣2♣. Pedersen check-called again on the 4♣ turn, this time a bet of 150,000. The 10♦ river was checked down. Pedersen had 5♦4♦ for two pair and Khorchidian mucked.
Christian Pedersen opened to 40,000 from middle position. Artsiom Lasouski called in the big blind. The 9♥10♥6♦ flop checked around.
Lasouski then led for 55,000 on the 2♠. Pedersen called. Lasouski then checked the A♦ river. Pedersen bet 155,000 before Lasouski raised to 455,000. Pedersen used a time bank before calling.
Play has concluded here in Day 2, with 14 players progressing to the final day. Stay tuned to PokerNews for updated chip counts and a recap of the day.
Tomorrow, a player will be crowned as the 2024 European Poker Tour Main Event champion, taking home €1,146,500. Meanwhile, another battle will rage at the Hilton Prague with the conclusion of the €10,300 EPT High Roller and its €573,500 first-place prize.
This event attracted a total of 289 entrants, generating a prize pool of €2,803,300. Out of this field, only 14 players remained at the end of the day. They are led by Mariusz Golinski, who emerged as the chip leader with 2,525,000 chips despite a day dominated by Artsiom Lasouski (1,800,000) and Anton Wigg (1,200,000). In between them, Christian Pedersen (1,805,000) and Espen Jorstad (1,210,000) also bagged big stacks.
EPT champion Arsenii Karmatckii ended the day with a similar stack (370,000), but he is not the shortest in chips. That position belongs to David Boyaciyan, who started the day as chip leader but now sits at 265,000 — just 11 big blinds.
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Day 2 Action
The 93 players who qualified after Day 1 were joined by 34 Day 2 entries, bringing the total to 289 entrants in this €10,300 EPT High Roller.
Despite qualifying for Day 2, the tournament quickly ended for PokerStars Team Pro Parker Talbot, Leo Margets, Steve O’Dwyer, and Thomas Santerne, who will have to find another event to pursue a fourth title during the festival. Meanwhile, Day 1 chip leader David Boyaciyan remained on top of the chip count by the first break, but Artsiom Lasouski steadily closed the gap, thanks to a double knockout early in the day.
Simone Andrian wasn’t as fortunate, losing a flip to Arsenii Karmatckii and being eliminated. Daniel Koloszarmade his way to the exit shortly afterward, along with High Roller players Enrico Camosci, Niklas Astedt, and former EPT High Roller champion Ka Kwan Lau.
Anton Wigg
As the bubble pressure began to mount, Anton Wiggdoubled up with aces against kings, catapulting himself to the top of the chip counts and maintaining a leading position until the final level of the day. The same goes for Artsiom Lasouskiwho eliminated Daniel Rezaei shortly after the dinner break, just three places shy of the money.
Once the bubble burst, a flurry of all-ins and calls across multiple tables ensued, and it took just an hour to whittle the field from 39 players to the final three tables. Along the way, several notable names exited the tournament, including Julien Sitbon (34th - €19,000), Davidi Kitai (33rd - €19,000), Markkos Ladev (29th - €21,800), and Jon Kyte (26th - €25,100).
Artsiom Lasouski
After the last break, Wigg became the first player to reach 2,000,000 chips thanks to a fortunate river against Michael Sklenicka (20th - €33,200). His stack then grew to 2,300,000 after he eliminated Mats Ullereng (19th - €33,200). However, Artsiom Lasouskisoon caught up, as did Mariusz Golinski, who sent Simon Mattsson to the rail.
In this battle of big stacks, Lasouski could have had the final say by eliminating Robert Heidorn in 15th place (€43,900), making the German the last player eliminated for the day. However, he was beaten to the punch by Golinski and his 2,525,000-chip stack.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€573,500
8
€80,200
2
€358,400
9
€66,800
3
€256,000
10-11
€58,100
4
€196,900
12-13
€50,500
5
€151,500
14
€43,900
6
€116,500
7
€96,200
The final 14 players have locked up €43,900, but Sunday they’ll compete for the first-place prize of €573,500. Plays resumes at noon local time in Level 23, featuring blinds of 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor until a winner is crowned!
