ISPT Wembley. The Final

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Over 5,000 people took part in the Day Ones and 761 played at Wembley Stadium in the most different Live tournament that any of them will have ever experienced.

Dusk Till Dawn added nearly €600,000 in overlay in what was at outset the most controversial tournamnet the global poker community has seen in years

With 12 weeks notice DTD stepped in, and the whirlwind since has been a logistical, if not financial, triumph

Now we are down to 6.

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Chip Counts for tomorrow

Linton 11.07m
Alban 7.68m
Nick Hicks 6m
Janot 5.8m
Michalak 4.8m
El Fassy 4.55m

60-120k blinds

1 €1 000 000
2 €285 000
3 €201 000
4 €143 500
5 €102 500
6 €73 000

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Peter Linton

Peter is a poker professional from Nottingham, England. Twenty Nine years old, his main focus is cash games at his local club Dusk Till Dawn. In 2012 he had his breakthrough tournament performance when officially second in WPT National Marbella for €107,000. A player renowned for his aggression throughout the UK circuit, he was chip leader on Day 2,3 and 4 and reached the final nine chip leader, consolidating his position when knocking out Julian Gardner with a runner runner flush against flopped trips

Alban Juan

Twenty two year old Alban is originally from Lyon but now resides in London. A recent business graduate, he has no career plans as yet. This is not yet Alban's best live tournament performance. In his first WSOP Main Event last year he finished 59th for $128,000. Alban was the Online Day One chip leader and was in the top three chip counts at the end of each day's play in the ISPT

Nick Hicks

Nick has been a professional poker player for just under two years. Resident in Nottingham, England and a regular at the Dusk Till Dawn Club he is an extremely popular player in the UK poker community with a reputation for sportsmanship. He has a GUKPT final and several major DTD finals to his name

Gwendolen Janot

Gwendolen is an Occupational Therapist who now resides in London. Until her move to England she was a regular participant in Ladies Tournaments in France, and had a deep run in WPT Amneville in which her partner, Tony Blanchmand finalled. Gwendolen qualifed for the ISPT for €30 in an Online Day One and reached Wembley with just 27,000 chips and was down to just eight big blinds yesterday. Her main poker games are Online cash games.

Jakob Michalak

Jakob from Sopot in Poland has been a Poker Professional for four years. He is the Number One ranked Polish player Online at Pocket Fives and plays Online as Olorion. Live his biggest cash is a 3rd place finish in IPT San Remo for €115,000. Online, he won a WCOOP event in 2011.

Xavier El Fassy

Thirty two year old Xavier is a barman from Calais, France who has taken the tournament by storm with his extrovert personality and tremendous enjoyment of the whole Wembley experience. Xavier arrived at Wembley on Saturday, travelling across by ferry on the day without a seat in the ISPT and won into the event via the Live Satellite that evening.

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Peter Linton

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Alban Juan

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Nick Hicks

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Gwendolen Janot

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Jakob Michalak

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Xavier El Fassy

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There has been no deal yet

After play today the French players proposed a deal, I think, to Peter. The French players were certainly discussing one

I think this was declined

I do not know the details but as I write they play on tomorrow with no business done

[LeKnave]

sick!  massive gl to nick and pete. carve this one heads up boys.

[redsimon]

sick!  massive gl to nick and pete. carve this one heads up boys.

[outragous76]

There has been no deal yet

After play today the French players proposed a deal, I think, to Peter. The French players were certainly discussing one

I think this was declined

I do not know the details but as I write they play on tomorrow with no business done

This is such good news for Pete

Glgl Pete & nick! Activate god mode!

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Play begins at midday Wednesday

Updates from 12.30pm and a live stream with a 30 minute delay on www.ispt.com

Good luck to all six, but especially from our point of view of course to Pete and Nick, the DTD regulars hoping to take the bulk of the prize money back up the M1.


Please join us for the conclusion of ISPT Wembley tomorrow.


Six days that will live long in the memory of all who were here

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Now then, we know Peter and Nick both post on blonde and I can assure you that both read these updates

Please post to give them your support ahead of tomorrow. Let them know how much you are funking......I am sure it makes a difference.