Seven Samurai
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They are back at the felt, and with a bit of luck they'll be clashing metaphorical swords in just a moment.
2010 PokerStars.com EPT London
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.com EPT London
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£4,112,800
Entries
848
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Same Old...
Nothing has changed, Juanda raising the most and the short stacks getting their pushes through.
Passed to John Juanda on the button, who automatically raised the button to 230,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Next hand and Payman pushed all-in for about 1.1 million, receiving no callers. Everyone is playing very tight so far.
Wasek Dips, Doubles Back Up
John Juanda raised and Artur Wasek called in the big blind to see a 
flop. Wasek checked, Juanda bet 335,000, and Wasek called.
They saw a turn - the 
- and Wasek checked again. Juanda bet 575,000 this time, and Wasek folded.
As EPT Live commentator William Reynolds said, "He needs to develop a new strategy that is not calling out of position and then calling again and then folding."
And indeed, just a hand or two later, and Wasek found a new strategy - waking up with a premium hand.
Tom Marchese raised, and Wasek shoved from the small blind. Marchese snap-called, and the cards were on their backs.
Marchese: 
Wasek: 
Board: 
Wasek doubled back up to around 2.4 million.
Wasek Wilting?
Artur Wasek raised preflop on the button to 225,000 and Kyle Bowker made the call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Bowker led out for 240,000. Artur Wasek folded 
face up in an "interesting" move.
Shoving Time for Vamplew
David Vamplew, reduced to a short stack in that huge pot right before the break, open-shoved for 1.6 million but just picked up the blinds and antes.
Next hand, it folded around to John Juanda in the small blind who raised Vamplew's big blind - but Vamplew shoved again, and Juanda gave it up.
Brito Waits, Waits, Waits, Waits, Waits, Waits, Waits, Waits, Waits, Shoves, Doubles.
Kyle Bowker raised preflop to 220,000 and Fernando Brito pushed all-in for 360,000. A quick call.
Brito: 
Bowker: 
The board came 
and Brito doubled to 8 big blinds. Woop!
Wasek Plays "Unconventional" Poker
David Vamplew open-shoved, and the table folded around to the blinds. In the big, Artur Wasek took his pause to consider, apparently toying around with a tough decision. Finally, he lifted his cards off the felt, stared at them, and open-mucked 
.
Vamplew took a big gulp as he added the blinds and antes to his stack.
Tom Marchese Eliminated in 7th Place (£100,000)
David Vamplew pushed all-in from the button and Tom Marchese called all-in for less, around 1.5 million, from the small blind.
Vamplew: 
Marchese: 
The board came 
and Marchese was eliminated, no doubt disappointed with his 7th place finish, despite the cool £100,000 he picked up.
Juanda Vs. Vamplew - Now One-All
John Juanda opened for 265,000 and found callers in both David Vamplew behind and Artur Wasek in the small blind.
They went three-way to the 
flop and Wasek checked ("desparingly" according to Mr. William Reynolds to Juanda, who bet 570,000. Vamplew tanked up for a while and then made the call.
Heads up to the turn, Juanda checked this time. Another short tank from Vamplew followed, before he bet what looked like 660,000. Juanda folded, and Vamplew recovered to around 5 million.
Fernando Brito Eliminated in 6th Place (£145,000)
Kyle Bowker raised to 220,000 and Fernando Brito shoved for just 390,000 total in the small blind. Artur Wasek thought about it briefly but folded; Bowker made the easy call and they were on their backs.
Brito:
Bowker:
Board: 
To be honest, it's a wonder that Mr. Brito lasted so long with so few chips; and finally he is gone in 6th place.