Marc-Andre Ladouceur moved all in from the button for just 9,400 and Tamer Kamel moved all in over the top from the small blind. The big blind folded and the showdown went as following.
Ladouceur:
Kamel:
The board ran out and Ladouceur was knocked out. Kamel is still one of the shorter stack with about 45,000 chips.
Carlos Chadha raised to 2,500 on the button, Salman Behbehani called in the small blind, and the dealer fanned . Behbehani check-called a bet of 4,900, the turn was the , and Behbehani checked again. Chadha fired another 15,000, Behbehani called, and the river was the .
For a third time, Behbehani rapped the felt, and Chadha announced that he was all in. Behbehani grimaced before calling, and Chadha showed for a flopped flush. Behbehani turned over , and looked at Philipp Gruissem.
"I thought I had ace-three suited," he said. "Then I saw the ace of spades on the flop."
Steven Silverman raised to 2,700 and Andrew Chen responded with an all-in shove for 14,200 from the small blind. Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen was seated in the big blind and he moved all in as well getting Silverman to fold.
Guillen:
Chen:
The board ran out and Chen was knocked out.
"Are you gonna rebuy?" Silverman asked and Chen responded very dryly, "I already did," and smiled as he walked away.
After a confusing series of events, Richard Yong and Joe Kuether were all in and at risk against Talal Shakerchi.
Yong:
Kuether:
Shakerchi:
The flop fell , giving Kuether two pair and Shakerchi a backdoor straight draw. Shakerchi was drawing dead when the turned, and Yong was eliminated when the completed the board.
"Re-buy!" Mark Teltscher joked.
Yong corrected him, saying that it would be "illegal" for him to fire a third bullet.
Kuether happily scooped the pot, more than doubling to 76,000 chips. Shakerchi is still healthy with 115,000.
We just saw Max Altergott end up all in for his tournament life against Alexander Petersen and the action went as following.
Altergott:
Petersen:
The board ran out and the EPT Grand Final Super High Roller champion was knocked out.
"Damn, this tournament was soooo boring," Altergott sighed when the final card was dealt.
The German pro sat motionless for about half a second and added, "I should've stayed home and watched porn or something," and the entire table burst out in laughter. Altergott went out with a smile but he will not add a second cash to his Season 10 EPT London series.
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Player of the Year race began Barcelona and continues here in London. Remember, this season a new points formula was implemented in conjunction with the Global Poker Index.
Players will be able to accumulate points in all events throughout Season 10, regardless of the buy-in level. In addition, all of the Festival Events (Estrellas, UKIPT, Eureka, FPS, IPT) that combine with an EPT tour stop will be eligible for Player of the Year points. The winner of this season’s award will walk away with €50,000 in Main Event buy-ins, good for any PokerStars or Full Tilt sponsored event.
The Global Poker Index (GPI) points formula, which will be used to determine the EPT10 POY, is a bit complicated, but you can read about all the details here.
Here are the top ten on the EPT10 POY Leaderboard:
Place
Player
Points
1
David Benefield
321.18
2
Ole Schemion
240.65
3
Joao Barbosa
220.20
4
Thomas Muehloecker
196.87
5
Jonathan Duhamel
195.58
6
Tom Middleton
181.74
7
Kevin Vandersmissen
173.42
8
Oleksii Khoroshenin
166.89
9
Eduard Bhaggoe
164.91
10
Alejandro Perez Torres
164.27
We'll be bringing you daily updates on the Player of the Year race, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.
Randal Flowers raised to 2,200 and one player called after which Aaron Lim three-bet to 6,500. Flowers four-bet to 12,300, the caller folded, and Lim moved all in for around 40,000 chips. Flowers called immediately.
Flowers:
Lim:
The board ran out and Flowers' now up to 170,000 chips.
and Ladouceur was knocked out. Kamel is still one of the shorter stack with about 45,000 chips.
. Behbehani check-called a bet of 4,900, the turn was the 
, and Behbehani checked again. Chadha fired another 15,000, Behbehani called, and the river was the 
.
for a flopped flush. Behbehani turned over 
, and looked at Philipp Gruissem.
completed the board.
and the EPT Grand Final Super High Roller champion was knocked out.
and Flowers' now up to 170,000 chips.
