The 2014 European Poker Tour Prague €50,000 Super High Roller came to an end on Thursday, December 11. It was Leonid Markin who finished first after the defeat of Paul Newey in a thorough heads-up play. The Russian poker pro captured the sum of €771,360 for his win as well as a special trophy.
A total of 51 players took part in the tournament and only 7 were seated at the final table. Each of these 7 received a guaranteed minimum amount of €128,565.
It took almost two hours for the first player to be eliminated. American poker pro Brian Roberts was the first to go after he was defeated by Newey.
Only half an hour later, Russian player Vladimir Troyanovskiy was eliminated by his fellow countryman Markin. At first, it was Markin who dominated, and then his opponent took the lead for a while. Eventually, it became clear that Troyanovskiy would need to leave the final table. He was given the amount of €159,170 for his sixth position.
Ivan Soshnikov, yet another Russian player who took part in this final stage of the tournament, was the next to be eliminated. He was defeated by Newey. Soshnikov was holding pocket tens and his opponent had pocket kings. With the board showing [7c][Qs][Qd][4h][7d]
it became clear that the Russian would need to leave the final table. His winnings amounted to €208,150.
Juha Helppi from Finland was the next to go. He was defeated by Markin after quite a long hand. Helppi received the sum of €269,360 for his fourth place in the tournament.
Stephen Chidwick, Paul Newey, and Leonid Markin were the last players on the final table. It was Chidwick who left it after a thorough three-hour play. He was defeated by Markin, taking €355,070 of the entire prize pool.
It took another three hours before the name of the champion became clear. It was quite a tough heads-up play and the chip lead changed way too often. On the final hand, Newey had 4 million in chips and he moved all-in. Markin made the call immediately. He was holding [As][10h]
and his opponent had [Ad][7d]
in his hand. The board showed two diamonds on the flop, but the next two cards that were opened were of little help to Newey. He was awarded the amount of €557,090 for his runner-up position.
The Russian poker pro, on the other hand, received €771,360 of the entire prize pool for his excellent performance. Back in October, Markin finished fourth at an EPT High Roller event in London.
