Jake Cody found himself all in on the flop against Ramon Demon Cserei. Cody held the , but was outdone by the for Cserei. The turn was the and the river the to send Cody to the rail and move Cserei up to nearly 300,000 in chips.
With Cody's elimination, there are just seven former EPT winners still remaining. Can you figure out who they are?
Action folded to Nicolas Chouity in the cutoff seat and the 2010 European Poker Tour Grand Final winner raised to 5,200. Tristan Wade contemplated his decision from the button and then reraised all in for approximately 37,000. Play folded through the blinds and back to Chouity. He made the call.
Chouity:
Wade:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Wade was sent to the rail.
After Phil Shaw opened with a raise to 5,600, Matthieu Clavet three-bet to 11,000 from the button. Everyone folded back to Shaw and he called. The flop came down and both players checked. The hit the turn and Shaw checked again. Clavet fired 6,200 and Shaw mucked.
From under the gun, Jamie Rosen raised to 5,200. He was called by Jamie Brown in the next seat and Pascal Hartmann in the big blind before the dealer slid out the flop. Action checked around to Brown and he bet 8,200. Only Hartmann made the call.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the land on the river. Hartmann led into Brown for 16,700 and Brown mucked.
From early position, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 5,400. Jason Mercier three-bet from the cutoff seat to 12,800 and won the pot.
On the very next hand, O'Dwyer raised to the same amount from under the gun. Mario Nagel reraised all in for 35,200 from the cutoff seat and action folded back to O'Dwyer. He got the count verified and then made the call holding the . Nagel held a dominated .
The board ran out and O'Dywer eliminated Nagel. He's now got 166,000 in chips.
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2011 PokerStars.comEuropean Poker Tour London Poker Festival Main Event. Leading the way is Benny Spindler with 159 players remaining. With the money line set at 104, today should be a jam-packed day of exciting poker.
Others still remaining include Team PokerStars Pros Sebastian Ruthenberg, Nacho Barbero, Jason Mercier and Juan Manuel Pastor. Jamie Rosen, Steven Kelly, Doyle Brunson, Jeff Sarwer and Roberto Romanello are also still in contention.
With two days to play down to the final 24 players, today could be a very short day. Play is set to kick off at noon local time here in London. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live coverage straight from the floor. It's going to be a great one!