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

Top Pair For Chen

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

A player raised to 500 and Andrew Chen three-bet in position to 1,400. Chen's opponent quickly called and the flop brought out {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

Both players checked.

On the turn the {4-Spades} hit and Chen's opponent bet 2,600 and the Canadian pro called. The river brought the {6-Spades} and Chen snap-called a 3,100-chip bet.

Chen's opponent showed {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades} but that was no good against {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
57,000

Tags: Andrew Chen

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Yong Busts the Main Event; Enters the High Roller

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Fresh off of busting from the EPT10 London Main Event, Wai Kin Yong has hopped into the High Roller. So too has Jason Mercier, Philip Sternheimer, Grant Levy, Winfred Yu, Dan Shak, and Ariel Celestino.

Player Chips Progress
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
50,000
Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
50,000
Ariel Silveiro
Ariel Silveiro
50,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
50,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
50,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
50,000
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
50,000

Tags: Ariel CelestinoDan ShakGrant LevyJason Mercier

Sternheimer Jams the River

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Talal Shakerchi - Defending champ
Talal Shakerchi - Defending champ

Four players saw a flop of {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, including Viacheslav Goryachev, Philip Sternheimer, Mark Teltscher, and the defending champion, Talal Shakerchi. All four players checked.

The turn was the {j-Hearts}, Shakerchi led out for 6,500, and only Sternheimer called.

The {3-Hearts} completed the board, Shakerchi fired out another 10,400, and Sternheimer moved all in for effectively 35,000 or so. Shakerchi frustratedly dropped the chips he was shuffling, and flicked his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
80,000
30,000
30,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
35,200
-14,800
-14,800

Tags: Talal ShakerchiPhilip Sternheimer

Watson Runs Into Aces

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 800 after which an Simon Higgins three-bet to 2,200. The action was folded to Mike Watson in the small blind and he four-bet to 6,600. The big blind and Vogelsang folded and Higgins put in a five bet to 16,000.

Watson tanked for quite a while but eventually he made the call.

The flop brought {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Watson checked immediately. Higgins bet 16,000 again en Watson tanked before moving all in. The snap-called followed and Watson did not like what he saw.

Watson: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Higgins: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}, {3-Hearts} and Watson was knocked out as his opponent was all in for 44,250 and he had only 40,000 left. Watson has the option to do a rebuy up until the start of Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
125,000
125,000
125,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
EPT 2X Winner

Tags: Christoph VogelsangMike Watson

Quoss Can't Beat a House

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

The board just read {3-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades} when Rajendrakumar Choraria checked to Fabian Quoss who bet 8,500 from the cutoff. Choraria moved all in for 28,300 from the hijack and the pressure was now back on the German pro.

"Full house," Choraria said when Quoss finally made the call.

"I can't beat a house," Quoss said with a wry smile as he waited for his opponent to turn his cards over.

Choraria showed {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and raked in this big pot. Quoss was left with just 13,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Rajendrakumar Choraria
Rajendrakumar Choraria
65,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
13,000
-37,000
-37,000

Tags: Fabian Quoss

Zugwat Scoops a Small One

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

David "Bakes" Baker raised to 800 in middle position, Steven Silverman called in position, and Andrey Andreev called out of the blinds. The flop fell {7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, and the action checked to Silverman who bet 1,750. Only Andreev called.

Both players checked when the {7-Hearts} turned, and Andreev check-called a bet of 2,000. Silverman showed {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for aces and sevens, winning the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
40,000
10,000
10,000
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
23,000

Tags: David "Bakes" BakerSteven SilvermanAndrey Andreev