2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 London

£4,250 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
£499,700
Event Info
Buy-in
£4,000
Entries
675
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Panka Raises River

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

We arrived in time to find Ezequiel Macho and Dominik Panka looking down at a completed board of {Q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. With well over 10,000 already in the middle, Macho moved 5,400 past the betting line. Panka went into the tank for a moment, pondering his final action. Ultimately, Panka reached for raising chips and made the action 13,500 to go.

This raise was enough to instantly get Macho off of his hand, allowing Panka to take down the pot without showdown. He now has roughly 55,500 to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
55,500 33,500

Tags: Dominik Panka

Exits So Far Today

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daniel Smith au
Daniel Smith
Busted
Stephan Kjerstad
Stephan Kjerstad
Busted
Bruce Atkinson
Bruce Atkinson
Busted
Lee Atherton
Lee Atherton
Busted
Gonzalo Tunez ch
Gonzalo Tunez
Busted
Rizk Naifeh
Rizk Naifeh
Busted
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
Busted
Boutros Naim lb
Boutros Naim
Busted
Paolo Compagno
Paolo Compagno
Busted
Shyam Srinivasan ca
Shyam Srinivasan
Busted
Tino De Zutter
Tino De Zutter
Busted
Iulian Nastase
Iulian Nastase
Busted
Jonas Kronwitter at
Jonas Kronwitter
Busted
Tapio Vihakas fi
Tapio Vihakas
Busted
Paul Klann ca
Paul Klann
Busted
Pojan Salim no
Pojan Salim
Busted
Ahmad Rehaime ca
Ahmad Rehaime
Busted
Hidir Ozcan de
Hidir Ozcan
Busted
Adebayo Odetoyinbo
Adebayo Odetoyinbo
Busted
Yutaka Nakamura
Yutaka Nakamura
Busted
Hannu Peltola fi
Hannu Peltola
Busted
Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
Busted
Martin Quack gb
Martin Quack
Busted
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
Busted
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi
Busted

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Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Levy Taxed by Pospiech

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On the turn of a {7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} board, Marius Pospiech shoved all in and was snap-called by Yehonatan Levy's {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}. Pospiech showed {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a flopped set and held on the {K-Spades} river.

There was a countdown and the German player had the Israeli just covered for a pot worth around 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Pospiech de
Marius Pospiech
70,000 40,000
Yehonatan Levy il
Yehonatan Levy
Busted

Gold For Silver

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Max Silver raised from the button to 1,100 and Matthew Davenport three-bet from the small blind to 2,750.

The big blind folded and Silver four-bet to what looked like 5,200, but things went quickly as Davenport moved all in to put Silver at risk.

Silver snap-called and the showdown went as following.

Silver: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Davenport: {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Silver found himself a nice double up.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Davenport gb
Matthew Davenport
82,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
48,000 24,500

Tags: Max Silver

Check-Raise From Silver

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Ben Jackson raised to 1,100 from middle position and found calls from Max Silver in the small blind and Matthew Davenport in the big blind. The trio saw a diamond-filled flop of {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} hit the felt and all three players checked to see a turn.

The dealer produced the {8-Hearts} on fourth street and Silver checked for a second time. Davenport took this opportunity to fire 1,400 and Jackson quickly called. Silver thought for a moment before pushed out a raise to 5,400. Roughly one minute passed before Davenport kicked his cards into the muck. Jackson did the same and Silver was awarded the pot. He's now clawing his way back to starting stack with about 23,500 to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
23,500

Tags: Max SilverBen Jackson

Exposing The EPT London Secrets

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

There have been conspiracy theories and official secrets at EPT London this afternoon, but PokerStars Blog's latest recruit — when he's not talking about GCHQ and Russian airport schedules — went undercover to figure out what is being kept behind the mysterious black curtain.

Higgins Beats the Big Draw

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Panicos Ellinas opened to 1,200 preflop before Simon Higgins made it 4,000 on the button. Joni Jouhkimainen decided to get involved and flat-called in the big blind. Ellinas called as well.

The flop was {3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Spades} and it was checked to HIggins who bet 6,000. Jouhkimainen quickly folded and Ellinas check-raised all in for about 22,000.

Higgins sighed, "Oh, you haven't flopped a set of nines again, have you?" He then called.

Ellinas: {8-Spades}{7-Spades}
Higgins: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The {9-Diamonds} on the turn, combined with the {3-Diamonds} on the river meant Ellinas had promptly missed his straight-flush draw. The two had a countdown but Ellinas had Higgins just covered but he was left with just 450 chips after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Higgins gb
Simon Higgins
45,000