Level: 15
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
£50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
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
Bill Perkins, Super High Roller
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
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Antonius Back in It
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Patrik Antonius was far from happy with about the tournament director not holding up the event for the Finn. Antonius was just two minutes late, but play restarted without him and he missed the first hand. Usually this wouldn't be a big issue, but with Antonius' dwindling stack it was certainly reason for concern.
After folding a few hands, and picking up the blinds and antes with a shove, Antonius just called a raise from the big blind. It was Timothy Adams who raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and after Antonius had made the call the flop brought 
.
Antonius bet 50,000 and Adams moved all in instantly risking just 239,000 chips total. The Finn did not seem too happy, but after a few seconds he pushed his stack forward.
Antonius: 
Adams: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Antonius found a way to double up. Adams is still up from his chip stack at the break while Antonius just got a lot more dangerous with just 12 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,460,000
282,500
|
282,500 |
|
600,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
|
||
Feature Table Chip Counts
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,708,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,534,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
1,473,000
-328,000
|
-328,000 |
|
1,166,000
-184,000
|
-184,000 |
|
819,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
584,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
|
||
Ace-Queen Takes It
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Johannes Strassmann raised preflop from the hijack and Martin Finger three-bet from the small blind. The big blind folded and Strassmann decided to make the call.
The flop brought 
and Finger bet 125,000, Strassmann called.
On the turn the 
hit and Finger bet 250,000, Strassmann called again.
The river brought the 
and both players checked. Finger tabled just but that was good enough to take down this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,219,000
511,000
|
511,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
942,000
-531,000
|
-531,000 |
VIDEO: Johannes Strassman Talks About Enlightenment
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Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Johannes Strassman has been all smiles today. He talks to Kristy about taking a break from poker to focus on spiritual enlightment.
Schemion Cracks Aces to Eliminate Newey
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Earlier today Erik Seidel suffered a bad beat when his aces were cracked in an all-in preflop situation. Paul Newey has just suffered the same fate. It happened when action folded to Newey on the button and he shoved all in for 159,000. The small blind folded and Ole Schemion, who had a mountain of chips, opted to make the call from the big.
Schemion: 
Newey: 
The rest of the tabled laughed upon seeing the uphill battle Schemion faced, but they were silenced when the 
flop gave the German two pair. Newey reacted sharply and was in a daze of disbelief. The 
turn gave Newey flush outs and even more counterfeit outs, but the river missed them all.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted |
O'Dwyer Eliminated After a Nearly 7-Minute Tank
Level 15
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
We haven't had too many hands from the final table, and part of the reason is because they're taking a long time to play out. Take for instance the last hand where Steve O'Dwyer tanked for six minutes and fifty-three seconds.
The hand began with David Benefield raising to 50,000 and receiving calls from Martin Finger and Steve O'Dwyer. The 
flop saw O'Dwyer check from the big blind, Benefield continuation-bet and Finger fold. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, O'Dwyer checked for a second time and Benefield bet 220,000. Again O'Dwyer called and then checked the river.
"All in," Benefield said.
"Wow," O'Dwyer responded. "This is going to take a while."
O'Dwyer had 458,000 remaining, and he was the shorter stack. The minutes ticked by and it wasn't until nearly seven minutes had passed that O'Dwyer called off. Benefield confidently tabled the 
for a set, and O'Dwyer shook his head up and down as if to say, "I'm not surprised."
O'Dwyer then tabled the 
, grabbed his bag, and exited the stage in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
McDonald Gets Very Unlucky
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mike McDonald has been in control at the secondary feature table for the better part of Day 2, but he just took a horrible beat that knocked him way down.
The action started with Timothy Adams who raised under the gun to 60,000. Christoph Vogelsang was seated to Adams' immediate left and he three-bet to 145,000. McDonald was seated in the big blind and he four-bet to 275,000 after which Adams snap-folded.
Vogelsang tanked for a bit but eventually he moved all in and McDonald called.
McDonald:
Vogelsang:
McDonald was miles ahead and in a position to grab a commanding lead at this secondary table. The flop brought 
and Vogelsang took over the lead and he now had McDonald dead to two outs. The turn brought the and the river the giving Vogelsang a huge pot. McDonald is now one of the short stack while 10 players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,881,000
1,218,000
|
1,218,000 |
|
527,000
-1,019,000
|
-1,019,000 |
|
|
||