€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€2,803,300
Entries
289
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
255
Players Left
93
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
While the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event is closer than ever to the final table, another opportunity to win big money began this Friday with the traditional closing €10,300 EPT High Roller.
Compared to the record-breaking Eureka and EPT Main Events, Day 1 of the EPT High Roller seemed small, with 255 entrants recorded. However, compared to last year’s 240 participants, the 2024 field is not that small, and players can still enter the tournament until the start of Day 2.
Among those who didn't wait for Day 2 to register, David Boyaciyan made the right choice not to wait as he finished on top of the chip counts, with 538,500 chips. He already had a big stack during the last level, but extended his lead even more after he eliminated Diego Montone with aces. He leads the 93 remaining players ahead of Conor Bergin (385,000), Michael Sklenicka (348,500) and Joris Ruijs (309,500), who all reached the 300,000-chip mark.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rang | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Boyaciyan | Netherlands | 538,500 | 359 |
| 2 | Conor Bergin | Ireland | 385,000 | 257 |
| 3 | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | 348,500 | 232 |
| 4 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | 309,500 | 206 |
| 5 | Julien Sitbon | France | 299,500 | 200 |
| 6 | Armin Rezaei | Austria | 288,500 | 192 |
| 7 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Belarus | 273,500 | 182 |
| 8 | Elias Suhonen | Finland | 266,000 | 177 |
| 9 | Mykhailo Demydenko | Ukraine | 256,500 | 171 |
| 10 | Christian Pedersen | Denmark | 255,000 | 170 |
Julien Sitbon secured a big stack of 299,500 after winning with kings against jacks in the final minutes of the day. He is followed closely by Armin Rezaei (288,500), who consistently remained among the top spots throughout the day. Players such as Emil Mattsson (202,500), Enrico Camosci (198,500), and Ka Kwan Lau (197,000), the 2023 EPT Barcelona High Roller champion, will also return for Day 2 with more than 100 big blinds.
The 2019 EPT Barcelona winner, Simon Brandstrom (139,500), leads a group of five EPT champions, which includes Anton Wigg (126,300), Arsenii Karmatckii (51,000), Davidi Kitai (45,000), and Steve O’Dwyer (35,500).
Teun Mulder (96,500) and last year’s EPT Prague runner-up Jon Kyte (90,000) also bagged their chips, alongside Thomas Santerne (57,000), who could claim a fourth tournament win at the festival if he triumphs in this EPT High Roller. Santerne ended the day slightly above the starting stack.
Finally, PokerStars Team Pro Parker Talbot holds one of the shortest stacks with 24,000, narrowly ahead of Kuljinder Sidhu, who is the tournament’s short stack with just 19,000.
Play will resume tomorrow, Saturday, December 14, at 12:30 p.m. local time at Level 11, with blinds set at 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. Levels will be shortened to 50 minutes each, but twelve levels are scheduled, with the bubble expected to burst during the day.
The PokerNews live reporting team will return to bring you more coverage of the EPT Prague High Roller, so stay tuned!
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
538,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
|
385,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
348,500
203,800
|
203,800 |
|
309,500
185,200
|
185,200 |
|
299,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
||
|
288,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
273,500
99,500
|
99,500 |
|
266,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
256,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
248,500
248,500
|
248,500 |
|
241,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
239,500
239,500
|
239,500 |
|
210,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
207,500
207,500
|
207,500 |
|
204,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
202,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
202,500 | |
|
201,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
198,500
-71,500
|
-71,500 |
|
197,500
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
197,000
-7,100
|
-7,100 |
|
196,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
194,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
188,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players in Day 1 of the EPT Main Event are bagging and tagging. There have been 255 entries and 93 players remain. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Joshua Gebissa open-raised and Viktor Jensen moved all in from the small blind with a short stack of 25,000. Gebissa called to put his opponent at risk as the cards were turned.
Viktor Jensen: A♣J♥ 
Joshua Gebissa: 10♦10♣
The board ran out 9♣3♥3♠4♥4♦ and Gebissa held with his pocket tens, making two pair with the fours on board to win the pot. Gebissa near-doubled, while Jensen was eliminated with just minutes to go on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Diego Montone in the big blind found himself at risk for 69,000 against the chip leader David Boyaciyan on the button.
Diego Montone: A♦K♠
David Boyaciyan: A♣A♠
Montone couldn't do much against Boyaciyan's aces, and after the board of 8♦5♠6♠3♥J♦ was revealed, he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
261,700
|
261,700 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The tournament director has announced that there will be five more hands played to finish Day 1 of the EPT High Roller.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Julien Sitbon opened to 2,400 from the cutoff, Nikola Minkov raised to 10,000 from the small blind, then Yuhang Chen four-bet to 23,000 from the big blind. Sitbon looked at his opponent's stack and then pushed all in, Minkov folded, and Chen called with the shorter stack. Players turned their cards, with Chen at risk.
Yuhang Chen: J♠J♣
Julien Sitbon: K♣K♥
The board ran out 6♠3♥6♦3♠8♥ and Sitbon held with his pocket kings to win a huge pot at the end of the day, eliminating Chen from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
There were roughly 26,000 chips in the middle on 2♠A♠4♣3♣. Simon Lofberg who was on the button bet 10,000 and Arthur Thiriart called from the hijack.
Thiriart checked when the 2♦ hit the river and Lofberg shoved all in for around 36,000. Thiriart snap-called and tabled A♥A♣ for a full house, Lofberg showed A♦5♦ for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
Busted |