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2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

£50,000 Super High Roller
Dias: 3
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Mão Vencedora
jj
Prémio
£821,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£48,500
Prize Pool
£2,736,866
Entradas
57
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Martin Finger Wins EPT10 London £50,000 Super High Roller for £821,000

Nível 22 : 60,000/120,000, 10,000 ante
Martin Finger EPT London Super High Roller Champion 2013
Martin Finger EPT London Super High Roller Champion 2013

After three days of play, the Season 10 European Poker Tour £50,000 Super High Roller came to a close on Sunday as the final eight players from a 57-entry field battled down to a winner. After five levels of play, Germany’s Martin Finger topped a stacked final table to walk away with the £821,000 first-place prize, Shamballa bracelet (the Official Bracelet Sponsor of EPT Season 10 Super High Roller events) and the second Super High Roller title of the season.

EPT10 London £50,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results

PlaceNameCountryPrize
1stMartin FingerGermany£821,000
2ndTobias ReinkemeierGermany£593,900
3rdChristoph VogelsangGermany£383,200
4thBill PerkinsUSA£290,100
5thJohannes StrassmannGermany£224,400
6thTimothy AdamsCanada£175,200
7thDavid BenefieldUSA£139,600
8thPatrik AntoniusFinland£109,455

It took just four hands for the first elimination of day, and it's no surprise that it was the short stack. It happened in Level 18 (25,000/50,000/5,000) when Patrik Antonius moved all in from early position for his last 190,000 holding the {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. Action folded to Timothy Adams in the big blind and he opted to call with the {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, the hand would be chopped 90.68% of the time while Antonius, who had suited cards, would double 7.16% of the time. Adams would four-flush just 2.17% of the time.

Adams' chances were slim, but they jumped to 36.36% when the {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop gave him a freeroll. The {2-Hearts} turn dropped Adams' chances to 20.45%, meaning the two would chop 79.55% of the time. Unfortunately for Antonius, Adams' long shot came in when the {8-Diamonds} spiked on the river. Antonius, who registered for the tournament at the start of Day 2, exited the stage and made his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect £109,455.

After the elimination of David Benefield in seventh place, Adams was the next to go. It happened in Level 20 (40,000/80,000/10,000) when Bill Perkins opened for 200,000 from the hijack with the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Adams, who was at his third straight EPT Super High Roller final table (he bubbled the €50,000 SHR Barcelona event in eighth place) three-bet all in for 1.13 million from the small blind with the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}. The big folded and Perkins snap-called only to discover that he was dominated.

The {3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts} flop was dry as can be, and Perkins began calling for cards to chop. Despite him believing he could catch running cards to chop, Perkins' only chance to win the hand was to catch a six. After the {Q-Diamonds} turned, Perkins realized he was incorrect about the chop possibilities and began to count out chips. As he was doing so, the dealer burned one last time and put out the {6-Hearts}! Perkins hit his two outer to send Adams to the rail in sixth place for £175,200.

Perkins’ good fortune was short lived however as he was sent packing a few minutes later alongside Johannes Strassmann. It began when a short-stacked Strassmann moved all in from the button for 650,000 chips and Martin Finger called from the small blind. Perkins then moved all in over the top from the big and Finger called to create a giant three-way all-in pot.

Strassmann: {J-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Finger: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Perkins: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop gave Perkins top pair, but it was Finger who made a set. Neither the {7-Diamonds} turn nor {6-Spades} river changed a thing and both Strassmann and Perkins were knocked in fifth and fourth place respectively.

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In Level 21 (50,000/100,000/10,000), a short-stacked Christoph Vogelsang moved all in from the small blind for 1,300,000 and Finger called from the big.

Vogelsang: {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Finger: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Vogelsang was knocked out in third place for £383,200. Finger began heads-up play with a significant chip lead over Reinkemeier, but it wouldn’t be a quick affair. The two battle for nearly two hours, and during that time the chips moved very little.

