2013 International Stadiums Poker Tour Wembley Stadium

€3,000 Main Event
Day: 2a
Event Info

2013 International Stadiums Poker Tour Wembley Stadium

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
€1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Entries
761
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Break started

Break: 20 min.

Woodcock Crowing

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Renee Xie had opened preflop before Rob Woodcock three-bet in position behind him. Xie called to see a {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop and checked to Woodcock who bet 3,500, Xie check-raised to 8,500 and was called.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Xie checked a second time, Woodcock responded with a bet of 10,500 and Xie check-raised all in for about 50,000. Woodcock instantly called with {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Xie was left drawing dead with {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

Woodcock has 170,000 now and is one of the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Woodcock
Rob Woodcock
170,000

Being Out of Position Doesn't Bother Combes

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Julian Herold opened the preflop betting round with a raise from under the gun. A couple of folds later and Tony Marmolle flat-called. Play then folded around to Charlie Combes in the small blind and he raised to 3,200. Both players called, although the dealer initially thought Herold had raised due to the number of chips he used to call,

With the confusion out of the way, the dealer placed the {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{J-Spades} flop onto the felt. Combes made a continuation bet of 5,000 and both active opponents quickly relinquished their hands.

Combes is a very talented poker player who goes by the name of "chaz_man_chaz" and "JIZOINT" in online poker circles. It is in the online arena that Combes has had his best results. It is also where he has over $3,500,000 in tournament cashes too. Can he replicate his online form here on the hallowed turf of Wembley Stadium? Only time will tell.

Tags: Julian HeroldCharlie Combes

High Flying Frenchman

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

We have two French players at the top of our leader boards at the moment and they have over 400,000 chips between them!

Juen Alban started the day as the overall chip leader with 187,500 chips and he has managed to add to his stack over the course of the first four levels. He is now armed with 230,000 and is easily the chip leader

Hot on his heels is Nicolas Cardyn on 180,000 chips. Cardyn has over $700,000 in live tournament winnings and will be hoping to add to that impressive total in London this week.

Player Chips Progress
Juen Alban (Juen Alben)
Juen Alban (Juen Alben)
230,000
Nicolas Cardyn fr
Nicolas Cardyn
180,000

Tags: Nicolas CardynJuen Alban

No Customers For Mitchell

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

The action folded around to James Mitchell in the hijack seat and he set the price to play at a nice, round 900. This amount was only slightly more than a min-raise, but none of the active players wanted to tangle with him and he collected the blinds and antes.

Mitchell's largest cash of his career so far tops the scales at €600,000, which is €400,000 less than someone will win here this week. That massive sum of money was Mitchell's reward for winning the Irish Open back in 2010. Mitchell has had plenty of five-figure scores since then, most recently one worth €18,500 when he finished 49th in the EPT Grand Final Main Event.

Tags: James Mitchell

Brammer Busts Out

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Chris Brammer's Day 2a hasn't gone quite to plan and he is heading for the exits.

Brammer got his chips into the middle with pocket jacks against a player who he said he had seen cold-four-bet {Q-}{J-} and crack kings. The rather loose gentlemen woke up with aces against Brammer and the rest, as they say, is history.

We would be very surprised if Brammer did not re-enter on Saturday. Watch this space.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Brammer gb
Chris Brammer
Busted

Tags: Chris Brammer

Frankland Firing

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Young British Pro Matt Frankland is keeping active at the table today.

With blinds at 200 / 400 with an ante of 50, Frankland opened from the hi-jack for 1,200 and was called by the button and the big blind.

The flop brought {4-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {A-Hearts} The big blind checked and Frankland continued with a bet of 2,700. The button called but the big blind decided to get out of the way.

Turn was the {10-Diamonds} Frankland checked and so did his opponent.

River the {J-Spades} Check / check again and they show their cards with Frankland's {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} not good enough against the {A-Spades}{3-Hearts} of the button.

Just a small dent to his stack of over 100,000 but it prompted Frankland to offer his insight into the hand, “Might have had a chance there with three bullets.”

His opponent nodded his agreement, but there was no time for more introspection from Frankland as he opened again for 1,200 and took down the pot uncontested.

Plenty more bullets in this gun.

Tags: Mathew Frankland

Richard Caught

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

The board was reading {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Dean Lyall had bet 3,000 on the end before Otto Richard made it a chunky 14,000 behind him. Lyall didn't like this and was debating the call for several minutes before eventually opting to flick in the extra 11,000. The Frenchman flipped over a bluffy {K-Spades}{3-Spades} and Lyall picked up the pot with {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

Richard is down to about 12,000 while Lyall has roughly 70,000.

Steady Freddy

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Freddy Deeb
Freddy Deeb

Freddy Deeb is a regularly visitor to London and he's running well here so far. Deeb bet 16,000 on the river of a {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} board against Ross Murphy and the latter paid him off. Deeb showed {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} for a rivered set and became one of the fabled stack that are already over the 100,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner