$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
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
36
Players Left
16
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Vicente Delgado needed two bullets on Day 1 of the European Poker Tour Cyprus $50,000 Super High Roller, but he made the most of his second chance.
Delgado ended the day as an overwhelming chip leader over the remaining 16 players with 1,880,000, more than double his closest challenger. He busted defending champion Juan Pardo in a flip with nines against ace-queen, then made a big hero call on the river with just second pair to eliminate Samuel Mullur in a massive pot and began to separate from the rest of the field. He finally stunned Morten Klein with a set of fours as Klein was left with two pair on his way back to the registration desk.
The Spaniard is no stranger to competing against poker��s top players. He has $1.7 million in career live earnings, including finishing second to Pardo in this event last year at EPT Cyprus for $583,400. Known as ��vicenfish�� online, he also made the final table of the SCOOP Main Event last year.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Delgado | Spain | 1,880,000 | 313 |
| 2 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 910,000 | 152 |
| 3 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 780,000 | 130 |
| 4 | Biao Ding | China | 741,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Alexander Zubov | Russia | 660,000 | 110 |
| 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 644,000 | 107 |
| 7 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 601,000 | 100 |
| 8 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 584,000 | 97 |
| 9 | Vladimir Korzinin | Estonia | 553,000 | 92 |
| 10 | Morten Klein | Norway | 342,000 | 57 |
Artur Martirosian bagged up 910,000 and is in second place far behind Delgado after making a set of jacks to bust Lewis Spencer in a massive pot. Daniel Rezaei (780,000), Biao Ding (741,000), and $25,000 Super High Roller Warm Up runner-up Alexander Zubov (660,000) round out the top five.
Other players advancing to Day 2 include Santhosh Suvarna (601,000), $20,000 No-Limit Hold'em champion Ognyan Dimov (584,000), Kayhan Mokri (219,000), and Dimitar Danchev (182,000). Defending champ Pardo (262,000), as well as Aleksejs Ponakovs (219,000), needed two bullets before surviving the day, while EPT champion Adrian Mateos fired three times and finally ended up with 192,000.
A total of 36 players entered over the course of eight 60-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of play Monday at 12:30 p.m. The action on Day 2 begins on Level 9 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante, with the starting stack of 250,000 still worth more than 40 big blinds. The official prize pool will be announced early in the day tomorrow. Play is scheduled to reach the final table, which will then be streamed on Tuesday, October 15, on PokerStars�� YouTube channel.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action as this elite field continues to battle for a place at the final table.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,880,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
910,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
780,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
741,000
501,000
|
501,000 |
|
660,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
644,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
601,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
584,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
||
|
553,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
342,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
262,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
252,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
219,000
-202,000
|
-202,000 |
|
219,000
-181,000
|
-181,000 |
|
192,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
||
|
182,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1 of the $50,000 Super High Roller has wrapped up with 16 of the 36 entries bagging and tagging a stack.
So far, $1,746,360 has been collected in the prize pool, and that figure is expected to grow thanks to the Day 2 late registration.
Full chip counts and recap will follow shortly.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ognyan Dimov raised from the cutoff and Manuel Fritz defended his big blind.
Fritz check-called for 13,000 on the J?9?3? flop and then then check-jammed for around 80,000 on the K? turn, after Dimov sized up to 28,000. The Bulgarian called as the bigger stack and the cards were tabled.
Manuel Fritz: KxQx
Ognyan Dimov: A?K?
Both players had top pair but Dimov's kicker was better. The A? river gave Dimov two pair and the checkmark for the bust out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see three more hands on Day 1 before bagging up their chips for the night.
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Morten Klein raised to 10,000 in the hijack and Daniel Rezaei called in the cutoff. Johannes Straver then moved all in for 104,000 in the small blind, Klein reshoved, and Rezaei got out of the way.
Johannes Straver: J?10?
Morten Klein: K?Q?
The Q?8?2? flop gave Klein top pair and Straver a straight draw. The 6? turn was safe for Klein, while the 7? fell on the river to send Straver to the rail in the closing moments of the day.
"I had ten-nine of hearts," Klein's nemesis Vicente Delgado said.
"I believe you. It would've surprised me if it didn't come," Klein replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
350,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Thomas Eychenne opened to 10,000 from under the gun before Dimitar Danchev put in his last 63,000 from the button. Morten Klein cold-called from the small blind and Eychenne also matched the wager.
Klein and Eychenne checked through to showdown.
Danchev's 9?9? was best on the 10?8?2?3?2? board as Eychenne and Klein's KxQx failed to connect.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
199,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
185,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Artur Martirosian raised to 10,000 in the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the small blind. Teun Mulder then put in his last 40,000, Martirosian reraised to 68,000, and Ponakovs folded.
Teun Mulder: Q?10?
Artur Martirosian: J?8?
The 8?9?6? flop gave Martirosian the lead with a pair of eights, while Mulder picked up a straight draw. The 2? fell on the turn, while the river was the 2? as Mulder was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
860,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |