High Roller
Day 3 Started
2017 PokerStars Festival London
High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Festival London
Buy-in
£2,200
Prize Pool
£345,320
Entries
178
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Five Trophy Hunters Remain for the Final Day of the High Roller in London
In two hours from now as of 1.30 p.m. local time, the last five hopefuls out of a 178-entry strong field in the 2017 PokerStars Festival London £2,200 High Roller will return once again to the iconic Hippodrome London in the English capital. Due to the big field, an extra day was added to the schedule in order to avoid a finish time when most people would head for breakfast, and the final five bagged up at around 2 in the morning last night.
Leading the survivors is Joe Johnson with 2,200,000, and the Brit was running pretty hot yesterday to establish a 2-1 lead over his nearest rivals Nicolas Beker (1,123,000) and Enzo Del Piero (1,100,000). The other two finalists are Harry Lodge (626,000) and Day 1 chip leader Yuriy Boyko (484,000). Johnson is playing this event courtesy of his triumph in the latest PokerStars LIVE at The Hippodrome Casino Loyalty Race, which saw him take top prize of £4,000 in buy-ins for this week’s Festival.
With 20 big blinds left at blinds of 12,000-24,000 and a running ante of 4,000, there is plenty of room left and all trophy hunters have £19,410 locked up for their efforts already. However, all eyes are set on the first-place payout of £67,290 and the chance to become the first ever PokerStars Festival High Roller champion on European soil.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Boyko | Ireland | 484,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Harry Lodge | UK | 626,000 | 26 |
| 3 | Enzo Del Piero | UK | 1,100,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Joe Johnson | UK | 2,200,000 | 91 |
| 5 | Nicolas Beker | Switzerland | 1,123,000 | 46 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to cover all the action until a winner is crowned, and you can also check out the updates of the £990 Main Event Day 1b that kicks off in half an hour as well.
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Boyko Doubles In Second Hand
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
This tournament has now played in it's fourth room over the course of three days, as the Jimmy's Room behind the Heliot Steak House is hosting today's final. "A double up early on would be nice," was one of the comments by Yuriy Boyko and the Irishman got his wish granted in hand number two.
Enzo Del Piero had won the first hand and raised it up from the cutoff right after. Boyko jammed for 476,000 in the big blind and Del Piero called.
Yuriy Boyko: 
Enzo Del Piero: 
The board ran out 
and the jacks held up to let Boyko double to more than a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,000 | 546,000 |
|
715,000 | -385,000 |
Boyko Forces Lodge to Fold
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
A battle of the blinds versus Yuriy Boyko and Harry Lodge escalated. The duo both invested 80,000 on a flop of 
before Boyko checked again the 
turn. Lodge bet 70,000 and Boyko called before checking the 
river.
Lodge cut out a bet of 135,000 and Boyko gave it just over a minute of consideration before check-raising all in. Lodge counted his remaining stack and started some table talk after spending two minutes in the think tank. As much time passed after before Lodge sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000 | 320,000 |
|
352,000 | -274,000 |
Lodge Gets Some Back
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Harry Lodge open-shoved from under the gun to claim the blinds and antes.
One hand later, Joe Johnson opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Lodge called in the big blind. On the 
flop, Lodge check-called a bet worth 55,000 and the duo then checked the 
turn and 
river.
Lodge showed 
and Johnson mucked his cards, flashing a three. "I had pocket threes, not a three," Johnson added.
The hand after, Yuriy Boyko raised to 50,000 from the button and Lodge's shove in the small blind claimed the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
520,000 | 168,000 |
Beker Folds to Johnson's Shove; Doubles Through Boyko
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The last two hands of the level provided some fireworks.
Hand 1
Nicolas Beker opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Enzo Del Piero called in the small blind. Joe Johnson three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind and Beker then put in more chips than the three-bet. The floor was called and it was more than 50%, thus a forced four-bet to 310,000 obligatory.
Del Piero got out of the way and Johnson moved all in via five-bet jam to force a fold from Beker.
Hand 2
Yuriy Boyko opened to 53,000 first to act and Beker moved all in from the big blind. Boyko asked for a count and the shove was for 669,000, half of his stack. The Irishman called and the cards were tabled.
Nicolas Beker:
Yuriy Boyko: 
The 
flop changed nothing much, but the 
turn provided a huge sweat. A blank 
river let the Swiss double and Boyko's stack was cut in half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000 | 350,000 |
|
1,400,000 | 277,000 |
|
|
675,000 | -675,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Nicolas Beker Eliminated in 5th Place (£19,410)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
After a raise by Joe Johnson in the cutoff, Nicolas Beker three-bet big to 255,000 in one seat over and Johnson then moved all in for 1,400,000 effectively. Beker called and let out a few words in French when he spotted the bad news.
Nicolas Beker: 
Joe Johnson:
The board came 
and Beker was eliminated in 5th place for £19,410, leaving the table with a "good game guys" and shook hands with all opponents before heading to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000 | 1,450,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Boyko Doubles Through Johnson; Gives Some Back
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Out of the small blind, Joe Johnson open-shoved into Yuriy Boyko and the latter called from the big blind for 612,000.
Yuriy Boyko: 
Joe Johnson: 
The board ran out 
and Boyko doubled thanks to an eight on the river. "This plays quite fast," Boyko joked.
A few hands later he gave back some chips to Johnson though, after raising from under the gun. Johnson defended the big blind and check-called a bet of 115,000 on the 
river. "You got it," Boyko said and Johnson showed 
already, Boyko mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
1,075,000 | 400,000 |