2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
£595,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Entries
647
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

First All In!

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The first all in of the day was brought to us by Chris Moorman.

Ruben Visser opened to 115,000 from early position before Moorman three-bet all in for 875,000 from the cut-off. Visser asked for a count, smiled, and folded.

Big Guns Take a Flop

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ruben Visser opened with a raise to 115,000 from the cut-off and was called by Steve O'Dwyer (button) and and Theo Jorgensen (big blind).

The flop fell {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and a 175,000 c-bet from Visser was enough to make both opponents folded.

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Another One For Visockis

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Mantas Visockis limped in the button for 40,000 and Olof Haglund called from the small blind. Ruben Visser checked the big blind and the flop rolled out {8-Spades}{Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Both blinds checked and Visockis put in 75,000. Haglund gave up his hand and Visser made the call.

On the turn the {A-Spades} hit and both players checked. The river was the {A-Diamonds} and Visser fired out 75,000 and Visockis called immediately. Visser tabled {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and lost to {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

Tags: Mantas VisockisRuben VisserOlof Haglund

The First Hand Goes to Theo

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Chris Moorman raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen three-bet to 185,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded and the action was back on Moorman. The Brit went into the tank for a while and decided to fold his cards.

Tags: Theo Jorgensen

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Welcome Back to EPT London, Final Table!

The Final Eight
The Final Eight

One of the most prestigious stops on poker's global trail concludes today with arguably the most talented gathering of players on one table for some time. The PokerStars.com EPT London final table comes from The Vic casino with a group of players who have already earned more than $10 million in this game. More than $2 million of that figure came in 2012 alone so their is form to match up with the talent.

Chips leader Steve O'Dwyer came second here last season and has come back to try and go one better. There are seven other players who will have something to say about that.

Here's how they line up:

EPT9 London Final Table

SeatNameCountryChips
1Mantas VisockisLithuania1,510,000
2Olof HaglundSweden2,755,000
3Ruben VisserNetherlands3,640,000
4Steve O'DwyerUnited States5,270,000
5Chris MoormanUnited Kingdom1,075,000
6Theo JorgensenDenmark1,550,000
7Tamer KamelUnited Kingdom960,000
8Christophe FrankGermany2,570,000

Play is due to start at 12pm GMT so come back and join the PokerNews reporting team then.

Seat 1: Mantas “KRAFTY_LT” Visockis, 23, Kaunas, Lithuania – PokerStars player - 1,510,000

Mantas Visockis
Mantas Visockis

Visockis has been playing poker for five years, almost exclusively in online MTTs. Although he was Day 3 overnight chip leader, he had a rocky Day 4 and was very short-stacked until he happily managed two double-ups in a row. He said: “It doesn’t matter how it ends now, I’m really happy. I don’t play many live events and this is my first EPT. I decided to buy in because I wanted to see how good I am.”

Online, Visockis has already notched up nearly $600,000 in online winnings on PokerStars, including $184,476 for a runner-up finish in the Sunday Million just before Christmas. Visockis is a regular in local tournaments in Lithuania and well-respected in the country’s thriving poker community.

Tags: Mantas Visockis