2011 PokerStars.com EPT London

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
£750,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£3,351,350
Entries
691
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Another Pot for O'Dwyer

On the very next hand after doubling up, Steve O'Dwyer took another pot -- this time from Andries Swart.

On the button, Swart raised to 26,000. O'Dwyer called from the big blind and took a flop of {7-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}. O'Dwyer checked, Swart bet 29,000 and O'Dwyer called.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} to pair the board and both players checked to see the {8-Spades} fall on the river. Both players checked again.

Swart showed the {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} first for nine high. O'Dwyer revealed the {K-Spades}{2-Clubs} for bottom pair of deuces to go along with the sevens on board and won the pot. He's back over half a million in chips now.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
550,000 70,000
Andries Swart nl
Andries Swart
490,000 -80,000

Tags: Andries SwartSteve O'Dwyer

O'Dwyer Doubles

Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

From under the gun, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 27,000. His only customer was Fowzi Baroukh on the button. The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and O'Dwyer checked. Baroukh fired 45,000 and that prompted an all-in shove from O'Dwyer for 206,000. Baroukh made the call holding top pair, second kicker with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. O'Dwyer had the better of it with the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}.

After the {2-Spades} landed on the turn and the {8-Clubs} hit on the river, O'Dwyer was shipped the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
480,000 -20,000

Tags: Steve O'DwyerFowzi Baroukh

Bonavena Cooked

Salvatore Bonavena eliminated
Salvatore Bonavena eliminated

Another Team PokerStars Pro has just hit the rail. This time, it was short-stacked Salvatore Bonavena falling to Basile Yaiche.

Down to his last 54,000 in chips after nursing a short stack for quite some time, Bonavena moved all in. Yaiche called and it was a coinflip, with Bonavena needing to come from behind. He held the {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts} to Yaiche's {4-}{4-}.

After a flop of {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} put Bonavena in the lead, the turn landed with the {3-Spades}. Unfortunately for the Italian, he couldn't dodge the river as the {4-Hearts} smacked the board to give Yaiche a winning set.

Player Chips Progress
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
Busted

Tags: Salvatore BonavenaBasile Yaiche

Beris Doubles

Basile Yaiche raised to 25,000 and Andries Swart reraised to 60,000. Ioannis Beris moved all in for 197,000 and play folded back to the three bettor, Swart. He thought about it, decided he was getting a good price and made the call. He held the {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Beris held the {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}.

The board ran out clean for Beris, {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Basile Yaiche fr
Basile Yaiche
1,090,000 60,000
Andries Swart nl
Andries Swart
570,000 -270,000
Ioannis Beris
Ioannis Beris
430,000 -45,000

Tags: Ioannis BerisAndries SwartBasile Yaiche

Semaska and the Ladies

With a dead small blind, Mattias Bergstrom raised from under the gun to 25,000. Action folded a couple seats over to Pascal Hartmann in middle position and he called. Play then folded to Justas Semaska in the big blind. Semaska three-bet and made it 82,000 to go. Bergstrom thought for a minute or two prior to coming back with a four-bet to 155,000. Hartmann mucked and Semaska moved all in for 387,000. Bergstrom called.

Semaska held the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and was in a classic coinflip situation with Bergstrom, who held the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

The flop came down {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and kept Semaska in front. Although Bergstrom flopped a Broadway straight draw, it would be no good due to the paired flop as Semaska would then make a full house.

The turn brought the {3-Spades} and now Bergstrom needed just an ace or a king to eliminate Semaska.

The river landed with the {4-Spades} and Bergstrom had missed. That was good news for Semaska because his queens held and he doubled up to just over 800,000. Bergstrom still holds over a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
1,500,000 -111,000
Mattias Bergstrom
Mattias Bergstrom
1,100,000 410,000
Justas Semaska lt
Justas Semaska
806,000 356,000

Tags: Mattias BergstromPascal HartmannJustas Semaska

Shark Hunted

Humberto Brenes eliminated
Humberto Brenes eliminated

Two Team PokerStars Pros did battle in this one and it didn't turn out good for the man sporting the Costa Rican badge.

Juan Manuel Pastor from Spain raised to 26,000 to kick off the action and then play moved to Humberto Brenes. He reraised all in for 127,000 and Pastor quickly called, tabling the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}. Brenes was crushed with his {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}.

The flop didn't give much love for Brenes, as the {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Spades} rolled out. Not only did Pastor's aces hold up so far, but he also had the better spade draw to boot. After a meaningless turn and river, Brenes wished luck to the table and headed to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Manuel Pastor es
Juan Manuel Pastor
1,025,000 605,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
Busted

Tags: Humberto BrenesJuan Manuel Pastor

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

Chip Counts at the Break (full)

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
1,611,000 221,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
1,310,000 589,000
James Mitchell gb
James Mitchell
1,280,000 280,000
Neil Pearce
Neil Pearce
1,140,000 255,000
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
1,051,000 576,000
Basile Yaiche fr
Basile Yaiche
1,030,000 130,000
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
1,000,000 -100,000
Sam MacDonald
Sam MacDonald
957,000 -246,000
Andries Swart nl
Andries Swart
840,000 90,000
Andre Klebanov
Andre Klebanov
752,000 -448,000
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
750,000 -580,000
Benjamin Jenkins
Benjamin Jenkins
720,000 -5,000
Christopher McClung
Christopher McClung
690,000 215,000
Mattias Bergstrom
Mattias Bergstrom
690,000 30,000
Adria Balaguer
Adria Balaguer
677,000 -269,000
Hugo Loureiro pt
Hugo Loureiro
617,000 -58,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
500,000 100,000
Ioannis Beris
Ioannis Beris
475,000 67,000
Daniel Rowlands
Daniel Rowlands
456,000 106,000
Justas Semaska lt
Justas Semaska
450,000 65,000
Juan Manuel Pastor es
Juan Manuel Pastor
420,000 -310,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
365,000 225,000
Aadam Daya ca
Aadam Daya
360,000 -235,000
Laurence Houghton gb
Laurence Houghton
327,000 -17,000
Ivan Tan Zhong Wei
Ivan Tan Zhong Wei
283,000 -45,000

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