The final high roller event of the PokerStars European Tour Prague will be played out to its conclusion on what is the final day of this stop. The field of 14 are all looking for an early Christmas present in the form of a €573,500 payday, and it's Poland's Mariusz Golinski who leads the pack in the €10,300 EPT High Roller here at the Hilton Prague.
Golinski bagged 2,525,000, good for 101 big blinds. Golinski is fresh off a 42nd place in this stops €5,300 EPT Main Event, which earned him €19,800. He also finished 7th in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller for €76,670. He is pursued by Denmark's Christian Pedersen who comes into today's play with 1,805,000, which equates to 72 big blinds. Pedersen is looking to add to his sole cash for this trip, which came in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event where his 26th placed finish earned him €14,720.
Claiming the final podium spot is Artsiom Lasouski, who is breathing down the neck of Pedersen in the chip counts. He bagged 1,800,000 chips and is in close pursuit of the top two players. He spent the majority of yesterday's play at the top of the chip counts but found some of his stack being redistributed to Pedersen in the final hand of the night. Lasosuski's sole cash this trip came in the Main Event, he finished 96th for a score of €13,000.
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | 2,525,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Christian Pedersen | Denmark | 1,805,000 | 72 |
| 3 | Artsiom Lasouski | Belarus | 1,800,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Espen Jorstad | Norway | 1,210,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Anton Wigg | Sweden | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 6 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech republic | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Patrik Jaros | Czech republic | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Laszlo Molnar | Hungary | 1,090,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Belarus | 645,000 | 26 |
| 10 | Nichan Khorchidian | Lebanon | 445,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Renji Mao | China | 380,000 | 15 |
| 12 | Bruno Bernardino | Portugal | 375,000 | 15 |
| 13 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russian Federation | 370,000 | 15 |
| 14 | David Boyaciyan | Netherlands | 265,000 | 11 |
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 today they will all be going for the first-place prize. Plays resumes at noon local time in Level 23, with the blinds at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels last 50-minutes each and a champion will be crowned today.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the final day of coverage from here in the tournament area of the Hilton Prague.