2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

£10,300 High Roller
Day: 1
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

Ladouceur Knocked Out

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Marc-Andre Ladouceur moved all in from the button for just 9,400 and Tamer Kamel moved all in over the top from the small blind. The big blind folded and the showdown went as following.

Ladouceur: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Kamel: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Ladouceur was knocked out. Kamel is still one of the shorter stack with about 45,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tamer Kamel gb
Tamer Kamel
45,000 -1,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
Busted

Tags: Marc-Andre LadouceurTamer Kamel

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Misread By Behbehani

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Carlos Chadha raised to 2,500 on the button, Salman Behbehani called in the small blind, and the dealer fanned {10-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Spades}. Behbehani check-called a bet of 4,900, the turn was the {k-Clubs}, and Behbehani checked again. Chadha fired another 15,000, Behbehani called, and the river was the {6-Hearts}.

For a third time, Behbehani rapped the felt, and Chadha announced that he was all in. Behbehani grimaced before calling, and Chadha showed {9-Spades}{5-Spades} for a flopped flush. Behbehani turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and looked at Philipp Gruissem.

"I thought I had ace-three suited," he said. "Then I saw the ace of spades on the flop."

Player Chips Progress
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
120,000 -47,000
Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
110,000 23,000

Tags: Philipp GruissemSalman Behbehani

Chen Gone

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Steven Silverman raised to 2,700 and Andrew Chen responded with an all-in shove for 14,200 from the small blind. Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen was seated in the big blind and he moved all in as well getting Silverman to fold.

Guillen: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Chen: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Chen was knocked out.

"Are you gonna rebuy?" Silverman asked and Chen responded very dryly, "I already did," and smiled as he walked away.

Player Chips Progress
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
56,000 27,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
Busted

Re-Buy!

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Richard Yong
Richard Yong

After a confusing series of events, Richard Yong and Joe Kuether were all in and at risk against Talal Shakerchi.

Yong: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Kuether: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Shakerchi: {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

The flop fell {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}, giving Kuether two pair and Shakerchi a backdoor straight draw. Shakerchi was drawing dead when the {8-Clubs} turned, and Yong was eliminated when the {q-Spades} completed the board.

"Re-buy!" Mark Teltscher joked.

Yong corrected him, saying that it would be "illegal" for him to fire a third bullet.

Kuether happily scooped the pot, more than doubling to 76,000 chips. Shakerchi is still healthy with 115,000.

Player Chips Progress
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
115,000 -35,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
76,000 27,000
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
Busted

Tags: Joe KuetherRichard YongTalal Shakerchi

Altergott Bored and Busted

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We just saw Max Altergott end up all in for his tournament life against Alexander Petersen and the action went as following.

Altergott: {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Petersen: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and the EPT Grand Final Super High Roller champion was knocked out.

"Damn, this tournament was soooo boring," Altergott sighed when the final card was dealt.

The German pro sat motionless for about half a second and added, "I should've stayed home and watched porn or something," and the entire table burst out in laughter. Altergott went out with a smile but he will not add a second cash to his Season 10 EPT London series.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Petersen dk
Alexander Petersen
40,000 40,000
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
Busted

Tags: Alexander PetersenMax Altergott

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

EPT10 Player of the Year Race

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Player of the Year race began Barcelona and continues here in London. Remember, this season a new points formula was implemented in conjunction with the Global Poker Index.

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 top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard:

PlacePlayerPoints
1David Benefield321.18
2Ole Schemion240.65
3Joao Barbosa220.20
4Thomas Muehloecker196.87
5Jonathan Duhamel195.58
6Tom Middleton181.74
7Kevin Vandersmissen173.42
8Oleksii Khoroshenin166.89
9Eduard Bhaggoe164.91
10Alejandro Perez Torres164.27

We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.

Tags: and EPT POYEPT Player of the YearGlobal Poker IndexGPI

Flowers Knocks Out Lim

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Randal Flowers raised to 2,200 and one player called after which Aaron Lim three-bet to 6,500. Flowers four-bet to 12,300, the caller folded, and Lim moved all in for around 40,000 chips. Flowers called immediately.

Flowers: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Lim: {A-}{Q-}

The board ran out {A-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{X-} and Flowers' now up to 170,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Randal Flowers us
Randal Flowers
170,000 55,000
Aaron Lim au
Aaron Lim
Busted

Tags: Randal FlowersAaron Lim