Fresh from his elimination on Day 2 of the UKIPT High Roller, WSOP Champion Espen Jorstad has joined the EPT Main Event field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Joining the action on the river, Barny Boatman had checked a board of 
over to opponent Ivan Banic.
With just over 9,000 chips in the middle, Banic bet 9,800.
"Well if you've turned fives full," said Boatman pondering the decision before calling.
Banic tabled 
for a straight, beating the two pair 
of Boatman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 | |
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15,000 | -15,000 |
Two Americans sparred early in the day as Paulina Loeliger in the small blind got to the river against Noah Novick in the big blind with the board reading 
.
With around 11,000 already in the pot, Novick bet 3,500. Loeliger took a few seconds and called, only to muck when Novick showed 
for aces and eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000 | |
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22,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Cards are in the air and action is underway in the £5,300 EPT Main Event here at PokerStars European Poker Tour London.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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.
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.
| Year | Buy-in | Entries | Winner | First-Place Prize (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | £3,000 | 175 | John Shipley | £200,000 |
| 2005 | £3,050 | 242 | Mark Teltscher | £280,000 |
| 2006 | £3,550 | 398 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | £500,000 |
| 2007 | £5,400 | 392 | Joseph Mouawad | £611,520 |
| 2008 | £5,400 | 596 | Michael Martin | £1,000,000 |
| 2009 | £5,250 | 730 | Aaron Gustavson | £850,000 |
| 2010 | £5,250 | 848 | David Vamplew | £900,000 |
| 2011 | £5,250 | 691 | Benny Spindler | £750,000 |
| 2012 | £5,300 | 604 | Robin Ylitalo | £560,980 |
| 2013 | £5,250 | 647 | Ruben Visser | £595,000 |
| 2014 | £4,250 | 675 | Sebastian 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.
£5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 1a Started
