Who Succeeds Ivan Soshnikov?
In 2010 the European Poker Tour debuted a high roller during the EPT Prague festival. Nichlas Mattsson came out on top of a 26 player field. Every year since the tournament has grown, and this year promises to be bigger than ever.
The Super High Roller at the start of the tournament saw 42 people enter and 9 players re enter for �50,000 each. Leonid Markin defeated Paul Newey heads up to grab the title and the �777,360 first place prize. This "regular" high roller will only be bigger! Let's take a look at the fields and winners since its inception in 2010:
| Year | Champion | Entries | Trend | First Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nichlas Mattsson | 26 | - | �127,000 |
| 2011 | John Andress | 50 | +24 | �176,400 |
| 2012 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 108 | +58 | �365,300 |
| 2013 | Ivan Soshnikov | 176 | +68 | �382,050 |
The schedule tells us there will be 10 levels of play today, so it's going to be around 1 am tonight before the players can bag and tag. The starting stack is 50,000 jetons and the first two levels will be 100/200 with a 25 ante so players are getting 250 big blinds to start with. The total schedule for todays play:
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 25 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 25 | 60 minutes |
| break | 20 minutes | |||
| 3 | 150 | 300 | 25 | 60 minutes |
| 4 | 150 | 300 | 25 | 60 minutes |
| break | 20 minutes | |||
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 60 minutes |
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 75 | 60 minutes |
| break | 75 minutes | |||
| 7 | 400 | 800 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| break | 10 minutes | |||
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 | 60 minutes |
| 10 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 | 60 minutes |
The tournament will start at 1 pm local time, so in about two hours from now. Players are allowed one re-entry per person. PokerNews will bring you updates all through the tournament so you don't have to miss a hand!