Ognjen Sekularac beat Mike 'SirWatts' Watson and Paul 'padjes' Berende in the catch-up £5k turbo at #EPTLondon. The Serbian poker player pocketed £68,780 for the win. Read the full report (including the sick, sick three-handed set-up) at the PokerStars Blog.
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Mantas Visockis just picked up another pot bringing him a lot closer to Ruben Visser. Visser raised from the button to 200,000 and Visockis called from the big blind.
The flop brought the and Visockis check-called 200,000. On the turn the and Visser bet 500,000 after Visockis had checked again.
The river brought the and this time Visockis check-called 1,350,000. Visser showed just while his opponent tabled for the winning hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
11,500,000
-3,380,000
|
-3,380,000 |
|
||
Mantas Visockis |
7,900,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
Ruben Visser raised to 200,000 preflop and Mantas Visockis called from the big blind. The flop brought and Visockis checked to Visser who continued with a 250,000-chip bet. Visockis moved all in and Visser made the call.
Ruben Visser:
Mantas Viscockis:
The board ran out , and Visockis doubled up. Visser still has a commanding chip lead but Visockis has some more chips to fight back with now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
14,880,000
-2,175,000
|
-2,175,000 |
|
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Mantas Visockis |
4,850,000
2,575,000
|
2,575,000 |
After winning a lot of pots for a while Mantas Visockis just lost a very important one to knock him down to just 23 big blinds. Ruben Visser raised to 200,000 from the button and Visockis three-bet to 600,000 from the big blind. Visser made the call and the flop brought out .
The flop was checked and on the turn, the , neither player bet as well. On the river the hit and Visockis check-called 950,000. Visser showed and the Dutchman won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
17,055,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
||
Mantas Visockis |
2,275,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
Mantas Visockis raised to 200,000 from the button and Ruben Visser three-bet to 550,000 from the big blind. The flop brought and Visser opted to check. Visockis bet 350,000 and Visser decided to call.
On the turn the hit and Visser check-called 600,000 this time. The river brought the and now Visser moved all in. Visockis double checked his cards with a straight on the board and decided to lay it down. Visser showed and the pot would've been split in case Visockis would've called.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
15,605,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
||
Mantas Visockis |
3,725,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
14,555,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
||
Mantas Visockis |
4,775,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |
Mantas Visockis raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Ruben Visser called from the big blind. The flop brought and both players checked.
On the turn the hit and Visockis bet 300,000. Visser made the call and the river brought the . This time Visockis bet 700,000 and Visser called. Visockis showed and Visser mucked with some visible frustration.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
14,100,000
-930,000
|
-930,000 |
|
||
Mantas Visockis |
5,330,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
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Mantas Visockis limped the button again and Ruben Visser checked his option to see a flop appear.
Visser check-called a 100,00 bet before both players went on to check the turn. On the river Visser check-called a 400,000 bet. Visockis opened and it was good as Visser mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
15,030,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
||
Mantas Visockis |
4,300,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ruben Visser |
15,930,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
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Mantas Visockis |
3,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |