Welcome to the EPT London ï¿¡25,000 Single-Day High Roller II
It is now time for the second ï¿¡25,000 Single-Day High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London at the Hilton Park Lane hotel. Those who have been eliminated from the ï¿¡5,300 EPT Main Event will be able to enter into some high stakes action starting from 12:30 p.m. local time.
American poker pro Byron Kaverman took down the ï¿¡25,000 Single-Day High Roller I late on Thursday night defeating a field of 30 entries to claim the ï¿¡273,710 first-place prize after defeating Orpen Kisacikoglu heads-up. Others will be trying to replicate his success in this event.
The one-day tournament will see each player start with 100,000 chips with blinds starting at 500/1,000 with an 1,000 big blind ante. This tournament features unlimited reentries with late registration ending at approximately 7:15 p.m. local time at the start of Level 11. Blind levels will be 30-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after Levels 4 and 7 and a 75-minute dinner break at approximately 6:00 p.m. local time. Thereafter, players will get a 15-minute break every three levels.
A shot clock will be implemented from the start of the event. Players receive eight 30-second time-bank cards before play, seven cards on Level 1, six cards on Level 2 & 3, five cards on Level 4 & 5, and four cards on Level 6 & higher. On the final table, players will receive an additional five time-bank cards.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings updates until a winner is crowned, along with updates of other events from EPT London.