€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 3 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€100,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€6,985,440
Entries
72
Level
24
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Finnish superstar Patrik Antonius has been crowned the €100,000 Super High Roller champion here at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo, taking home €1,967,440 and the prestigious title after defeating Christoph Vogelsang heads up.
Antonius' victory adds to his already stellar poker resume, and cements his status as one of the true legends of the game, sending his career earnings over $20,000,000. This victory represents Antonius' second major EPT title, adding to his 2005 Baden Main Event win.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | €1,967,440 |
| 2 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | €1,269,300 |
| 3 | Juan Pardo | Spain | €906,700 |
| 4 | Byron Kaverman | United States | €697,500 |
| 5 | Ben Heath | United Kingdon | €536,500 |
| 6 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | €426,500 |
| 7 | David Yan | New Zealand | €341,200 |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdon | €272,800 |
| 9 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | €218,300 |
Final Day Recap
Nine players returned to the final table, which was stacked full of some of the world's best players, with Antonius coming in as the chip leader, closely followed by Juan Pardo and Ben Heath.
Defending champion Alex Kulev came into the day as the short-stack with seven big blinds. He was the first to depart in ninth place as he lost a flip against Pardo, who turned a higher pair.
British legend Stephen Chidwick then exited in eighth place in a brutal three-way all-in hand. He ran pocket eights into the queens of Pardo and the ace-king of Byron Kaverman, who scooped a huge pot with top two pair.
Antonius then eliminated David Yan in seventh place. Yan shoved his remaining 15 big blinds from the button with ace-nine but found he was dominated by Antonius’ ace-queen suited in the big blind.
Jean-Noel Thorel found himself short-stacked at various points during the final table, but managed to negotiate his way to sixth place. He was ultimately eliminated when he called off with king-queen suited in the big blind versus a jam from Pardo in the small blind with ace-ten.
The key hand of the tournament came when the big stacks of Antonius and Heath collided, leading to the exit of Heath in fifth place after he called off versus a four-bet jam from Antonius. His pocket tens were run down by Antonius' king-jack suited, giving Antonius a commanding chip lead.
Kaverman’s run at the title came to an end in fourth place when he three-bet Antonius’ under-the-gun open with ace-eight and called off for the rest, only to find his ace was dominated.
Three-handed play comprised Antonius, Pardo and Vogelsang, a heavyweight trio if ever there was one, with Antonius having almost double the stack of his closest challenger. Shortly in, Pardo picked up pocket queens but Vogelsang flopped trip sixes after defending his big blind with queen-six, and all the money went in on the river after Vogelsang check-jammed, for Pardo to exit in third place.
Antonius came into heads-up play with the chip lead, playing 65 big blinds to Vogelsang’s 47, but Vogelsang took it over in the first hand when his second pair was good versus Antonius' third pair. However, Antonius got a full double up with a set of queens on an ace-high board, with Vogelsang holding the ace, to give Antonius a commanding lead.
Although Vogelsang briefly threatened to fight back, the heads-up battle was over shortly. He called off versus Antonius' all in with a dominated ace.
Winner’s Reaction
PokerNews managed to grab a quick word with the champion after the trophy ceremony, asking him if his progress to the title felt as comfortable as it looked and how it felt to win an EPT Super High Roller against such a stacked field.
"Well, it felt good. It was not so comfortable, and, you always have to win some crucial hands but, yeah, it's nice to win a tournament. What can I say? And, happy with the way I played."
"Yeah, it always feels good to win a tournament in general, but especially to win a Super High Roller here in Monaco, also my home turf. So this feels good. Extra, extra special."
PokerNews then asked the champion how important it was to him, as one of the legends of the game, to be able to continue to mix it with the young guns and prove himself to still be a formidable opponent and someone to be feared at the felt.
"Yeah, I mean, that's what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to keep my game as high level as possible. Always evolving with the game. I really enjoy playing against the toughest competition and all kind of big games, whether cash games or tournaments. And the goal is really to keep playing and, I would like to be here giving interviews in the next ten, 20 years or so. So let's see if I can keep up with all the boys."
