2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

£10,300 High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
£357,700
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£1,538,600
Entries
159
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Higgins Binks an Ace

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Simon Higgins doubles
Simon Higgins doubles

Simon Higgins was first to act, and moved all in for 486,000. Sorel Mizzi called in the small blind, and Jason Lavallee surrendered his big.

Higgins: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Mizzi: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Suddenly, Tamer Kamel, who was down to four big blinds, had a shot to climb up the pay ladder and earn an extra £34,000.

The {9-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop was clean, but the {a-Clubs} ripped off on the turn. The {5-Clubs} completed the board, and Higgins doubled through.

Higgins said something about Mizzi's triple up against Lavallee and the Devil Fish, to which Mizzi responded, "I can't complain."

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
1,150,000 -450,000
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
1,037,000 316,000

Tags: Simon HigginsTamer KamelJason LavalleeSorel Mizzi

Sabini Finds Aces

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Carla Sabini
Carla Sabini

After chopping with {a-Spades}{8-Clubs} against the {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} of Simon Higgins (the five community cards were {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}), Tamer Kamel moved all in for effectively 373,000 from the small blind.

"Call," Carla Sabini said immediately, showing {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}.

Kamel tabled {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, and the aces held as the board came {8-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Carla Sabini ca
Carla Sabini
771,000 421,000
Tamer Kamel gb
Tamer Kamel
170,000 -322,000

Tags: Carla SabiniSimon HigginsTamer Kamel

David Ulliot Eliminated in 6th Place (£82,315)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dave Ulliott
Dave Ulliott

In an unbelievable turn of events we just lost David 'Devil Fish" Ulliot in sixth place. It all started when Sorel Mizzi moved all in from the button for 555,000 chips. Ulliot tanked for a while and called from the small blind.

Jason Lavallee was next to act and he moved all in over the top within a second to put Ulliot in a very tough spot. Both Ulliot and Lavallee pushed forward 555,000 chips and the former looked down at his remaining 900,000 chips, as he was contemplating a call.

During Ulliot's decision making process Mizzi joked around with the players on the rail and Lavallee had a hard time not laughing, as he was in a position to potentially take out two players.

"Call," Ulliott ultimately announced while the three short stacks seemed to be in shock.

"Please don't have an ace, please don't have an ace," Mizzi said, as the cards were turned on their backs.

Ulliott: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Mizzi: {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Lavallee: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

Nobody had an ace besides Mizzi who flopped extremely good when {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} appeared. The turn brought the {3-Spades} and the river the {6-Hearts} giving Mizzi a triple up and Lavallee the remainder of Ulliot's chips.

"If I win that hand I just walk away with the trophy," Lavallee sighed as was very close to being four-handed with almost all of the remaining chips.

"I would've just gone out to celebrate for a level and a half before coming back," Lavallee added with a smile as he will now have to deal with Mizzi's dangerous stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
4,900,000 875,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
1,600,000 1,050,000
David Ulliott gb
David Ulliott
Busted

Tags: David UlliottSorel MizziJason Lavallee

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Sabini Sinking

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

David "Devil Fish" Ulliott raised to 75,000 from middle position, Carla Sabini defended her big blind, and the dealer fanned {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Sabini checked, Ulliott continued for 60,000, and Sabini made the call.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, Sabini check-called another 100,000 from Devil Fish, and the {8-Diamonds} completed the board. The Canadian checked for a third time, and Ulliott emptied the chamber, firing a final bullet worth 120,000. Sabini called.

"Straight?" she asked.

Ulliott didn't respond verbally, rather he turned over {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for a pair of kings turned jack-high straight, raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Ulliott gb
David Ulliott
1,580,000 360,000
Carla Sabini ca
Carla Sabini
350,000 -490,000

Tags: Carla SabiniDavid Ulliott

Lavallee Up to Four Million

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Jason Lavallee opened to 60,000 from under the gun, David "Devil Fish" Ulliott defended his big blind, and the flop came down {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Ulliott check-called a bet of 59,000, and the pair checked after the {a-Clubs} fell on the turn.

The {10-Diamonds} completed the board, giving each player at least tens and sevens with an ace kicker, and Ulliott led out for 120,000. Lavallee reached into his massive stack, pulling out a handful of pumpkin T25,000 chips, and cut out a raise to 300,000. He pushed it forward.

"Can ya beat this?" Devil Fish asked, flashing {9-Spades}{8-Spades} and mucking.

Lavallee grinned, and showed {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

"Bluffin' with the best of it," Ulliott grunted.

"No," Lavallee corrected him, "I didn't want to chop."

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
4,025,000 225,000
David Ulliott gb
David Ulliott
1,220,000 -20,000

Tags: David UlliottJason Lavallee

The Daily EPT10 Player of the Year Update for 10-12-13

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.

The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.

Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard:

PlacePlayerPoints
1David Benefield321.18 pts
2Thomas Muhlocker254.55 pts
3Ole Schemion240.65
4Joao Barbosa220.20 pts
5Jonathan Duhamel195.58 pts
6Joni Jouhkimainen193.11 pts
7Lukasz Roczniak185.51 pts
8Tom Middleton181.74 pts
9Kevin Vandersmissen173.42 pts
10Oleksii Khoroshenin166.89 pts

We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race at each of the EPT stops, so be sure to keep an eye out for those in future events.

Tags: EPT Player of the YearEPT POYGlobal Poker IndexGPI

Luca Pagano Eliminated in 7th Place (£60,930)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Luca Pagano
Luca Pagano

Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano raised to 60,000 from early position and David Ulliott called from the cutoff. Jason Lavallee was seated on the button and he called as well after which both blinds folded.

The flop brought {9-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Pagano moved all in right away for right around 500,000 chips. Ulliott folded immediately and Lavallee looked back down at his cards and called right away.

Lavallee: {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Pagano: {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}, {A-Diamonds} and Pagano was knocked out.

"I keep losing these huge hands," Pagano sighed as he shook his head and wished the other players good luck. Lavallee is running away with it here as just six players remain

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
3,800,000 800,000
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
Busted

Tags: David UlliottJason LavalleeLuca Pagano

Queen-High Call Pushes Lavallee's Stack to Three Million

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Lavallee
Jason Lavallee

Jason Lavallee raised to 60,000 in middle position, and two players called - Carla Sabini on the button and Sorel Mizzi in the big blind. The dealer fanned {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Mizzi checked, and Lavallee examined Mizzi's stack before tossing out a continuation-bet of 78,000. Only Sabini called.

The turn brought a second three - the {3-Hearts} - and Lavallee checked. Sabini quickly pushed out a small stack of pumpkin T25,000 chips, making it 100,000 to go, and Lavallee called.

The {k-Spades} completed the board, Lavallee knuckled again, and Sabini immediately reached for chips. She fired out 160,000 (less than 30% of the pot), and Lavallee chuckled before calling. Sabini showed {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a busted gutshot draw, and her fellow countryman tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a better queen-high.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
3,000,000 300,000
Carla Sabini ca
Carla Sabini
840,000 -315,000

Tags: Carla SabiniJason Lavallee