PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown

£20,000 High Roller Event
Day: 2
12
Event Info

PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦k♣
Prize
£516,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£20,000
Entries
85
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
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Isabelle in No Hurry

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John Juanda raises it up, and takes the blinds, including the big blind of short stack Isabelle Mercier. Mercier is, incidentally, resplendent in the famous Minieri scarf for good luck. Dario was giving her some words of encouragement in the smoking area during the break as well...

Tags: Isabelle MercierJohn Juanda

Scotty Nguyen Doubles Through David Benyamine

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Will he Nguyen... baby?
Will he Nguyen... baby?
Within the first few hands of play, Scotty Nguyen doubled through courtesy of David Benyamine. With the action folded around to Benyamine in the small blind, the Frenchman pushed all in and put his neighbour to the test. Nguyen, in the big blind, declared, "I'm about 80% to call you," before indeed making the call.

Benyamine = {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Nguyen = {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Board = {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}

Nguyen now on 131,000 whilst Benyamine drops to 101,000.

Tags: David BenyamineScotty Nguyen

Jetten's in Charge

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Scotty Nguyen raises to 19,000, only for chip leader Peter Jetten in the small blind to very dramatically announce, "All in," happily covering everyone at the table. Fold.

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated in 9th Place (£51,000)

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Same Mercier, different scarf
Same Mercier, different scarf
Isabelle Mercier, by now officially the short stack, found a real hand and pushed all in under the gun. However, Michael Watson re-shoved behind, and she was in trouble.

Mercier: {A-?} {J-?}
Watson: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}

Board: {Q-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}

Looks as though the Minieri neckwear couldn't save her from the metaphorical tournament noose, and the last Team Pokerstars Pro standing goes home with £51,000.

Tags: Isabelle MercierMichael Watson

Nguyen on the Offensive

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John Juanda raised to 18,000 preflop from early position, Scotty Nugyen made it 50,000 and Juanda let it go. On the next hand, Nguyen picked up the blinds with a button raise of 19,000. He's now on 175,000.
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