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* Late registration (and single re-entry option) through start of Day 2
* 107 of 111 entries remain (so far)
4:21pm: Nice rivers, boys!
Level 4 - Blinds: 200-400 (50 ante)
Andrew Lichtenberger and Mohsin Charania both hit favorable rivers and managed to get paid.
Lichtenberger was being passed a pot after an opponent called his 12,000-chip river bet. The river card was a queen to make the American pro top set with his pocket queens. His stack grew to 118,000 as a result.
Moments later on a nearby table, Felix Bleiker led out on the turn for 2,700 from the big blind and was called by Charania (hijack) and one other player. The river was dealt to leave a board resting as [5d][4c][7s][7c] and it was Charania who bet, for 7,500, when the action was checked to him. The player in the cutoff called but mucked upon seeing Charania's [kd][7d] for trips. His stack went up to 56,000. --MC
4:10pm: Level 4 begins
Level 4 - Blinds 200-400 (50 ante)
Bigger blinds, bigger antes, and a bigger field as Level 4 begins -- 111 entries now. --MH
4:03pm: Akkari, Riess re-enter
Level 3 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
Ryan Riess recently busted his first entry, as did Andre Akkari, with both players immediately re-entering. That makes four knockouts so far. --MH
3:55pm: Vousden empties the clip
Level 3 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
I joined the action on a [2s][3c][Js] flop and there was enough in the middle at this stage to suggest this was a three-bet pot.
Darie Vlad (hijack) checked the action to Samuel Vousden (cutoff), and after the Finn bet 2,000, Vlad tank-pcalled. The pattern repeated itself on the [As] turn and [5h] river with Vlad taking progressively longer to call bets of 3,650 and 8,500, respectively.
When Vlad called on the river Vousden simply mucked his cards face down meaning Vlad didn't have to show either. Vlad climbs to 67,500 whilst Vousden slips to 22,100. --NW
3:53pm: It's growing, it's getting stronger...!
Level 3 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
Just over three hours ago the High Roller began as a very modest-seeming affair with just a couple of short-handed tables and only 14 registrered when the first hands were dealt.
Now they are up over 100 entries -- 102, to be exact, although it's barely worth being so specific as the number keeps moving. They're nearly taking up the entire right-hand side of the tournament room now, and will likely keep right on expanding into the night.
Among the newcomers are several formidable players, including Kyle Frey, Sylvain Loosli, Connor Drinan, Pratyush Buddiga, Ariel Celestino, Mike Watson, Dario Sammartino, Timothy Adams, and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.
Mercier comes back after having just won a side event last night, the €5K NL Hyper Turbo in which Adams took second and Sammartino fourth. Find out who else is winning silver spades in Dublin on the side events results page. --MH
3:39pm: Heads or tails, call or fold
Level 3 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
Artem Litvinov was murmuring, partly to himself, partly to Charlie Carrel, his lone opponent in the hand and one of latest to enter the event.
The board read [7c][9c][Qh][2d] and there was around 8,000 in the middle, and Litvinov had led for 2,900. But Carrel raised to 9,000, and Litvinov wasn't sure what to do.
Finally he produced a coin, tossed it high in the air, and after catching it and seeing how it landed promptly set out his remaining chips for a call.
Carrel wasn't ready to act immediately, and in fact was a little surprised to figure out he only owed about 3,000 more, having thought Litvinov had a bit more behind. He called and showed his [Jd][Th] for a straight draw while Litvinov had a pair of queens with [Qc][8h].
The river was another nine, and Litvinov's hand held. He pocketed his coin, collected the chips, and now both he and Carrel have about the same stack of 30,000. --MH
3:23pm: More walking over from the Main
Level 3 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
We're seeing more who have busted from the Main Event today make the short walk over to join the High Roller.
Pierre Calamusa (who finished 39th in the Main) and Anton Wigg (who took 31st) are both now part of the ever-expanding High Roller field, now up over 70 entries. --MH
3:10pm: Level 3 begins
Level 3 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
Players are back and play has resumed. --MH
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2:51pm: Break time
Two hours in, players are now taking their first 20-minute break of the day. --MH
2:50pm: Back in, Timex
Level 2 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Unsurprisingly, Mike McDonald has re-entered, and he's already in a hand with Luuk Gieles. Let's together take a look at the live stream.*
*there is no live stream
Full disclosure -- that picture is from earlier, when McDonald was on his first buy-in. He's now seated at a new table where Pierre Neuville is also seated as one of the latest to join the game. Meanwhile Jeff Gross and Igor Kurganov have also bought in for the first time as well. There are 64 entries now. --MH
2:48pm: Goh's got 'em
Level 2 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Darrell Goh opened from UTG for 525 and got three callers in Fernando Brito (cutoff), Joe Mouawad (small blind), and Artem Litvinov (big blind). The flop came [Qd][3s][Jd], and when checked to Goh continued for 1,500, getting calls from both Brito and Litvinov. All three checked the [9h] turn, then the river brought the [9s].
Litvinov checked, and a Goh bet of 5,000 was enough to get Brito to fold. Litvinov tanked another minute, however, then found a call. Goh turned over [Ad][As] for aces and nines, and they were good as Litvinov mucked.
