€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€1,920,600
Entries
40
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The biggest buy-in event of 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, the €50,000 Super High Roller, has been whittled to just four combatants, and one man has established himself as the clear favorite.
Austrian pro Matthias Eibinger has about 55 percent of the total chips in play heading into the final day. He's over 100 big blinds with 5,455,000. He's been rocking the super high roller scene with over $4 million in cashes and is coming off of a $50K win in Las Vegas last month for $575,000.
The other three players — Pavel Plesuv (1,600,000), Andras Nemeth (1,445,000) and Liang Xu (1,400,000) — are all about even. Play wrapped for Day 2 after nine levels with the table arrayed thus:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liang Xu | China | 1,410,000 | 28 |
| 2 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 5,455,000 | 109 |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 1,445,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 1,610,000 | 32 |
Nemeth spent most of the day in the chip lead after coming in with a big lead, but Eibinger put an end to his hopes for a wire-to-wire crushing performance in the final level of the night, Level 17 (20,000/40,000/40,000).
It was blind versus blind and Eibinger limp-reraised to 560,000 after Nemeth made it 140,000. Nemeth called and then called a flop bet and turn shove with just ace jack high. Eibinger had pocket tens and faded the two overcards on the river to double into a huge lead.
Now, everyone's racing to catch Eibinger while at the same time perhaps eyeing the other similar stacks with hopes of laddering past. Everyone has €220,870 locked up with €653,000 set to be paid to the winner.
That total came courtesy of 40 total entries, of which 12 showed up for the end of late registration at the beginning of Day 2. Many were entries but some fresh faces like Benjamin Pollak and Patrik Antonius as well.
Just six would be paid, with only Charlie Carrel and Luc Greenwood scoring in-the-money finishes after Jan Schwippert busted in seventh following an extended bubble period. Nemeth picked off his reshove, with ace-jack holding against ace-six.
The last four players return at 12:30 p.m. local time to battle it out until a winner emerges. They'll come back to 25,000/50,000/50,000 and with three of the four sitting under 35 big blinds, action should be swift. Come to PokerNews on time to keep following the nosebleed action.
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The four remaining players return to the PokerStars EPT Prague €50,000 Super High Roller inside the Hilton Hotel at 12:30 with the following chip counts. The action resumes with blinds of 25,000 and 50,000 and a 50,000 big blind ante.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liang Xu | China | 1,400,000 | 28 |
| 2 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 5,455,000 | 109 |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 1,445,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 1,600,000 | 32 |
An end-of-day recap is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,455,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
1,600,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,445,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Pavel Plesuv jammed on the button for 760,000 over an open from Andras Nemeth to 90,000 and Nemeth snap-called with 
. Plesuv could only muster 
but he hit Broadway on the river as 
rolled off the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,620,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
1,325,000
-715,000
|
-715,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After losing a small blind battle to his neighbor Andras Nemeth, Matthias Eibinger would lose a much bigger one to the former chipleader the next hand.
Xu folded and Eibinger shoved the button. Small blind Nemeth called all in for 980,000 rather quickly. Big blind Pavel Plesuv, with about 755,000 behind after having committed his 40,000 big blind, used three time bank cards before he decided to fold.
Matthias Eibinger: 
Andras Nemeth: 
The board ran out 
and Nemeth doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,440,000
-1,410,000
|
-1,410,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,040,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Pavel Plesuv opened for 85,000 on the button and Matthias Eibinger defended big blind. The flop came 
and Eibinger checked. Plesuv bet 60,000 and Eibinger made it 180,000. Plesuv continued to the 
and called another barrel of 200,000. On the 
river, Eibinger checked and Plesuv bet 525,000.
"I'm probably not folding," Eibinger muttered.
Nonetheless, he thought long enough to use a time bank but did slide in the call. Plesuv flipped over 
for an airball and Eibinger showed his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,850,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
835,000
-965,000
|
-965,000 |
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Liang Xu raised to 90,000 under the gun and big blind Pavel Plesuv called. Plesuv check-called a bet of 50,000 on 
before they both checked the 
on the turn. The completed the board and Plesuv checked once again. Xu bet 150,000 and Plesuv called. Xu showed 
and Plesuv mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded to Liang Xu in the small blind and he completed. Matthias Eibinger made it 140,000 but this time it was he who faced the limp-raise as Xu announced a raise and dropping in around 500,000. Eibinger mucked almost immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,325,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Pavel Plesuv limped in from the small blind and big blind Liang Xu checked.
Plesuv bet 40,000 on and Xu called. They both checked the on the turn and the completed the board. Plesuv checked and called Xu's 110,000 bet. Xu showed 
and Plesuv mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
1,390,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger completed the blind and Andras Nemeth raised to 140,000. Eibinger came back with 560,000 and Nemeth called. The flop came 
and Eibinger bet 575,000 after using a time bank. Nemeth called. On the 
turn, Eibinger counted out his stack then moved in for 1,505,000. Nemeth grimaced but called at the buzzer before he'd have had to use a time bank himself.
Matthias Eibinger: 
Andras Nemeth:
The river was the 
and Eibinger dragged the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,280,000
2,495,000
|
2,495,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
880,000
-2,755,000
|
-2,755,000 |
|
|
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