€25,750 High Roller
Jour 1 a débuté
€25,750 High Roller
Jour 1 a débuté
The last of the many 2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® festival High Roller tournaments kicks off today at 12:30 p.m. The always popular €25,750 High Roller will play down to a winner over the course of the next three days. Alexandru Papazian of Romania lifted the trophy last year, besting a 231-strong field to claim the trophy and a massive bankroll boost of €1,197,000. Papazian will not be defending his title yet, as the Romanian is still playing in the Main Event.
Over the past eight days, many of the worlds best have conglomerated in "Le Sporting" at Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort to test their skill in the elite fields. Ole Schemion, Bryn Kenney, Adrian Mateos, Philipp Gruissem and Imad Derwiche all found their share of success in the big events over the week. Derwiche will be one to watch today, as the self-proclaimed "fish" final tabled this event in the past two years. Derwiche finished eight last year and was runner-up to Charlie Carrel the year before.
2017 PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo High Roller winners
Event | Players | Champion | Country | Prize |
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€10,300 Single Re-Entry High Roller | 110 | Ole Schemion | Germany | €274,750 |
€100,000 Super High Roller | 61 | Bryn Kenney | United States | €1,784,500 |
€50,000 Single-Day High Roller | 64 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | €908,000 |
€10,300 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller | 60 | Imad Derwiche | France | €174,600 |
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller | 58 | Philipp Gruissem | Germany | €485,135 |
High-roller staples Daniel Dvoress and Steve O'Dwyer have been on a tear in the French Riviera. Dvoress final tabled no fewer than three high rollers already and racked up an astonishing €1,584,800 in the process. O'Dwyer chopped last night's €25,750 Single-Day High Roller with Philipp Gruissem, his third final table of the week as well, and totaled €687,065 so far.
The plan for today has been slightly altered: just seven levels of 60 minutes are scheduled, with breaks of 15 minutes in between. Play should be suspended around 8:15 p.m. local time, in time for players to watch the Champions League semi-final match of AS Monaco versus Juventus if they do so desire. The starting stack will be 50,000 and, due to the shorter first day, late registration will be open up until the third level of the second day.
As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide live updates from the all the action at the tables. Check back regularly to find out who will lift the last PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo High Roller trophy on Friday.
Day 1 Level Structure
Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
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1 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
2 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
3 | 50 | 150 | 300 |
4 | 50 | 200 | 400 |
5 | 75 | 250 | 500 |
6 | 100 | 300 | 600 |
7 | 100 | 400 | 800 |
The tables of the High Roller are in main tournament room, the "Salle des Etoiles", and players were just asked to attend the manual seating in a few moments. Action will get underway shortly.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Three tables are running and the following players have already taken their seats.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jack Salter | 50,000 | |
Paul Newey | 50,000 | |
Justin Bonomo | 50,000 | |
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Orpen Kisacikoglu |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Ryan Riess | 50,000 | |
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Georgios Karakousis |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Markus Durnegger |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Dejan Pustoslemsek |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Viacheslav Goryachev |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Fahredin Mustafov |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
After a raise by Jack Salter on the cutoff and a call by Ryan Riess in the small blind, the latter checked the flop and called a bet of 500. On the turn and river, both players checked and Riess showed . Salter had that beat with and claimed an early pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jack Salter |
51,000
1,000
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1,000 |
Ryan Riess |
49,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
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A new table will open soon and further High Roller regulars have shown up with a ticket in the hand.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Daniel Dvoress | 50,000 | |
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Alexandros Kolonias | 50,000 | |
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Stephen Chidwick | 50,000 | |
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Dietrich Fast | 50,000 | |
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Roman Emelyanov | 50,000 | |
Aleksandar Tomovic | 50,000 |
Instead of the usual 30 seconds, the time bank has been increased to one minute each and all players have three of them. An additional time bank will be granted at the end of registration at the start of level 11, and same applies to those participants that reach the final day on Friday. Once the time bank chips are gone, all players only have the 30-second shot clock to make their decision.
Furthermore, all players receive complimentary drinks and food.
After an early raise to 600, Ryan Riess three-bet to 2,000. Stephen Chidwick four-bet to 5,500 on the button and both players folded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Stephen Chidwick |
53,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Ryan Riess |
47,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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According to the screens there are now 51 entrants in level one and below are further notables that have just taken their seats.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Lucas Greenwood |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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Ole Schemion |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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Isaac Haxton | 50,000 | |
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Adrian Mateos | 50,000 | |
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Xixiang Luo |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Robert Heidorn |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Julian Stuer |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Pascal Hartmann |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Scott Margereson |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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Vlado Banicevic |
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |