£20,000 High Roller Event | PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown

10-06-2008 18:56 UTC+2

Nguyen Wins Blinds

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Scotty Nguyen goes all in but comes back out again, with the blinds and antes he's picked up putting him back up just above the 10 big blind mark.

Tags: Scotty Nguyen

10-06-2008 18:56 UTC+2

Amnesia?

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Peter Jetten to Scotty Nguyen: "Do you call everyone baby because you can't remember their name?"

10-06-2008 19:01 UTC+2

"I Would Have Bet the River There"

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Scotty Nguyen and Jason Mercier check down a {J-Diamonds}

board from the blinds. We didn't expect to find anyone with better than ace high, but Nguyen had {10-?}

and Mericer had paired a six on the river.

"I would have bet the river there," claimed Joe Hachem from the commentary box.

10-06-2008 19:03 UTC+2

There's no sitting around here, as our players seem very keen not to let themselves dwindle but instead are more than happy to get those chips in whenever they see a hand or an opportunity.

This time it's Masaaki Kagawa getting his last 104,000 in preflop, with a very serious look on his face. No one calls, though, and he melts into a smile as he picks up the blinds and antes.

Tags: Masaaki Kagawa

10-06-2008 19:08 UTC+2

Current Chip Counts

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Seat 1: Peter Jetten -- 359,000
Seat 2: Michael Watson -- 179,000
Seat 3: Isaac Haxton -- 192,000
Seat 5: David Benyamine -- 71,000
Seat 6: Scotty Nguyen -- 119,000
Seat 7: Jason Mercier -- 294,000
Seat 8: Masaaki Kagawa -- 113,000
Seat 9: John Juanda -- 395,000

10-06-2008 19:14 UTC+2

An Odd Hand and a Nice Pot for Juanda

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Jason Mercier makes it 22,000 and John Juanda calls. All good.

Flop: {3-Spades}

-- an interesting flop, which they both check.

Turn: {8-Hearts}

-- now Juanda leads for 30,000, and Mercier calls.

River: {7-Clubs}

Juanda nods sagely, and bets out another 30,000. Mercier appears irked, and has a peek down at his hole cards. "I would have called a big bet," he sighs.

"Oh yes?" says a cheerful Juanda. "I'll re-do it, how much do you want me to bet?"

Mercier folds.

Tags: Jason Mercier John Juanda

10-06-2008 19:16 UTC+2

Haxton Moves All In

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John Juanda raised to 24,000, but Isaac Haxton took the pot by moving all in for 164,000 more.

10-06-2008 19:17 UTC+2

Kagawa Low

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Masaaki Kagawa raised to 25,000 preflp, but Isaac Haxton pushed all in behind. Kagawa only had 78,000 left, but he deemed he had enough behind to make the fold. No cards were shown.

10-06-2008 19:18 UTC+2