An Orbit with EPT London Champ Ian Hamilton

Britain's Ian Hamilton is fresh off of taking down the EPT London £5,300 Main Event for a career-best £664,400, so PokerNews spent an orbit with the newly minted EPT champ.

Hand #1 (UTG): Hamilton was first to act and folded.

Hand #2 (Big Blind): Mats Ullereng completed in the small blind and Hamilton raised. Ullereng called. Ullereng checked on the flop of and Hamilton bet 2,500. Ullereng called. Ullereng checked again on the turn and Hamilton sized up to 7,000, which got a quick fold from his opponent.

Hand #3 (Small Blind): Action folded to Hamilton in the small blind and he open-jammed into Manuel Fernandez in the big blind who had just a few chips behind. Fernandez folded.

Hand #4 (Button): Action folded to Hamilton and he followed suit.

Hand #5 (Cutoff): Hamilton opened to 2,100 and Manuel Fernandez three-bet jammed a stack of 9,000 from the button. Hamilton called.

Manuel Fernandez:
Ian Hamilton:

Hamilton stayed ahead as the board ran out to improve him to a straight and eliminate the short-stacked opponent.

Hand #6 (Hijack): Simone Andrian opened to 2,100 from under the gun and Hamilton folded.

Hand #7 (Early Position): Hamilton folded.

Hand #8 (Early Position): Hamilton opened to 2,100 and Ghassan Bitar three-bet to 6,200 from the next seat. Hamilton called. Hamilton checked on the flop of and Bitar bet 6,600. Hamilton check-raised to around 30,000 and Bitar called off with less.