€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day 1 Completed
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,584,660
Entries
66
Level
23
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Level 23
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The €25,000 Single-Day High Roller II saw 66 entries including 23 reentries take their shot at becoming the champion of the second of two events of its kind at the 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague. It took over 14 hours and 23 full levels of play for a winner to be determined, and when all was said and done, Sam Greenwood claimed the title after agreeing to a heads-up chop with Steve O’Dwyer.
Greenwood took fifth place in an earlier €25,000 event this series (€63,870) and was able to improve upon that finish en route to a first-place prize of €384,968 (USD $428,086), adding to his already-impressive lifetime earnings of over $20 million.
PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague €25,000 Single Day High Roller II Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Greenwood | Canada | €384,968 | $428,086 |
| 2nd | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | €411,311 | $457,378 |
| 3rd | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | €216,310 | $240,537 |
| 4th | Jans Arends | Netherlands | €163,220 | $181,501 |
| 5th | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | €126,770 | $140,968 |
| 6th | George Wolff | United States | €98,250 | $109,254 |
| 7th | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | €77,650 | $86,347 |
| 8th | Mustafa Jukovic | Sweden | €60,220 | $66,965 |
| 9th | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | €45,960 | $51,108 |
The Early Goings
Greenwood was one of the first players to join the tournament, having registered in the first level of play, but found himself dry on chips after his first entry of the day. He got right back in on the action, however, and wound up being shuffled from table to table throughout the balancing process that occurred during the extended 10-level registration period.
Other players such as Adrian Mateos, Daniel Dvoress, and Tsugunari Toma also were around to start the day, and were quickly joined by others such as Jean-Noel Thorel, Juha Helppi, and Single-Day High Roller I champion Chin Wei Lim.
There was no shortage of action across every table in the room, which at its peak totaled five tables of play as the registration period continued and many who were eliminated fired second and, in some cases third bullets. During that time, Greenwood was able to take a starting stack of 100,000 up to just shy of 400,000 to take one of the largest stacks into the evening.
Into the Night
O’Dwyer was the clear chip leader coming back from the dinner break when registration closed after he eliminated Simon Pedersen, who had been one of the largest stacks in the room throughout most of the afternoon when he made a flush that bested Pedersen’s straight to bring his stack up to 940,000. At that point, 27 remained and it took about an hour-and-a-half for that number to reach 16 for the two-table redraw.
Over the course of that time, Sam Grafton was seen consistently adding to his stack, entering the final two tables with a count just shy of 1 million. Meanwhile, others hung around as the action flew by, with Danny Tang and Matthias Eibinger being just a few of the players who never seemed to be involved in big pots as they continued to maintain their stack and survive.
Greenwood was also in the middle of the pack at the time, but he found a one-outer on the turn to double after running pocket kings into Robbie Toan’s pocket aces. Tang had opened the action on the hand and accidentally exposed one of the two kings left in the deck when folding, putting Greenwood in even worse shape until the case king saved him. Toan had his eyes set on one of the largest stacks in the room, but instead found himself short and busted shortly thereafter when he made Broadway on the river only to run into Ramin Hajiyev's full house. However, Hajiyev was soon after eliminated by Jans Ardens as the bubble quickly approached.
The Final Table
The final table of nine was reached just two levels after the initial redraw at 16, and O’Dwyer and Grafton entered the final table with over half the chips in play between the two of them, both with nearly three times that of Arends, who was third in chips at the time.
Greenwood found himself short early on but it would be Joris Ruijs who departed in ninth place. From there, short stacks staying alive became the theme of the tournament. Only Mustafa Jukovic (8th place) and Eibinger (7th place) were eliminated over the next two-plus hours as almost every all-in situation resulted in the player who was at risk doubling.
The blinds continued to climb, hitting less than 100 total big blinds in play with six still remaining. Eventually, the levels caught up and George Wolff (6th place), Tang (5th place), and Arends (4th place) were all eliminated within a span of 15 minutes.
The Final Three
Three-handed play began with Greenwood atop the counts at 3.5 million, followed by O’Dwyer at 2.6 million and Grafton with just 560,000. Grafton quickly found a double and then chipped up a bit more before becoming the shortest stack again after doubling O’Dwyer. From there, Grafton doubled back through O’Dwyer but was eliminated from the tournament on the third all-in situation between the two when Grafton got pocket sixes in preflop against O’Dwyer’s aces and was unable to get there.
