£5,250 Main Event Dia 1b | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

2013-10-07 18:31 UTC

Vohra Vanishes

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Kyle Julius raised to 825 from under the gun, Raj Vohra moved all in for 3,350 on his direct left, and Majid Iqbal cold four-bet to 7,450 in middle position. The action folded back to Julius, who quickly folded.

Vohra:
Iqbal:

Iqbal won the race as the board came , and Vohra hit the rail.

Here are some other counts from the table:

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Lex Veldhuis	38,000 2,000	2,000

Kyle Julius	31,700 3,700	3,700
Jason Mercier	21,200 -7,100	-7,100

Raj Vohra	Eliminado

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2013-10-07 18:35 UTC

Greenstein Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Barry Greenstein opened to 900 in middle position, Katie Swift, who earned her entry into the EPT10 London Main Event via a live satellite, three-bet to 2,550 in the cutoff. The action folded back to the Team Pro, who called, and the flop fell . Both players checked.

The turn was the , Greenstein fired out 3,700, and Swift called.

A repeat nine - the - completed the board, and Greenstein cooly flipped forward two blue T5,000 chips. Swift flicked her cards into the muck, and the three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner pulled in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Barry Greenstein	59,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein

2013-10-07 18:36 UTC

An Orbit with the the Current EPT10 Player of the Year Leader

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

David Benefield, a 27-year-old who made his name in the online poker realm, is one of the hottest players in the world right now. Not only is he a member of the 2013 World Series of Poker November Nine as the short stack in the Main Event final table, he currently leads the EPT10 Player of the Year Race. He afinished in fifth-place finish in the EPT10 Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller for €208,150 and seventh in yesterday's EPT10 London €50,000 Super High Roller for €139,600.

We noticed Benefield was on a short stack of 4,650, and thought we'd spend an orbit with the pro. After all, he is the short stack in the November Nine, so we thought we might be able to get some insight on his short stack game.

Hand #1 (early position): The under-the-gun player folded and Benefield did the same.

Hand #2 (Under the Gun): Benefield folded.

Hand #3 (Big Blind): The cutoff folded and action folded to Benefield. He too folded.

Hand #4 (Small Blind): A player in middle position raised to 775 and Benefield folded.

Hand #5 (Button): A player in middle position raised to 700, the cutoff three-bet to 1,200, and Benefield folded. At this time, Benefield struck up a conversation with a member of the 2012 WSOP November Nine, Russell Thomas, who was quick to give Benefield some advice.

"Wear a watch," Thomas said. He then explained how many of last year's November Nine struck deals with watch companies where they received a watch in exchange for wearing one at the final table. According to Thomas, last year's runner-up, Jesse Sylvia (who is also playing in today's field), received a watch worth $20,000 last year.

"I did not foresee that," Thomas said before showing off his own watch and explaining that he had purchased it prior to the final table and learning of possible watch deals. John Juanda then joined the conversation and the three discussed the current sponsorship landscape in the poker industry.

Hand #6 (cutoff): Slaven Popov opened for 750 under the gun only to have Hong Kong's Elton Tsang three-bet to 1,800 from the hijack. Benefield folded, as did the rest of the field, and Popov moved all in for 11,000. Tsang snap-called with the , which had Popov's dominated. The board ran out and Popov hit the rail.

Hand #7 (hijack): After the blinds went up, action folded to Benefield and he released his hand. He then began to peruse watches on his mobile device.

Hand #8 (middle position): Two folds put action on Benefield and he once again tossed his cards to the muck.

Hand #9 (early position): Benefield folded.

Hey, we didn't say it was going to be exciting. If anything, it's a testament to Benefield's patience, which will no doubt come in handy come November.

As far as the EPT Player of the Year race is concerned, 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 as of October 7:

Place	Player	Points
1	David Benefield	312.18 pts
2	Ole Schemion	240.65
3	Joao Barbosa	220.20 pts
4	Thomas Muehloecker	196.87 pts
5	Jonathan Duhamel	195.58 pts
6	Tom Middleton	181.74 pts
7	Kevin Vandersmissen	173.42 pts
8	Oleksii Khoroshenin	166.89 pts
9	Eduard Bhaggoe	164.91 pts
10	Alejandro Perez Torres	164.27 pts

We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Benefield	3,950 -1,250	-1,250
Slaven Popov	Eliminado

Tags: David Benefield EPT Player of the Year EPT POY Global Poker Index GPI

2013-10-07 18:40 UTC

Hakim Doubles Up

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

On a board, Jeff Hakim had check-raised all in on the turn for 6,825 against Nijat Ramadani's 2,500 bet and the latter was tanking for several minutes. Eventually Full Tilt Poker Tour Ambassador Martins Adeniya called the clock but almost immediately, Ramadani made the call - and didn't like the result.

