High Roller | 2017 PokerStars Festival London

01-26-2017 17:44 UTC

Two Barrels by Johnson

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Johnson limped in from the small blind and Harry Lodge checked in the big blind. On the flop both checked. Johnson bet the turn for 60,000 and received the call before his final bet of 150,000 on the river claimed the pot.

Lodge gave up and dropped below one million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Johnson	2,600,000 150,000	150,000
Harry Lodge	920,000 -430,000	-430,000

Tags: Harry Lodge Joe Johnson

01-26-2017 17:39 UTC

Johnson Rivers the Nuts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Enzo Del Piero limped from the small blind and Joe Johnson checked the big blind. On the flop, Del Piero check-called a bet of 60,000 and did so again for 130,000 on the turn. Del Piero then checked the river and Johnson bet big.

"How much?" Del Piero asked and the bet was worth 400,000. After brief consideration, Del Piero asked and Johnson announced "nuts" before rolling over . "Nice," Del Piero replied and tapped the table to see Johnson regain the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Johnson	2,450,000 725,000	725,000
Enzo Del Piero	1,700,000 -565,000	-565,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Joe Johnson

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

01-26-2017 17:20 UTC

Del Piero Takes the Lead After Level 26

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

In a limped pot, Enzo Del Piero in the small blind checked the flop and called a bet of 50,000 by Joe Johnson in the big blind. On the turn, Del Piero check-called again for 110,000 before then leading the river for 150,000.

Johnson studied the board and his opponent before eventually calling. Del Piero announced two pair and turned over , Johnson mucked and the three remaining players headed into a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enzo Del Piero	2,265,000 415,000	415,000
Joe Johnson	1,725,000 -175,000	-175,000
Harry Lodge	1,350,000 -195,000	-195,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Joe Johnson

01-26-2017 17:12 UTC

The Stacks Even Out

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Enzo Del Piero in the small blind and Joe Johnson in the big blind both invested 175,000 to see a flop of . Both checked and Del Piero check-called a bet of 150,000 on the turn.

The river completed the board and Del Piero checked again. Johnson bet for what looked like 325,000 and Del Piero moved all in. "How much more is it?" Johnson asked and the dealer obliged. It was another 550,000 to call and Johnson elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Johnson	1,900,000 -650,000	-650,000
Enzo Del Piero	1,850,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Joe Johnson

01-26-2017 17:06 UTC

Lodge Rivers Two Outer to Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

"How much do you have?" Joe Johnson asked Harry Lodge after Enzo Del Piero had folded the button. "Around 750" Lodge replied and Johnson then moved all in. Lodge checked both his hole cards and called.

Harry Lodge:
Joe Johnson:

The flop fell and Johnson took the lead. After the turn, nothing changed, before the river saw Lodge spike a two outer to stay in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Johnson	2,550,000 -650,000	-650,000
Harry Lodge	1,545,000 820,000	820,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Harry Lodge Joe Johnson

01-26-2017 17:00 UTC

Lodge Can't Call

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Harry Lodge previously three-bet shoved into a raise by Enzo Del Piero and got through with it before then defending his big blind to yet another raise of Del Piero. Both players checked the flop and the turn. Lodge also checked the river and Del Piero's bet of 150,000 scooped the pot uncontested.

Del Piero raised to 135,000 in the small blind right after, Joe Johnson moved all in and Del Piero folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enzo Del Piero	1,350,000 150,000	150,000
Harry Lodge	725,000 -275,000	-275,000

01-26-2017 16:51 UTC

Johnson takes from Lodge

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Enzo Del Piero dropped to as low as 750,000 before bouncing back to a million and the next interesting pot emerged from a limped pot between Joe Johnson and Harry Lodge.

Johnson limped in from the small blind and Lodge checked, the flop went through without action. On the turn, Johnson bet 50,000 and Lodge called before the river saw Johnson make it 130,000 to go. Lodge called and Johnson showed for a full house, Lodge mucked the . "I had a queen as well," Del Piero added.

Soon after, Del Piero bet the river for 130,000 and Johnson reluctantly called. Del Piero flipped over for a pair of nines and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Johnson	3,200,000 200,000	200,000
Enzo Del Piero	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Harry Lodge	1,000,000 -265,000	-265,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Harry Lodge Joe Johnson

01-26-2017 16:33 UTC

Del Piero Back Down to a Million

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Enzo Del Piero lost a couple of pots after giving up to the aggression of chip leader Joe Johnson before Harry Lodge took on Johnson. He defended the big blind to a raise worth 100,000 and checked the flop of . Johnson bet 100,000 and then folded to a check-raise of Lodge.

The hand after, Lodge lost a pot to Del Piero when the latter got paid off on the river with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Johnson	3,000,000 250,000	250,000
Harry Lodge	1,265,000 65,000	65,000

Enzo Del Piero	1,000,000 -675,000	-675,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Harry Lodge Joe Johnson

01-26-2017 16:21 UTC

Lodge Shoves and Wins Another

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

In the last hand of the previous level, Joe Johnson raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Harry Lodge shoved for 970,000 in the big blind. Johnson briefly asked for a count and folded.

Then, Lodge limped in from the small blind and Enzo Del Piero checked the big blind. On the flop, Lodge bet 55,000 and Del Piero called before the turn went check, check. Lodge bet the river and Del Piero quickly folded his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enzo Del Piero	1,675,000 75,000	75,000
Harry Lodge	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Enzo Del Piero Harry Lodge Joe Johnson