Tamas Adamszki raised from the button and Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 35,000 from the big blind, which Adamszki called.
The flop came 5♠6♣9♦. Danchev led out for 30,000 and Adamszki moved all in for around 130,000. Danchev called and Adamszki showed A♠8♠ for a straight draw. Danchev flipped Q♣Q♥ for pocket queens.
The turn was the 2♠ and river came the 6♦. Danchev held to win the pot and Adamszki was eliminated from the tournament.
Action folded to Duco ten Haven in the cutoff who opened to 11,000. Juan Pardo reraised to 40,000 in the button. Sirzat Hissou then four-bet in the small blind to 82,000. Chris Brewer folded in the big blind. Ten Haven then five-bet to 160,000. Pardo folded and Hissou made the call.
Hissou checked the J♣Q♥2♦ flop to Ten Haven, who bet 62,000. Hissou then check-raised to 200,000. Ten Haven quickly folded.
Brewer said "I had ace-king, no idea what you guys have got," as Ten Haven and Hissou slid their cards to the dealer.
Action was picked up on the flop of 2♣K♥4♠ where Sam Greenwood in the big blind was facing a 20,000 bet from Pedro Marques.
Greenwood called the bet from Marques who was on the button. The K♦ turn brought another check from Greenwood and another barrel from Marques, this time for 30,000. Greenwood took a moment before calling.
The river K♦ was knuckled by Greenwood before Marques used a time bank. He then fired a bet of 150,000 putting him all in. Greenwood used two time banks before folding his hand.
Kayhan Mokri open raised to 11,000 and picked up several calls, including Mikalai Vaskaboinikau and Pieter Aerts.
The flop came 4♣K♠5♥ and all players checked back. The turn was the 4♠. Vaskaboinikau bet 26,000 and Aerts called. The river was the J♥. Vaskaboinikau bet 100,000 and Aerts folded to give him the pot.
Day 1 of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris €50k Super High Roller has concluded for the day here at the Palais de Congres. Juan Pardoleads the way in chips with 919,000 after eight hour-long levels. "Malaka$tyle" finished fifth in the €10,300 EPT High Roller at the last EPT stop in Prague, cashing for €129,900.
Rounding out the top three is recent EPT Paris €10,200 Mystery Bounty winner Duco ten Haven. He bagged a stack worth 897,000 putting him second in chips. As well as winning the 2024 EPT Paris €10,200 Mystery Bounty he also scooped the biggest bounty worth €50,000. Niklas Astedt currently sits third in chips with 810,000. Astedt will be looking to build on his second place finish in the second 2024 EPT Paris €25,000 NL Hold'em which concluded this evening.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Juan Pardo
Spain
919,000
184
2
Duco ten Haven
Netherlands
897,000
179
3
Niklas Astedt
Sweden
736,000
147
4
Sirzat Hissou
Germany
771,000
154
5
Kayhan Mokri
Norway
686,000
137
6
Timothy Adams
Canada
591,000
118
7
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Latvia
581,000
116
8
Pieter Aerts
Belgium
581,000
116
9
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
538,000
108
10
Thomas Boivin
Belgium
516,000
103
Duco ten Haven
Notable names to appear include Artur Martirosian, who fired two bullets in this event. He was the first player to bust in this tournament before firing a second bullet which was also unsuccessful. Adrian Mateos fresh off his second place finish to Stephen Chidwick in the first EPT Paris €25,000 NL Hold'em also fired two unsuccessful bullets in today's event. Bert Stevens, better known as "Girafganger7" made a rare live appearance here in Paris and fired one bullet.
Coming back for Day 2 tomorrow is Sirzat Hissou who has been well in the mix today. The German ran deep in the €10,200 Mystery Bounty here in Paris, finishing fourth for €44,800. He currently sits in fourth place with 771,000. Highest on England's tournament earnings list, Stephen Chidwick will also be returning on Day 2. Having already won the first €25,000 NL Hold'em, he will be looking to claim a second title in quick succession in this event.
Late registration stays open overnight, closing at the start of Day 2. Play will resume tomorrow with the players battling to win a slice of €2,446,080 at 12:30 p.m. with blinds at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. There are 12 minutes and 45 seconds left on the clock for this level.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this exciting Super High Roller event.