Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
2013 International Stadiums Poker Tour Wembley Stadium
€3,000 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 International Stadiums Poker Tour Wembley Stadium
Buy-in
€3,000
Entries
761
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Two for Gardner
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Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
As expected, this final table is pretty tense to start off with. Pete Linton opened to 210,000 from the button but quickly mucked when Julian Gardner raised all in from the small blind.
The very next hand saw Jakub Michalak raise to to 210,000 from UTG+1 before Julian Gardner made it 500,000 from the button. Michalak quickly folded.
Incidentally, this level has seen the appearance of the pink 500,000 chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
Juen Cold Four-Bets
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Ferhad Seyadi opened to 210,000 from middle position and after Nick Hicks folded Jakub Michalak three-bet to 455,000 in the cutoff. Alban Jeun then col four-bet to 1,075,000 forcing folds from both players.
Hicks River Bet Forces Linton to Fold
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Nick Hicks and Pete Linton have played hundreds of not thousands of hands together in home games and at the Dusk Till Dawn club in Nottingham, so there is an interesting dynamic between the two.
They were just involved in a pot together when Hicks opened to 200 from early position and Linton called in the big blind. Linton then check-called a 120,000 bet on the 
flop and then checked again on the 
turn. Hicks opted to check behind and the dealer brought the 
into play.
Linton checked for a third time. Hicks bet 370,000 and Linton leaned back in his chair briefly before returning to is normal sitting position. Almost a minute passed before Linton mucked, Hicks giving him a wry smile as he reaped in the pot.
Julian Gardner Eliminated in 9th Place (€26,520)
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Firework on the flop - Linton Busts Gardner
Folded around to Pete Linton in the small blind he raised to 24,000. Julian Gardner called from the big blind.
The flop was 
Linton led out with a bet for 240,000. Gardner thought for a while and then raised to 550,000.
Linton then thought for a long time. Checking his hole cards several times.
He eventually reached for a stack of and bet 2,700,000 enough to put Gardner all in.
Gardner called instantly and turned over 
Linton showed his 
There was a brief pause while Simon Trumper was summoned to call the action, and then the dealer dealt the last two cards.
The turn was and the river was 
Runner, runner spades and Linton's nut flush sent Gardner crashing out of the ISPT with €26,520.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000,000
3,060,000
|
3,060,000 |
|
|
Busted |
More for Janot
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Nick Hicks opened to 200,000 preflop and Gwendoline Janot reraised to 450,000 from the big blind. Hicks called but promptly gave up when Janot bet 400,000 on the 
flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,900,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
|
3,200,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
Jerome Brion Eliminated in 8th Place (€37,000)
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
We are now just one elimination away from completing Day 5 of the ISPT Wembley Main Event after Jerome Brion was eliminated in eighth place.
Brion open-shoved from early position for around 1,200,000 chips with what turned out to be 
and Gwendoline Jadot woke up in the big blind with 
and she decided to call.
Jadot's call was rewarded with a king on the 
flop. The turn was the 
leaving Brion needing a ten and only a ten in order to stay in the tournament. Unfortunately, for him at least, the river was the and Brion exited in eighth place for €37,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
A Flavour of the Final Table
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
A few players are sitting tight waiting for big hands. Others are testing each other out, probing for weakness they can exploit when the time is right.
Pete Linton raised to 200,000 and was 3-bet from the small blind by Jakub Michalak to 525,000. Alban Juen in the big blind let them get on with it and folded.
The flop was 
and both players checked to let a fall on the turn.
First to act, Michalak bet 425,000 and Linton called.
The Qc on the river completed the board and Michalak continued the aggression with a bet of 850,000.
Linton was seriously pondering the call. A few minutes went by as he went through all of Michalak’s possible holdings and motivation for betting that amount on that board.
“Do you want a call?” He asked Michalak.
“I don’t mind.” Michalak responded.
“How about a non-obvious answer?” Chuckled Linton and folded.
Next hand folded to Michalak on the button and he raised to 200,000. Alban Juen in the small blind raised to 500,000 which was enough to win the pot there and then.
It was Juen’s button next hand and he raised slightly larger than has been the norm on the table to 310,000. Gwendoline Janot folded the small blind.
Whether or not Xavier El Fassey, in the big blind, saw Juen’s unusual raise size as weakness or he himself had a big hand we’ll never know, but his raise to a cool 1,000,000 was enough to take down a pot of his own.
Only one more player to eliminate until we stop play for the day and return for the final day six handed final which will deliver to the winner €1,000,000.
Break started
Break: 10 min.
Chip Counts
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,440,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
|
7,390,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
|
7,190,000
1,545,000
|
1,545,000 |
|
|
5,245,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
4,795,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
|
2,865,000
-1,635,000
|
-1,635,000 |
|
1,120,000
-1,870,000
|
-1,870,000 |