While all the EPT action is going on, there's still the matter of the UKIPT final table which is also taking place today. There's a decent rail for this tournament but one of the players just took a slight bump to the head when a member of the audience knocked over a giant banner of Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody's face and it fell - right on top of one of the finalists during a hand. Luckily he's unhurt, but now much more wary of any banners in the nearby vicinity.
After losing nearly a third of his stack, Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has climbed back up to nearly 30,000 chips.
He, Ari Engel, and Antonio Matias took a flop of , and the action checked to Engel who fired 350. Both Matias and Pagano called.
The dealer burned and turned the , prompting the entire trio to check, and the river was the . Pagano led out for a 1,050-chip bet, and both Engel and Matias folded.
Over on Table 2, a player opened to 275 on the button. Scott Seiver defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Seiver check-called a bet of 425, and the turn produced the . Seiver checked again, his opponent tossed out four black T100 chips, and Seiver made the call.
The completed the board, and Seiver checked a third and final time. The player knuckled behind, and Seiver turned over for kings and nines with an ace. The player tabled for the exact same hand, and the two chopped the pot.
Making her EPT debut today as part of PokerStars Team Pro is Spaniard Leo Margets. She's just sat down at one of the tables on the upper level, more players are filtering into the tournament area as we speak.
Ilkin Amirov opens the button and Max Silver calls in the big blind. The flop was and Silver quickly check-calls a 400 Amirov bet. The turn card was the , and Silver was quite happy to keep the quickened pace. He tapped the felt sharply, Amirov bet 600 and Silver called. The river card was the , and Silver tapped quickly for the third time. Amirov bet 800 and Silver went into the tank before eventually folding.
The action folds around to Ilkin Amirov in the small blind and he puts in a raise, which Steve O’Dwyer calls in the big. The flop is and O’Dwyer calls a 400 Amirov c-bet. The dealer burns and turns the , and this time Amirov checks to the American who bets 500; Amirov calls. The action is closed out with the appearance of the , and both player check. Amirov turns over for the full house and O’Dwyer shows a pair of sixes.
Ilkin Amirov finished 47th at EPT Berlin in Season 8.
If you're arriving late to register EPT London ask/or hope to avoid table 24. Four of the first five seats at the table have been taken by James Mitchell, Jason Lavallee, Eugene Katchalov and Rasmus Neilsen. Ouch.
Salman Behbehani was last seen at an EPT in San Remo around six months ago. Since then he went back to Kuwait for a self-imposed sabbatical from the game. He back, looking fresh, and winning chips.
He was under the gun and check-called a 2,500 bet on the turn of a board. Behbehani also checked the river and his opponent also checked from the button.
Behbehani opened beating out his opponent's . He's up yo 34,000 early.
, and the action checked to Engel who fired 350. Both Matias and Pagano called.
, prompting the entire trio to check, and the river was the 
. Pagano led out for a 1,050-chip bet, and both Engel and Matias folded.
. Seiver checked again, his opponent tossed out four black T100 chips, and Seiver made the call.
completed the board, and Seiver checked a third and final time. The player knuckled behind, and Seiver turned over 
for kings and nines with an ace. The player tabled 
for the exact same hand, and the two chopped the pot.
flop and Selbst checked to face a 300 bet. She called before both players checked through the 
turn and river.
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and Silver quickly check-calls a 400 Amirov bet. The turn card was the 
, and Silver was quite happy to keep the quickened pace. He tapped the felt sharply, Amirov bet 600 and Silver called. The river card was the 
, and Silver tapped quickly for the third time. Amirov bet 800 and Silver went into the tank before eventually folding.
and O’Dwyer calls a 400 Amirov c-bet. The dealer burns and turns the 
, and this time Amirov checks to the American who bets 500; Amirov calls. The action is closed out with the appearance of the 
for the full house and O’Dwyer shows a pair of sixes.
river and his opponent also checked from the button.