Finally, in Level 22 (60,000/120,000/10,000) things came to a head. It happened when Finger raised to 240,000 from the button and Reinkemeier three-bet to 600,000 from the big blind. Finger opted to four-bet to 1,050,000 and Reinkemeier moved all in followed by a quick call from Finger.

Finger: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Reinkemeier: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Reinkemeier was eliminated in second place. With that, Finger became the first player to win both an EPT Main Event and Super High Roller.

That concludes PokerNews’ coverage of the £50,000 Super High Roller, but we will be bringing you live updates from the Main Event, which is happening now, and the £10,000 High Roller later this week.

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Christoph Vogelsang Eliminated in 3rd Place (£383,200)

Nível 21 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

Chrisoph Vogelsang moved all in from the small blind for 1,300,000 and Martin Finger called immediately from the big blind.

Vogelsang: {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Finger: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Vogelsang was knocked out. The heads up is between Finger and Tobias Reinkemeier in the Super High Roller after a short break.

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Johannes Strassmann (5th - £224,100) and Bill Perkins (4th - £290,100) Eliminated by Martin Finger!

Nível 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Johannes Strassmann (5th Place) & Bill Perkins (6th Place)
Johannes Strassmann (5th Place) & Bill Perkins (6th Place)

Johannes Strassmann moved all in from the button for 650,000 chips and Martin Finger woke up with a monster hand in the small blind. Finger called and Perkins moved all in over the top! Finger called this shove as well creating a giant three-way all in!

Strassmann: {J-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Finger: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Perkins: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The flop ran out {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and while Perkins hit top pair it was Finger who made a set! On the turn the {7-Diamonds} hit and the river was the {6-Spades}. Both Strassmann and Perkins were knocked out and that means we are three handed with three Germans!

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Timothy Adams Eliminated in 6th Place (£175,200)

Nível 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Timothy Adams - 6th Place
Timothy Adams - 6th Place

Bill Perkins opened for 200,000 from the hijack with the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} only to have Timothy Adams three-bet all in for 1.13 million from the small blind with the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}. The big folded and Perkins snap-called only to discover that he was dominated.

The {3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts} flop was dry as can be, and Perkins began calling for cards to chop. Despite him believing he could catch running cards to chop, Perkins' only chance to win the hand was to catch a six. After the {Q-Diamonds} turned, Perkins realized he was incorrect about the chop possibilities and began to count out chips. As he was doing so, the dealer burned one last time and put out the {6-Hearts}! Perkins hit two outer to send Adams, who if you recall bubbled the €50,000 Super High Roller in Barcelona in eighth place, to the rail in sixth place for £175,200.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
2,850,000 1,220,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Eliminado

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Patrik Antonius Eliminated in 8th Place (£109,455)

Nível 18 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Patrik Antonius - 8th Place
Patrik Antonius - 8th Place

It took just four hands for the first elimination of the final table, and it's no surprise that it was the short stack.

It happened when Patrik Antonius moved all in from early position for his last 190,000 holding the {a-Spades}{5-Spades}. Action folded to Timothy Adams in the big blind and he opted to call with the {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, the hand would be chopped 90.68% of the time while Antonius, who had suited cards, would double 7.16% of the time. Adams would four-flush just 2.17% of the time.

Adams' chances were slim, but they jumped to 36.36% when the {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop gave him a freeroll. The {2-Hearts} turn dropped Adams' chances to 20.45%, meaning the two would chop 79.55% of the time. Unfortunately for Antonius, Adams' long shot came in when the {8-Diamonds} spiked on the river. Antonius, who registered for the tournament at the start of Day 2, exited the stage and made his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect £109,455.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
1,375,000 240,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
EPT 1X Winner
Eliminado

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Who Can Catch Martin Finger?

Martin Finger
Martin Finger

The road to the final table was rocky, but eventually eight very talented men managed to make it. Each of the remaining eight is guaranteed at least £109,455 but all eyes will be on the £821,000 top prize.

We're sure all finalists had dreams of winning this huge first-place prize, but Martin Finger might've turned some of those into nightmares. The young former EPT Prague winner has a commanding chip lead, and with the big blinds and antes he will have a superb position to control to action. Finger is the favorite coming into today, but like always it isn't over until the last river has hit the felt.