PokerNews sought Antonius' thoughts as to the key hands and he confirmed "Yeah, I mean, the king-Jack suited against Ben Heath. That was obviously the key, if I lose that, it's going to hurt me a lot. To win a tournament you have to win some flips. That was the only one. But it was very, very meaningful. It went my way this time, and then at least I took advantage with the chips."
That concludes PokerNews coverage of this event, but be sure to stay with us for all the rest of your coverage of 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo here at Sporting Monte-Carlo.
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Patrik Antonius is the new €100,000 EPT Super High Roller champion here in Monte Carlo. Antonius dispatched Christoph Vogelsang in heads-up play allowing him to lay claim to the trophy, title and €1,967,440.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap.
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang limped on the button. Patrik Antonius, in the big blind, moved all in, putting Vogelsang to the test for his effective stack of 6,050,000. Vogelsang didn't take long to make the call.
Christoph Vogelsang: A♥5♣ 
Patrik Antonius: A♣9♠
Vogelsang was all in and behind in the most important hand of his tournament. The dealer spread the five-card runout K♣Q♦4♣Q♣9♥; Antonius' superior holding remained that way to the river allowing him to lay claim to the trophy and title, alongside €1,967,440.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,910,000
5,760,000
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5,760,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Patrik Antonius limped in from the button. Christoph Vogelsang raised to 700,000, from the big blind, and Antonius called.
The dealer spread the Q♠Q♣8♠ flop and Vogelsang bet out for 450,000. Antonius thought on his decision for some time before moving all in, putting Vogelsang to the test for his tournament life. Vogelsang used several time banks before making the call.
Christoph Vogelsang: 8♥2♦
Patrik Antonius: 10♣9♠
Vogelsang was ahead with his pair of eights, but the 10♥ turn gave Antonius a commanding lead with a pair of tens.
Vogelsang was drawing to just two outs and hit one as the river fell the 8♣, earning him a huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,380,000
-1,770,000
|
-1,770,000 |
|
|
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|
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7,530,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang limped in from the small blind with A♦9♣. Patrik Antonius raised to 900,000 from the big blind, with 8♦7♣, and Vogelsang called.
Antonius continued for 300,000 on the K♦J♠9♥ flop. Vogelsang called with his pair of nines.
The 7♦ turn gave Antonius a pair of sevens. He used this opportunity to size up to 3,000,000, convincing Vogelsang to fold the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,150,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
|
|
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|
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5,760,000
-1,770,000
|
-1,770,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang limped in the small blind with 8♦7♠ and Patrik Antonius checked 5♥3♥ in the big blind.
The A♠8♣9♦ flop was checked by both players.
On the 5♠ turn, Antonius check-folded versus a bet of 300,000 from Vogelsang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,040,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
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|
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3,870,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang limped in from the button and Patrik Antonius raised to 900,000 from the big blind. Vogelsang called.
Antonius continued for 600,000 on the Q♥A♠K♥ flop. Vogelsang was undeterred.
The 8♦ turn saw Antonius commit an additional 2,000,000 to the middle. Vogelsang didn't back down.
The 2♠ river saw Antonius empty the clip, moving all in for 3,670,000. Vogelsang used several time banks before making the call.
Patrik Antonius: Q♦Q♣
Christoph Vogelsang: A♥9♠
Antonius' premium holding flopped a set against the top pair of Vogelsang, earning him the full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,540,000
7,310,000
|
7,310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,370,000
-7,310,000
|
-7,310,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 23
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Patrik Antonius opened to 350,000 from the button with Q♦5♦ and Christoph Vogelsang defended his big blind with J♣2♠.
On the 2♦10♣A♣ flop, Vogelsang check-called versus a bet of 250,000 from Antonius.
The 7♥ rolled off on the turn and both players checked.
The 3♠ completed the board and both players again checked, with Vogelsang's pair of deuces good enough to send him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,680,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
7,230,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
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