£5,300 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 PokerStars EPT London
Buy-in
£5,300
Prize Pool
£3,632,650
Entries
749
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
80
Players Left
25
25 Remain in EPT London Main Event as Hall of Famer Seidel Chases Triple Crown
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Another day of action in the PokerStars European Poker Tour London £5,300 EPT Main Event wrapped up after five levels of play and saw Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel bagging 955,000 chips among the 25 remaining players.
The legendary Seidel, who had a red-hot run at EPT Barcelona this summer that included a second-place finish in the €100K Super High Roller for €1,286,490, is chasing a Triple Crown with nine World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and a WPT (World Poker Tour) on his poker resume.
Seidel, who ended the day in spectacular fashion with a set-over-set double up through Day 2 chip leader Julien Sitbon, will have his work cut out for him as there were plenty of other top crushers who survived Day 3, including fellow high-rollers Ben Heath and Marton Czuczor, as well as EPT London Ladies Event champ Jessica Pilkington and £2,200 UKIPT High Roller runner-up Roman Hrabec, who bagged the chip lead with a stack of 1,900,000.
£5,300 EPT Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 1,905,000 | 127 | |
| 2 | Alexandre Vuilleumier | Switzerland | 1,660,000 | 111 | |
| 3 | Nils Pudel | Germany | 1,590,000 | 106 | |
| 4 | Jordi Romero | Spain | 1,480,000 | 99 | |
| 5 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 1,420,000 | 95 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 1,320,000 | 88 | |
| 7 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 1,315,000 | 88 | |
| 8 | Sergio Coutinho | Portugal | 1,075,000 | 72 | |
| 9 | Ian Hamilton | United Kingdom | 1,060,000 | 71 | |
| 10 | Enzo Vito | United Kingdom | 989,000 | 66 |
Plenty of Big Names Fall During Day 3
The field of 80 entries that started the day steadily dwindled down as plenty of big names dropped out of the competition.
Team PokerStars Pro Ramon Colillas was eliminated early in the day in a six-bet pot where his pocket jacks were pipped by the Ladies of Conor Beresford, who himself busted later in the evening when his pocket tens couldn't survive a flip against the ace-queen of Benjamin Pollak.
The luscious-locked Beresford has had an impressive series that included a runner-up finish in the £1,100 UKIPT Main Event to none other than WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson, who joined the Brit in the Day 3 field and before being eliminated in a straight versus straight cooler as the night wound down.
Other big names who fell during Day 3 include Adrian Mateos, Gianluca Speranza and Day 1 chips leaders Ole Schemion, Luis Faria and Henrik Hecklen, who is fresh off a victory in the £50,000 EPT London Super High Roller for £652,700.
Day 4 will commence on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at noon. The top prize of £664,400 awaits the winner in the six-day tournament that is slated to wrap up on Oct. 28.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is close by and ready to report on the rest of the event ahead of the crowning of the first EPT London Main Event champion in eight years. Check out the live reporting team's coverage of other EPT London events in the meantime.
Day 4 Seat Draw by Table
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Flynn | Ireland | 530,000 | 35 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ian Hamilton | United Kingdom | 1,060,000 | 71 | |
| 1 | 3 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 1,905,000 | 127 | |
| 1 | 4 | Julien Sitbon | France | 450,000 | 30 | |
| 1 | 5 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 1,320,000 | 88 | |
| 1 | 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 725,000 | 48 | |
| 1 | 7 | Alexandre Vuilleumier | France | 1,660,000 | 111 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ambrose Ng | Canada | 595,000 | 40 | |
| 2 | 2 | Erik Seidel | USA | 955,000 | 64 | |
| 2 | 3 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 545,000 | 36 | |
| 2 | 5 | Jordi Garcia | Spain | 1,480,000 | 99 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jack Sinclair | Austria | 890,000 | 59 | |
| 2 | 8 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 895,000 | 60 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Coutinho | Portugal | 1,075,000 | 72 | |
| 3 | 3 | Daewoong Song | South Korea | 345,000 | 23 | |
| 3 | 4 | Marton Czuczor | Hungary | 570,000 | 38 | |
| 3 | 5 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 610,000 | 41 | |
| 3 | 6 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 475,000 | 32 | |
| 3 | 8 | Jessica Pilkington | United Kingdom | 170,000 | 11 | |
| 4 | 1 | Enzo Vito | United Kingdom | 989,000 | 66 | |
| 4 | 2 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 1,315,000 | 88 | |
| 4 | 3 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 1,420,000 | 95 | |
| 4 | 5 | Aleem Kanji | United Kingdom | 800,000 | 53 | |
