The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Player of the Year race began Barcelona and continues here in London. Remember, this season a new points formula was implemented in conjunction with the Global Poker Index.
Players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
Here are the top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard:
The average cost of a baby in its first year is anything up to £10,000 according to some. Time then for Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody to bank as much as possible before fatherhood next March, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
The wunderkind himself Viktor Blom has taken his seat in the EPT10 London Main Event. The Full Tilt Poker Professional has already chipped up to 37,000 chips, and we'll keep an eye on him as he tries to best his 44th-place finish in the EPT9 London Main Event this past March.
Just before the level change, Erik Seidel opened to 700 from the cutoff. Ben Martin three-bet to 2,225 from the small blind, Seidel called, and the flop came . Martin led out for 2,050, Seidel quickly called, and the turn was the .
Martin slowed down, checking to Seidel who tossed out a single blue T5,000 chip. Martin matched the bet with a blue chip of his own.
Both players knuckled when the completed the board, and Martin took the pot down with for jacks and threes.
Eugene Katchalov was faced with a raise of 700, and opted to three-bet to 1,800 out of the small blind. His opponent called.
Katchalov fired bullets of 2,100, 4,600, and 8,200 as the board came , and the player folded on the river. The Team PokerStars Pro started off slow today, but is back up above the starting stack of 30,000.
Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel tells the PokerStars Blog how to beat up on your starting table (right after setting the record straight about 'making Day 2'). Take a look at that here.
Ori Hasson opened to 625 preflop and Kevin Stani made it 2,000 in the seat next to him. It was Antonio Lafosse who then interrupted this party by making it 4,000 in late position, Hasson folded but Stani flicked in the call.
The flop was and Stani checked, Lafosse bet 4,000 again and the Norwegian folded.
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. Martin led out for 2,050, Seidel quickly called, and the turn was the 
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completed the board, and Martin took the pot down with 
for jacks and threes.
, and the player folded on the river. The Team PokerStars Pro started off slow today, but is back up above the starting stack of 30,000.
board but folded when Nichlas Mattsson made it 15,000 to go.
