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

Set Over Set, Cheong Versus Volpe

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Paul Volpe was knocked out earlier and bought right back in. Just now we saw him caught up in a raising war with Kyle Cheong on a {K-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop. It seemed like Cheong had raised Volpe's bet to 4,100 after which the American pro made it 9,500 to go.

Cheong put in another raise, Volpe moved all in and Cheong quickly called creating a huge pot worth around 100,000 chips.

Volpe: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Cheong: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}, {6-Diamonds} and Cheong was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
122,000
72,000
72,000
Kyle Cheong au
Kyle Cheong
Busted

Tags: Paul VolpeKyle Cheong

Brammer Knocks Gross Out

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dan Smith raised, Jeff Gross called and Chris Brammer three-bet from the small blind. That's how the hand started as we only caught the tail end of it. After Brammer had three-bet Smith folded and Gross proceeded to raise all in. Brammer snap-called and the showdown went as following.

Brammer: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Gross: {A-Spades}{2-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Gross was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Brammer gb
Chris Brammer
80,000
40,000
40,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
Busted

Tags: Chris BrammerJeff Gross

Behbehani Unstoppable

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

One of our PokerStars Blog colleagues just brought in a hand where Salman Behbehani yet again took down a big pot.

The flop showed {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} when Philipp Gruissem and Eric Sfez checked to Behbehani who bet 2,500. Gruissem made the call and Sfez proceeded to move all in for 25,800. Behbehani made the call and Gruissem went into the tank.

After a while Gruissem folded {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} face up and that turned out to be a very wise decision.

Behbehani showed {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and he had the winning hand after the board ran out {K-Spades}, {2-Clubs}. In the rush we did not catch Sfez's cards but he was knocked out.

Player Chips Progress
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
160,000
30,000
30,000
Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
Busted

Tags: Philipp GruissemSalman Behbehani

Watson Up, Yong Out

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Mike Watson tossed out a bet of 3,200 on a board of {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Spades}, and his opponent, Richard Yong, called. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board, Watson fired another 8,100, and Yong called.

The Canadian tabled {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for a set of fives, and Yong mucked his hand. A few hands later, Yong was eliminated in unknown fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
65,000
15,000
15,000
EPT 2X Winner
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
Busted

Tags: Mike WatsonRichard Yong

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Check-Calling With Clubs

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Paul Volpe and Tamer Kamel were heads up on a board of {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Kamel check-called a bet of 3,300, and the {2-Diamonds} completed the board.

Kamel checked, Volpe tossed out other 8,100, and Kamel instantly called. Volpe pointed at Kamel to show his hand, as Volpe had position, and Kamel showed {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a turned flush. Volpe chose to show his hand - {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

"I'm surprised he didn't raise me," Volpe said after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
108,000
-14,000
-14,000
Tamer Kamel gb
Tamer Kamel
41,000

Tags: Paul VolpeTamer Kamel

Vogelsang Runs into Bullets

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

Prior to the level change, Christoph Vogelsang opened to 900 in early position, Kamal Choraria three-bet to 2,800 out of the small blind, and Vogelsang called.

The dealer fanned {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, both players checked, and the turn was the {3-Clubs}. Choraria led out for 6,000, Vogelsang moved all, and Choraria sighed before calling.

Choraria: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Vogelsang: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The {j-Spades} bricked off on the river, and Vogelsang hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Kamal Choraria
Kamal Choraria
56,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
Busted

Tags: Christoph VogelsangKamal Choraria

A Round of Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
86,000
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
75,000
27,000
27,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
72,000
27,000
27,000
EPT 1X Winner
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
70,000
15,000
15,000
Adolfo Vaeza uy
Adolfo Vaeza
65,000
15,000
15,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
57,000
7,000
7,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
48,000
-5,000
-5,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
48,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
Vicky Coren
Vicky Coren
27,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
26,500
-30,500
-30,500
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
21,000
-14,650
-14,650
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
3,200
-46,800
-46,800
EPT 1X Winner