Ori Haim Elul shoved from early position for his last 38,500 chips, and Alexandre Vuilleumier moved in over the top as the rest of the table folded.
Ori Haim Elul:
Alexandre Vuilleumier:
Vuilleumier immediate took the lead on the flop, and Elul was in bad shape after the turn. The river flipped the hand once again, as Elul hit the to make trips and double his stack.
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Players are going on their second 20-minute break of the day. The tournament clock shows 156 of 749 players remaining, with 111 guaranteed a min-cash of £8,500.
The numbers are in for theEPT London 2022 Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London, becoming the second-biggest EPT London Main Event at 749 entries after the 2010 edition (848).
The Main Event field was represented by 62 different countries, and the event included 532 unique players with 217 reentries. The winner will take home the coveted title and top prize of £664,400.
The United Kingdom led the way with 148 players, followed by France (58 players), Germany (24 players), the United States (23 players) and Canada (22 players) rounding out the top five countries at the Hilton Park Lane.
Spain was next on the list totaling 21 players, followed by Italy with by 19 players. Brazil, Ireland and Norway saw 14 players join the field, while Greece (13 players), Romania (12 players) and Austria (10 players) were the other nations to be represented by 10 or more.
This event continues an exciting series here in London, as this tournament follows the largest-ever UKIPT London Main Event earlier this week with 1,458 entries.
A full breakdown of the nationality stats for the record-breaking £5,300 EPT Main Event is available in the table below.
COUNTRY
PLATERS
PERCENTAGE
United Kingdom
148
27.82%
France
58
10.90%
Germany
24
4.51%
USA
23
4.32%
Canada
22
4.14%
Spain
21
3.95%
Italy
19
3.57%
Brazil
14
2.63%
Ireland
14
2.63%
Norway
14
2.63%
Greece
13
2.44%
Romania
12
2.26%
Austria
10
1.88%
Argentina
9
1.69%
China
9
1.69%
Portugal
9
1.69%
Hungary
8
1.50%
Australia
7
1.32%
Belgium
7
1.32%
Bulgaria
7
1.32%
Japan
7
1.32%
Lebanon
7
1.32%
South Korea
7
1.32%
Hong Kong
6
1.13%
Denmark
5
0.94%
Sweden
5
0.94%
Cyprus
3
0.56%
Czech Republic
3
0.56%
Israel
3
0.56%
Poland
3
0.56%
Switzerland
3
0.56%
Thailand
3
0.56%
Turkey
3
0.56%
Azerbaijan
2
0.38%
India
2
0.38%
Kazakhstan
2
0.38%
Moldova
2
0.38%
New Zealand
2
0.38%
Russia
2
0.38%
Uruguay
2
0.38%
Albania
1
0.19%
Belarus
1
0.19%
Croatia
1
0.19%
Estonia
1
0.19%
Iran
1
0.19%
Latvia
1
0.19%
Lithuania
1
0.19%
Malta
1
0.19%
Morocco
1
0.19%
Netherlands
1
0.19%
Slovenia
1
0.19%
Ukraine
1
0.19%
*Note: The nationality stats reflect only unique players (532) and NOT the total entries