£10,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

10-11-2013 22:58 UTC

Dan Shak Eliminated in 14th Place (£23,850)

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Carla Sabini is on a roll... she's also the new chip leader.

It happened when she opened for 42,000 from early position and Dan Shak three-bet her to 120,000 from the hijack. Sabini wasted little time in announcing that she was making it 240,000, and Shak responded, "Alright, I'm all in."

Shak had 520,000 total and Sabini double checked her cards and made the call.

Sabini:
Shak:

It was a big pot with Shak the one at risk. The flop provided no help, though Shak commented that had he seen it without moving all in preflop he likely would have shoved the low cards. The dealer then put out the .

It was close to an eight but not quite close enough. This is an elimination post so you already know an eight didn't come on the river; instead, it was the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Carla Sabini	1,450,000 600,000	600,000
Dan Shak	Busted

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10-11-2013 23:05 UTC

Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated in 13th Place (£26,155)

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck opened to 36,000 preflop from late position and Tamel Kamel made it 85,000 in the seat next to him. The Finnish player shoved and Kamel quickly called - off to the races they go!

Wahlbeck:
Kamel:

The door card was a ten and Wahlbeck was already up to his feet, the board coming to leave just 12 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Kamel	800,000 270,000	270,000
Ville Wahlbeck	Busted

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10-11-2013 23:32 UTC

Carla Sabini Leads the Final 12 in the EPT10 London £10,300 High Roller

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

European Poker Tour High Roller events have consistently been pulling in big numbers and big names over the last couple of years, and the latest event in London was no different. With the late-entry system players could register as late as the start of Day 2, so the field was boosted by six new entries and three re-entries. The former included Phil Hellmuth and November Niner David Benefield, while Tony Bloom, Stephen Chidwick, and Salman Behbehani made up the latter.

After 10 more levels of action, just 12 players remain with Carla Sabini managing to reclaim her chip lead right at the end of the day thanks to two big pots. The first was against Sofia Lovgren and the other Dan Shak. Sabini finished the day with 1.346 million.

Other players who made it through to the final day and are guaranteed a minimum of £26,155 include Jason Lavallee (1.224 million), Sorel Mizzi (1.205 million), David 'Devilfish' Ulliott (750,000), last year's winner of this event, Talal Shakerchi (346,000), and the last remaining Team PokerStars Pro, Luca Pagano (282,000).

The day started with a bang when Shannon Shorr made a big bluff after a ruling that resulted in his opponent min-raising instead of calling a river bet. Shorr proceeded to push all in in an attempt to make his opponent fold, but unfortunately for the American he was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Shak took the chip lead for the early part of the day, crippling Jason Mercier with the against the Team PokerStars Pro's for a large pot. Mercier would be eliminated soon after, joining an illustrious rail that included names such as Eugene Katchalov, Randal Flowers, Paul Volpe, and Tobias Reinkemeier.

One of the highlights of the day was a ridiculous hand that played out between Frederik Jensen and Salman Behbehani. Behbehani's continual banter and joking around with "slow-rolling" came back to haunt him, albeit in an entirely good-natured way.

Elsewhere, "Devilfish" looked to turn back the clock to his glory days, briefly taking the chip lead after winning a huge pot with the on a board against last year's winner, Shakerchi. He also gave us perhaps the quote of the night — “What the f**k is game theory optimal!?!?”

Tomorrow, the High Roller will play to a winner, starting earlier than the Main Event at 12 p.m. local time. With £357,700 for first place, this will prove no laughing matter. Join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team for all the live updates as this tournament plays out to its thrilling conclusion!

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