When Dusk Till Dawn took over the running of the ISPT they guaranteed that first place would be a cool €1,000,000. They also stated that only 20% of the overall prize pool would be used to pay this guarantee, which meant the prize pool would need to reach €5,000,000 or Dusk Till Dawn would be faced with an overlay.
At present, if nobody else buys into Day 2b, Dusk Till Dawn will need to add a staggering €600,940 to the prize pool in order to make up the €1,000,000 guarantee. This alone should have anyone who has €3,000 spare heading to Wembley Stadium to get their hands on some amazing value.
Peter Eastgate stares intently at his phone as he limps UTG+1 for 400.
The next player folds, but seat 8 has other ideas and puts out a raise. Folded round to the 2008 World Champion, he barely looks up from his phone while flicking his cards towards the dealer.
UTG next hand Eastgate elects to limp again, this time with some success, as the small blind completes and the big blind checks. The two amateurs in the blinds share a nervous smile. Eastgate still focuses on his phone.
The flop is Checked to Eastgate who bets 1,000.
The small blind calls the bet and the big blind folds.
The on the turn goes check check.
When the hits the river the small blind decides to test how deep the water is and bets 2,000. Still glued to his phone, Eastgate again flicks away his cards.
There must be something to this limping as with Eastgate in the big blind, the cut-off limps, button calls, small blind completes and Eastgate checks.
A flop of sees the blinds checking and the cut-off firing out a bet of 1,700. The button calls as does Eastgate.
The arrives on the turn. Eastgate checks and the cut-off follows up the aggression with a hefty bet of 6,700.
It’s enough to get the job done and Eastgate surrenders his third pot in a row.
From the cutoff, Waheed Ashraf opened to 1,000 and he found two callers. First to call was Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott in the small blind and Pawel Brzeski in the big blind.
The trio shared a flop, a flop that Devilfish led out on for 2,000. Brzeski was Devilfish's only customer. The turn brought the into play and Devilfish checked its arrival. Brzeski took up the role of aggressor and bet 3,725. Devilfish called. The fifth and final community card was the and now Devilfish reverted to betting and made it 8,000 to play. This seemed to puzzle Brzeski who sat replaying the hand over in his head before coming to the conclusion that he was probably beaten and he mucked his hand.
Pawel Brzeski was first to act from under the gun and he raised to 1,000. Paolo Morris, to Brzeski's immediate left, three-bet to 2,600. The action passed to Carmelo Indorato in the cutoff and he cold-called the three-bet. Waheed "Wadey" Ashraf folded on the button but Marcel Luske woke up in the small blind with an apparent monster because he cold-four-bet to 13,600.
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott mucked in the big blind, Brzeski followed soon after and it was not long before both Morris and Indorato tossed their cards into the muck.
Raymond Norton just gave us some information about a pretty cold hand at his table. Michael Maruna had opened preflop with four callers including Brijesh Das.
The flop was and Maruna bet 3,000 with Das the only caller. The came on the turn and Maruna now check-called a bet of 4,000 from his opponent to see the come on the river.
Maruna now led out for 6,000 only for Das to raise to 16,000. Maruna came back over the top, moving all in for 36,000 and Das instantly called with for the nut flush but unfortunately for him, Maruna turned over for a straight flush to double up in a huge pot.
Michael Tureniec fired out a bet of 900 on a board in a multiway pot with only Gary Jones making the call. The Swede then fired 2,100 on the turn and again Jones made the call to see the river.
Tureniec now slowed down and checked and Jones quickly bet a chunky-looking 8,000 chips. The emotionless Tureniec thought for about a minute but opted to fold, leaving himself with 34,000 while Jones has about 75,000.
Pete Linton opens from middle position for 700 and gets called by an unfamiliar face in the big blind.
The dealer puts out a flop of The mystery man in the big blind checks and Linton follows up with a bet of 800 which is quickly called.
The turn is a and the action slows down with a check / check.
Faced with a seemingly innocuous river card of the mystery man in the big blind fires out 4,000.
Linton seems taken aback by the aggression on the river, and after thinking for a few minutes he decides to test his table talk.
“Where you from?” Linton asks. “France?”
“No France.” Our mystery man responds. “I tell you after.”
“I never trust a French man” Linton continues. “You got ace nine of spades? How much more you got left? I wish I had ace queen here. Arrgh, you’re torturing me now.”
Curiosity finally gets the better of Linton and he throws out the four yellow chips to call.
Mystery man shows him for the winning straight and Linton mucks his hand.
“You are from France.” Linton insists.
“No, no. Next time I tell you.” Says the mystery man, adding Linton’s chips to his stack.
Here are some of the big names taking part in Day 2B of the ISPT. They include both Toby Lewis and Peter Eastgate, both of whom have re-entered after busting yesterday.
With 7,000 already in the pot, David Gent led for 2,600 on the from his seat in the big blind. Next to act was Praz Bansi two seats to Gent's left. Bansi was watching Gent like a hawk watches its prey, but he could not pick up anything from his opponent and he mucked his hand.
Bansi informed us he is jetting to Macau to compete in the super high roller that takes place in a few days time. Will he be heading to the Far East with the ISPT's €1,000,000 first place prize in tow.
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Checked to Eastgate who bets 1,000.
on the turn goes check check.
hits the river the small blind decides to test how deep the water is and bets 2,000. Still glued to his phone, Eastgate again flicks away his cards.
sees the blinds checking and the cut-off firing out a bet of 1,700. The button calls as does Eastgate.
arrives on the turn. Eastgate checks and the cut-off follows up the aggression with a hefty bet of 6,700.
flop, a flop that Devilfish led out on for 2,000. Brzeski was Devilfish's only customer. The turn brought the 
into play and Devilfish checked its arrival. Brzeski took up the role of aggressor and bet 3,725. Devilfish called. The fifth and final community card was the 
and now Devilfish reverted to betting and made it 8,000 to play. This seemed to puzzle Brzeski who sat replaying the hand over in his head before coming to the conclusion that he was probably beaten and he mucked his hand.
to the table.
as the pot was pushed his way.
and Maruna bet 3,000 with Das the only caller. The 
came on the turn and Maruna now check-called a bet of 4,000 from his opponent to see the 
come on the river.
for the nut flush but unfortunately for him, Maruna turned over 
turn and again Jones made the call to see the 
river.
and the action slows down with a check / check.
mystery man in the big blind fires out 4,000.
from his seat in the big blind. Next to act was Praz Bansi two seats to Gent's left. Bansi was watching Gent like a hawk watches its prey, but he could not pick up anything from his opponent and he mucked his hand.
