The European Poker Tour Season 10 Player of the Year race is on, and as you know 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. Best French player? Erwann Pecheux in the number 92 spot.
Here are the current top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard (last updated Jan. 31, 2014):
There's no stopping Sotorios Koutoupas even when he made what ElkY - a pretty aggressive player - said was "a light call,".
Pre-flop Harry Law raised to 120,000 from the cut-off with and Koutoupas defended from the big blind with . Both players checked the turn and the hit the river. First to act Koutoupas bet 125,000 and it was enough to win the pot.
Koutoupas now has over 8,000,000 of the 20,130,000 chips in play.
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Eugene Katchalov opened the button to 120,000 with and received a call from Sotirios Koutoupas in the big blind with .
The Greek player check called Katchalov's 150,000 continuation bet on . The turn was the and now Koutoupas bet 225,000.
Guest commentator Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier said he thought it was kind of a weird play, but it worked. Katchalov, having turned top pair, thought about it but folded the best hand in the end.
After Eli Heath opened to 120,000 from under-the-gun with , Oliver Price three-bet from the button to 270,000 with . Back on Heath he tanked for about 60 seconds before releasing his hand.
"This could be a momentum shifter," said James Hartigan in the commentary box at the conclusion of the hand.
Harry Law raised to 120,000 from under-the-gun with , Sotirios Koutoupas three-bet to 275,000 from the small blind with and Law, after some contemplation, smooth called.
The flop meant Law flopped top set and Koutoupas middle pair. The chip leader led for 225,000 and Law smooth called. The turn gave Koutoupas a flush draw, he checked, Law bet 380,000 and Koutoupas made the call. The fell on the river, when checked to Law bet 550,000 and Koutoupas tank-called.
With that pot of almost three million Law is up to 5,510,000 whilst Koutoupas is down to 7,400,000
Harry law opened to 120,000 from the under the gun position. He found one interested party in Oliver Price in the big blind. Price held and would soon get in trouble.
Law would take Price to value town betting all three streets. Price didn't find a spot where he would lay it down and he check called all the way. Price paid 120,000 on the flop, 255,000 on the turn and 620,000 on the river.
Law quickly showed his flopped flush, and with a little frown Price mucked.
The two chip leaders just clashed in a big pot that went all the way to showdown...
Harry Law opened to 125,000 from the cut-off with and Sotirios Koutoupas called from the big blind with . On the flop Koutoupas checked, Law continuation bet 140,000 and Koutoupas smooth called. The turn was certainly an action card as it gave Law top pair and Koutoupas two-pair. Yet again it was checked to Law, he bet 255,000 and again Koutoupas smooth called.
If the turn card was an action card then the river was the ultimate action card given that it gave Law an inferior two-pair, Koutoupaas played it cute again, checking to Law who fired 385,000, there was never thought of raising from Koutoupas and he flicked one T5k chip over the line to signal a call, Law was the first to show, Koutoupas then showed the winner and has opened up a gap again.
Koutoupas is up to 8,340,000 whilst Law is down to 6,480,000, they're both well clear of the other three players, in fact Eli Heath, Oliver Price and Eugene Katchalov combined have less than Law.
The first time he shoved with . Koutoupas thought about it with in the big blind, but folded. The second time Katchalov pushed with and he made Eli Heath fold on the button.
Two pots in a row for Harry Law and both times he had to three-bet to get it done.
In the first Oliver Price opened to 140,000 from the small blind with but folded when Law three-bet from the big blind to 365,000 with .
Then on the next hand Eli Heath opened to 120,000 under-the-gun with , it folded to Law in the small blind and he peaked down at . He elected to three-bet this holding too, making it 305,000 total. Back on Heath, he tanked before folding.
and Koutoupas defended from the big blind with 
. Both players checked the 
turn and the 
hit the river. First to act Koutoupas bet 125,000 and it was enough to win the pot.![[user38338]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
and received a call from Sotirios Koutoupas in the big blind with 
.
. The turn was the 
, Oliver Price three-bet from the button to 270,000 with 
. Back on Heath he tanked for about 60 seconds before releasing his hand.
and Law, after some contemplation, smooth called.
turn gave Koutoupas a flush draw, he checked, Law bet 380,000 and Koutoupas made the call. The 
fell on the river, when checked to Law bet 550,000 and Koutoupas tank-called.
and would soon get in trouble.
turn and 620,000 on the 
river.
and Sotirios Koutoupas called from the big blind with 
. On the 
river was the ultimate action card given that it gave Law an inferior two-pair, Koutoupaas played it cute again, checking to Law who fired 385,000, there was never thought of raising from Koutoupas and he flicked one T5k chip over the line to signal a call, Law was the first to show, Koutoupas then showed the winner and has opened up a gap again.
in the big blind, but folded. The second time Katchalov pushed with 
on the button.
.
, it folded to Law in the small blind and he peaked down at