£10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

10-26-2022 23:28 UTC

Kitai Outflops Benitez

Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Francisco Benitez opened to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Alexander Lynskey in the cutoff. Davidi Kitai then made it 11,500 from the button. Benitez put in the four-bet to 26,500 and only Kitai called.

Benitez continued for 12,000 and was called on the flop. Benitez then check-called for 18,000 on the turn.

The river checked through, Benitez had pocket queens but Kitai had the winner with his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	160,000 114,000	114,000

Francisco Benitez	43,000 88,000	88,000

10-26-2022 23:08 UTC

Grafton Downs Faria

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Luis Faria jammed for 8,700 from under the gun and was called by Stefan Schillhabel from the cutoff. Sam Grafton made it 26,000 from the big blind and Schillhabel folded.

Luis Faria:
Sam Grafton:

Grafton made a set on the flop and secured the elimination following the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	195,000 54,000	54,000

Stefan Schillhabel	185,000 25,000	25,000
Luis Faria	Busted

10-26-2022 23:06 UTC

Keating Applies the Pressure

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was five ways to the flop when Martin Olali bet 4,000, which produced folds all the way around to Alex Keating.

Keating then check-raised to 15,000, and Olali called to see the turn. Keating used a time bank before counting out a bet of 30,000, and Olali used a time card of his own before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	272,000 12,000	12,000
Martin Olali	56,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alex Keating Martin Olali

10-26-2022 23:00 UTC

Final Level Begins

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The EPT London £10,300 High Roller is now on its last level for Day 1, play is expected to close around 1 a.m.

10-26-2022 22:58 UTC

Maue Quadruples Late On

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 2,400 from under the gun and was called by Rafael Navas Robles and Imad Derwiche from the button and the small blind respectively.

Leonard Maue then jammed for 17,900 from the big blind. Surprisingly, each of the players called.

Action checked through to showdown for the final board to show .

Leonard Maue:
Rafael Navas Robles:
Kayhan Mokri:
Imad Derwiche:

Maue had the best hand with his superior full house and found a much needed and unexpected quadruple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	140,000 34,000	34,000
Kayhan Mokri	126,000 14,000	14,000
Leonard Maue	72,500 52,500	52,500
Rafael Navas Robles	19,500 29,500	29,500

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-26-2022 22:52 UTC

Sammartino Shoves into Queens

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dario Sammartino and Espen Jorstad were heads up in a three-bet pot with the flop already on the table.

Sammartino checked to Jorstad on the button, producing a bet of 11,000. Sammartino check-raised all in, and Jorstad quickly made the call.

Dario Sammartino:
Espen Jorstad:

Sammartino was in bad shape against Jorstad's pocket queens, with the turn and river completing the board to cement his early exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	162,000 60,000	60,000

Dario Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Espen Jorstad

10-26-2022 22:45 UTC

Routier Doubles Through Suvarna

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jonathan Proudfoot raised from under the gun to 2,300, and Santhosh Suvarna called in middle position. Jeremy Routier then three-bet all in from the small blind for his last 21,000, and Proudfoot quickly got out of the way. Suvarna made the call, and the hands were turned over.

Jeremy Routier:
Santhosh Suvarna:

Routier was solidly in front as the board was dealt, and the runout changed nothing as he earned the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	76,000 76,000	76,000
Jeremy Routier	47,500 13,500	13,500
Jonathan Proudfoot	46,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Jeremy Routier Jonathan Proudfoot Santhosh Suvarna

10-26-2022 22:38 UTC

Mateos Finishes Off Peffly

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alex Peffly put in his last 2,500 from the cutoff. Action folded to Adrian Mateos and he raised to 5,000. Parker Talbot folded in the big blind to set up the all-in confrontation.

Alex Peffly:
Adrian Mateos:

Mateos paired up on the flop while Peffly had a straight draw. The turn added flush outs for the at risk player but his night was over after the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	52,000 3,000	3,000

Alex Peffly	Busted

10-26-2022 22:36 UTC

Peffly Runs into Kings

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 2,500 from early position before Leon Sturm made it 5,400 on his direct left. Alex Peffly, on the button, four-bet to 13,400.

Vogelsang got out the way and Sturm moved all in for 83,600. Peffly, who had Sturm covered by 2,500, called.

Leon Sturm:
Alex Peffly:

Sturm flopped a set on the flop and secured the double up after the runout.