The final table today is jam packed with poker experience as the current Number 2, Johannes Strassmann, has five top nine finishes in EPT Main Events. He came closest to winning one of the most coveted tournaments in Europe when he finished third in 2010 during the Snowfest event. Strassmann started Day 2 as the chip leader, and while he hasn't cashed in Europe since his Snowfest run, he seemed more focused than ever before.

The current Number 3 is businessman and poker aficionado Bill Perkins who has proven that his style works well. Perkins finished third in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller in Las Vegas this past summer and outlasted, among others, Finger who finished 14th. Perkins in unpredictable, and certainly not to be underestimated.

At today's final table there's a clear gap between a few groups of players. Finger is in a league of his own followed by Strassmann and Perkins who have very similar stacks. Things get interesting when we look further down the leader board as David Benefield, Christoph Vogelsang and Timothy Adams are grouped together in the middle. Benefield, the short stack heading into this year's World Series of Poker final table, has been on an immense heater cashing in his last six live tournaments. Everything's working for Benefield who seems to be both running good and playing extremely well. Carrying that into today makes him a very dangerous player.

Vogelsang is the dark horse at the final table. In the middle of the pack chip-wise he will need to double up in order to contend for the title, but his advantage will lie in the fact that he's the unknown. Vogelsang is a German high stakes poker player — like we've seen so many burst onto the scene in recent years — and this is his first live cash. Flashbacks to Max Altergott in Monte Carlo anyone?

Adams fist appeared on every poker fan's radar when he won a WSOP bracelet in 2012. The young Canadian has not looked back since and always looks to be in full control, focussed and ready for every challenger. With plenty of experience in in High Roller and Super High Roller events Adams knows what's coming today, and the fourth place finish in Monte Carlo's Super High Roller certainly makes him long for more.

Rounding out the rest of the players are the two shorties. Short stacks are usually considered to be halfway out the door, but when you're dealing with Tobias Reinkemeier and Patrik Antonius you might want to rethink that. Antonius is globally considered to be in contention for the Number 2 player in the world behind the man we would all put at Number 1 (Phil Ivey). People tend to forget that Antonius has an EPT title under his belt from Baden 2005 and in the last two years he won millions playing in the biggest buy-in events.

Reinkemeier is generally considered the German pro who kickstarted the trend of Germans winning high roller events left and right. Back in 2010, Reinkemeier took down the €25,000 EPT Monte Carlo High Roller for €956,000 and in 2012 he finished second in the €100,000 Super High Roller in Monte Carlo for just over a million euros.

So there you have it. There is no soft spot at this table, it's anyone's game but all eyes will be on two things today. Can Finger live up to the expectations and if not, who will walk away with that £821,000 ($1.3 million) first-place prize? Follow all the action live on PokerNews.com as we bring you the hands with hole cards starting at 2:00 PM UK time.

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Seat 8: Johannes Strassmann, Germany (2,215,000)

Johannes Strassmann
Johannes Strassmann

In the early years, German pro Johannes Strassmann was all over the EPT.

Between the EPT3 Grand Final in March 2007 and EPT Snowfest in Season 6 (March 2010), Johannes cashed in a total of nine events including three final tables and two ninth place finishes. His lifetime live tournament winnings exceed $1.1 million – and the vast majority of that comes from EPTs.

Since March 2010 however – when he finished third at EPT Snowfest for a career best cash of €166,000, Strassmann has been largely off the scene. Today he said he took a break from the live poker circuit for some “personal spiritual development”. He said: “I’ve actually been traveling a lot, all over ... Europe, Thailand and quite a long time in the US. My father is American and I have a huge family over there. He had five sisters, so I have lots and lots of cousins – there’s actually about 200 people in my American family.”

Strassmann hadn’t abandoned poker altogether however. He played the EPT Berlin High Roller last season and has also been playing high stakes cash games at casinos in the Czech Republic and online – “to make a living”.

