Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
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
Ladies are No Match for Altergott
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Max Altergott got his stack of 82,000 all in preflop holding the 
and was in bad shape against Martin Finger's 
. The 
flop gave Altergott a little help by pairing his jack, but he would needed either another or an ace to keep his tournament hopes alive. Wouldn't you know it, the 
turn was just what he was looking for.
The 
river failed to change a thing, and a frustrated-looking Finger sent some chips over to Altergott.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Feature Table Chip Counts
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
563,100
51,100
|
51,100 |
|
|
||
|
382,800
115,300
|
115,300 |
|
374,800
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
||
|
276,800
73,200
|
73,200 |
|
250,000 | |
|
195,900
-109,700
|
-109,700 |
|
115,900
-130,500
|
-130,500 |
|
|
||
Slow Start For Mercier
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier showed up a little late for Day 1 of this event, and he started losing two pots.
First he raised under the gun to 5,100 and the action was folded to Martin Finger who called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and Finger check-called 3,700.
On the turn the 
hit and both players checked.
The river brought the 
and this time Finger bet 7,000. Mercier looked back down at his cards, pump faked with some chips, and then folded.
A few hands later Mercier was seated on the button and raised to 5,500. Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind and the flop brought 
.
Both players checked and on the turn the 
hit. Reinkemeier bet 8,000 on the turn and Mercier called.
The river brought the 
and now the German pro tossed out 25,100.
"Just two chips right?" Mercier said as he seemed to be making the call.
"The biggest and the smallest," Mercier hummed about having to put in a 25,000 chip and a 100 chip. Eventually the former EPT San Remo winner folded and he drops a little below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
|
||
Updated Chip Counts from the Outer Three Tables
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000 | |
|
465,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
450,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
375,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
370,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
330,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
307,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
||
|
305,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
250,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
|
233,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
|
171,000
-89,000
|
-89,000 |
|
|
155,000 | |
|
|
||
|
115,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
100,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
90,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
89,000
-157,000
|
-157,000 |
|
||
|
|
70,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
More Big Names Join and Voulgaris Rejoins
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
We just noticed Jason Mercier and Shawn Buchanan sit down and Sam Trickett also strolled into the tournament room. Haralabos Voulgaris, who busted in the previous level, came back for more and he was moved to the feature table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Break
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Play will resume in 20 minutes.
Double Up For Mizzi
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We just caught the tail end of a Sorel Mizzi double up through Johannes Strassmann boosting his stack up to 140,000. The showdown was as following.
Mizzi: 
Strassmann: 
The board ran out 
and Strassmann took a little hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
749,000
-32,900
|
-32,900 |
|
140,000
58,300
|
58,300 |
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 | |