Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
£50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Buy-in
£48,500
Prize Pool
£2,736,866
Entries
57
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Lucky Number 23 For Dan Smith
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The board read 
when Dan Smith checked to Jeff Gross who bet 23,000. The was already quite a lot in the middle when this happened and Smith verified the amount.
"Twenty-three," the dealer said, after which Smith tossed in the call.
On the river the 
hit and Smith checked again.
"That's the worst card ever," Gross sighed as he checked behind and tabled 
. Smith showed his 
and took down the pot with trips.
"I only called because 23 is my lucky number," Smith said with a smile.
"It's mine too," Gross sighed.
"MJ?" Timothy Adams asked, thinking that his lucky number is 23 because of basketball legend Michael Jordan.
"My birthday is on February 23rd, I lived on number 23 and it's the number of my two favorite sports figures, Michael Jordan and Don Mattingly," Smith said.
Smith stacked his chips up nicely and is up to 285,000 chips after this hand while Gross has around 265,000 left.
Teeing Up The #Ept £50k Super High Roller
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
PokerStars.tv has kicked off its coverage of the £50,000 EPT Super High Roller. Lots of big names as the player counts breaks through 30 players. Learn more over at the PokerStars Blog.
Germans Clash
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Martin Finger opened for 5,000 from the hijack only to have Tobias Reinkemeier three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. The big folded, Finger called and the flop came out 
. Reinkemeier led out for 22,000 only to fold when Finger raised all in for roughly 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
368,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
155,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
Huge Clash Sends Voulgaris Packing, Perkins Soaring
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We caught the action on the flop which read 
Haralabos Voulgaris bet 6,000. Bill Perkins raised it up to 15,000 after which Voulgaris made it 50,000. Perkins put in too much for the call and he was forced to make another raise. This triggered a shove from Voulgaris who put 318,000 across the line.
Perkins gave it some thought and eventually called.
Voulgaris: 
Perkins: 
The turn brought the 
and the river the making a flush for Perkins. The chips were quickly checked and it turned out that Perkins had Voulgaris covered. Voulgaris made his way to the exit as Perkins started stacking a mountain of chips.
"Billlll Perkinsssss," Philipp Gruissem said in a way only he can as the German strolled over to the table.
"I needed to buy in twice for this much," Perkins said.
"I played a Daniel Negreanu type hand," Perkins added.
"Three-five suited?" Gruissem guessed as everyone at the table started laughing.
"Close enough," Winfred Yu said as play continued with Gruissem as the railbird.
On the very next hand Perkins played against Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel. Eventually the board ran out 
and Duhamel bet 29,500. Perkins quickly raised to 75,000 and Duhamel looked back down at his cards before folding.
"I'll show," Perkins said with a smile as he tabled 
.
"Ooooh, so that's how it works ha!" Gruissem said, and once again everyone started laughing. Perkins is already close to having four times the starting stack and the current tournament chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
Busted |
Live, From A Sound Stage In The Desert
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The Super High Rollers are back in full swing, making this event look remarkably similar to the one in Barcelona. Are we sure this isn’t all the work of TV magic, with a blue screen, some CGI, and an agreement to say nothing?
Benefield & Szabo Enter
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
Secondary Table Chip Counts
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
781,900
129,500
|
129,500 |
|
354,900
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
||
|
305,600
61,600
|
61,600 |
|
119,800
-140,400
|
-140,400 |
|
94,300
-33,300
|
-33,300 |
|
81,700
-53,400
|
-53,400 |
Altergott Can't Get by Smith
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With 100,000 or so in the pot and a board reading 
, Dan Smith checked from the hijack and Max Altergott bet 54,000 from the button. Smith made the call and then checked when the 
completed the board on the river.
Altergott bet, and while we're not sure of the exact amount (it looked to be around 75,000), we do know that Smith snap-called. Altergott tabled the 
for sixes and fours, but it was no good as Smith had rivered a flush with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
143,000
-157,000
|
-157,000 |
McDonald Busts Yong
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The board read when Richard Yong moved all in from the cutoff for 120,300. Mike McDonald was seated on the button and he tanked for a bit before ultimately making the call.
Yong: 
McDonald: 
The river brought the and Yong was knocked out. Knowing Yong from previous Super High Roller events we assume he will be back to give this tournament another go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
512,000
258,400
|
258,400 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |