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

10-06-2008 18:08 UTC+1

Current Chip Counts

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 18:03 UTC+1

Kagawa's Turn

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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 18:01 UTC+1

"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 17:56 UTC+1

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 17:56 UTC+1

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 17:54 UTC+1

Current Chip Leader

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John Juanda, who can do no wrong this week, is your current chip leader with 380,000.

10-06-2008 17:53 UTC+1

2-7 Wins

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Scotty Nguyen bet relatively small on all three streets of the {2-Spades}

board, called all the way by Jason Mercier until the river, when Jason raised Nguyen's 24,000 bet to 69,000. There was a tense silence and then Nguyen made the call -- and mucked when Mercier turned over the mighty {2-Diamonds}

for two pair. Mercier takes down a monstrous pot, catapulting him up to 314,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason Mercier Scotty Nguyen

10-06-2008 17:47 UTC+1

Why Didn't I Push?

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David Benyamine limped from the small blind, and Scotty Nguyen pushed all in. Benyamine folded {K-Diamonds}

face-up, but was angry with himself for not pushing. "I would have called anyway," claimed Scotty Nguyen as he asked for his {A-Clubs}

to be flipped over.

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

10-06-2008 17:45 UTC+1

Is Eight-High Any Good?

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Peter Jetten raises to 17,000, and Isaac Haxton calls him out of the blinds. This behaviour leads them to a {5-Diamonds}

flop.

Haxton now leads for 22,000, and Jetten has a very intense look of innocent concentration on his face as he stares Haxton down. He calls.

Turn: {J-Diamonds}

-- now Haxton leads out for 60,000. Jetten looks almost hurt, but calls. He hasn't shifted his gaze from Haxton yet.

River: {J-Hearts}

-- and now they both check. "Er, is eight-high any good?" hazards Haxton. He knows the answer already, though -- Jetten shows {A-?}