$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 3 Started
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$2,279,970
Entries
47
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
The field of 47 entries of the $50,000 Super High Roller at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus is down to its final six players, who are vying for the coveted trophy and $786,570 first-place prize.
Spain's Adrian Mateos, holds nearly half of the chips in play and finds himself as the runaway leader over his five other competitors and is leading the charge to another major title. Mateos, who crossed the $50 million live earnings mark last week, spun his short stack into the chip lead after an incredible heater on Day 2.
Coming into the finale second in chips is Czech prodigy Roman Hrabec, and is someone who is no stranger to the bright lights of a feature table at the Merit Royal Hotel Casino & Spa. Hrabec took down a $25K event at the EPT's host venue in August, just a few months after winning a Triton Poker Main Event for $4,330,000 in South Korea. Despite plenty of accolades, Hrabec has yet to be the last player standing under the EPT umbrella, although he has come close. At EPT London in 2022, he finished as the runner-up in the ��2,200 UKIPT High Roller and then put in a deep run in the EPT London Main Event, where he finished fourth for $257,517. Is it now Hrabec's time to shine?
2024 EPT Cyprus $50,000 Super High Roller Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Zubov | Russia | 625,000 | 13 |
| 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 5,175,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Roman Hrabec | Czechia | 2,630,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 2,235,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Mikilai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 660,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 425,000 | 9 |
Artur Martirosian is the only other player returning with more than 40 big blinds and rounds out the top three chip counts. Martirosian, like Mateos, is an EPT Main Event champion and did so at 22 years old. He reigned supreme at EPT Sochi in 2021, the launchpad to his almost $16 in live tournament earnings. As well as being a titan on the live felt, Martirosian is a feared competitor in the online sphere, where more millions have padded his bankroll.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, Alexander Zubov and Jamil Wakil complete the bottom half of the chip leaderboard but will need to pull off their own comeback stories, with each of them holding less than 15 big blinds when play gets back underway.
Plan for Day 3; Super High Roller Payouts
The six players will reconvene for the livestreamed final table at 12:30 p.m. local time. There is 41:19 remaining on the clock in Level 18, with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a 50,000 big blind ante. The PokerNews live updates will be delayed to keep in sync with the stream, which begins at 1 p.m.
The tournament will continue until a champion is crowned, with each participant already guaranteed a six-figure payday.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $786,570 |
| 2 | $513,000 |
| 3 | $353,400 |
| 4 | $262,200 |
| 5 | $205,200 |
| 6 | $159,600 |
As always, stick with PokerNews to keep up with all the biggest stories and hands from EPT Cyprus.
The players are getting mic'd up and taking their seats on the main feature stage inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, and action is about to get underway.
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
On the first hand of the final table, Roman Hrabec raised to 200,000 in the small blind and Artur Martirosian called in the big blind.
The flop came A?5?3? and Hrabec bet 100,000. Martirosian called and the 9? fell on the turn. Hrabec then bet 150,000 and Martirosian again called.
Hrabec slowed down and checked the 6? river as Martirosian bet 625,000. Hrabec quickly folded J?10? and Martirosian took the first pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,690,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
||
|
2,180,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 100,000 in the cutoff with A?Q? and Roman Hrabec called with A?10? on the button.
The flop came J?4?4? and Mateos bet 80,000. Hrabec called to see the K? turn, where Mateos bet another 380,000. Hrabec quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,480,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,000,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau A?6? jammed for 535,000 from the button and folded out the blinds.
Artur Martirosian 6?6? raised to 115,000 second to act and took down the pot.
Martirosian woke up with A?A? on the next deal, opened to 100,000, and took a consecutive pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,910,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
660,000 | |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jamil Wakil Q?J? raised to 200,000 from under the gun, leaving 100,000 behind, and Adrian Mateos A?J? called from the cutoff.
On the 8?7?3? flop, Wakil checked, and Mateos bet 95,000. Wakil called to leave one T-5,000 chip left behind. The 8? turn and 2? river checked through to showdown to leave Wakil forced all-in from the big blind in the next hand.
On the next deal. Roman Hrabec limped in from the cutoff before Martirosian made it 200,000 from the button. Hrabec folded for Martirosian's and Wakil's cards to go on their backs.
Jamil Wakil: 7?4?
Artur Martirosian: Q?6?
Neither player connected on the K?5?2? flop, but Wakil paired up to take the lead on the 4? turn. He avoided elimination on the 5? river and remained in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,080,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,800,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,000
-405,000
|
-405,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jamil Wakil quadrupled up to 20,000 the previous hand but was still forced all in from the small blind. Adrian Mateos then raised to 100,000 under the gun and Alexander Zubov called in the big blind.
Mateos and Zubov checked to the river on a board of Q?9?8?7?K? where Zubov led out for 100,000. Mateos folded and Zubov showed 7?5? for a flush.
"Oh, wow. I had a pair," Wakil said as he tossed 2?2? into the muck before making his exit in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,980,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
620,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
Busted | |