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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
If timed well, even the most average player can appear on TV six times on the way to their seat, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
£5,250 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£2,929,400
Entries
604
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
The Defending Champ and the November Niner
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Two good friends, Ruben Visser and Michiel Brummelhuis, are among the two most interesting players in today's event. Visser is of course the defending champ, as he won this event last Spring for a staggering £595,000, and he's back here to defend his title. Brummelhuis on the other hand does not have a big title under his belt like Visser does, but come November he will have a chance to shatter every previous Dutch poker accomplishment in the WSOP Main Event.
Brummelhuis goes into the WSOP final table seventh in chips, but everything is possible for the Dutchman who's already guaranteed $733,224 in that tournament. Before he started play today we ran into Brummelhuis who said, "I'm so excited to play, I can't wait to sit down" as he's barely played any poker since the bubble burst in Las Vegas.
Brummelhuis played a tournament in the Netherlands, but left at night when his girlfriend went into labor. The November Niner's son is doing great and the whole family is in preparation of the biggest day of his poker career.
Check Out the MyStack App at EPT10 London
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here at EPT10 London, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.
More People Spotted
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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
A Turtle Race
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Kitty Kuo opened to 400 from early position, Anton Vilhelm Kraus three-bet to 1,275 out of the small blind, and Kuo made the call.
The flop fell 
, Kraus led out for 1,500, and Kuo quickly called. The turn was the 
, Kraus opted to check, and Kuo took the opportunity to fire out 2,350. Kraus called.
The 
completed the board, both players tapped the felt, and Kraus tabled 
for ace-high. Kuo opened up 
for a pair of tens, winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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Early Eliminations
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Selbst Chipping Up
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Vanessa Selbst and an opponent were heads up on a board of 
, and the player tossed out 8,000 into a pot of around 14,000. There was a beat, and Selbst made the call.
Her opponent showed for a missed straight draw, which Selbst had beat with 
for a pair of aces.
The Team Pro is off to a good start, and sits with around 44,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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Various Chip Counts
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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37,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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35,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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34,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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33,000 | |
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32,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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29,300 | |
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26,300
1,675
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1,675 |
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24,500 | |
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23,000 | |
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16,500
-19,000
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-19,000 |
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12,200
-17,800
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-17,800 |
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11,100
-18,900
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-18,900 |
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Field Getting More Stacked...
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Everywhere we look, there's more players turning up. Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has been found hiding in the corner (he wasn't actually hiding, he was just hard to spot).
Others involved include former EPT champion Julian Thew who won the last ever EPT Baden event in Season 4. Everyone loves London it would seem.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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Sylvia Shoves the Flush Draw
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With around 5,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia checked from early position and watched his opponent in the cutoff bet 2,375. Sylvia woke up with a check-raise to 5,475, and the cutoff responded with a three-bet to 9,175.
Sylvia didn't take too long to grab all his chips, about 28,000 worth, and commit them to the pot. His opponent sighed, mucked his hand, and then Sylvia showed the for the nut-flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 |