2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

£50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
£821,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£48,500
Prize Pool
£2,736,866
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

"That's How You Win Poker Tournaments"

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Just before the break, Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, who finished runner-up in the Super High Roller in Barcelona, got his stack all in preflop holding the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}, which of course was out in front of the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} of chip leader Johannes Strassmann.

The {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Spades} flop kept Seidel firmly in the lead, but a sick twist of fate saw the turn and river run out the {7-Hearts} and {6-Spades} respectively. Strassmann hit a runner-runner straight to send a shellshocked Seidel to the rail.

"That's how you win poker tournaments," someone told Strassmann after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Johannes Strassmann
1,800,000
300,000
300,000
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Erik Seidel
Busted
Poker Hall of Famer

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