Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT London
Buy-in
£50,000
Prize Pool
£1,891,890
Entries
39
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
30
Players Left
16
Vieira Trending in the Wrong Direction
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sam Grafton raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Henrik Hecklen on his left. Joao Vieira three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff and the action folded all the way back to Hecklen who called.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Hecklen led out with a bet of 26,000 on the turn and Vieira was forced to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
903,000
478,000
|
478,000 |
|
494,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
||
|
405,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
376,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
76,000
-519,000
|
-519,000 |
Dvoress Jams Into Mateos
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Daniel Dvoress in the cutoff. Philip Sternheimer also came along on the button and Adrian Mateos stuck in a three-bet from the small blind. The action folded back to Dvoress who four-bet ripped all in. Sterneheimer folded but Mateos snapped it off.
Daniel Dvoress: 
Adrian Mateos: 
The board ran out 
and the pair of fives was not enough for Dvoress to overtake Mateos. The stacks were counted and Dvoress was the player at risk for 348,000 with Mateos having him covered by exactly 1,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Derwiche Felt It Coming
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Philip Sternheimer opened to 9,000 in the cutoff and Pedro Garagnani called from the small blind. Imad Derwiche three-bet shoved all in for 156,000 from the big blind and Sternheimer looked him up.
Imad Derwiche: 
Philip Sternheimer: 
"Good job, buddy," Derwiche pre-congratulated Sternheimer. Derwiche rose from his seat to video the runout of 
, giving Sternheimer the best hand with the ace on the river.
"Bah, bah, bah. Thank you guys," Derwiche said as he headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
Busted |
Heath Bounces Volkmann
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ben Heath raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Sam Greenwood called from the button before Bruno Volkmann three-bet to 45,000 from the big blind. Heath responded with a four-bet to 100,000 and Greenwood got out of the way before Volkmann shoved for just under 200,000. Heath called quickly and the cards were turned up.
Bruno Volkmann: 
Ben Heath: 
The board ran out 
and Heath made a set of eights on the flop to send Volkmann to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,010,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Bedell Pips Bujtas
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Laszlo Bujtas raised to 9,000 in early position and was called by Tom-Aksel Bedell from a couple of seats over. The rest of the table folded and the dealer spread the flop of 
.
Both players checked and the landed on the turn. Bujtas led out with a bet of 12,000 this time and Bedell called to see the on the river.
Bujtas fired out another bet of 35,000 this time and Bedell used one of his time banks before making the call. Bujtas tabled 
for top pair but Bedell had 
for the better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
231,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Last Break of the Night
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
There are 23 players remaining of the 28 entries thus far, who are heading on their last 20-minute break of the night.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
595,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
483,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
||
|
|
425,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
401,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
261,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
213,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
210,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
196,000
-99,000
|
-99,000 |
|
190,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
155,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
152,000
-128,000
|
-128,000 |
|
120,000
-106,000
|
-106,000 |
|
||
Volkmann Takes From Bedell, Heath Takes From Volkmann
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sam Greenwood raised to 7,000 and Bruno Volkmann three-bet to 28,500. Tom-Aksel Bedell four-bet to 77,000 from the button and the blinds folded before Greenwood got out of the way. Action was heads up and Volkmann considered his options for several moments before he shoved around 230,000. It was too much for Bedell and he mucked with a sigh.
On the next hand, Ben Heath raised to 7,500 from middle position and Volkmann made it 24,000 from the button. Heath fired back with 68,000 and Volkmann went into the tank for a few brief moments before he got away from it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
655,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
353,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
320,000
165,500
|
165,500 |
|
|
178,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |