2009 PokerStars.com EPT London

£5,000 EPT London Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
£850,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£3,540,500
Entries
730
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Joram Tells It Like It Is

There's a raise to 775, Darren Kramer calls, Keith Johnson thinks for ages before also just calling but then the big blind, Joram Voelklen reraised to 4,800.

The first two passed but Johnson called just as Roland de Wolfe left the table temporarily to make fun of Ilari Sahamies, who had just busted from the high roller event.

The flop was {8-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades} and both players checked, Voelklen then fired 3,500 on the {5-Diamonds} turn and 5,000 on the {2-Clubs} river.

This last bet put Johnson into the tank as the break started.

Voelklen attempted to coax his opponent into doing the wrong thing by saying, "Either I have A-K or Jacks...or something totally diffrerent." He continued, "I know what you have, you will call and I will win."

Eventually Johnson did call and Voelklen showed Jacks to win the pot. Johnson mucked, Voelklen added, "He had tens..."