2017 PokerStars Festival London

High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£59,912
Event Info
Buy-in
£2,200
Prize Pool
£345,320
Entries
178
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Ivanov Takes from Abdella, Del Piero From Cardyn

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Out of the big blind, Mladen Ivanov scored a double through Ahmed Abdella. The chips didn't go in preflop, and both players had straight draws on a board of {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{A-Clubs}. Ivanov held {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Abdella just shook his head after having paid off his opponent with {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a busted gutshot.

Enzo Del Piero led for 23,000 out of the big blind on the board showing {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{K-Spades}{5-Spades}. His sole opponent was Nicolas Cardyn, who had just around double of that left in early position. The clock was called on the Frenchman and one minute ran down without any action, Cardyn's hand was declared dead.

Player Chips Progress
Enzo Del Piero gb
Enzo Del Piero
190,000 -2,500
Mladen Ivanov bg
Mladen Ivanov
125,000 48,000
Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
50,000 -62,500
Nicolas Cardyn fr
Nicolas Cardyn
40,000 -75,000

Tags: Ahmed AbdellaEnzo Del PieroMladen IvanovNicolas Cardyn

Another Double for Buonomo

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Gabriel Carter in the cutoff and Sebastien Buonomo on the button clashed in a raising war and the latter ended up all in for his last 64,000 with the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}. Carter had the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and flopped a jack, but the board came {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} to see Buonomo score his second double up for the day not far off the money.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastien Buonomo fr
Sebastien Buonomo
135,000 50,000
Gabriel Carter gb
Gabriel Carter
90,000 -5,000

Tags: Sebastien BuonomoGabriel Carter

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Wilson and Peyroles Eliminated Before the Money

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Arnaud Peyroles
Arnaud Peyroles

After doubling up through Neophytos Neophytou with {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds} versus {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, Ahmed Abdella was involved in yet another all in showdown and this time he had the dominating hand and an opponent at risk in the person of Arnaud Peyroles.

The Frenchman was all in for around 34,000 with {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Abdella had that beat with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}. The board came {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and that was it for the Frenchman.

At the same time, 2016 Irish Open champion Daniel Wilson was eliminated as well and there are just 37 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
90,000 40,000
Arnaud Peyroles fr
Arnaud Peyroles
Busted
Daniel Wilson ie
Daniel Wilson
Busted

Tags: Ahmed AbdellaArnaud PeyrolesDaniel WilsonNeophytos Neophytou

Philbort No More

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Philipp Gruissem has been eliminated. The German High Roller regular was all in for just around 26,000 before the flop with {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Michel Abecassis had him covered, albeit not for much, with the dominating {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. The board came {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Gruissem left empty-handed.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
85,000 -25,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Michel AbecassisPhilipp Gruissem

Boyko Busts Shchepkin; Hand-for-Hand Enabled

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dmitrii Shchepkin
Dmitrii Shchepkin

Short stack Dmitrii Shchepkin got his last 30,000 in preflop with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and it was Yuriy Boyko who looked him up with {J-Spades}{4-Spades}. "The ace queen of diamonds again?" joked Boyko, as Shchepkin had doubled through him twice on Day 1 and one of those was with that exact same hand.

The board came {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and the river improved Boyko to eliminate Shchepkin. Right after, the clock was paused and hand-for-hand mode will get underway when all tables have finished their current hand.

Player Chips Progress
Yuriy Boyko ie
Yuriy Boyko
340,000 94,500
Dmitrii Shchepkin ru
Dmitrii Shchepkin
Busted

Tags: Dmitrii ShchepkinYuriy Boyko

Akenhead and Boeree Build Stacks on the Bubble

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

In the last hand before hand-for-hand mode kicked in, James Akenhead and Matthew Ashton clashed in a bigger pot. The two British poker pros headed to a river on the board {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades}{A-Clubs} and there were already 100,000 in the pot. Akenhead shoved and Ashton eventually folded after plenty of consideration.

Liv Boeree also managed to take down a sizable pot. Harry Lodge fired the {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{A-Hearts} river for 60,000 out of the small blind and then folded to the shove of Boeree. It was the first major hit to Lodge's stack all day, who dropped below Boeree in the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
270,000 60,500
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
WSOP 1X Winner
195,000 -15,000
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
185,000 13,500
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
WSOP 1X Winner
135,000 -10,000

Tags: Harry LodgeJames AkenheadLiv BoereeMatthew Ashton

Cardyn Doubles on the Bubble

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The first all in and call saw an open-raise by Franck Makaci in under the gun for 11,000 and the shove of Nicolas Cardyn from one seat over for 39,500. Makaci tossed in the obligatory chip after all opponents had folded. Once all tables were finished, the two Frenchmen tabled their cards.

Nicolas Cardyn: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Franck Makaci: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Cardyn doubled.

Soon after, there was a three-bet and subsequent four-bet shove, but before writing down the amounts and players, the cards went into the muck. The bubble continues.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Cardyn fr
Nicolas Cardyn
90,000 50,000
Franck Makaci fr
Franck Makaci
70,000 -80,000

Tags: Franck MakaciNicolas Cardyn

Del Piero Takes from Akenhead

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Matthew Ashton raised to 8,000 from under the gun and James Akenhead three-bet to 23,000 from two seats over in the hijack. Enzo Del Piero quickly called in the cutoff and Ashton put in the extra chips after some consideration.

On the three-way flop of {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, the trio checked. Akenhead then bet the {A-Diamonds} turn for 32,000 and Del Piero quickly called, Ashton folded. The {A-Clubs} river completed the board and Akenhead checked. Del Piero bet and claimed the pot without showdown, as Akenhead folded.

Player Chips Progress
Enzo Del Piero gb
Enzo Del Piero
273,000 83,000
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
135,000 -50,000
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
WSOP 1X Winner
130,000 -5,000

Tags: Enzo Del PieroJames AkenheadMatthew Ashton

Chen Wins Some; Moorman Loses Some

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After losing a pot to Joe Johnson, Chris Moorman has joined the short stacks and dropped to just over 12 big blinds on the stone cold money bubble.

Michel Chen however is going the opposite way, after taking down a pot against Neophytos Neophytou. On the heads-up flop of {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, Neophytou checked from early position and Chen bet 10,000 on the button, his opponent called. Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn and {4-Hearts} river. Neophytou flashed {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} briefly and Chen claimed the pot with {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Neophytos Neophytou gb
Neophytos Neophytou
320,000 213,500
Michel Chen fr
Michel Chen
185,000 115,500
Joe Johnson us
Joe Johnson
150,000 97,500
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000 -38,000

Tags: Chris MoormanJoe JohnsonMichel ChenNeophytos Neophytou