Team PokerStars Pro, Jonathan Duhamel, opens the action with a 250 raise from first position and there are three callers. The flop turns a quartet into a pair when Duhamel c-bet on a flop of and Edwin Heemskerk found the 600 call from the blinds. Both players slowed down with a check on the , and the final card was the . Heemskerk spun out a 2,300 bet and Duhamel made the fold.
Stephen Jelinek and Barny Boatman are sat with Annette Obrestad amongst others today. To be fair they they might not even see that's she's there due to her new slim figure. The leading lady is looking amazing!
The Brits battled in a small pot and Boatman took it down. Jose Maria Galindo Lopez opened to to 225 and was called by Boatman from two seats along and by Jelinek in the big blind.
All three checked the flop before Jelinek led for 400 on the turn. Onlt Boatman called and both payers checked the river. Boatman opened and scooped as Jelinek mucked.
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.