EPT London thread

[SuuPRlim]

gogogo, so many hero's

No idea who to root for, I want everyone to win!

Riverman needs to win a live tournament imo, sam macdonald breakout time, Marvin Rettenmaier is such a ridiculous grinder he makes eames look like a bit of a bum and I can't think of anyone more hilarious when they win chunks of money than mitchell....

PAB and BEN tho - bring those £££££'s BACK UP NORTH!!!!b  cmonnnnnnn

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Less In London (ESPN blog)

By Andrew Feldman

EPT London is typically the crown jewel of the fall poker schedule. The European Poker Tour event has outshined the World Series of Poker Europe in each of the past few years with 730 entries in 2009 and 848 entries in 2010, compared to 334 and 346 players at WSOPE, respectively. This year, it would be incredibly surprising if the WSOP Europe main event outperformed EPT London, but with 691 players in this year's main event, the gap will most definitely be reduced.

Any major tournament venue would be happy to see a 691-player turnout, but when expectations are so high for this specific event, the drop in participation definitely will concern tournament organizers. Of course, there are many reasons (or excuses) why the numbers are lower in 2011.

First: scheduling. EPT London typically occurred after WSOP Europe and many of the players who traveled overseas for the WSOPE stayed to play in the other event. Up until this year, WSOP Europe was also held in London, which meant that there was no additional travel needed to move to the second tournament. It just made sense that players would go from one to the other and in the past EPT London stood to benefit. Now, WSOP Europe is in Cannes, France and if players want to play in both, a second part of the trip will need to be planned.

Second: the Black Friday effect. The number of "PokerStars players" -- meaning satellite winners and other sponsored entries -- has been reduced all season on the EPT, potentially due to the lack of participation from the United States. Lots of 18-20-year-old Americans played in these satellites, as it was their way to get into a major tournament before they were in 21. More satellite players meant more seats awarded and if we look at a very small post-Black Friday sample size, EPT San Remo had 25 percent fewer "PokerStars players" in 2011 compared to 2010, EPT Tallinn had 211 in 2010 and 120 this year, and EPT Barcelona also dropped slightly from 272 to 263. The final numbers for EPT London have not yet been released. Continuing to get new players into the mix is one of the toughest current challenges in the poker world, and the reduction of the online player base has definitely played a role in hindering that growth.

Finally: the buy-in. It may be a stretch, but it's a trend in the industry that medium-stakes buy-in events are the way to go. Lower buy-ins across the world are attracting more players of all skill levels and with two smaller buy-in events scheduled around the same time as the 5,000 pound buy-in EPT London, some players may have opted to stay closer to home. The Heartland Poker Tour, a $1,650 buy-in, set a record with its latest stop, as did the $3,500 WPT Borgata. Add in a WSOP Circuit stop in Indiana, the Festa Al Lago series in Las Vegas and the TJ Cloutier Choctaw Poker Challenge in Oklahoma, and there really were many cheaper options for players around the U.S. to play. In Europe, smaller events in Spain, Italy and Ireland may have stolen a few players from the English destination.

Regardless of the drop, the tournament is still awarding a massive top prize of 750,000 pounds (or $1.1 million) and offers one of the highest prize pools in the world. After three days of play, only 62 players remain with 2010 Irish Open champion James Mitchell leading the way. Benny Spindler, who had been among the leaders for the first two days of play, is currently in 12th, and Marvin Rettenmaier, fresh off his 16th-place finish at WPT Malta, will begin Day 4 with an above-average stack.

Doyle Brunson made the money in his EPT debut, but was eliminated on Day 3 in 77th. Some players who joined him in the money but on the rail on Monday include Sebastian Ruthenberg, Toby Lewis, Bryn Kenney and Jeff Sarwer.

All Day 3 survivors have already secured an 11,000 pound payday. In addition to the cash, the winner will also take home a Shamballa Jewels bracelet, which has an estimated retail value of 10,200 euros.

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62 in the €20,000 EPT High roller so far

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24 remain heading into day 5

Day 4 is over
Level 22: blinds 8,000-16,000, ante 2,000
Players: 24 out of 691 remain

Player   Country   Status   Chip Count
Mattias Bergstrom   Sweden      1838000
Adria Balaguer   Spain      1828000
Pascal Hartmann   Germany   PokerStars qualifier   1800000
Jeremy Kottler   USA      1693000
Benny Spindler   Germany   PokerStars player   1421000
James Mitchell   UK      1365000
Basile Yaiche   France      1245000
Kevin Iacofano   USA      1122000
Martins Adeniya   UK      1081000
Andre Klebanov   Germany      1000000
Juan Manuel Pastor   Spain   Team PokerStars Pro   940000
Joao Barbosa   Portugal      714000
Justas Semaska   Lithuania      702000
Hugo Loureiro   Portugal      600000
Stephen O'Dwyer   USA      551000
Andries Swart   Netherlands   PokerStars qualifier   513000
Ioannis Beris   Greece   PokerStars qualifier   488000
Anatoly Gurtovoy   Russia   PokerStars qualifier   480000
Per Hildebrand   Sweden      330000
Benjamin Jenkins   UK   PokerStars player   282000
Miroslav Benes   Czech Republic   PokerStars qualifier   269000
Aadam Daya   Canada      236000
Fowzi Baroukh   UK      187000
Sebastian Blom   Sweden      58000

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A total of 691 bought into EPT London creating a total prizepool of £3,351,350. A min cash will net players £7,500 and the winner will take home a life changing £750,000

1 £750,000
2 £465,000
3 £265,000
4 £200,000
5 £155,000
6 £120,000
7 £86,350
8 £64,000
9-10 £45,000
11-12 £35,000
13-14 £27,000
15-16 £22,000
17-24 £19,000
25-32 £16,000

25. Neil Pearce, United Kingdom, PokerStars qualifier, £16,000
26. Daniel Rowlands, United Kingdom, £16,000
27. Sam Macdonald, United Kingdom, £16,000
30. Laurence Houghton, United Kingdom, PokerStars player, £16,000
37. Roberto Romanello, United Kingdom, £13,000
40. John Gale, United Kingdom, £13,000
47. Paul Foltyn, United Kingdom, £13,000
55. Scott Shelley, United Kingdom, £11,000
57. Barny Boatman, United Kingdom, £11,000

[GreekStein]

that list is wrong

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that list is wrong

why?

