2010 PokerStars.com EPT London

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
£900,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£4,112,800
Entries
848
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Kayvan Payman Eliminated in 5th Place (£190,000)

Kayvan Payman - 5th
Kayvan Payman - 5th

Kayvan Payman moved all-in from the big blind for around 1,280,000 over the top of a 245,000 John Juanda raise. It was the third time Payman had pushed this level and like the others, he got it through.

Payman shoved the next hand with no callers, and then the next hand as well!

This third time, Kyle Bowker made the call on the button but suddenly David Vamplew in the big bind looked interested too.

"All-in," said the Scotsman in a quiet voice and Bowker looked pained, eventually folding.

Payman: {A-Hearts} {4-Hearts}
Vamplew: {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}

Bowker said he folded {8-} {8-} and felt a lot better after seeing his opponents' hands.

The board came {6-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and Payman went out in 5th place.

Tags: David VamplewKayvan PaymanKyle Bowker

Fernando Brito Eliminated in 6th Place (£145,000)

Fernando Brito - 6th place
Fernando Brito - 6th place

Kyle Bowker raised to 220,000 and Fernando Brito shoved for just 390,000 total in the small blind. Artur Wasek thought about it briefly but folded; Bowker made the easy call and they were on their backs.

Brito: {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Bowker: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Board: {4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Spades}{k-Hearts}

To be honest, it's a wonder that Mr. Brito lasted so long with so few chips; and finally he is gone in 6th place.

Tags: Fernando BritoKyle Bowker

Juanda Vs. Vamplew - Now One-All

John Juanda opened for 265,000 and found callers in both David Vamplew behind and Artur Wasek in the small blind.

They went three-way to the {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop and Wasek checked ("desparingly" according to Mr. William Reynolds to Juanda, who bet 570,000. Vamplew tanked up for a while and then made the call.

Heads up to the {4-Clubs} turn, Juanda checked this time. Another short tank from Vamplew followed, before he bet what looked like 660,000. Juanda folded, and Vamplew recovered to around 5 million.

Tags: John JuandaDavid VamplewArtur Wasek

Wasek Plays "Unconventional" Poker

David Vamplew open-shoved, and the table folded around to the blinds. In the big, Artur Wasek took his pause to consider, apparently toying around with a tough decision. Finally, he lifted his cards off the felt, stared at them, and open-mucked {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}.

Vamplew took a big gulp as he added the blinds and antes to his stack.

Tags: David VamplewArtur Wasek

Shoving Time for Vamplew

David Vamplew, reduced to a short stack in that huge pot right before the break, open-shoved for 1.6 million but just picked up the blinds and antes.

Next hand, it folded around to John Juanda in the small blind who raised Vamplew's big blind - but Vamplew shoved again, and Juanda gave it up.

Tags: David VamplewJohn Juanda

Wasek Dips, Doubles Back Up

John Juanda raised and Artur Wasek called in the big blind to see a {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop. Wasek checked, Juanda bet 335,000, and Wasek called.

They saw a turn - the {8-Spades} - and Wasek checked again. Juanda bet 575,000 this time, and Wasek folded.

As EPT Live commentator William Reynolds said, "He needs to develop a new strategy that is not calling out of position and then calling again and then folding."

And indeed, just a hand or two later, and Wasek found a new strategy - waking up with a premium hand.

Tom Marchese raised, and Wasek shoved from the small blind. Marchese snap-called, and the cards were on their backs.

Marchese: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Wasek: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Board: {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Wasek doubled back up to around 2.4 million.

Tags: Artur WasekJohn JuandaTom Marchese