He also went in to business, launching a German poker coaching site which subsequently failed. He said: “It’s OK. As an entrepreneur, you expect some ventures to fail.” Originally from Bonn but now living in Vienna, 28-year-old Strassmann plans to play more live events going forward – including EPT Prague in December, the PCA in January and the Grand Final.

He said: “I’m going to play the High Rollers and some Main Events – the fun ones!” He is also in the process of setting up Europe’s first ever €100,000 Heads-Up tourney in Prague in December.

*Bio courtesy of PokerStars

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Seat 7: Timothy Adams, Canada (1,135,000)

Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams is a Canadian professional poker player hailing from Burlington, Ontario who holds over $1.6 million in live tournament winnings to his name. Adams is also known for his online play under the name "Tim0thee".

Adams' live tournament results date back as far as 2007, but he found true glory during the summer of 2012 at the World Series of Poker. During that summer, Adams scored an impressive five cashes, one of which happened to be a victory and a WSOP bracelet. Adams conquered the field of Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Four-Handed to clinch his first bracelet win and pocket over $392,000 in prize money.

Despite his WSOP bracelet being one of, if not the most prestigious items on Adams' live poker resume, his largest cash came earlier this year at the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final. Adams scored a fourth-place finish in the €100,000 Super High Roller which netted him €485,100 in prize money ($636,088) for the largest live tournament score of his life.

Adams made the final table of eight in the EPT10 Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller, but left empty handed in eighth place as he was that tournament’s bubble boy. No doubt Adams is happy to redeem himself here in London.

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Seat 6: David Benefield, USA (1,315,000)

David Benefield
David Benefield

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’s also fresh off a fifth-place finish in the EPT10 Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller, a performance that earned him €208,150.

Credited with creating the quad monitor set-up – a grind station system used by hundreds of online players nowadays – Benefield once posted a “Raptor Challenge” on Two Plus Two stating that he wanted to make enough money to buy a $1.4-million vacation home in Costa Rica, and while that may have been a dream of days gone by, he’ll be at least halfway there as he’s guaranteed $733,224 as a member of the November Nine.

Prior to this year, Benefield’s largest score was for $150,035 after finishing eighth in the €50,000 Majestic Super High Roller at the 2012 WSOP Europe. He also took sixth in the 2010 Event #17 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $135,718. Other notable live accomplishments include 73rd in the 2008 WSOP Main Event for $77,200, 13th in the 2008 WSOP Event #1 $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em for $41,360 and 10th in Event #50: $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha for $53,721 the same year.

While things are going great for Benefield now, that wasn’t always the case for the former CardRunners instructor and member of the famed Ship It Holla Ballas. “For some reason, I am just not all that happy with what I am doing,” Benefield admitted in a blog post back in 2008. “I have made a ton of money, have set myself up for life, but can’t seem to get any fulfillment out of poker. I am working on some lifestyle changes, and they are coming along nicely.”

Among those lifestyle changes were eating healthfully, practicing yoga and moving to New Mexico to study philosophy and literature at St. John’s College. Benefield proceeded to announce his “retirement” from poker and two years later and transferred to Colombia University, where he is currently a part-time student studying Chinese and political science. While Benefield left the life of an online poker pro behind, he still traveled to the WSOP every year and as you know, while Benefield may have been done with poker, the game wasn’t done with him.

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Seat 5: Christoph Vogelsang, Germany (1,215,000)

Christoph Vogelsang mucks to the stare down of Mike McDonald
Christoph Vogelsang mucks to the stare down of Mike McDonald

Chistoph Vogelsang, 28, Masters in Risk and Finance. Comes from Germany but has lived in London for a few years and studied for an MBA in Risk and Finance at the London School of Economics. He mainly plays online high stakes heads-up cash games and has just started playing six max. He’s never played a live tournament of this size before but, after watching EPT Super High Rollers on television, he thought he stood a good chance.

Obviously that proved true as he has not only made the final table but has a real chance of making a run at the title with a stack of 1.215 million, which is good enough for fifth at the final table.

*Bio courtesy of PokerStars

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