£5,250 Main Event Day 1b | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

10-07-2013 14:31 UTC

Negreanu Can't Beat Two Pair

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"Raise!" Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu exclaimed when it folded to him in late position. "Four-hundred bucks!"

Kid Poker flipped forward a red T1,000 chip, and only one player called his raise - Adham Beainy in the big blind.

The flop fell , both players checked, and the turn was the . Beainy checked again, Negreanu fired out 650, and Beainy check-raised to 1,650. Negreanu quickly called.

The action went check-check after the completed the board, and Beainy tabled for two pair.

Negreanu went to muck his hand, but when he did he held it high enough that the dealer turned it face up, showing .

"Really?" Negreanu snorted. "This is stupid."

If you remember, Negreanu had a bit of a row in Barcelona regarding the "first card off the deck" rule, and evidently he still has some beef with the laws of the land.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	23,000 -2,625	-2,625

Tags: Daniel Negreanu PokerStars

10-07-2013 14:32 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Zimnan Ziyard	30,000

Tom Middleton	30,000

When we arrived on the scene the board showed and Kevin MacPhee was deep into the tank. The former EPT Berlin winner was faced with a 23,250-chip shove from Valentino Konakchiev in the small blind and MacPhee was contemplating a call from the button.

MacPhee had Konakchiev covered by just a few thousand chips and calling here would make a huge difference for day. Eventually MacPhee called us over and gave us a peek at his cards before throwing them into the muck. We won't disclose MacPhee's holding but it's safe to say that it was not an easy decision.

After the hand was completed MacPhee explained to us that this hand went five-way to the flop on which Stefan Huber bet 1,600. MacPhee called and this is when the unknown player in the small blind check-raised to 4,625. Huber and the other players folded and MacPhee called. On the turn the small blind bet 8,500 and MacPhee called again.

Like we mentioned before, Konakchiev moved all in on the river and MacPhee ended up folding. The long-time professional starts out today with a little dent in his stack but it could've gone a lot better or worse had he made the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin MacPhee	26,000

Tags: Kevin MacPhee

10-07-2013 14:41 UTC

Schemion Gives One Up

Happy_Freaked

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Just two days ago Ole Schemion was seated at the secondary feature table with a chance to win the £50,000 Super High Roller event. Today Schemion is seated at exactly the same table but he's not anywhere near cashing or winning money.

Day 1b gets played out today and Schemion is off to a slow start. The German pro was just caught three-betting to 1,625 and his opponent called. The flop brought and Schemion's opponent lead into him for 1,700. Schemion called, but folded on the turn when the popped up on the turn and his opponent bet 3,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	22,000 -7,300	-7,300

Tags: Ole Schemion

10-07-2013 14:41 UTC

Juanda Can't Beat Ace-High

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

John Juanda has pretty fond memories of London. He won the WSOPE main event here a few years ago as well as finishing second to David Vamplew in EPT season 7.

Juanda opened the button to 450 and was called by Chris Dowling in the small blind, the big blind came along too.

The flop was and it was checked to Juanda who bet 750. Dowling called and the big blind folded before the turn. This time both players checked before they also both checked the river.

Dowling flipped - good enough to win this pot.

10-07-2013 14:42 UTC

Where Are They Now: EPT London Season 2 (2005) Champ Mark Teltscher

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The EPT London returned in Season 2 and the £4,000 buy-in Main Event saw attendance increase to 236 players, which created a prize pool of £1,033,000. Three men from England made the final table that year, and for the second year in a row an Englishman walked away with the title. Mark Teltscher, born January 16, 1980, didn’t have a tournament score to his name prior to winning the EPT London, but as soon as he claimed victory he had one worth £280,000 on his résumé.

Less than three months later, Teltscher was once again making headlines when he topped a field of 233 players to win the $5,000 event at the Fourth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. Teltscher defeated a final table that included Lee Markholt (5th - $42,505) and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi (4th - $56,660) to walk away with the $374,965 first-place prize and one of poker’s most prestigious titles.

In 2007, Teltscher was a part of a controversy involving PokerStars and the WCOOP Main Event. The username that Teltscher busted in the tournament, but before long a rumor surfaced that he was playing under a different name, “TheV0id,” which was listed under his sister’s name, Natalie Teltscher. “TheV0id” went on to win the tournament, but PokerStars disqualified the player and denied the $1.2-million prize. The following year, Natalie filed a lawsuit against PokerStars on the Isle of Man, but after the online site presented their evidence, Natalie admitted it was not her playing the tournament and subsequently withdrew the claim.