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Day 5 Table and Seat Draw


Table   Seat   Player   Chips

1   1   Sebastian Blom   59000
1   2   Jeremy Kottler   1693000
1   3   Anatoly Gurtovoy   873000
1   4   Hugo Loureiro   564000
1   5   Martins Adeniya   764000
1   6   Ioannis Beris   311000
1   7   Adria Balaguer   1828000
1   8   Kevin Iacofano   1112000
            
2   1   Mattias Bergstrom   1838000
2   2   Andries Swart   254000
2   3   James Mitchell   869000
2   4   Joao Barbosa   601000
2   5   Aadam Daya   372000
2   6   Pascal Hartmann   1800000
2   7   Basile Yaiche   1105000
2   8   Steve O'Dwyer   792000
            
3   1   Fowzi Baroukh   133000
3   2   Ben Jenkins   760000
3   3   Andre Klebanov   1337000
3   4   Per Hildebrand   398000
3   5   Juan Manuel Pastor   960000
3   6   Justas Semaska   488000
3   7   Miroslav Benes   377000
3   8   Benny Spindler   1421000

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With the Main Event of the PokerStars EPT London narrowing down the field ever-further, the side events are taking precedence with the £20,000 High Roller event attracting a field of 75 players to create a seven-figure prize pool.

The winner of the event will receive £520,000 and after one day, Sam Stein leads 30 survivors of the 75-strong field into Day 2. Stein managed to build up his stack to 240,000 by the end of the day. He is closely followed by some great poker talents – Isaac Haxton (199.2k) is in third place with Michael Tureniec (197k) and November Niner Phil Collins (187.7k) also in the top five chip counts.

Other notable survivors include Luke “__FullFlush1__” Schwartz, WSOPE champion James Bord, WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel, Sam Trickett, Joe Hachem, Sorel Mizzi and WPT Grand Prix de Paris winner Matthew Waxman.


Eight of the remaining 30 will receive a payout with all of the final tablists guaranteed at least £59,400. The winner will take home £520,000 with five players nabbing six figures.

[GreekStein]

that list is wrong

why?

chipcounts are wrong as you'll see from the seat draw

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Final table begins Thursday at noon
Level 27: blinds 25,000-50,000, ante 5,000
Players: 8 out of 691 remain
Average stack: 2,591,000

Player   Country   Status   Chip Count
Martins Adeniya   UK      4736000
Mattias Bergstrom   Sweden      3620000
Benny Spindler   Germany   PokerStars player   3435000
Andre Klebanov   Germany      2730000
Kevin Iacofano   USA      2685000
Juan Manuel Pastor   Spain   Team PokerStars Pro   1915000
Steve O'Dwyer   USA      1250000
Miroslav Benes   Czech Republic   PokerStars qualifier   370000




1 £750,000
2 £465,000
3 £265,000
4 £200,000
5 £155,000
6 £120,000
7 £86,350
8 £64,000

9. Adria Balaguer, Spain, £45,000
10. Jeremy Kottler, USA, £45,000

11. James Mitchell, UK, £35,000
12. Hugo Loureiro, Portugal, £35,000

13. Benjamin Jenkins, UK, PokerStars player, £27,000
14. Anatoly Gurtovoy, Russia, PokerStars qualifier, £27,000

15. Pascal Hartmann, Germany, PokerStars qualifier, £22,000
16. Ioannis Beris, Greece, PokerStars qualifier, £22,000

17. Joao Barbosa, Portugal, £19,000
18. Andries Swart, Netherlands, PokerStars qualifier, £19,000
19. Basile Yaiche, France, £19,000
20. Fowzi Baroukh, United Kingdom, £19,000
21. Aadam Daya, Canada, £19,000
22. Justas Semaska, Lithuania, £19,000
23. Per Hildebrand, Sweden, £19,000
24. Sebastian Blom, Sweden, £19,000

[pleno1]

Trickett and Martins on hihg roller and main respectively.


Bordy has a nice life.

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Spindler top of the list

1. Benny Spindler, Germany, PokerStars player, £750,000

2. Steve O'Dwyer, USA, £465,000
3. Andre Klebanov, Germany, £265,000
4. Juan Manuel Pastor, Spain, Team PokerStars Pro, £200,000
5. Mattias Bergstrom, Sweden, £155,000
6. Kevin Iacofano, USA, £120,000
7. Martins Adeniya, UK, £86,350
8. Miroslav Benes, Czech Republic, PokerStars qualifier, £64,000

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In the High Roller

1st. Philipp Gruissem, Germany, £450,200
2nd. Igor Kurganov, Germany, £318,330
3rd. Rob Akery, United Kingdom, £205,200
4th. Olivier Busquet, United States, £171,200
5th. Adrian Bussman, Sweden, £102,250
6th. Joel Nordkvist, Sweden, £72,950
7th. Sam Trickett, United Kingdom, £68,800
8th. Michael Tureniec, Sweden, £58,400
9th. James Bord, United Kingdom, £25,000