2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Ladouceur Leads After Day 1a of EPT London

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
Marc-Andre Ladouceur

One of the major stops on the poker calendar returned today after an absence of more than 18 months. The PokerStars.com EPT London came back to where the event all began as 236 players descended on The Vic Casino on Edgware Rd for Day 1a of the main event. There’s a whole host of tournaments taking place throughout this two-week poker festival but none shines brighter than this one.

After eight 75-minutes levels of play a familiar face from season 9 tops the chip counts - Marc-Andre Ladouceur bagged up 163,500. Marvin Rettenmaier has earned the right over the last couple of years to be very confident at the table and this is fine unless you have a Québécois at your table. Players from this region of Canada have been dominating the EPT this season, whether it’s at the table or a nearby bar. Ladouceur had already won more than €300,000 on the tour this season and stormed his way through today. He was a raising machine that caused his table mates all kind of trouble.

Someone had to stand up to him and that person was the said German. To be fair, when Rettenmaier called all in after a Ladouceur river over-bet he did have a set but that was no match for Ladouceur who had turned a flush. That put the Canadian up to 170,000 (100,000 more than second placed player at the time) and from there on he steadied his ship to finish on 163,500

Another player to mention is Antonio Matias who took down the Vilamoura leg in Season 6 and he finished on 141,000 chips. Some of those chips came courtesy of Team PokerStars Pro Tono Judet. The man from Portugal was betting into Judet with a flush draw; he got there on the river and this is where Judet called all in, saw his opponent’s hand, mucked and left the room.

Those two players are well placed for a deep run and a shot of glory, as are: Timothy Davie (136,800), Michel Dattani (119,000), Pierre Neuville (83,200), Adria Balaguer (160,300) and Davide Suriano (130,800). Also back for Day 2 are: Luke Schwartz (66,000), Theo Jorgensen (65,500), Henrique Pinho (63,500), Marcin Horecki (57,000), Alex Kravchenko (52,200), Johnny Lodden (33,200) and Luca Pagano (30,600).

EPT London has seen luminaries such as Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren, Benny Spindler, Michael Martin and Aaron Gustavson claim this coveted title in the past. The latter of these was the only former champion playing today and he didn’t last as long as he would have liked. He got a lot of chips in on the turn when he had the nut straight only for the board to pair up for a player holding a set.

Coren was too busy cashing in the UKIPT High Roller to play today but the fairer sex was very well represented by her fellow Team Pros Vanessa Selbst (54,800), Liv Boeree (56,100), Leo Margets (57,000) as well as Annette Obrestad (84,100) who all made it through to day 2. Selbst might have set a live VPIP record today as she seemed to be in every pot for a period. Her stack fluctuated a lot but never to a critical point. Boeree felt like she was back on form today; Margets she was stuck in the corner all day and managed to navigate the mine field that is Mario Adinolfi; while Obrestad saw off the challenge old-timers such as Barny Boatman and Steve Jelinek to cruise through.

Those who also busted today included: Dominik Nitsche, Ari Engel, Sam Holden, Wojceich Barzantny, Max Silver, Kent Lundmark, Paul Foltyn, Chris Bjorin, Andrew Teng, Ville Wahlbeck and Scott Seiver.

Tomorrow is a new day though and a whole new bunch of players will arrive to keep us all entertained. Actually there’s going to be more than a bunch, way more. The Vic will be bursting at the seams as it tries to squeeze a number that will probably be double of today. Where they are going to fit is anyone’s guess! Play will get under way at 12:00 PM GMT and eight more 75-minute levels will be played before all remaining players join forced for day 2 on Wednesday. Until then it's good night from a chilly London town.

Tags: Marc-Andre Ladouceur

Official End-of-Day Counts (full)

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
163,500
Profile photo of Adria Balaguer
Adria Balaguer
160,000
-300
-300
Profile photo of Antonio Matias pt
Antonio Matias
141,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timothy Davie
Timothy Davie
136,800
Profile photo of Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
130,300
-19,700
-19,700
Profile photo of Davide Suriano it
Davide Suriano
130,300
-500
-500
Profile photo of Seun Oluwole gb
Seun Oluwole
127,900
Profile photo of Ramey Shaio
Ramey Shaio
121,700
Profile photo of Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
119,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
115,100
115,100
115,100
Profile photo of Jeff Sarwer fi
Jeff Sarwer
111,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
109,400
-18,100
-18,100
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pawel Zawadowicz pl
Pawel Zawadowicz
105,900
105,900
105,900
Profile photo of Samuli Sipila fi
Samuli Sipila
99,600
99,600
99,600
Profile photo of Joseph Sheraton Prichard
Joseph Sheraton Prichard
92,600
92,600
92,600
Profile photo of Pierre Huter ch
Pierre Huter
92,600
92,600
92,600
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
91,700
9,700
9,700
Profile photo of Ziv Bachar il
Ziv Bachar
85,300
85,300
85,300
Profile photo of Robertas Vaitkevicius
Robertas Vaitkevicius
84,200
84,200
84,200
Profile photo of Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
84,100
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
83,700
500
500
Profile photo of Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
82,300
-7,700
-7,700
Profile photo of Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
81,300
81,300
81,300
Profile photo of Alex Christoper Lindop
Alex Christoper Lindop
80,600
80,600
80,600
Profile photo of Robert Akery gb
Robert Akery
80,300
80,300
80,300

