2022 PokerStars EPT London
Tamer Kamel was in a heads-up pot against Aaron Thivyanathan on a board of ![]()
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with around 17,000 already in the middle.
Thivyanathan put out a pot-sized river bet and Kamel thought for a few seconds and called. Thivyanathan tabled ![]()
for a rivered set, which brought a wince from Kamel as he showed the table he had ![]()
for a no good top two pair.
A hand was in progress between Ramin Hajiyev and Sahil Chuttani that had amassed close to 80,000 chips in the pot. The full board of ![]()
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was out and Hajiyev had checked to Chuttani.
Chuttani moved all in for over 50,000, covering Hajiyev who took his time, pausing his music and cracking his knuckles as he contemplated the decision.
He eventually called and Chuttani flipped over ![]()
for a flopped set. Hajiyev's hand ![]()
was turned over and he was eliminated.
After the hand, tablemate Aaron Duczak informed us that Hajiyev had check-called on all three streets.
Parker Talbot was loudly celebrating a double-up, and explained to PokerNews that he'd hit a one-outer.
After Lawrence Bayley raised to 2,400 from the small blind, Talbot had three-bet all in for 17,500 from the big blind. Bayley called with ![]()
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of Talbot.
A queen on the flop gave Bayley a pair, but a
on the river saw Talbot stay alive. According to tablemate Ambreen Mirza, she had folded the last two meaning that Talbot had hit a one-outer to stay alive.
"Make sure you put it in that the play was terrible," said Bayley light-heartedly.
Another player at the table was Dominik Nitsche.
"Make sure you also include that I agree with Parker [Talbot] that the play was terrible," added Nitsche, and the table laughed.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour London at the fantastic Hilton Park Lane has been a roaring success so far. Several players have picked up some huge scores, such as Henrik Hecklen, who took down the £50,000 Super High Roller earlier today for £652,700.
While that event wrapped up earlier on, the £5,300 EPT London Main Event is still in full swing, with Day 1b currently playing out.
There have been some crazy hands and notable eliminations, so check out the recap of the action so far from Day 1b!
Nível: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are going on a 75-minute dinner break. The tournament clock shows exactly 400 entries in Day 1b with approximately 261 remaining.
When players return they will have four more 60-minute levels before they bag ahead of Day 2. Blinds when they return will be 400/800 with a big blind ante of 800.
There was a rollercoaster runout for the ages at Table 32 after Mats Ullereng got his stack of 40,900 in from the small blind against Wayne Heung on the button, who had him covered.
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The preflop cooler became a real sweat when the flop landed ![]()
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to give Heung a flush draw. Ullereng let out a sigh as the
peeled off on the turn to give his opponent the lead with a flush but also leaving him hope with a set.
The whole table was left silent when the dealer then peeled off the
on the river to give Ullereng a full house to double up. Heung, who looked defeated after likely experiencing a variety of motions throughout the hand, was left short and was eliminated a few hands later.
Insane play by Hellmuth at the @PokerStars #EPTLondon but it's not @philhellmuth making those moves... Martin Hellm… https://t.co/PTB1jrQjDx
— PokerNews @ #EPTLondon 🇬🇧 (@PokerNews)