Main Event Day 3 | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

03-13-2013 19:21 UTC

Break Time

[user76023]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The last break of the day.

03-13-2013 19:26 UTC

Blom Busts into the Break

MarcC

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Viktor Blom is no more. He busted in a hand from the feature table that went into the break.

The details are vague but what is known is that the Full Tilt Professional shoved all in on a with with the action three handed.

It was a pretty good flop for Blom but it was better for Mantas Visockis who called with pocket tens for top set. The board ran out and fan boys around the world are crying onto their keyboards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mantas Visockis	850,000 347,000	347,000
Viktor Blom	Busted

Tags: Viktor Blom

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

03-13-2013 19:53 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Pasi Sormunen	1,280,000 140,000	140,000
Nicolas Chouity	1,130,000 30,000	30,000

Niall Farrell	1,100,000 449,000	449,000

Christopher Frank	1,039,000 -11,000	-11,000
Mantas Visockis	828,000 325,000	325,000
Ruben Visser	700,000 75,000	75,000

John O'Shea	680,000 10,000	10,000
Matthias Tikerpe	680,000
Max Greenwood	661,000 21,000	21,000
Olof Haglund	630,000 340,000	340,000
Yuri Gulyy	627,000 202,000	202,000
Mikhail Korotkikh	626,000 251,000	251,000
Chris Moorman	590,000 40,000	40,000
Daniel Erlandsson	520,000 345,000	345,000
Theo Jorgensen	500,000 245,000	245,000

Raoul Gilmar Refos	459,000 459,000	459,000
Giuseppe Sammartino	450,000 -20,000	-20,000
Adam Levy	367,000 -43,000	-43,000
Lauri Personen	335,000 15,000	15,000
Steven Silverman	314,000 -191,000	-191,000
Russell Carson	280,000 -30,000	-30,000
Tamer Kamel	248,000 -32,000	-32,000
Jonathan Concepcion	230,000 180,000	180,000
Fredrik Andersson	225,000 -180,000	-180,000
David Colin	190,000 50,000	50,000

We started the day with a field chock full of EPT winners. Now, not so much. Who is left among the big names to challenge for the title? And who are these two guys playing chip leader? Read on at the PokerStars Blog.

03-13-2013 19:55 UTC

Table of Doom

Happy_Freaked

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

It's always fun to look for the toughest table in the room and we just found the best one left in the event today. This table has an array of famous players with one of the chip leaders in Mantas Visockis.

Seat	Name
1	Chris Moorman
2	Mantas Visockis
3	Manig Loeser
4	Jason Mercier
5	Steve O'Dwyer
6	Theo Jorgensen
7	Lauri Personen
8	John O'Shea

Player	Chips	Progress
Mantas Visockis	790,000 -38,000	-38,000
Chris Moorman	680,000 90,000	90,000
John O'Shea	675,000 -5,000	-5,000
Theo Jorgensen	484,000 -16,000	-16,000

Steve O'Dwyer	430,000 180,000	180,000

Lauri Personen	315,000 -20,000	-20,000
Jason Mercier	261,000 81,000	81,000

Manig Loeser	160,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Jason Mercier John O'Shea Lauri Personen Manig Loeser Mantas Visockis Steve O'Dwyer Theo Jorgensen

03-13-2013 19:55 UTC

Sammartino Sent Off, Frank Above 1.2 Million

[user101598]

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Christopher Frank - Among the chip leaders

Giuseppe Sammartino opened to 16,000 from the hijack seat, Russell Carson three-bet to 36,000 on his direct left, and Christopher Frank cold four-bet to 68,000 on his direct left. The action was back on Sammartino, who five-bet shoved for 200,000. Carson folded, and Frank made the call.

Sammartino:
Frank:

The flop was quite dry, but the on the turn gave Frank a leading pair of aces. The bricked on the river, and Sammartino was eliminated.

Frank now has 1.275 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Frank	1,275,000 236,000	236,000
Giuseppe Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Christopher Frank Giuseppe Sammartino Russell Carson

03-13-2013 19:59 UTC

Refos Keeps Climbing

Happy_Freaked

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Dutchman Raoul Refos just took down a nice pot from one of the chip leaders. We've heard that on a board Refos called a bet worth 85,000 with and his opponent showed . Refos has been steadily climbing in the last two hours and he's now well over the average.