€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Jour 1 a débuté
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Jour 1 a débuté
The first Single-Day High Roller of the PokerStars and Barcelona Casino European Poker Tour (EPT) festival is about to kick off as Event #16: €25,000 NL Hold’em I begins today at 12:30 p.m. local time.
This event was last won by Juan Pardo in 2019, who topped a field of 70 entries to take home the biggest share of the €1,680,700 prize pool, knocking out seven of the eight finalists to claim the top prize of €491,600.
All players in the €25,000 Single-Day High Roller I receive 100,000 in chips and the levels last 30 minutes each throughout the entire tournament. There will be a 15-minute break after the first four levels and then will switch to after every three levels with a 75- minute dinner break after level 10. Unlimited re-entries are allowed during the first ten levels and the late registration will close at the start of level 11 at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time.
The event will feature a 30-second shot clock and participants receive additional time bank extensions based on when they enter the fray. Players receive 8-time bank cards before play, 7 cards on level 1, 6 cards on levels 2 & 3, 5 cards on levels 4 & 5, and 4 cards on level 6 & higher.
The PokerNews team will be on the floor to provide as many key hands as possible until a winner has been crowned. Further marquee events during the entire festival are also covered such as the ongoing €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event and the upcoming €5,300 EPT Main Event.
Play will begin shortly as players have yet to be seated for the event.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With around 11,500 already in the pot with the board reading , Michael Addamo checked from the big blind over to Sirzat Hissou, who put in a bet of 10,000.
Addamo sat there in contemplation before going virtually all in, leaving a solitary T-500 chip behind.
Hissou took about 30 seconds before putting Addamo all in. Addamo flicked in his last chip and turned over for the wheel.
Hissou, who was left with just 1,000 after the hand, turned over for two pair having also turned a flush draw.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Michael Addamo | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Sirzat Hissou | 1,000 | 1,000 |
There was a decent pot brewing with the board reading on the flop. Nick Petrangelo, from under the gun, put out a bet of 20,000 and Mikita Badziakouski called from the button.
On the turn, Petrangelo went all in. Badziakouski, who had 56,500 behind, considered his options for just under a minute before letting his cards go.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo | 152,000 | |
Mikita Badziakouski | 56,500 |
Seth Davies and Ben Heath were all in pre-flop with each player holding close to their original starting stack.
Ben Heath:
Seth Davies:
Heath was way ahead but the put Davies firmly out in front.
The turn was no help to Heath as Davies had the bigger club.
The completed the board and after the dealer counted out Davies' stack of 105,000, Heath admitted he was barely covered and left the tournament area.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Seth Davies | 204,000 | 204,000 |
Ben Heath | Eliminé |
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With 13,000 in the pot and the board reading , Steve O'Dwyer checked over to Aleksejs Ponakovs, who used all 30 of his seconds before deciding on a bet of 6,500. O'Dwyer called.
On the river, Ponakovs once again used the full allotment of his time before settling on 23,000, roughly half of O'Dwyer's remaining stack. O'Dwyer quickly folded and Ponakovs took his stack to nearly a quarter of a million chips.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Aleksejs Ponakovs | 243,000 | 243,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
Dan Smith opened for 2,500 from the cutoff and Artur Martirosian defended his big blind.
The flop came and Smith continued for 2,000. Martirosian called.
On the turn, Smith bet again, this time for 5,500. Martirosian called once again and the two went to the river.
The completed the board and Smith fired a third barrel for 13,000. After using one of his time bank chips, Martirosyan flicked in a chip and Smith quickly turned over for a full house and the win.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Dan Smith | 141,000 | 141,000 |
Artur Martirosian
|
76,000 | 76,000 |