Once Grafton was eliminated, Greenwood and O’Dwyer took a quick break. Greenwood stayed at the table and the two agreed to do a chip chop upon O’Dwyer’s return. However, a winner needed to be determined and the two decided to run one hand of Hold’em to declare the victor. They agreed O’Dwyer would get dealt two hands as he had the chip lead, but Greenwood would only need one hand as he made the nuts and became the champion.
PokerNews coverage of EPT Prague will continue Monday with Day 4 of the €5,300 Main Event as well as the final High Roller event of the festival, which features a €10,300 buy-in and begins at 12:30 p.m. local time. Make sure to come back to catch all the action along the homestretch of the festival.
Level 23
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer and Sam Greenwood have agreed to a chop based on chip equity with the prizes as follows. Steve O'Dwyer wins €411,311 and Sam Greenwood earns €384,969.
With the money settld, the two players agreed to flip for the trophy in order to determine a winner. However, there was one twist: due to O'Dwyer's chip lead, he received two hold'em hands while Greenwood received one. The dealer then ran out one board. Here was how it all went down.
The board came 
.
Steve O'Dwyer Hand #1: 
/ 
Steve O'Dwyer Hand #2: 
/ 
Sam Greenwood Hand: 
/ 
O'Dwyer tabled his deuce and five as the first two cards, resulting in Greenwood exclaiming how good the situation was for him before rolling over an eight of his own. O'Dwyer would need to beat that, and found an ace on his first hand to give him top pair, which would remain best after completely tablng his second hand.
It was down to one last card and Greenwood checked, stating he needed a jack or a six to stay alive after seeing an open-ended straight draw in front of him. He peeled the card slowly, announcing it was paint. Then, he said he thought it was a queen as he saw a rounded edge. He finally peeled it completely so that he could see it, announcing that it was, in fact, a jack, good to improve to the nuts and claim the title of victor to go along with it.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the tournament.
Level 23
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Steve O'Dwyer opened to 200,000 on the button and saw Sam Grafton three-bet all in for about 1.3 million in the big blind. O'Dwyer immediately called.
Sam Grafton: 
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Grafton picked up some extra outs on the flop 
but that was the closest he would get as the turn 
and river 
completed the board, ending his run in third place.
Steve O'Dwyer and Sam Greenwood are now heads up with the clock paused for a temporary break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,965,000
1,465,000
|
1,465,000 |
|
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2,635,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 23
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sam Grafton went all in for his last 685,000 in the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer called in the big blind.
Sam Grafton: 
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Grafton hit on the flop 
and improved to two pair on the turn 
. He would need to fade a queen on the river and would do so as it fell 
to lock in the double for Grafton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,470,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
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Level 23
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sam Grafton announced he was all in from the small blind to effectively put Steve O'Dwyer to a decision for his remaining 1.385 million in the big blind. O'Dwyer didn't take long to call.
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Sam Grafton: 
Grafton's computer hand was behind O'Dwyer's king-nine and a king in the window on the flop only put O'Dwyer in better position to double. Grafton was drawing dead by the turn and the river 
gave O'Dwyer trips to finish the hand, earning the double and taking the chip lead while sending Grafton to a stack of around 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,770,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
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|
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985,000
-1,435,000
|
-1,435,000 |
|
|
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Level 23
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sam Grafton limped in on the button and saw Steve O'Dwyer complete his small blind. Sam Greenwood checked his option in the big blind and the three saw a flop of 
. Action checked to Grafton and he bet 130,000. Only O'Dwyer called.
Action was then heads up to the turn 
and O'Dwywer check-called another bet of 275,000 from Grafton. Both players proceeded to check the river to take the hand to showdown.
"King," said O'Dwyer.
Grafton tabled for kings up and O'Dwyer showed a second-best , earning the pot and inching near the chip lead as play continues three-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,695,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,420,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,495,000
-505,000
|
-505,000 |
|
|
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Level: 23
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 22
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining three players are on a 15-minute break.
On the last hand before break, Sam Grafton and Steve O'Dwyer got in a heads up pot with Grafton in the small blind and O'Dwyer in the big blind. They got to the turn with at least 400,000 in the middle on a board of and Grafton check-called a bet of 275,000 from O'Dwyer.
Both players checked the river to take the hand to showdown, and Grafton took down the pot with Broadway after showing 
. O'Dwyer tabled 
, showing his pair of kings and flush draw was best until Grafton filled up on the river.
Chip counts from all three players have been provided.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,895,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,000,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,715,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
|
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Level 22
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sam Greenwood shoved all in from the small blind to put Sam Grafton to a decision for his last 560,000 and Grafton called.
Sam Grafton:
Sam Greenwood:
Grafton got help on the turn as the board ran out 
to give him a pair of queens and score the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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