2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
£436,330
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£1,342,600
Entries
137
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Volpe is Drooling

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Paul Volpe led out for what looked like 2,000 on a flop of {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{a-Spades}. Scott Seiver folded, Martin Finger raised to 4,800, and Volpe made the call.

The turn was the {2-Hearts}, Volpe opted to check, and Finger knuckled behind. The {10-Diamonds} completed the board, Volpe checked again, and Finger revealed {10-}{9-}.

Volpe ripped over {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for trip aces, and raked in the pot.

"I was drooling there," Volpe said, alluding to Finger's flop raise. "It sucks you had a nine."

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
75,000 13,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
56,000 -14,000

Tags: Paul VolpeMartin Finger

O'Brien Finds a Diamond

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dan O'Brien opened to 800 from the hijack seat, and received three callers including Peter Jetten (small blind) and Kamal Choraria (big blind). All four players checked on the flop of {j-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, and Jetten led out for 2,000 when the {k-Hearts} turned. Only O'Brien called.

The river was the {2-Diamonds}, and Jetten led out agan - this time for 4,500 - and O'Brien tank-called. Jetten flashed a {q-}, but his cards hit the muck quickly when O'Brien tabled {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a rivered flush.

Player Chips Progress
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
70,000 26,000
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
38,000 -7,000

Tags: Dan O'BrienPeter Jetten

Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
100,000 -5,000
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
90,000 -7,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
85,000 45,000
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
80,000 30,000
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
EPT 1X Winner
70,000 31,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
66,000 16,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
64,000 -11,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
63,000 39,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
62,000 -3,000
Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
55,000 18,000
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
54,000 -14,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
50,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
EPT 1X Winner
50,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
48,000 -4,500
Ike Haxton
Ike Haxton
47,000 9,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
37,000 -13,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
EPT 1X Winner
31,000 6,500
Fredrik Jensen
Fredrik Jensen
28,000 -22,000
David Gent
David Gent
24,000 -5,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Gent Denied

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

David Gent hasn't had the best of starts in the High Roller event so far, he fired a 3,200 bet on a {J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop but was called by Scott Seiver and the two checked down the {9-Hearts} turn and {4-Hearts} river.

Gent was forced to show {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and Seiver won with {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
105,000 -10,000
David Gent
David Gent
29,000 -21,000

Tags: David GentScott Seiver

Soarin' Coren

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Vicky Coren is up to 90,000 after she fired bets of 1,000, 2,000 and 3,000 on the flop, turn and river of a {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} board with Albert Daher check-calling her down from the small blind.

The Team PokerStars Pro showed {K-Spades}{K-Hearts} and it was enough to win her another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vicky Coren gb
Vicky Coren
90,000 40,000

Tags: Vicky CorenAlbert Daher

Choraria Shows for Free

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Peter Jetten raised to 800 on the button, and both Kamal Choraria (small blind) and Ike Haxton (big blind) called. All three players checked on a flop of {10-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}, and Choraria led out for 1,200 when the {6-Clubs} turned. Haxton raised to 4,000, Jetten folded, and Choraria folded the {6-Hearts} face up.

"You can see one," Haxton offered.

"No," Choraria decline. "I lost. I don't want to see."

Tags: Isaac HaxtonPeter Jetten

Mercier Loses Four-Bet Pot

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Dori Yacoub opened to 800 in middle position, Olivier Busquet called from the cutoff, and Jason Mercier three-bet to 2,600 on the button. Yacoub put in a fourth bet, making it 4,950 to go, and only Mercier called.

The flop fell {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and both players checked. The second the {10-Diamonds} hit the felt on the turn, Yacoub fired 7,500. Mercier folded, and Yacoub picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
120,000 -7,000

Tags: Jason MercierOlivier Busquet

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