€3,000 Main Event
Day 5 Started
€3,000 Main Event
Day 5 Started
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the ISPT Wembley Main Event where at 12:00 the final 20 players from this fantastic tournament will return to their seats in the Bobby Moore Suite at Wembley Stadium and battle it out at the black felt for a place at the final table.
Leading the way going into the penultimate day's play is the loose-aggressive Frenchman Alban Juen and his 5,265,000 stack. Juen is going to be pushed all the way by a talented crowd of players in the chasing pack. These players include second placed Nick Hicks, Pete Linton, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Leon "Flippityflopuk" Louis, Freddy Deeb, Praz Bansi and Julian Gardner.
Join the PokerNews Live Reporting team from noon UK time when we will bring you all the action as we play do to our final table.
Here's how the players will be seated when play begins.
Table 1
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Nick Hicks | 4,785,000 |
2 | Leigh Wiltshire | 2,310,000 |
3 | Julian Gardner | 800,000 |
4 | Freddy Deeb | 1,485,000 |
5 | Bassam Elia | 760,000 |
6 | Xavier El Fassy | 2,770,000 |
7 | Gwendoline Janot | 2,470,000 |
Table 2
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Ferhad Seyadi | 1,010,000 |
2 | Neil Benardout | 590,000 |
3 | Alban Juen | 5,265,000 |
4 | James Sullivan | 355,000 |
5 | Jerome Brion | 900,000 |
6 | Dave Ulliott | 1,700,000 |
Table 3
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Linton | 4,150,000 |
2 | Giuseppe Stagno | 710,000 |
3 | Praz Bansi | 1,065,000 |
4 | Leon Louis | 1,600,500 |
5 | Florian Hoeller | 2,030,000 |
6 | Jean Miguel Lacerda | 1,735,000 |
7 | Jakub Michalak | 3,475,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
On the first hand of the day James Sullivan shoved all in for his remaining 355,000 and was called by Ferhad Seyadi.
Sullivan had while Seyadi turned over
The board ran out to send Sullivan home in 20th place with €7,950.
We have lost two players early here on Day 5, the latest being Neil Benardout.
A raise from Alban Juen was greeted with a three-bet all in and a snap-call from Juen. Bernardout showed the and Juen .
"You're safe kid," Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott said to Juen.
Juen's kings didn't look that safe on the flop as it gifted Bernadout two pair. However, the fell on the turn to improve Juen to a straight.
"Jesus Christ!" exclaimed Bernardout as that jack landed.
The river was the and Bernardout finished in 19th place.
"There was never any doubt that jack was coming," said Devilfish, "You're such a lucky b*****d!"
Devilfish seems to have taken a dislike to Juen, possibly because Juen rivered flush against him late on Day 4. It will be interesting to see how that "relationship" develops because although their table has been broken, Juen and Devilfish are still seated on the same table as each other.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alban Juen | 5,800,000 | 535,000 |
Neil Benardout | Busted |
Gwendoline Janot min-raised to 100,000 from middle position and the action passed all the way around to Freddy Deeb in the big blind. Deeb raised to 175,000 in total and Janot called very quickly.
Deeb continued with a 150,000 bet on the flop, but that was the last of the betting action as both players checked down the and river, Deeb winning the pot with his .
Giuseppe Stagno went all in for his last 700,000 and was called by Jerome Brion.
Stagno had while Brion held
The board ran out
Stagno finished 18th for €10,500.
Jean Miguel Lacerda opened to 115,000 and then called when Jerome Brion three-bet to 250,000. Lacerda then checked as the dealer spread the flop. Brion fired a continuation bet of 250,000 and Lacerda called.
Both players checked the turn but Lacerda led for 375,000 on the river and Brion called.
Lacerda:
Brion:
Brion win by the virtue of his queen kicker.
Leon Louis shoved his last 1,500,000 in from the small blind. Florian Hoeller in the big blind asked for a count before agonising over the decision for over five minutes. Finally he decided to call.
Louis showed against Hoeller’s
The final board was
Despite the sweat on the turn Louis was eliminated in 17th for €10,500