Despite that incident, things didn’t slow down for Teltscher in the years that followed. He finished runner-up to Sander Lyloff in the Season 4 EPT Barcelona for £673,000, and then five months later finished runner-up to Howard Lederer in the 2008 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge for $571,368.

In December of that year, Teltscher was back at the final table at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, ultimately finishing second in a $5,000 event behind Tim Bullard for $158,710. In the past five years, Teltscher has numerous five-figure scores with his most recent being a sixth-place finish in the 2013 WSOP Event #44 $3,000 No Limit Hold’em for $92,186.

Teltscher kicked off his poker career on the EPT and has shown no signs of slowing down in the eight years that followed.

Tags: Mark Teltscher

10-07-2013 15:03 UTC

Various Counts from Around the Room

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Brammer	70,000
Maximilian Senft	60,000 5,000	5,000
Dan O'Brien	55,000 25,000	25,000
Paul Berende	47,000 17,000	17,000
Andrew Chen	40,000 10,000	10,000
Marco Johnson	40,000 8,000	8,000
Barry Greenstein	37,000 7,000	7,000

Julian Thew	36,000 6,000	6,000

Benny Spindler	34,500
Jason Mercier	34,500 4,500	4,500

Dermot Blain	33,500 8,200	8,200

Jackie Glazier	30,500
Joni Jouhkimainen	21,000
Joe Kuether	20,400 -9,600	-9,600
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman	19,500 -10,500	-10,500
Salvatore Bonavena	8,000 -22,000	-22,000

10-07-2013 15:05 UTC

Mizrachi Doubles Through Dempsey

Chad Holloway

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We caught the action with around 9,500 in the pot and a board reading when James Dempsey bet 3,400 and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called. After the dealer burned and turned the , Dempsey bet three blue T5,000 chips and Mizrachi snap-called off his remaining 6,275.

Mizrachi:
Dempsey:

Mizrachi had flopped a set to cracked Dempsey's kings, and he was shipped the double after the blanked on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	35,000
James Dempsey	9,300 -20,700	-20,700

Tags: James Dempsey Michael Mizrachi

10-07-2013 15:06 UTC

Mercier Sits, Mercier Wins

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Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier recently found his seat in the Grand Connaught Rooms, and he quickly jumped into the action, three-betting to 1,400 after Majid Iqbal opened to 500 in early position. The action folded back to Iqbal, and while he was in the tank, Mercier leaned over the table.

"Ya got it?" the EPT champion asked him. "Ya got it?"

Iqbal mumbled an inaudible response, and then called.

The flop fell , Iqbal checked, and Mercier continued for 1,200. Iqbal called.

The turn was the , Iqbal checked again, and Mercier fired a second bullet worth 4,000. Iqball opted to fold this time, and the American raked in the pot.

"Ya didn't have it?" Mercier asked, grinning.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	32,000 -2,500	-2,500

Tags: Jason Mercier PokerStars

10-07-2013 15:07 UTC

Chip Counts

Happy_Freaked

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	73,000 3,000	3,000
Russell Thomas	53,000
John Carew	45,000 45,000	45,000
Davidi Kitai	42,000 42,000	42,000

Noah Boeken	36,000 36,000	36,000

Michiel Brummelhuis	34,000 7,700	7,700
Johannes Strassmann	34,000
Chris Moorman	34,000 34,000	34,000
Jeff Rossiter (Jeffrey Rossiter)	33,000 3,600	3,600
Chris Moneymaker	31,000 -3,000	-3,000

Ryan D'Angelo	31,000 5,000	5,000
Fabian Quoss	31,000 31,000	31,000
Mickey Petersen	31,000 31,000	31,000

Grant Levy	29,000 2,500	2,500
Christoph Vogelsang	28,000 28,000	28,000
John Juanda	28,000 -4,200	-4,200

Mohsin Charania	27,000 -8,000	-8,000

Will Failla	25,000 25,000	25,000
Terry Todd	19,000 19,000	19,000
Richard Yong	17,000 17,000	17,000
Martin Finger	16,000 3,500	3,500

Luca Pagano	9,000 -8,400	-8,400