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Eibinger, Boivin, and Loeser Among Recent High Roller Winners

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EPT Prague and the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic are two year-end events that draw out the pros, so it’s never a surprise when numerous big names take down events. Over at EPT Prague, Thomas Boivin and Matthias Eibinger took down the €25,000 and €50,000 High Roller Events. Over at the WPT Five Diamond, Manig Loeser took down their $25k High Roller while Sam Soverel and John Hennigan took down side events.

Thomas Boivin Takes Down EPT Prague €25k High Roller

Thomas Boivin took down the largest score of his live poker career on Thursday when he won the €25k Single-Day High Roller at EPT Prague. The event drew out 46 entries and paid a final table of six players.

When the final table was reached, a couple of big names headlined the final. Australia’s Michael Addamo and Steve O’Dwyer from the US both were looking to add to their impressive high roller resumes. However, Addamo didn’t get close, only managing a fourth place finish.

Ultimately, it was Thomas Boivin and Steve O’Dwyer battling for the title. However, Boivin had a massive chip lead that O’Dwyer was never able to overcome. Ultimately, he’d finish in second for €259,550. Boivin earned his largest career score to date with a €375,520 victory.

Matthias Eibinger Wins EPT Prague €50k Super High Roller

The EPT Prague €50k Super High Roller drew out an impressive field of 40 entrants. By the time the final table was reached, high roller superstar Matthias Eibinger had nearly half of the chips in play. He still faced a tough final table in Pavel Plesuv, Luc Greenwood, and Charlie Carrel.

However, it was Andras Nemeth of Hungary that proved the most challenging. By the time he reached heads-up play against Eibinger, he had a 2:1 chip lead and actually extended it to a 9:1 lead before Eibinger started storming back.

Ultimately, Eibinger had regained a massive chip lead and had Nemeth on the ropes. Nemeth got his chips in good with A-10 against A-9 but Eibinger spiked a nine on the river to take the hand and the title.

For the win, Eibinger earned €653,000 (US $739,552). This gives him over $4.77 million in earnings for 2018, easily his best as a pro.

Manig Loeser Wins Stacked WPT Five Diamond $25k High Roller

The final table of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $25k High Roller was a stacked one with Nick Petrangelo, Dan Smith, Elio Fox, Jake Schindler, Manig Loeser, and Cary Katz all looking to take down the top prize.

Ultimately it was Manig Loeser and Elio Fox heads-up for the title. The pair reached a deal heads-up with Fox taking $308,700. Loesner walked away with the trophy and $321,300 in prize money.

Sam Soverel Wins $10k PLO High Roller

Sam Soverel has been a major force in high roller tournaments this year and leads Poker Central’s High Roller of the Year race. Not surprisingly, he added another high roller title to his resume after taking down the $10k PLO High Roller at the WPT Five Diamond. He outlasted a final table that included Josh Ladines, Michael Song, Ryan Tosoc, and Jonathan Depa. It was Depa against Soverel for the title with Soverel walking away with the $116k victory.

John Hennigan Wins $10k Mixed Games Event

John Hennigan is one of the best high stakes mixed games players in the world, so it’s not surprising to see him take down the $10k Mixed Games Event at the WPT Five Diamond. He defeated John Racener, Randy Ohel, and Ben Yu en route to taking down the $110,400 top prize.

Hennigan has been enjoying an amazing 2018, winning his fifth WSOP bracelet and being a contender for WSOP Player of the Year for a good portion of the series. He was also inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2018.

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