There was a moment before the start of play during which the players were required to wait in a line to the side of the stage. On the set the final preparations were being made so the players stood patiently, waiting for someone to tell them what to do, a line of superheroes waiting for their curtain call, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,310,000 | 180,000 |
|
3,070,000 | -130,000 |
|
2,225,000 | 69,000 |
![[Removed:119]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,975,000 | -365,000 |
|
1,945,000 | -485,000 |
|
1,745,000 | -55,000 |
|
1,675,000 | 350,000 |
|
1,310,000 | 335,000 |
Hand #4: Sebastian Pauli raised to 80,000 from the hijack with 
and found a call from Kevin MacPhee in the big blind with 
. The flop came down 
and MacPhee checked. Pauli continued out for 90,000 and MacPhee stuck around.
The 
hit the felt on fourth street and MacPhee knocked the table once more. Pauli reached for chips, moving 160,000 past the betting line. MacPhee let it go and Pauli pulled the pot.
Hand #5: Kevin Killeen was under the gun and looked down at 
. He cut out a raise to 85,000 it folded around to Jake Cody on the button. Cody peered at his cards, revealing 
. Cody flatted the raise and Artur Koren came along from the big blind with 
.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Koren checked over to Killeen. The Irishman checked as well, putting the action on Cody. Cody fired out a bet of 160,000. Koren came along with a call and Killeen flatted as well.
The turn was the 
and Koren checked for a second time. Killeen followed suit and Cody tapped the table in reply. The 
hit the river, pairing both Koren and Cody's queen but keeping Killeen's kings ahead.
Koren checked the river, prompting Killeen to bet 380,000. Cody went into the tank for about two minutes, sitting motionless and pondering his action. Ultimately, he opted to throw his cards away. This put the action onto Koren who went into the tank as well. After almost four and a half minutes in the tank, Koren pushed calling chips forward.
Killeen tabled his pocket kings and took down a pot that boosted his stack to about 3.2 million.
Hand #6: Jakub Mroczek raised under the gun plus two to 80,000 with 
and Kevin MacPhee called on the button with 
. Kevin Killeen called in the big blind with 
and the flop brought out 
.
Killeen checked to Mroczek who bet 80,000 and MacPhee called from the button. Killeen folded his cards and the turn brought the 
on which Mroczek fired out 105,000. MacPhee put in another call with ace-high and the river was the . Mroczek looked back down at his cards and he bet 175,000. MacPhee went into the tank facing this small bet in relation to the size of the pot before ultimately letting go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | 730,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | -620,000 |
![[Removed:119] gets involved right away](https://s.pnimg.net/DulM5yh9NnoJEwtfSTHL-wazmoiSDzap-sOocuN12HU/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODY5Lzc4L3g3YTVh/MmE5ZGYxLmpwZw.webp)
Hand #1: [Removed:119] raised under the gun to 85,000 holding 
and he got a call from Jakub Mroczek in the big blind with . The flop came down 
and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Mroczek bet 60,000, Bensadoun called.
On the river the 
hit and Mrozek bet 105,000 and Bensadoun folded giving the first pot to the Polish player.
Hand #2: The action folded to Kevin Killeen who raised to 85,000 from the hijack with 
and from his left Pablo Gordillo called with . The other players folded to [Removed:119] who called from the big blind with 
.
The flop came down 
and Bensadoun checked to Killeen who grabbed chips right away and bet 135,000. Gordillo went into the tank with his flush draw and two over cards and he ultimately raised it up to 350,000 and his two opponents folded very quickly.
Hand #3: The action folded to Jakub Mroczek who raised from he button with to 105,000 and [Removed:119] called from the small blind with . Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody was seated in the big blind with 
and he went into the tank for a bit before putting in the call as well.
The flop brought out 
and Bensadoun checked, Cody checked and Mroczek fired out 105,000. Bensadoun folded immediately and Cody put in the call. The turn was the 
and Mroczek picked up a flush draw with his pair.
Cody checked again on the turn and Mroczek checked behind. On the river the popped up and Cody had the winning hand, and he checked a third time. Mroczek looked back down at his cards and checked behind giving the pot to Cody.
The cards are in the air for the epic final of the EPT London Main Event with two former champs still in the hunt for a second title!
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
[Removed:119] is a relative newcomer to the EPT circuit. He has no live cashes of note before 2013, but those he does have are pretty impressive - sixth place in the £2k Six Max side event at last season’s EPT London, and fourth place in the €5k Turbo at last season’s EPT Grand Final for €17,500.
Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody boasts lifetime live tournament winnings of more than $3m. His biggest result to date is still the €847,000 EPT Deauville victory which propelled him into the spotlight back in Season 6. Cody then went on to win WPT London in May the same year and a WSOP bracelet the following summer (the $25k Heads-Up Championship) to give him the coveted Triple Crown. He finished fifth at the EPT9 Grand Final and also has a string of great online results including winning the $2,100 NL SCOOP title in 2011 for $234,738.
With almost $3 million in live tournament cashes, poker powerhouse Kevin MacPhee needs no introduction. He has been a permanent fixture on the EPT circuit since winning the first EPT Berlin in Season 6 for a cool €1 million. His other achievements have included several WSOP final tables, eighth place at EPT8 Sanremo, bubbling the final table at EPT7 Prague and winning the EPT8 Deauville Six Max High Roller event. He won his seat to EPT London in a £320 NLHE Deep Hyper-Turbo qualifier at the end of September.
A German national currently residing in Vienna, Austria, Artur Koren is a regular on the EPT circuit and the possessor of some excellent results, including a €38,590 score for winning the €2k Six Max at EPT Vienna and third place for €56,850 in the €1k side event at EPT Barcelona. He has over $350,000 in lifetime live tournament cashes. He won his seat on PokerStars.fr.
