2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

High Roller
Day: 2
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

Two Massive Pots at the Feature Table

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Our access to the feature table is limited, but we caught parts of two massive hands. In the first, Dimitar Danchev and Gautam Sabharwal were heads up on a board of {j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}. There was 155,000 in the middle, and Danchev moved all in for 145,000 over a 30,000-chip bet from Sabharwal. Sabharwal tanked for over three minutes, then called.

Danchev showed {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for a set of threes, and Sabharwal mucked.

A few hands later, Faraz Jaka eliminated Michael Tureniec. Jaka's {a-}{j-} cracked Tureniec's {q-}{q-} (we're not sure when the chips went in), and Tureniec was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
425,000 190,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
415,500 210,500
Gautam Sabharwal in
Gautam Sabharwal
135,000 -205,000
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dimitar DanchevFaraz JakaGautam SabharwalMichael Tureniec

Ross Doubles Through Dion, Then Doubles Dion

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

JC Alvarado opened to 12,000 from the cutoff seat, Yan Dion three-bet to 27.000 on the button, and Jeff Rossiter four-bet jammed for 105,500 from the big blind. Alvarado immediately folded, and Dion quickly called.

Dion: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Rossiter: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Rossiter held as the board ran out {5-Hearts}{a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts}, doubling to over 200,000 chips.

Dion was left with just 50,000 or so, but doubled through Rossiter a few hands later. We unfortunately missed the action, but Dion had {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} on a board of {4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{6-Spades}{a-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
115,000 -50,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
91,000 -14,000

Tags: JC AlvaradoJeff RossiterYann Dion

Kamal Clutched

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kamal Choraria
Kamal Choraria

Paul Volpe opened preflop to 10,000 and Kamal Choraria moved all in for his last 50,000 or so. Volpe made an automatic call.

Volpe: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Choraria: {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop seemed to seal things but the {Q-Hearts} turn had Choraria excited (although his jacks were all dead). The {2-Spades} on the river changed nothing and Choraria was out.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
300,000 70,000
Kamal Choraria
Kamal Choraria
Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Dinner Break Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anaras Alekberovas lt
Anaras Alekberovas
585,000 -10,000
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
483,000 193,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
420,000 200,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
385,000 79,000
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
353,000 -17,000
Gautam Sabharwal in
Gautam Sabharwal
340,000 -150,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
340,000 30,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
EPT 2X Winner
338,000 148,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
330,000 330,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
290,000 5,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
280,000 49,000
Johan van Til nl
Johan van Til
278,000 -55,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
278,000 103,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
235,000 5,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
230,000 70,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
230,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
205,000 -135,000
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
EPT 1X Winner
185,000 -35,000
Eric Sfez fr
Eric Sfez
180,000 -130,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Winamax
175,000 -60,000
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
165,000 115,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
160,000 -7,000
Robert Haigh de
Robert Haigh
130,000 -40,000
Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
125,000 10,000
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
105,000 -12,000

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The Haigh Inquiry

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A double up and then some for Robert Haigh. Michel Dattani moved all in preflop for his short stack, Gruissem pushed behind him and Robert Haigh called off his stack from the blinds.

Dattani: {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Gruissem: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Haigh: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

There was no help on the {2-Hearts}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} board for any of the players and Haigh increased his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
220,000 -25,000
Robert Haigh de
Robert Haigh
170,000 122,000
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Michel DattaniPhilipp GruissemRobert Haigh

Seiver Stuffs Turn

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Flop: {7-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Scott Seiver checked, Dimitary Danchev checked, and Olivier Busquet fired 15,000. Only Seiver called.

The turn was the suicide king ({k-Hearts}), and Seiver checked again. Busquet tossed out seven blue T5,000 chips, making it 35,000 to go, and Seiver moved all in for what looked like 190,000 or so.

Busquet sat stoically for a minute or so, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
285,000 185,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
231,000 -109,000

Tags: Dimitar DanchevScott SeiverOlivier Busquet