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

£10,300 High Roller

Day 3 Started

Day 3 on the Horizon

Carla Sabini - Chip leader
Carla Sabini - Chip leader

The third and final day of the £10,000+300 EPT10 London High Roller is set to begin in a half hour or so, and leading the 12 remaining players is Canadian Carla Sabini. Sabini bagged 1.346 million after Day 2, and needs to finish fifth or higher to record the largest score of her career. Joining her atop the counts are fellow Canadians Jason Lavallee and Sorel Mizzi, and Brits Tamer Kamel and David "Devil Fish" Ulliott.

The defending champion of this event, Talal Shakerchi, is still alive and looking to defend his title. Shakerchi lost a sizable pot to the Devil Fish near the end of Day 2, and will start the final day with just over 17 big blinds.

Rounding out the final 12 players are Frederik Jensen, Ariel Celestino, Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano, Antonio Lafosse, and Mark Teltscher.

The cards will be in the air at noon local time, and we will be on hand to watch the remaining dozen players compete for the first-place prize of £357,700 and the title of high roller champion.

Tags: Carla Sabini

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

"No Limit Bingo!"

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Frederik Jensen
Frederik Jensen

During the first hand of the tournament Jason Lavallee raised under the gun and Frederik Jensen immediately moved all in over the top for 149,000.

"Didn't take you long kid," David Ulliott said right away as Simon Higgins folded and Mark Teltscher went into the tank.

Teltscher took about a minute but eventually he put in the call. Ulliott folded and Lavallee said, "Guess I'll fold," before throwing his cards into the muck.

Jensen: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Teltscher: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Jensen doubled up.

"No limit bingo," Ulliott said with a smile on his face as play continues with 12 players.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
EPT 1X Winner
325,000 -156,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
320,000 168,000

Tags: David UlliottFrederik JensenJason Lavallee

GTO Talk

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Talal Shakerchi doubles
Talal Shakerchi doubles

Talal Shakerchi moved all in for 320,000 from the small blind, and the action was on Canadian Jason Lavallee in the big. He sat quietly for the better part of a minute, re-checked his cards, then sighed.

"You might've gotten me with that GTO talk yesterday," he said.

Shakerchi chuckled.

"GTO" is short for game theory optimal, and it seems as if Lavallee was convinced that Shakerchi could be shoving light, because he called and tabled {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

Shakerchi wasn't as light as Lavallee expected, turning over {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}.

The flop, turn, and rive came out {7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and the defending EPT London high roller champion doubled to 658,000 chips. Lavallee fell to 830,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
830,000 -394,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
658,000 312,000

Tags: Jason LavalleeTalal Shakerchi

Ariel Celestino Eliminated in 12th Place (£26,155)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ariel Celestino (Day 2) - 12th Place
Ariel Celestino (Day 2) - 12th Place

While Talal Shakerchi was doubling, we heard that there was an all in and a call at the feature table. We hustled over to see that Ariel Celestino was all in with {q-}{4-} against Sorel Mizzi's {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, and the board was completed {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. We're unsure when the money went in the middle — we presume it happened on the flop or the turn — but we are certain that Celestino was eliminated in 12th place, earning £26,155.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
1,500,000 295,000
Ariel Celestino br
Ariel Celestino
Busted

Tags: Ariel CelestinoSorel Mizzi

Antonio Lafosse Eliminated in 11th Place (£30,005)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Antonio Lafosse on Day 2
Antonio Lafosse on Day 2

Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano was seated on the button and he moved all in for 277,000 when the action was folded to him. Sorel Mizzi gave up his small blind but Antonio Lafosse looked down at a serious hand. Lafosse gave it some though, hesitated and finally decided to make the call for his tournament life as Pagano had him slightly covered.

Lafosse: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Pagano: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and the king on the turn gave Pagano the winning hand. Lafosse was knocked out in 11th place and just ten players remain.

Player Chips Progress
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
550,000 268,000
Antonio Lafosse pe
Antonio Lafosse
Busted

Tags: Luca PaganoSorel MizziAntonio Lafosse

Frederik Jensen Eliminated in 10th Place (£30,005)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Frederik Jensen
Frederik Jensen

One hand after Antonio Lafosse busted out it was Frederik Jensen on the outer table who raised to 40,000 under the gun. Simon Higgins and Mark Teltscher folded after which David Ulliott went into the tank.

Ulliott asked how much Jensen had left and the Dane said he started the hand with around 370,000.

"One hundred," Ulliott finally said as he put in a three-bet from the button. Both blinds folded and Jensen moved all in followed by a snap call.

Jensen: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Ulliott: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

"Jezus," Jensen sighed as he ran into pocket aces again.

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} and all of a sudden we are down to nine players. There will be a redraw right now as the final nine players are moving to one table.

Player Chips Progress
David Ulliott gb
David Ulliott
1,180,000 430,000
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Antonio LafosseDavid UlliottFrederik JensenMark Teltscher

Unofficial Final Table Redraw and Counts

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChips
1Mark TeltscherUK365,000
2Carla SabiniCanada1,405,000
3Luca PaganoItaly570,000
4Talal ShakerchiUK645,000
5Sorel MizziCanada1,525,000
6David UlliottUK1,180,000
7Jason LavalleeCanada820,000
8Simon HigginsUK798,000
9Tamer KamelUK639,000
Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
1,525,000 25,000
Carla Sabini ca
Carla Sabini
1,405,000 59,000
David Ulliott gb
David Ulliott
1,180,000
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
820,000 -10,000
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
798,000 106,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
645,000 -13,000
Tamer Kamel gb
Tamer Kamel
639,000 -191,000
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
570,000 20,000
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
EPT 1X Winner
365,000 40,000