2022 PokerStars EPT London
Bartolomeo Tato's shove had been snap-called by Jamil Wakil, with Tato letting out a disappointed sigh as he turned over ![]()
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Wakil showed ![]()
and held despite Tato flopping a pair on ![]()
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. The turn
left him drawing dead and he was already getting to his feet by the time the
came on the river.
Other early eliminations include Chris Moorman and Bruno Lopes.
Jon Kyte opened to 3,500 and got one caller before Pavel Plesuv three-bet all in for 23,500 from the cutoff.
The blinds folded and Kyte then four-bet all in for 119,000. The third player in the hand folded.
Pavel Plesuv: ![]()
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Jon Kyte: ![]()
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The flop ![]()
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gave Plesuv a flush draw.
"Always a sweat," said Kyte before the turn
completed the flush for his opponent. The river was the
and Plesuv doubled up.
Charlie Hawes opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and Erik Seidel three-bet to 8,000 on the button. The blinds folded to Hawes who moved all in for approximately 26,000, and Seidel called.
Charlie Hawes: ![]()
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Erik Seidel: ![]()
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flop brought chop outs to the
turn, but instead, the
spiked the river to improve the Poker Hall of Famer to a straight, eliminating Hawes early on Day 2.
Ahmad Abdelhadi raised to 3,000 from early position and was called by Jason McConnon on the button and Evan Zitomer in the big blind.
Zitomer and McConnon checked the ![]()
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flop, and both players called when Abdelhadi continued for 4,500. Zitomer and McConnon checked again on the
turn, but this time Abdelhadi's bet of 12,000 was enough to take down an early pot.
Tournament officials have confirmed that there will be five 90-minute levels played on Day 2.
There will be 20-minute breaks after every level, with a 30-minute break after Level 4.
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 90 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 12 | 90 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 13 | 90 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 14 | 90 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 15 | 90 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Nível: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the £5,300 EPT Main Event, and late registration has now closed.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour London continues with Day 2 of the £5,300 EPT Main Event, and action will resume shortly from Hilton Park Lane at noon local time.
There are 239 players with a bagged stack returning to the felt out of 713 total entries so far from the two starting flights, although late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
Leading the way is German crusher Ole Schemion with a stack of 280,500, good for 187 big blinds when play resumes.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 280,500 | 187 |
| 2 | Tan Le | United Kingdom | 277,000 | 184 |
| 3 | Luis Pinho | Portugal | 260,000 | 173 |
| 4 | Sonny Franco | France | 253,000 | 168 |
| 5 | Marc Macdonnell | Ireland | 243,500 | 162 |
| 6 | Balakrishna Patur | United States | 233,500 | 155 |
| 7 | Sahil Chuttani | India | 229,500 | 153 |
| 8 | Chris Maguire | United Kingdom | 223,500 | 149 |
| 9 | Anthony Desai | United States | 206,000 | 137 |
| 10 | Sergio Coutinho | Portugal | 205,500 | 137 |
Others returning with a bagged stack include Ognyan Dimov (200,500), Anton Wigg (175,500), Jack Sinclair (114,500), Adrian Mateos (101,500), recent £50,000 EPT Super High Roller winner Henrik Hecklen (88,500), and PokerStars Ambassadors Ramon Colillas (86,000) and Benjamin Spragg (36,000).

Play will resume on Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante, and levels will be 90 minutes each.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to bring updates from EPT London until a champion is crowned.