£50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT London
Buy-in
£50,000
Prize Pool
£1,891,890
Entries
39
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
30
Players Left
16
Welcome to Day 1 of the £50,000 Super High Roller at PokerStars European Poker Tour London. Cards go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time at Hilton Park Lane for this prestigious high stakes event.
Mikita Badziakouski is the reigning Super High Roller champion after he took down the €100,000 event at the most recent EPT in Barcelona. That tournament drew 68 total entries and generated a prize pool of €6,597,360, from which Badziakouski won a top prize of €1,979,220.
Among the other notable players and EPT regulars, Byron Kaverman is expected to join the action after he won the £25,000 Single-Day High Roller on Thursday.
"See you guys tomorrow," Kaverman said when he took the top prize of £273,710 in a tournament that drew a total of 30 entries.
Orpen Kisacikoglu, Steve O’Dwyer, Ben Heath and reigning WSOP Main Event Champion Espen Jorstad also finished in the money of Thursday’s one-day high roller event.
Players will start with 250,000 in chips and blinds kick off at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes long and Day 1 will conclude at the end of Level 8. Players can enter as many times as they wish and registration will remain open until the start of Day 2.
The tournament will be played with a 30-second shot clock, and players will start with eight time banks if they’re seated at the beginning of the day. Entrants will also receive a 50% discount on the fee for registering in advance and taking their seat before the start of play.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London at the Hilton Park Lane hotel.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There are 13 players who have taken their seats to kick things off in the Super High Roller and the cards are now in the air with the blind starting at 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante.
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Adrian Mateos opened to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Sam Grafton on the button and Paul Newey in the big blind.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Grafton who took a stab with a bet of 2,000. Newey called and Mateos got out of the way. The turn brought the 
and Newey led out with a bet of 5,500. Grafton quickly folded and Newey was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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258,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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245,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 2,500 and Orpen Kisacikoglu called from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and action was heads up.
The flop was 
and Vogelsang bet 2,000. Kisacikoglu called and the turn was 
.
Vogelsang continued on the turn for 4,000 and Kisacikoglu called. The river was 
.
Vogelsang bet another 5,000 on the river and Kisacikoglu raised to 50,000. Vogelsang gave it some thought before he tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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278,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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242,000
-8,000
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-8,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Joao Vieira raised to 3,000 on the button and Timothy Adams defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Adams checked again and Vieira tossed in a bet of 2,000. Adams called and the 
completed the board. Adams flicked in a bet of 3,000 this time and Vieira quickly disposed of his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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255,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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245,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with around 25,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Sam Greenwood were left heads-up in the pot.
Kisacikoglu led out with a large bet of 30,000 on the turn and Greenwood called to see the 
on the river. Kisacikoglu shut it down with a check this time and Greenwood quickly knuckled back. Kisacikoglu showed 
for just ace-high while Greenwood held 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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344,000
94,000
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94,000 |
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270,000
-8,000
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-8,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Paul Newey raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind. Newey responded with a four-bet to 35,000 and Mateos just called.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn. Mateos checked again and Newey splashed in a bet of 36,500. Mateos called and the 
completed the board.
Both players tapped the table and Mateos flipped over 
. Newey had that beat with 
and raked in a healthy pot in the opening level.
"Great river for you," Grafton pointed out to Newey with a chuckle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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188,000
-62,000
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-62,000 |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000