Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£2,200 UKIPT High Roller
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 PokerStars EPT London
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
£2,200
Prize Pool
£1,345,920
Entries
701
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
507
Players Left
76
Players Left 1 / 701
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Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Roman Hrabec opened to 10,000 in the hijack and Anthony Gardner moved all in for 46,000 in the big blind. Hrabec thought about it and ultimately called.
Anthony Gardner: 
Roman Hrabec: 
Gardner was a good favorite for a double, but the 
flop instantly put him behind by giving Hrabec a flush. The 
turn left Gardner needing a diamond to survive with a superior flush, but the 
river bricked out to send him to the rail short of a cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With players five eliminations away from making the money and bagging for the night, play has slowed considerably as no one wants to go home empty-handed following a full day of play.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dimitar Danchev had gotten his 55,000 chips in from the big blind and was at risk against Philip Joyce in early position.
Dimitar Danchev: 
Philip Joyce: 
The 
flop gave Danchev top pair but he still needed to improve. The 
turn gave Danchev additional outs with a flush draw, and the 
spiked the river to complete that draw and keep his tournament life alive near the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
117,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Marques Aziz raised over an open and Tuan Le decided to make a stand, reraising all in for his final 161,000, from the big blind.
Aziz made the call and it was a classic race, close to the money bubble.
Tuan Le: 
Daniel Marques Aziz: 
The window card was 
, followed by , putting Aziz in the lead. Le sat motionless as the fell on the turn, leaving him two outs in the deck to save him from elimination.
The 
on the river was the miracle card and Le now has an above-average stack after being one card away from being eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With roughly 80,000 in the pot on a 
board, Martin Stausholm checked the big blind, Parker Talbot checked the cutoff, and Thor Morstol bet 50,000 on the button. Talbot folded and Stausholm moved all in for 99,000. Morstol got a count and called.
Martin Stausholm: 
Thor Morstol:
Stauholm had the nuts but still had to fade an ace or a queen, and the 
completed the board to confirm the result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
240,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
185,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 77 players remaining, players are on the bubble and one elimination away from being in the money.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Roland Rokita had gotten his 85,000 chips in from the hijack and was at risk against Pedro Neves in the big blind.
Roland Rokita: 
Pedro Neves:
The 
flop left Rokita needing help, and the turn instantly put him back in front with Broadway. Rokita needed to avoid the board pairing to survive, and the 
river bricked out to secure his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
126,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a board reading 
the Tournament Director announced "All in and a call"
Arie Kliper was the player at risk, called by Atanas Pavlov.
Arie Kliper: 
Atanas Pavlov:
Kliper was in need of a diamond to keep his tournament alive but the board ran out 
and he exits in 77th place, meaning that Day 1a has finished and all remaining players will be back tomorrow, in the money.
This exit means that Espen Jorstad has squeaked into the money with a single 5,000 chip left and even more impressive is that Michael Schmitz has also made Day 2 with a stack of 1,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
5,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
1,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
Busted | |
