Adrián Mateos from Spain staged an impressive comeback on Day 2 of the $50,000 Super High Roller at EPT Cyprus 2024 after a challenging Day 1. Despite starting with one of the shortest stacks and needing three re-entries, Mateos skillfully navigated the competition and emerged as the chip leader before the final table.
On Tuesday, he will compete alon
gside notable players such as Roman Hrabec from the Czech Republic, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau from Belarus, Artur Martirosian and Alexander Zubov from Russia, and Jamil Wakil from Canada. The six players will vie for the first prize of $786,570, with each already securing at least $159,600.
Final Table Chip Counts:
- 1st Seat: Alexander Zubov – 625,000 (13 BB)
- 2nd Seat: Adrián Mateos – 5,175,000 (104 BB)
- 3rd Seat: Roman Hrabec – 2,630,000 (53 BB)
- 4th Seat: Artur Martirosian – 2,235,000 (45 BB)
- 5th Seat: Mikilai Vaskaboinikau – 660,000 (13 BB)
- 6th Seat: Jamil Wakil – 425,000 (9 BB)
Day 2 saw eleven players join the 16 who advanced from Day 1, creating a field of 47 entries and a prize pool of $2,279,970. The action began quickly, with notable eliminations including EPT Main Event champions Dimitar Danchev and Ognyan Dimov, as well as defending champion Juan Pardo.
The only Latin American player in this event was Felipe Ketzer from Brazil, who finished in 13th place.
EPT Cyprus – Super High Roller Details:
- Buy-in: $50,000
- Entries: 47
- Prize Pool: $2,279,970
- Average Chip Stack: 1,958,333
- Blinds: Level 18 (25K/50K – Ante 50K)
Payout Structure:
- $786,570
- $513,000
- $353,400
- $262,200
- $205,200
- $159,600
