Ottomar Ladva’s BSOP Super High Roller Series had been nothing short of brutal.
First came a crushing heads-up defeat in the $30,000 Super High Roller, where he surrendered a massive chip lead to Martin Kabrhel. Then came the soft bubble in the $50,000 Super High Roller. For some players, that combination is enough to call it a week.
Ladva chose the opposite approach.
Jumping immediately into the next available tournament — the $20,000 One-Day Super High Roller — the Estonian chess grandmaster put in a marathon session that stretched deep into the early morning.