Hakim:
Ramadani:

The river was the and Hakim doubled back up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jeff Hakim	17,500 -12,500	-12,500

2013-10-07 18:49 UTC

Grafton Graftin'

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Adham Beainy raised to 1,000 preflop from UTG before Sam Grafton made it 2,800 in the seat next to him. It was passed back around to Beainy who quickly called to see a flop.

Beainy check-called a bet of 2,700 to see the on the turn. This time both players check and the dealer put out the on the river.

Beainy checked a third time and Grafton fired a bet of 6,575 this time. Finally, this was enough to make the Lebanese player fold.

2013-10-07 19:01 UTC

Moneymaker and Lundmark Fail to Make the Dinner Break

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We noticed that Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker was not in his seat, which usually means only one thing. Sure enough, a quick check with Chris Day at the table confirmed that the legend had fallen. According to Day, Moneymaker held and failed to improve against Brandon Shiels' .

Likewise, Day confirmed that former EPT Barcelona champ Kent Lundmark had also been eliminated from the tournament. He got it in holding against , but two queens on the board sent him to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kent Lundmark	Eliminado

Chris Moneymaker	Eliminado

Tags: Kent Lundmark Chris Moneymaker

2013-10-07 19:03 UTC

Beautiful Stare Down Between Flowers and Nitsche

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Randal Flowers raised to 850 from the cutoff and after Stephen Chidwick had folded his button it was on Dominik Nitsche in the small blind.

"Hey, I think Dom is about to three-bet me," Flowers said as he looked over at your truly who scribbled away.

Nitsche did indeed three-bet and made it 2,500 to go while both players kept joking around. Flowers casually put in a four-bet to 5,650 and the action was now back on Nitsche.

Flowers stared Nitsche right in the eyes for several second and cracked up saying, "You know you have beautiful eyes."

Nitsche burst out in laughter but moved all in after he regained his composure. Flowers made the call for 22,750 total and the showdown went as following.

Nitsche:
Flowers:

The board ran out and Flowers was left behind with just 2,600 chips.

"Hey Neil," Flowers yelled to events manager Neil Johnson, "When does the £2k turbo start?"

Johnson responded that the £2,000 turbo event starts at eight o'clock while Flowers moved all in. The two-time WPT winner did not get called and the same thing happened when he shoved two hands later. Flowers is still in it but he will need a few double ups in order to give himself a chance to make Day 2.

"This is pretty tilting," the short stack eventually sighed. It might seem like Flowers just jokes around but he's obviously here to get some good results. Meanwhile Nitsche is in great shape with around 48,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dominik Nitsche	48,000 27,000	27,000
Randal Flowers	2,600

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Randal Flowers

2013-10-07 19:04 UTC

Trickett Folds a Set on the River

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Sam Trickett and his neighbor Wai Kin Yong checked on a flop of . Loo Junzhong fired out what looked like 1,700, and only Trickett called.

The turned, and Trickett opted to lead out. He flipped forward 5,200, and after tanked for a moment or two, Junzhong called.

The man with the ax () fell on the river, and Trickett led again - this time for 9,200. Junzhong responded with an all-in bet of 21,850, sending the Brit into the tank.

Trickett screwed up his face, examining the board and his opponent. He then asked Junzhong something that sounded like either "are you robbing me?" or "are you bluffing me?"

Junzhong didn't say a word.

Finally, Trickett folded face up, and Junzhong silently brought in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sam Trickett	42,500 -17,500	-17,500

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2013-10-07 19:07 UTC

Failed to Make the Dinner Break

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Nunes	Eliminado
Michael Kraus	Eliminado
Aleksis Tsaousidis	Eliminado
Nijat Ramadani	Eliminado
Ami Barer	Eliminado
Aidan Connor Tam	Eliminado
Nicolas Levi	Eliminado
Jan Kropáček	Eliminado
Bruno Lopes	Eliminado

Gordon Huntly	Eliminado
Bryan Paris	Eliminado
Andrey Andreev	Eliminado
Ola Amundsgard	Eliminado
Craig Sweden	Eliminado
Adam Reynolds	Eliminado
Michael Pedley	Eliminado
Salvatore Bianco	Eliminado
David Benefield	Eliminado
Zachary Korik	Eliminado
Niccolò Caramatti	Eliminado
Chris Sly	Eliminado
Jonathan Karamalikis	Eliminado
Sylvain Naets	Eliminado
Chino Rheem	Eliminado

Siddharth Jain	Eliminado

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2013-10-07 19:09 UTC

A Tale of Two Big Slickups for Flowers

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Randall Flowers is out, he lost a huge pot with ace-king to the kings of Dominik Nitsche and then the rest of his chips went in with jacks against Stephen Chidwick's ace-king.

"Stephen doesn't lose those," vouched Nitsche.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Randal Flowers	Eliminado

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Randal Flowers Dominik Nitsche