2022 PokerStars EPT London

£5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
£664,400
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,300
Prize Pool
£3,632,650
Entries
749
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
261
Players Left
83

A Chip and a Chair for Boatman

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Barny Boatman was all in for 2,300 and received a call from Timothy Adams, who had him well covered.

Barny Boatman: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Timothy Adams: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Boatman was able to survive the flip to double up his short stack as the board ran out {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

"A chip and a chair!" commented one of Boatman's table mates.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
58,000
23,000
23,000
EPT 1X Winner
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
35,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanTimothy Adams

Carneiro Takes from Jorstad and Andreev

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Espen Uhlen Joerstad
Espen Uhlen Joerstad

Leocir Carneiro opened to 800 from early position and Espen Jorstad three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff. Andrey Andreev then cold-called out of the big blind and Carneiro also called.

Andreev and Carneiro both checked on the flop of {2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Jorstad bet 1,600. Both opponents called. Andreev and Carneiro both checked again on the {7-Diamonds} turn and Jorstad asked how much Andreev was playing.

"Less than you!" Andreev laughed.

Jorstad eventually checked leading to the {a-Spades} turn. Andreev checked again and Carneiro fired a bet of 7,000. Jorstad quickly folded and Andreev followed suit.

Player Chips Progress
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
80,000
-15,000
-15,000
Leocir Carneiro br
Leocir Carneiro
70,000
70,000
70,000
Andrey Andreev ru
Andrey Andreev
45,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Andrey AndreevEspen JorstadLeocir Carneiro

Loeliger Eliminated by Alm

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Paulina Loeliger
Paulina Loeliger

Blind on blind both Bo Alm and Paulina Loeliger checked a {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. Alm put out a delayed continuation-bet of 1,200 on the {a-Hearts} turn and Loeliger called.

The river was the {2-Hearts} and Alm checked. Loeliger shoved for 6,300 into a pot of around 3,000 and Alm called.

Loeliger showed {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and played the board, with Alm's {j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} making a flush and eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Bo Alm se
Bo Alm
35,000
35,000
35,000
Paulina Loeliger at
Paulina Loeliger
Busted

Tags: Bo AlmPaulina Loeliger

Zaskodny With the Hero Call

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Lukas Zaskodny
Lukas Zaskodny

Action was on a river of {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and Lukas Zaskodny had checked a pot of around 6,000 to Mario Adinolfi who bet 4,500.

Zaskodny tank-called with Adinolfi tabling {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for king-high. Zaskodny showed {4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for a pair of fours and won the pot.

"Two and four," said Adinolfi. "That is a good hand!"

Player Chips Progress
Lukas Zaskodny cz
Lukas Zaskodny
50,000
Mario Adinolfi it
Mario Adinolfi
15,000
Paulina Loeliger at
Paulina Loeliger
8,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Lukas ZaskodnyMario Adinolfi

River Overbet Wins It for Jorstad

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad

Action was picked up on the river in a pot between Espen Jorstad on the button and Dragos Trofimov in the small blind with the board reading {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

Trofimov checked on the river and Jorstad sat still before pushing out a stack of 24,100 with just a single 500-chip behind, a massive overbet into the pot of around 10,000.

Trofimov went in the tank for several minutes before folding to concede the pot to the latest WSOP Main Event champion.

Player Chips Progress
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
35,000
7,000
7,000
Dragos Trofimov md
Dragos Trofimov
27,000

Tags: Dragos TrofimovEspen Jorstad

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Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
MyStack
MyStack

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£5,300 EPT Main Event Returns to London Today With Day 1a

EPT London Logo
EPT London Logo

The PokerStars European Poker Tour London is back for the first time since 2014 and will see the £5,300 EPT Main Event kicking off today at noon local time.

Held at the beautiful Hilton Park Lane in London, the six-day Main Event should, like other EPT events this year, draw a huge field and plenty of big names, including many of the Team PokerStars Pros who have been firing events throughout the series.

Ben Spragg
Ben Spragg

The £5,300 No-Limit Hold'em event will feature two starting flights, the second of which will play out on Sunday, Oct. 23. The single re-entry event will see players starting with a stack of 30,000 chips and blinds of 100/100/100.

Levels will last for a lengthy 60 minutes with a 20-minute break every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break scheduled to take place after Level 6 around approximately 7 p.m, with both starting flights playing for ten levels. Approximately 15% of the field will be paid and a shot clock will be implemented during Day 3 on Oct. 25.

It's been eight long years since the last EPT London where Sebastian Pauli bested a field of 675 runners to win the trophy and £499,700 in the £4,250 buy-in Main Event. Other previous champions include Ruben Visser, David Vamplew and Michael Martin, who won the biggest EPT London Main Event prize to date, a cool £1,000,000, when he took down the 2008 offering.

Sebastian Pauli
Sebastian Pauli

Previous EPT London Main Event Champions

YearBuy-inEntriesWinnerFirst-Place Prize (GBP)
2004£3,000175John Shipley£200,000
2005£3,050242Mark Teltscher£280,000
2006£3,550398Victoria Coren Mitchell£500,000
2007£5,400392Joseph Mouawad£611,520
2008£5,400596Michael Martin£1,000,000
2009£5,250730Aaron Gustavson£850,000
2010£5,250848David Vamplew£900,000
2011£5,250691Benny Spindler£750,000
2012£5,300604Robin Ylitalo£560,980
2013£5,250647Ruben Visser£595,000
2014£4,250675Sebastian Pauli£499,700

The PokerNews live reporting is on-site here at Hilton Park Lane and will be providing updates ahead of a winner being crowned on Oct. 28. Be sure to check out the team's coverage of other EPT London events in the meantime.

Tags: Aaron GustavsonBen SpraggBenny SpindlerDavid VamplewJohn ShipleyJoseph MouawadMark TeltscherMichael MartinSebastian PauliTeam PokerStars ProsVictoria Coren Mitchell