PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown

£20,000 High Roller Event
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qk
Prize
£516,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£20,000
Entries
85
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

The Conquest of Nordkvist

And they're dropping like proverbial flies now -- also gone is Joel Nordkvist, who raised under the gun and got himself called by a now be-sunglassed Jason Mercier in the big blind. Mercier checked the {4-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {7-Clubs} flop and Nordkvist bet 7,100; Mercier then raised to 45,000, well covering Nordkvist. After an almost interminable time in the tank, Nordkvist called, and he was no good.

Nordkvist: {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts}
Mercier: {8-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}

Turn: {K-Spades}
River: {6-Spades}

Off he goes.

Tags: Jason MercierJoel Nordqvist

Goodbye-Miller

Also a goner is Dan Heimiller, who found himself all in with {A-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} against Dennis Phillips' {A-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}. The board came down {A-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} along with a fifth card that was neither a club nor a deuce -- the seven played and with a surprisingly loud exclamation of, "S***!!!" Heimiller was gone.

Tags: Dan HeimillerDennis Phillips

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Benyamine Leads the Field

There's more action here than Snoopy gets in his very wildest dreams, as the chip leader changes almost every few minutes.

Dan Heimiller, on over 140,000 just a little while ago, is down to just 50,000. Some of his chips are now in the possession of David Benyamine. With a fair bit in the pot before they even got to the {4-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} flop, Heimiller bet 11,000 on it and Benyamine called. Heimiller checked the {9-Spades} turn and Benyamine bet 27,000. Heimiller folded, and Benyamine is currently our chip leader on 170,300.

Tags: Dan HeimillerDavid Benyamine