2010 PokerStars.com EPT London

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
£900,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£4,112,800
Entries
848
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Vamplew Strikes First After Dinner

David Vamplew minraised to 400,000 and John Juanda flat-called to see a {4-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {K-Clubs} flop. Juanda checked to Vamplew who fired 375,000 and it looked like Juanda was going to fold - but no! - he now virtually minraised to 800,000.

Vamplew made the call and the {5-Clubs}, a seemingly meaningless card came on the turn. Juanda now bet 1.55 million and Vamplew made the call.

Both checked the {5-Spades} board river and Juanda declared "Seven-high," showing {7-Clubs} {6-Spades} and Vamplew picked up the pot with {K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}. The match swings back to the Scot.

Tags: John JuandaDavid Vamplew

3-Bet Time Again

After a few hands' worth of minor button-raiser-takes-it action, John Juanda min-raised his button and this time was faced with a reraise from David Vamplew to around a million. Juanda gave him a very intense stare, but it was very brief - he folded after just a few seconds, and Vamplew got another 400,000 of Juanda's chips.

Tags: David VamplewJohn Juanda

Juanda Check-Raises More Chips Back To Vamplew

David Vamplew raised to 400,000 and John Juanda made the call before the latter checked the {A-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {3-Clubs} flop across to the young Scot, giving him an intense stare.

Vamplew bet 525,000 but Juanda check-raised to 1,200,000. Vamplew made the call to see a virtual brick turn, {2-Hearts} and Juanda checked again, Vamplew fired 1,200,000 and Juanda folded quickly.

Tags: John JuandaDavid Vamplew

Variations on a Theme

John Juanda had already won a relatively big pot, raising preflop and betting on the {7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop before taking it down with a 1.2 million bet on the {5-Diamonds} turn.

A couple hands later and Juanda raised preflop again, getting another call from Vamplew, but this time Juanda checked behind to Vamplew's check on the {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop. Vamplew checked the {q-Diamonds} turn, too, and then folded to a 700,000 bet from Juanda.

Vamplew looked a little frustrated after that.

Tags: David VamplewJohn Juanda

Dead Level

David Vamplew opened to 400,000 and John Juanda reraised to 1,200,000 before Vamplew made a 4-bet to around 2,400,000. Juanda moved all-in and Vamplew sheepishly smirked and quickly folded.

The players are virtually even once more.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
12,570,000
3,370,000
3,370,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
12,480,000
-3,520,000
-3,520,000
EPT 1X Winner

Juanda Back at a 3:1 Chip Lead

The hand started small, with a small raise from John Juanda on the button and a call from David Vamplew.

It got a little bigger on the {6-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Spades} flop, when Vamplew check-called a 700,000 continuation bet from Juanda.

It stayed the same when both players checked the {8-Spades} turn.

But it turned massive on the {6-Hearts} river.

Vamplew checked, and after a little pause Juanda bet 2.25 million. A slightly longer pause elapsed before Vamplew check-raised to 4.9 million. Juanda looked a little confused and a little concerned. He thought about it... and thought about it... and went all in.

Snap-fold.

Juanda is now very definitely back in the lead - 18.58 million to Vamplew's 6.47 million.

Tags: John JuandaDavid Vamplew

One Way Traffic

John Juanda raised to 425,000 and David Vamplew made the call before trying something new. He led out for 575,000 on the {10-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} flop into Juanda, who called to see the {2-Hearts} turn.

Vamplew now fired 1.275 million but Juanda wasn't that impressed and called quickly despite the size of the bet. The {3-Clubs} came on the river and it went check-check.

Juanda showed {A-Hearts} {2-Clubs} and that was good enough to take it down.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
20,555,000
1,975,000
1,975,000
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
4,495,000
-1,975,000
-1,975,000
EPT 1X Winner

Vamplew Doubles

The smile of a man who's just doubled
The smile of a man who's just doubled

David Vamplew clearly avoided walking under ladders on the way here today, John Juanda though must have walked into the path of a black cat. Vamplew moved all-in for about 3.5 million and Juanda thought for about a minute before making the call.

Vamplew: {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs}
Juanda: {A-Hearts} {5-Spades}

The flop came {5-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {6-Clubs} - Juanda probably thinking, "It's never easy, is it?"

The {10-Spades} turn was greated with cheers from the Vamplew fans and he held on the {Q-Diamonds} river to double up to around 7 million but he's still around 2.5 to 1 down in chips to the former WSOPE champion.

Tags: David VamplewJohn Juanda