| 4 | 6 | Thomas Hueber | Austria | 210,000 | 14 | |
| 4 | 7 | Nils Pudel | Germany | 1,590,000 | 106 |
Day 4 Seat Draw by Chip Count
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 1,905,000 | 127 | |
| 1 | 7 | Alexandre Vuilleumier | France | 1,660,000 | 111 | |
| 4 | 7 | Nils Pudel | Germany | 1,590,000 | 106 | |
| 2 | 5 | Jordi Garcia | Spain | 1,480,000 | 99 | |
| 4 | 3 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 1,420,000 | 95 | |
| 1 | 5 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 1,320,000 | 88 | |
| 4 | 2 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 1,315,000 | 88 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Coutinho | Portugal | 1,075,000 | 72 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ian Hamilton | United Kingdom | 1,060,000 | 71 | |
| 4 | 1 | Enzo Vito | United Kingdom | 989,000 | 66 | |
| 2 | 2 | Erik Seidel | USA | 955,000 | 64 | |
| 2 | 8 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 895,000 | 60 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jack Sinclair | Austria | 890,000 | 59 | |
| 4 | 5 | Aleem Kanji | United Kingdom | 800,000 | 53 | |
| 1 | 6 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 725,000 | 48 | |
| 3 | 5 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 610,000 | 41 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ambrose Ng | Canada | 595,000 | 40 | |
| 3 | 4 | Marton Czuczor | Hungary | 570,000 | 38 | |
| 2 | 3 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 545,000 | 36 | |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Flynn | Ireland | 530,000 | 35 | |
| 3 | 6 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 475,000 | 32 | |
| 1 | 4 | Julien Sitbon | France | 450,000 | 30 | |
| 3 | 3 | Daewoong Song | South Korea | 345,000 | 23 | |
| 4 | 6 | Thomas Hueber | Austria | 210,000 | 14 | |
| 3 | 8 | Jessica Pilkington | United Kingdom | 170,000 | 11 |
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,905,000 | 778,000 |
|
1,660,000 | -140,000 |
|
1,590,000 | -60,000 |
|
1,480,000 | 758,000 |
|
1,420,000 | 230,000 |
|
1,320,000 | -330,000 |
|
1,315,000 | 135,000 |
|
1,075,000 | -75,000 |
|
1,060,000 | -526,000 |
|
989,000 | 234,000 |
|
955,000 | -3,000 |
|
895,000 | -87,000 |
|
890,000 | 82,000 |
|
800,000 | 248,000 |
|
725,000 | -20,000 |
|
610,000 | -243,000 |
|
595,000 | 67,000 |
|
570,000 | 95,000 |
|
545,000 | -239,000 |
|
530,000 | -120,000 |
|
475,000 | 102,000 |
|
450,000 | -5,000 |
|
345,000 | -325,000 |
|
210,000 | -40,000 |
|
170,000 | 40,000 |
Seidel Doubles with Set Over Set
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Erik Seidel opened to 27,000 on the button and Julien Sitbon defended the big blind.
"I just want to be in the chip race," Seidel joked, as the T-1,000 chips were being raced off soon and the dealer gave him three T-1,000 chips as change.
The dealer fanned out the 
flop and Sitbon checked. Seidel bet 25,000 and Sitbon check-raised to 65,000. Seidel called.
The 
landed on the turn and Sitbon bet 130,000. Seidel called.
The 
completed the board and Sitbon moved all in, covering Seidel's 248,000 remaining chips. Seidel quickly called.
Sitbon tabled 
for a flopped set, but Seidel revealed 
for a superior turned set, and the Poker Hall of Famer secured the double on one of the last hands of the night to near a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
958,000 | 528,000 |
|
|
455,000 | -645,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The tournament director has stopped the clock and instructed dealers to deal three more hands before players bag for the evening.
Pudel Takes Large Chunk From Czuczor
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With roughly 525,000 already in the pot on a 
completed board, Marton Czuczor bet 325,000 in the big blind. Nils Pudel was on the button and responded with a raise to 785,000, representing nearly all of both his and Czuczor's remaining stack.
Czuczor thought about it, but he ultimately folded to concede the large pot to Pudel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000 | 402,000 |
|
|
475,000 | -519,000 |
Karam Shoves Into Kings
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ramzi Karam opened on the button and was three-bet by Ambrose Ng in the big blind. Karam then four-bet shoved, and Ng quickly made the call.
Ramzi Karam: 
Ambrose Ng: 
Karam was dominated as the cards were tabled, and the 
runout changed nothing. A quick count by the dealer confirmed that Ng was the larger stack, and Karam's tournament run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
528,000 | 284,000 |
|
Busted |
Castrillon Eliminated by Flynn
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Shortly after losing a flip to Jamie Flynn for the majority of his stack, Paul Fontan Castrillon had gotten the rest of his short stack in from the big blind and was at risk against Flynn in the hijack.
Paul Fontan Castrillon: 
Jamie Flynn: 
The 
board ran out all low cards and Castrillon made his exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000 | 122,000 |
|
Busted |