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Unofficial End-of-Day Counts

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
163,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Adria Balaguer
Adria Balaguer
160,300
40,300
40,300
Profile photo of Antonio Matias pt
Antonio Matias
141,000
-24,000
-24,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timothy Davie
Timothy Davie
136,800
36,800
36,800
Profile photo of Davide Suriano it
Davide Suriano
130,800
Profile photo of Seun Oluwole gb
Seun Oluwole
127,900
12,900
12,900
Profile photo of Ramey Shaio
Ramey Shaio
121,700
Profile photo of Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
119,000
9,000
9,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeff Sarwer fi
Jeff Sarwer
111,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
84,100
32,100
32,100
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
83,200
36,200
36,200
Profile photo of Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
66,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
65,500
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Henrique Pinho pt
Henrique Pinho
63,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
62,900
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
57,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
57,000
-21,000
-21,000
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
56,100
-10,900
-10,900
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
54,800
-33,200
-33,200
Profile photo of Ilkin Amirov az
Ilkin Amirov
54,000
Profile photo of Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
52,200
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
46,300
Profile photo of Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
39,500
-5,500
-5,500
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
33,200
-16,800
-16,800
Profile photo of Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
30,600
11,100
11,100

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Antonio Matias Hits The Top; Judet Hits The Rail

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Toni Judet - Eliminated
Toni Judet - Eliminated

We have a new chip leader at the death and he is a former EPT Champion.

Antonio Matias won EPT Vilamoura in Season 6 and he is currently sat behind a chip stack in the region of 165,000, in part, due to the elimination of Team PokerStars Pro Toni Judet. We believe that Matias was barreling a flush draw with {A-Spades} {8-Spades} when it got there on the river. Judet didn’t show his hand after calling the eventual all-in.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Antonio Matias pt
Antonio Matias
165,000
165,000
165,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Toni Judet ro
Toni Judet
Busted

Tags: Antonio MatiasToni Judet

Mitchell Powering Through Heemskerk

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

The flop was showing {5-Spades} {5-Clubs} {4-Spades} and Edwin Heemskerk and James Mitchell were the two players involved in the pot. Mitchell bet 1,400, Heemskerk raised to 3,250 and Mitchell made the call.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and this time Mitchell check-raised. It was 4,250 for Heemskerk, 9,500 for Mitchell and Heemskerk called.

The river was the {2-Spades}, Mitchell bet 12,500 and this time Heemskerk folded to hand the pot to the Brit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Mitchell gb
James Mitchell
60,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Edwin Heemskerk
Edwin Heemskerk
50,000

Tags: James MitchellEdwin Heemskerk

Akhundov Hits the Rail

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Murad Akhundov opened to 1,300 in middle position, Matthew Ashton, who final tabled the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship at the 2011 World Series of Poker, three-bet to 3,325 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Akhundov, who called.

The flop fell {10-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}, Akhundov checked, and Ashton continued for 3,000. Akhundov check-raised to 13,000, Ashton moved all in for effectively 25,000 or so, and Akhundov called.

Akhundov: {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Ashton: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Akhundov failed to hit his open-ended straight draw as the turn and river came {8-Clubs}, {5-Clubs} respectively, and was eliminated. Ashton now has around 82,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
82,000

Tags: Matthew Ashton

The Schwartz Invective

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Luke Schwartz
Luke Schwartz

With over 50,000 in the pot, Luke Schwartz had checked the river of a {9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs} board across to Adria Balaguer. The latter threw out a bet of 10,000 and Schwartz tanked for a minute or two before grudgingly throwing in the call.

Balaguer showed {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Schwartz mucked showing the {A-Clubs}.

As Balaguer raked in the pot, Schwartz, not always the most diplomatic of people, snapped.

"You're the luckiest f**king fish in the world...You have zero table presence...Even my sister is harder than you...I bet you don't even make the money, I'll bet you your net worth...You're just a shy little Spanish guy...There's never been a good Spanish player... You only had two outs...I've seen 15 year-old girls with more table presence..."

That was just a selection of Schwartz' rant, clearly irked by an apparent float that Balaguer had made on the flop before the Spaniard caught a pair on the turn. Nevertheless, it's the latter who won the pot and is comfortably over the 100,000 mark while Schwartz is - let's face it - not best pleased.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adria Balaguer
Adria Balaguer
120,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
45,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Adria BalaguerLuke Schwartz

Labat Up, Duhamel Down

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Jonathan Duhamel is struggling a bit here on Day 1a
Jonathan Duhamel is struggling a bit here on Day 1a

Edwin Heemskerk opened to 1,250 in early position, Jonathan Duhamel called on his direct left, and Antoine Labat called out of the big blind. The dealer fanned {4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, and the action checked to Duhamel. He fired 2,200, and only Heemskerk called.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, Heemskerk led out for 4,300, and Duhamel folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
150,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
17,500
-27,500
-27,500

Tags: Antoine LabatJonathan Duhamel