The payout table for the �100,000 Super High Roller has been announced, with the top six finishers making the money.
The first-place prize is �1,238,440, while the min-cash is a sizeable �251,300.
| Place | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | �1,238,440 |
| 2 | �807,700 |
| 3 | �556,400 |
| 4 | �412,800 |
| 5 | �323,100 |
| 6 | �251,300 |
Juan Pardo was all in preflop and was called by Ben Heath, with Pardo at risk. Players flipped over their cards.
Juan Pardo: 9?9?
Ben Heath: J?J?
Pardo had pocket nines and Heath had pocket jacks. The board ran out 6?A?4?7?Q? and neither player improved. Heath held up with his jacks and Pardo was eliminated in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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790,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted |
Juan Pardo raised and Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 35,000. Pardo called and players flipped their cards.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 10?10?
Juan Pardo: K?J?
Ponakovs was ahead with pocket tens. The board ran out perfectly for Pardo, J?3?9?J?K?, who paired up on the flop and had made a full house by the river. Ponakovs was eliminated in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
130,000
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130,000 |
|
Busted |
Nick Petrangelo opened to 13,000 from under the gun before Justin Bonomo moved all in for 125,000 from the cutoff. Petrangelo called.
Justin Bonomo: A?9?
Nick Petrangelo: K?Q?
Bonomo held out to double following the 7?7?2?9?5? runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
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126,000
-257,000
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-257,000 |
Adrian Mateos opened to 13,000 from the hijack before Seth Davies made it 60,000 from the big blind. Mateos called.
Mateos called for 18,000 on the A?5?4? flop before the 3? turn checked through to the J? river. Davies checked once more, and Mateos bet 100,000. Davies, 220,000 behind, raised to 219,000 and was quickly called.
Davies had the J?10? for a pair of jacks, while Mateos had got trappy with A?A?, which was good with a set.
The following hand, Artur Martirosian opened to 15,000 from the button. Davies was forced all in from the small blind and Mike Watson folded for the cards to be tabled.
Seth Davies: 10?3?
Artur Martirosian: 8?6?
Martirosian paired up on the J?7?6? flop and held out to bust Davies following the 7? turn and 9? river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
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540,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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|
Busted | |
Action was on the flop, which was 7?10?A?. Yotsushika shoved all in and was called by Ben Heath.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A?4?
Ben Heath: A?K?
The turn came the 5? and the river was the 6?. Both players had a pair of aces, but Heath's kicker played to give him the pot. Yotsushika was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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720,000
505,000
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505,000 |
|
Busted |
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 12,000 from early position, Ben Heath called in the hijack and Juan Pardo called in the big blind.
The flop came 5?9?10?. Juan Pardo opened the action with a shove all in for 33,000. Ponakovs folded and Heath made the call.
Juan Pardo: 10?8?
Ben Heath: A?Q?
Pardo had a pair of tens. The turn came the K? and the river was the 4?. Pardo held and doubled up.
Meanwhile, over on a different table, Sam Greenwood had made a shove and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel, who was holding pocket aces. Greenwood was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000
-87,000
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-87,000 |
|
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110,000
47,000
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47,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Nick Petrangelo open-raised to 12,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Justin Bonomo, who reraised to 33,000 from the button. Petrangelo announced that he was all in and Bonomo called. Players flipped their cards, with Petrangelo at risk of elimination.
Nick Petrangelo: 9?9?
Justin Bonomo: J?J?
Petrangelo had pocket nines and Bonomo was well ahead with pocket jacks. The board ran out 9?A?7?A?4?, which gave Petrangelo a set of nines. He doubled up on the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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210,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
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145,000
-88,000
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-88,000 |
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Day 2 of the �100,000 Super High Roller, running as part of the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino?, commences today at 12:30 p.m. local time. The event is taking place at the Sporting Monte-Carlo, a stunning venue set on the beautiful Mediterranean coast.
There were a total of 32 entries on Day 1 and, of those, 21 made it through. A couple more players have since registered and late registration remains open until the start of Day 2. Once Day 2 kicks off, prize pools and payouts will be formalized and announced.
Kayhan Mokri of Norway is the current chip leader with 976,000 chips. Stephen Chidwick of the UK is in second with 835,000 and Turkey��s Orpen Kisacikoglu finished Day 1 in third place with 831,000.
The reigning and defending EPT Monte-Carlo Super High Roller champion is also still in the mix. Adrian Mateos bested 42 entries last year to earn the top prize of �3,104,640. He currently sits in fifth place with 467,000 chips.
Day 2 action resumes on Level 9 and blinds will be on 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Levels run for 60-minutes with a 20-minute break every two levels. The duration of the day is yet to be determined, so stay tuned and PokerNews will keep you in the know.
Approximately 15 percent of the field will be paid, meaning the money will be weighted towards the final table. The final table will be live-streamed on PokerStars YouTube and Twitch.
PokerNews will be covering the event from start to finish, bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor.
