Main Event Dia 3 | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Pasi Sormunen	1,578,000 22,000	22,000
Niall Farrell	1,510,000 10,000	10,000

Nicolas Chouity	1,143,000 13,000	13,000

Christopher Frank	1,098,000 52,000	52,000
Mantas Visockis	983,000 77,000	77,000
Bassel Moussa	872,000 372,000	372,000
Steve O'Dwyer	800,000 30,000	30,000

Theo Jorgensen	778,000 294,000	294,000

Tamer Kamel	762,000 514,000	514,000
Daniel Erlandsson	707,000 187,000	187,000
Mike McDonald	684,000 239,000	239,000

John O'Shea	671,000 4,000	4,000
Raoul Refos	647,000 58,000	58,000
Olof Haglund	629,000 1,000	1,000
Mikhail Korotkikh	554,000 72,000	72,000
Ruben Visser	551,000 149,000	149,000

Max Greenwood	546,000 115,000	115,000
Matthias Tikerpe	528,000 152,000	152,000
George Meitanis	503,000 397,000	397,000
Rumen Nanev	465,000 280,000	280,000
Yury Gulyy	437,000 437,000	437,000
Russell Carson	372,000 92,000	92,000
Albert Daher	364,000 19,000	19,000
Giuseppe Sammartino	342,000 342,000	342,000
Steven Silverman	319,000 5,000	5,000

Jogador

Fichas

Oscilação

Pasi Sormunen

1,578,000

22,000

Niall Farrell

1,510,000

10,000

Nicolas Chouity

1,143,000

13,000

Christopher Frank

1,098,000

52,000

Mantas Visockis

983,000

77,000

Bassel Moussa

872,000

372,000

Steve O'Dwyer

800,000

30,000

Theo Jorgensen

778,000

294,000

Tamer Kamel

762,000

514,000

Daniel Erlandsson

707,000

187,000

Mike McDonald

684,000

239,000

John O'Shea

671,000

4,000

Raoul Refos

647,000

58,000

Olof Haglund

629,000

1,000

Mikhail Korotkikh

554,000

72,000

Ruben Visser

551,000

149,000

Max Greenwood

546,000

115,000

Matthias Tikerpe

528,000

152,000

George Meitanis

503,000

397,000

Rumen Nanev

465,000

280,000

Yury Gulyy

437,000

Russell Carson

372,000

92,000

Albert Daher

364,000

19,000

Giuseppe Sammartino

342,000

Steven Silverman

319,000

5,000

Season 9 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour continued on Wednesday with Day 3 of the EPT London Main Event, and after five more levels, Pasi Sormunen leads the remaining 32 players with 1,578,000 chips.

Sormunen crossed the million-chip threshold in Level 17 when he took a large pot off of Manig Loeser. Loeser flopped trip tens, and proceeded to call a check-raise on the turn and a large bet on the river. Sormunen turned over two kings for a flopped full house however, and raked in a massive pot. The Finn continued to bulldoze the competition – even though he was a caught bluffing a time or two – and ended the day with atop the leader board.

Here’s a look at the top-ten stacks:

EPT London Chip Leaders

Rank	Player	Chips
1	Pasi Sormunen	1,578,000
2	Niall Farrell	1,510,000
3	Nicolas Chouity	1,143,000
4	Christopher Frank	1,098,000
5	Mantas Visockis	983,000
6	Bassel Moussa	872,000
7	Steve O'Dwyer	800,000
8	Theo Jorgensen	778,000
9	Tamer Kamel	762,000
10	Daniel Erlandsson	707,000

Day 3 began with 113 of the initial 647 runners – just 17 eliminations away from the money. Several notable players busted straightaway, including Griffin Benger, Marcel Luske, and legendary English footballer Teddy Sheringham. Sheringham found himelf all in and at risk preflop for roughly 30 big blinds holding two black nines. Finn Sormunen had him at risk with ace-king and turned Broadway, sending Sheringham to the rail just before the money.

Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier nearly exited before the money bubble burst, but lady luck was on his side in a key hand against Matthias Tikerpe. Faced with a raise and two calls, Mercier squeezed all in for roughly 40 big blinds from the big blind. Tikerpe, the original raiser, re-shoved, and the rest of the players folded. Tikerpe turned over two queens, which dominated Mercier’s ace-queen, but there was an ace on the river to save Mercier.

Mercier finished the day with 309,000 chips, and a brand-new iPhone 5. Two other EPT winners, Mike McDonald (684,000) and Nicolas Chouity, are still in contention. No player has ever won two EPT Main Events.

The bubble began right before the start of Level 16, and lasted well over an hour. A severely short-stacked Stefan Borman found himself all in and at risk for just four big blinds holding two kings. Flavien Kevin Luc Guenan couldn’t crack the kings with jack-ten, and Borman snuck into the money, pocketing £8,000 for a 91st-place finish.

The actual bubble boy was Englishman Matthew Ashton, who was all in for less than two big blinds preflop. Stephen Lacey, Loeser, and Sormunen all called him, and the three players checked it down until the river, where Lacey fired out a bet. Sormunen called with top two-pair, Lacey showed Broadway, and before exiting, Ashton flashed a lesser two pair.

Per usual, there were dozens of eliminations once the bubble burst. Team PokerStars Pro Leo Margets ran her last 10 big blinds into two kings, former EPT London Main Event winner David Vamplew ran ace-queen into two kings, and Nicolas Levi lost a race with ace-king against Russell Carson’s pocket threes.

Of the many eliminations on Day 3, non were more brutal than Jamie Burland’s. Burland called a five-bet shove for effectively 300,000 preflop holding two red tens, and he was racing against Nicolas Chouity’s ace-king. Burland turned a queen-high straight, leaving Chouity with two outs, and low and behold a ten spiked on the river. In shock, Burland sprung out of his chair, but he quickly collected himself and wished the table, particularly Chouity, good luck.

Mercier and Theo Jorgensen will be representing Team PokerStars Pro on Day 4. Team Pros who snuck into the money but were unable to survive the day include Rino Mathis, David Williams, Marcin Horecki, Sandra Naujoks, and Liv Boeree. Horecki tried to get a three-bet shove through with ten-nine suited, but was called by Carson. The Canadian’s big slick held, sending Horecki out in 71st place.

Full Tilt Poker’s Professional Viktor Blom’s rollercoaster tournament came to a crashing end at the feature table in Level 18. He was all in on a ten-high flop with a pair of eights and an open-ended straight draw, and Mantas Visockis had him at risk with a set of tens. The turn and river both produced deuces, and the Swedish wunderkind was eliminated.

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2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

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Sormunen Leads After Day 3