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

All Tens In Deck Accounted for by Higgins and Mandara

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Simon Higgins was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ryan Mandara on a board reading {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Higgins bet on the flop and then called a raise to 3,000 from Mandara to head to the {9-Diamonds} turn. Higgins checked and Mandara checked back.

The river brought the {q-Spades} and Higgins led out with a bet of 9,000. Mandara laid it down.

The two discussed the hand afterward and Higgins said he had a set of tens, while Mandara claimed to have folded ace-ten.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
29,000
29,000
29,000
Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
21,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Ryan Jonathan MandaraSimon Higgins

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Duarte Raises Gahl

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Sebastian Gahl opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Nuno Duarte flat-called in the cutoff.

The flop landed {2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and Gahl and Duarte both checked. Gahl then took a stab on the {8-Diamonds} turn with a bet of 800 and Duarte raised to 2,100. Gahl laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Gahl de
Sebastian Gahl
55,000
55,000
55,000
Nuno Duarte pt
Nuno Duarte
22,500
22,500
22,500

Tags: Nuno DuarteSebastian Gahl

Colillas Shoves Turn

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ramon Colillas was on the button in a heads-up pot against Thomas Cazayous in the small blind on a flop of {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

Cazayous bet 4,000 and Colillas called. The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and Cazayous slowed down by checked. Colillas sat quietly before pushing out his stack for an all-in bet, which got a fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
80,000
38,500
38,500
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
27,000
-1,500
-1,500

Tags: Ramon ColillasThomas Cazayous

Wigg Folds to Zerjav Pressure

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Blaz Zerjav raised to 800 and got one caller before Anton Wigg three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. Both players called.

The {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop checked to Wigg who continued for 3,000. Zerjav was the only caller. The turn was the {a-Hearts} and this time Wigg check-folded to a bet of 5,500 from Zerjav.

Player Chips Progress
Blaz Zerjav si
Blaz Zerjav
40,000
15,000
15,000
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
35,000
5,000
5,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anton WiggBlaz Zerjav

Middleton Binks Club to Crack Macchiarelli's Set

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Tom Middleton open-jammed a stack of 4,300 and Luciano Macchiarelli called out of the big blind with more.

Luciano Macchiarelli: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Tom Middleton: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The flop of {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} hit both players hard as it gave Macchiarelli top set and Middleton the nut flush draw. The {10-Clubs} on the turn gave Middleton the flush and he was able to avoid the board pairing as the {6-Diamonds} bricked off on the river to earn him a double.

Player Chips Progress
Luciano Macchiarelli ar
Luciano Macchiarelli
13,000
13,000
13,000
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
9,000
-1,000
-1,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Luciano MacchiarelliTom Middleton

Banic Doesn't Panic, Correctly Calls Colillas

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Ivan Banic opened to 800 from the cutoff and Ramon Colillas flat-called on the button, while Thomas Cazayous also called from the big blind.

The flop landed {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Banic and Cazayous both checked. Colillas bet 1,200 and only Banic called. Banic checked again on the {7-Clubs} turn. Colillas fired a bet of 3,700 and Banic called.

Banic checked a third time on the {4-Hearts} river and Colillas checked back, apparently giving up as he mucked when Banic showed {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for fourth pair.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Banic hr
Ivan Banic
44,000
1,000
1,000
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
41,500
41,500
41,500
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
28,500
28,500
28,500

Tags: Ivan BanicRamon ColillasThomas Cazayous