2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

£5,250 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
£560,980
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,000
Prize Pool
£2,929,400
Entries
604
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Rodriguez Busts Another

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Luis Rodriguez is up to almost 200,000 after he knocked yet another player. This time it was Darren Rabinowitz who was the victim. Rodriguez' held a dominating {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} to Rabinowitz' {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}, the board coming {7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Luis Rodriguez
180,000
80,000
80,000
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Darren Rabinowitz
Busted

Aces For Baumann

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After a raise from Joel Nordkvist it was Gaelle Baumann, to his immediate left, who made the call for 2,400. Sam Trickett three-bet to 6,600 and only Baumann called.

The flop brought {2-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Baumann check-called 6,500. The turn brought the {6-Spades} and the action went check-check.

On the river the {4-Clubs} hit and Baumann checked once more. Trickette checked behind and mucked when Baumann showed him {A-Spades}{a-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Trickett
130,000
-30,000
-30,000
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Gaelle Baumann
100,000
46,000
46,000
Winamax

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Mykkanen Over 200K

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Niko Mykkanen raised to 2,500 from middle position, Fergal Nealon called on the button, and both blinds released. The flop came {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, Mykkanen led out for 3,000, and Nealon called.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, Mykkanen opted to check, and Nealon quickly bet 6,600. Mykkanen grabbed a stack of blue T5,000 chips, and pushed them forward, going all in for effectively 40,000 or so. Nealon unhappily flicked his cards into the muck, and Mykkanen is now over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Niko Mykkanen
205,000
77,900
77,900
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Fergal Nealon
33,000
-10,000
-10,000

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Where Are They Now: EPT London Season 6 (2009) Champ Aaron Gustavson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
EPT6 London champ Aaron Gustavson
EPT6 London champ Aaron Gustavson

The EPT London continued to grow in Season 6 as 730 put up the £5,250 buy-in to create a prize pool of £3,540,500. The big story that year was the appearance of Peter Eastgate, who was the defending WSOP Main Event champ, at the final table. In fact, he began the final table second in chips behind the USA’s Aaron Gustavson, who held more than a 2-1 lead over Eastgate. Not surprisingly, the duo made it to heads-up play.

After a dinner break, one of the fastest heads-up matches in EPT history took place. Holding a 2-1-chip lead, Gustavson took half of Eastgate’s stack on the first hand of heads-up play. Not long after, Eastgate opened holding {a-}{9-} and then shoved after Gustavson had raised. Gustavson called with the {a-}{q-}, and in just seven hands, he clinched victory after the board ran out clean. Gustavson, who had won a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event at the 2009 Borgata Summer Poker Open just a few months earlier for $53,592, entered the EPT history books and took £850,000 back across the pond.

Gustavson continues to play poker and has plenty of other cashes since his EPT win. The biggest was for $44,856 when he took ninth in a 2010 WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event. More recently, he won the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em event at the 2012 Commerce Hold’em Series for $14,760.

Gustavson, originally from East Northport, New York, now lives in Playa del Carmen. “I’m super busy with WCOOP and on a very weird sleep schedule,” Gustavson told PokerNews. For more, check out his Where Are They Now interview.

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Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Chip Counts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
230,000
66,900
66,900
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
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Mark Newhouse
185,000
99,800
99,800
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
172,000
15,900
15,900
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
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Kitty Kuo
165,000
67,000
67,000
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Sam Trickett
160,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Sam Greenwood
146,000
61,900
61,900
Run It Once
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Vasili Firsau
145,000
35,000
35,000
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Dan Smith
135,000
31,200
31,200
Run It Once
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David Vamplew
130,000
55,000
55,000
EPT 1X Winner
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Manuel Bevand
125,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
100,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
100,000
20,000
20,000
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Craig McCorkell
82,000
43,600
43,600
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Quentin Lecomte
68,000
7,100
7,100
Profile photo of Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
65,000
34,300
34,300
EPT 1X Winner
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Lex Veldhuis
64,000
26,800
26,800
Profile photo of Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
64,000
29,600
29,600
Profile photo of Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
60,000
60,000
60,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Gaelle Baumann
54,000
35,100
35,100
Winamax
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Max Altergott
50,000
20,000
20,000
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Nicolas Chouity
45,000
-15,000
-15,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Marvin Rettenmaier
40,000
6,000
6,000
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Stefan Huber
35,000
-20,300
-20,300
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
34,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
32,000
-21,800
-21,800

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Brummelhuis Wins the "Fun Way"

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Michiel Brummelhuis (Day 1b)
Michiel Brummelhuis (Day 1b)

November Niner Michiel Brummelhuis was all in and at risk moments ago for 15,300 with {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} against Nicolau Villa-Lobos' {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. The flop fell {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, giving Villa-Lobos a set of sixes, but the turn ({2-Clubs}) and river ({9-Clubs}) were both clubs, giving Brummelhuis a winning flush.

"That's the fun way to win," the Dutchman said, grinning.

Player Chips Progress
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Michiel Brummelhuis
31,000
14,800
14,800

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