£5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

10-22-2022 12:25 UTC

Good Turn for Jorstad

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Espen Jorstad in a heads-up pot against button opponent Andrey Andreev with the board reading .

Jorstad led out with a bet of 1,100 and Andreev called. The river brought the and Jorstad bet 8,000 with less than that in the pot, another river over from the 2022 WSOP Main Event champ.

Andreev quickly folded for a flopped two pair that was counterfeited on the turn.

"Bad turn for you," Jorstad laughed. "Good turn for me."

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	55,000 5,000	5,000
Andrey Andreev	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Andrey Andreev Espen Jorstad

10-22-2022 12:26 UTC

Zaskodny With the Hero Call

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was on a river of and Lukas Zaskodny had checked a pot of around 6,000 to Mario Adinolfi who bet 4,500.

Zaskodny tank-called with Adinolfi tabling for king-high. Zaskodny showed for a pair of fours and won the pot.

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

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

Tags: Lukas Zaskodny Mario Adinolfi

10-22-2022 12:38 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Romero	63,000 -2,000	-2,000
Jack Sinclair	35,000 -10,000	-10,000
Bruno Lopes	32,000
Carl Shaw	32,000 2,000	2,000
Sylvain Loosli	30,000
Andy Wilson	30,000
Harry Lodge	30,000
Dario Sammartino	30,000
Ryan Mandara	29,000 29,000	29,000
Kenny Hallaert	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Christopher Puetz	25,000 25,000	25,000

10-22-2022 12:42 UTC

Adinolfi Leads Into Loeliger

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Paulina Loeliger opened to 400 from the hijack and Mario Adinolfi and Samuel Gillis both called from the blinds.

Adinolfi and Gillis checked in turn on the flop of and Loeliger continued for 300. Only Adinolfi called.

The turn brought the and Adinolfi led out with a bet of 1,300. Loeliger laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Gillis	28,000
Paulina Loeliger	9,000 1,000	1,000
Mario Adinolfi	5,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Mario Adinolfi Paulina Loeliger Samuel Gillis

10-22-2022 12:56 UTC

Loeliger Eliminated by Alm

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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

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

Loeliger showed and played the board, with Alm's making a flush and eliminating his opponent.

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

Tags: Bo Alm Paulina Loeliger

10-22-2022 12:58 UTC

Boatman Barrels to Take from Amiri

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a three-way pot on a board of , Ehsan Amiri and Paul Fontan Castrillon both checked from the blinds and Barny Boatman bet 2,800. Only Amiri called.

Amiri checked again on the turn and Boatman bet 2,100. Amiri again called. Amiri checked a third time on the river and Boatman fired a third barrel worth 6,500. Amiri quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	45,000 22,000	22,000

Paul Fontan Castrillon	37,000 37,000	37,000
Ehsan Amiri	32,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Ehsan Amiri Paul Fontan Castrillon

10-22-2022 13:00 UTC

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The tournament clock showed 138/147 players remaining and they are heading on their first 20-minute break of the day.

WSOP Main Event champ Espen Jorstad appears to be chip-leading early on and sits with a stack of around 90,000.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

10-22-2022 13:31 UTC

New Entries and Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Several players have jumped into the Main Event on the break including 2006 EPT London champion Victoria Coren Mitchell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Zaskodny	70,000 20,000	20,000
Enzo Vito	55,000 19,000	19,000
Barny Boatman	35,000 -10,000	-10,000

Bo Alm	33,000 -2,000	-2,000
Guy Taylor	33,000 3,000	3,000
Victoria Coren Mitchell	30,000

Stefan Schillhabel	30,000
Paulina Loeliger	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sylvain Loosli	25,000 -5,000	-5,000

10-22-2022 13:37 UTC

Banic Doesn't Panic, Correctly Calls Colillas

Connor Richards

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 and Banic and Cazayous both checked. Colillas bet 1,200 and only Banic called. Banic checked again on the turn. Colillas fired a bet of 3,700 and Banic called.