Goh gets back to about 55,000 with that one while Litvinov slips to just about the same amount. Brito has just over that with about 60,000, while Mouawad is up to about 112,000 after busting Mike McDonald a little earlier. --MH
2:40pm: McDonald mowed down by Mouawad
Level 2 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
A set-over-set situation -- eights versus treys (on the flop) -- has cut short Mike McDonald's first entry into the €10K High Roller, with Joe Mouawad the beneficiary.
We'll probably see McDonald again soon, but for now Mouawad becomes the next to claim the title of "early chip leader" in the event with more than 105,000. --MH
2:27pm: Thorel pushes, then Palumbo pounces
Level 2 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
After picking up that big pot early when felting Akin Tuna, Jean-Noel Thorel has lost a few back to Rocco Palumbo.
In the hand Palumbo flopped a Broadway straight, then on the river led with a bet. Thorel raise-shoved over the top and Palumbo made an easy call, winning the pot after Thorel showed just fourth pair of nines.
Palumbo jumps up close to 70,000 after that double, while Thorel is back to 55,000 and just over the starting stack. --MH
2:12pm: 56 registered so far
Level 2 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
They're up to 56 entries so far, with Jerry Odeen, Berthold Winz, Darrell Goh, Carlos Chadha, Or Hadad, Felix Stephensen, Steve O'Dwyer, and Ivan Luca are among the latest to join the field. --MH
1:50pm: Level 2 begins
Level 2 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
It's a new level but the blinds and antes are staying the same for another hour. --MH
1:49pm: Tens help Thorel take out Tuna
Level 1 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
We have our first bustout right near the end of Level 1. Picking up the action on the turn, the board showed [Qs][Ts][Jd][4c] when Jean-Noel Thorel fired a bet and Akin Tuna called, then after the [Jc] river Thorel bet again only for Tuna to push all in with his last 20,000 or so.
Thorel called the shove, then watched Tuna table [9s][8h] for a flopped straight. Thorel stood to get a better look at the board, then turned over his [Tc][Th] for a rivered full house.
Tuna is out, perhaps to return after re-entering, while Thorel looks like an early leader with about 90,000. Nick Palma is also up there after almost an hour of play, having built up to 85,000. --MH
1:39pm: Patel, Vieira pick up pots
Level 1 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Small pots continue to exchange hands during the early going, although there have been a few of the medium variety. Ish.
Emil Patel picked up chips from Vladas Tamasauskas near the start in a hand in which Patel turned a nine-high straight then got Tamasauskas to call a river bet. And Joao Vieira flopped a set of deuces early on and earned some value in a hand versus Artem Litvinov, pushing up around 65,000 while Litvinov dropped back below 35,000. --MH
1:24pm: Hey, bro
Level 1 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Now there are six tables in play, with 49 registered. Ari Engel, Jean-Noel Thorel, Mike McDonald, are Ben Heath are here.
So, too, is Luc Greenwood, sitting back-to-back with his brother Sam who is playing at an adjacent table. --MH
1:05pm: Early entries
Level 1 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Up over 40 registered now for the €10K High Roller, with most of them here filling up four tables.
Jared Jaffee, Sergey Lebedev, Akin Tuna, Timothy Adams, Sam Greenwood, Daniel Dvoress, Joao Vieira, Christoph Vogelsang, Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari, and EPT12 Dublin €25K High Roller runner-up Chance Kornuth helping make up the starting field. --MH
12:56pm: Litvinov lets it ride
Level 1 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
More than 30 have registered so far according to the big board, and that number will be steadily increasing throughout the afternoon and evening as players continue to arrive, then eventually when the re-entries start picking up.
Among players taking hands at the start of the level is Artem Litvinov who just moment ago cashed in the Main Event, having lasted into the top 40 over there for a €13,200 cash -- more than enough for one entry here. --MH
12:50pm: Shuffle up and deal!
Level 1 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
At last... cards are in the air! The starting stack is 50,000, and don't forget there is a single re-entry option. --MH
12:37pm: Getting close
A little bit of a delay here as the staff waits for the high rollers to start rolling in. Play should start soon. --MH
11:45am: €10K High Roller Awaits!
Welcome poker fans to Day 1 of the much anticipated €10K High Roller, the third and last of the high rollers here at the EPT Dublin festival.
We've already watched a couple of previous champions of EPT high rollers pick up additional silver spades in the big buy-in events here this week, with Mustapha Kanit taking down the €25K High Roller and Charlie Carrel winning the €10K Single-Day High Roller.
Meanwhile Carrel also took third in the €25K, and like Jeff Rossiter (who finished fifth in the €25K and seventh in the €10K Single-Day) will be going for the high roller trifecta here in Dublin in this one.
The schedule calls for 10 one-hour levels today, with late registration and the option to re-enter -- only once! -- available all day and night up until the start of tomorrow's Day 2. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. Play starts at 12:30pm local time -- stick close for start-to-finish coverage with live updates, photos, and more from the poker room here at the Royal Dublin Society! --MH
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PokerStars Blog reporting team on the EPT12 Dublin €10K High Roller Day 1: Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Martin Harris, and Nick Wright. Photography by Jules Pochy. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter:@PokerStarsBlog
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