2017 PokerStars Festival London

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
£89,320
Event Info
Buy-in
£990
Prize Pool
£824,112
Entries
944
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Jonty With the Ace High Call

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Nicolas Noguera and Jonty Willis were in a hand together. Willis had called a bet on the {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop and now the {9-Hearts} hit the turn.

Noguera fired again for 8,900 this time and once more Willis called.

The river was the {2-Hearts} and Noguera thought for a good while before splashing out a bet of 36,000. A couple beats past before Willis threw out a chip to call.

Noguera showed the {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} bluff but it had been picked off by the better {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of Willis.

Noguera was impressed and told him nice call.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Willis gb
Jonathan Willis
210,000
70,000
70,000
Nicolas Noguera fr
Nicolas Noguera
130,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Jonty Willis

Simic Doubles Big

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A raising war broke out between Petr Machacek in early position and Marko Simic on the button. The latter ended up being at risk for 72,600 and the cards were tabled.

Marko Simic: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Petr Machacek: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Machacek walked away from the table before floor staff called him back. "He got me covered," the Czech said. But when the stacks were counted, Machacek had around 10,000 left.

Player Chips Progress
Marko Simic de
Marko Simic
145,000

Tags: Marko SimicPetr Machacek

The Rich Get Richer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Stelyan Georgiev moved all in from under the gun and the action folded around to Shantanu Banerji in the cutoff. He asked for a count and, once it was determined to be for 14,100, he three-bet to 35,000 in order to isolate. All opponents behind folded and the cards were tabled.

Stelyan Georgiev: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Shantanu Banerji: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The door card was the {10-Clubs} followed by the {K-Spades} and the {Q-Spades}. Right after, the {K-Clubs} fell on the turn and Banerji improved to the better full house before a blank {3-Spades} appeared on the river. Banerji's table neighbor joked "this has been going on all day."

Player Chips Progress
Shantanu Banerji gb
Shantanu Banerji
190,000
20,000
20,000
Stelyan Georgiev bg
Stelyan Georgiev
Busted

Tags: Shantanu BanerjiStelyan Georgiev

Alexandra O'Brien Busts Opponent

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Alexandra O'Brien opened from the button and Shah Mohammed moved all in from the small blind for around 25,000. It folded round to O’Brien who sized up the situation and called.

Mohammed was at it with {k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}but had his 40% against the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} of O’Brien.

The board ran out [bd6h4hqh3s].

Mohammed spiked the flop but the turn delivered the queen for O’Brien and she claimed a scalp.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandra O'Brien gb
Alexandra O'Brien
160,000
50,000
50,000
Shah Mohammed
Shah Mohammed
Busted

Tags: Alexandria O'Brien

"Oh Yeah, I am Out Too"

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The board was all but rushed away and showed {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} when Benjamin Morrison left his seat. The cards of Morrison were in the muck already and he confirmed he had pocket eights. James Mitchell had the winning {A-Clubs}{K-Spades} and claimed the pot with a pair of kings to become a contender for the chip lead.

High Roller champion Joe Johnson stood nearby and said "oh yeah, I am out too." Johnson said he got his last 38,000 in with {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} against the ace-queen of Daniel Heimen and the latter spiked a queen on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
James Mitchell gb
James Mitchell
200,000
40,000
40,000
Joe Johnson us
Joe Johnson
Busted
Benjamin Morrison gb
Benjamin Morrison
Busted

Tags: James MitchellJoe JohnsonDaniel HeimenBenjamin Morrison

Hohl Doubles Twice; Wieczorek Doesn't

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After a raise to 4,000 from under the gun, Benjamin Hohl moved all in for just 12,000. Roman Wieczorek from one seat over in the small blind reshoved and the initial raiser asked for a count on the reshove, which was for 39,000. The initial raiser folded and Hohl doubled with {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} versus {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

Soon after, the turn showed {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and there were 35,000 in the middle. Hohl thought his opponent had bet 27,000 and moved all in out of turn. The opponent called the 15,600 anyways with {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Hohl had {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. A {4-Diamonds} on the river gave Hohl the nut flush and the German doubled again.

Wieczorek himself tried a move with {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} on the {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} turn and shoved into a bet of 9,000 by Attila Farkas. The latter snap-called with {J-Spades}{7-Hearts} and the {9-Hearts} river was a blank.

Player Chips Progress
Attila Farkas hu
Attila Farkas
110,000
110,000
110,000
Benjamin Hohl ch
Benjamin Hohl
70,000
70,000
70,000
Roman Wieczorek de
Roman Wieczorek
Busted

Tags: Attila FarkasBenjamin HohlRoman Wieczorek

Dalberg Busts Holding Aces

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Richard Dalberg from Spain raised from under the gun and a player calling himself “Rake Free.” moved all in from late position.

Dalberg snapped him off with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and Mr Free tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

The cruellest street lived up to its reputation to bust Dalberg. Not only that, he said the exact same thing happened to him the other day. Dalberg whipped out his phone and took a few photos to regale his friends and torture himself later over what could have been.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Dalberg no
Richard Dalberg
Busted

Snap-Shove Meets Snap-Call

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Joining the action with a squeeze to 13,800 by Attila Farkas in the small blind, PokerStars qualifier Jason Wong four-bet to 29,000 on the button and Farkas moved all in just one second later. Wong called as quickly and just like that a pot of 200,000 emerged over on table six.

Jason Wong: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Attila Farkas: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

The board came {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Farkas said "you can go cash game now" to his opponent while Wong grabbed his belongings on the way out.

Player Chips Progress
Attila Farkas hu
Attila Farkas
210,000
100,000
100,000
Jason Wong gb
Jason Wong
Busted

Tags: Attila FarkasJason Wong