Jan-Eric Schwippert has picked up $1.4m after chopping the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller with Tom Marchese at the Bellagio, and the German, Stefan Schillhabel, wins the €10,300 High Roller at the European Poker Tour in Prague.

Jan-Eric Schwippert has taken down the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller at The Bellagio after chopping with Aria High Roller reg, Tom Marchese.

The Austrian entered the heads-up phase with a 5:1 chip advantage, and had Marchese below the ten big blind point before the Global Poker League (GPL) New York Rounders star doubled up – a play that resulted in the eventual chop.

The first prize was $1,439,274. Back in the day when the only accessories allowed at the table were cigarettes, it would have been the biggest prize of the year. Today, it’s not big enough to crack the Top 25. For his part, Marchese earned $1,018,566. Schwippert is having a good month, finishing sixth and third in $25,000 buy-in Aria High Rollers, this month