Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
£50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
Buy-in
£48,500
Prize Pool
£2,736,866
Entries
57
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,705,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
2,555,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
2,545,000
1,415,000
|
1,415,000 |
|
1,550,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,090,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
780,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 125,000 under the gun plus one with 
and Christoph Vogelsang woke up with 
from his immediate left. Vogelsang three-bet to 255,000 and right to his left there was David Benefield who looked down on 
.
The other players quickly folded and Reinkemeier moved all in himself. The action was now on Vogelsang who had could put two players at risk, but he opted to fold.
It was a coinflip between Benefield and Reinkemeier, and the board ran out 
.
After a count of the chips it was determined that Benefield was knocked out in seventh place. Benefield finished fifth in the EPT Barcelona Super High Roller for €208,150 and here in London he adds £139,600 to his impressive poker resume.
Reinkemeier is a strong force again as he is now up to around 2.6 million chips.
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Tobias Renkemeier opened for 125,000 from the hijack with the and Johannes Strassmann defended from the big blind with the 
. After it went check-check on the 
flop, the dealer burned and turned the . Strassmann checked, Renkemeier bet 125,000, and Strassmann made the call.
It would be a chop unless one of the players could catch on the river, which they didn't when the peeled off. Strassmann checked for a third time and called when Renkemeier bet 260,000. Chop it up.
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Johannes Strassmann raised to 125,000 under the gun plus one with 
and Martin Finger was seated in the hijack with 
. The chip leader started down his opponent for a bit before making the call. David Benefield called from the big blind with 
and the flop brought 
.
Both Germans flopped trips and Strassmann bet 175,000. Finger made the call and Benefield folded.
On the turn the 
hit and Strassmann grabbed more chips betting 360,000. The action was now on Finger who made the call again.
The river brought the 
and Strassmann moved all in. Finger called and the pot was split between the two German players.
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth is in the house observing the final table action with a pint in hand. Hellmuth is at just his second EPT and plans to play Day 1b of the Main Event.
As Hellmuth watched on, chip leader Martin Finger raised to 120,000 from the cutoff holding the and Bill Perkins three-bet to 300,000 from the button with 
. The blinds folded and action was back on Finger. He thought for a little bit before announcing that he was all in. Perkins snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,855,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 130,000 from the hijack after which David Benefield three-bet to 295,000 from the cutoff. Vogelsang had 
and was dominated by Benefield's 
, but the German was of course not aware of this and four-bet to 525,000.
The action was now back on Benefield who went into the tank for a long time before making up his mind. The November Nine finalist finally opted to make the call.
The flop brought 
and both players were stuck with just ace-high.
Vogelsang checked to Benefield who decided to check behind. On the turn the hit and that gave Vogelsang a flush draw.
On the turn Vogelsang bet 325,000 and that was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,530,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
1,285,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Check out this graphic, courtesy of PokerStars, for how today's Super High Roller finalists compared on start of day chip stacks versus life time live tournament winnings. The two biggest earners - by a long chalk - are Tobias Reinkemeier and Patrik Antonius (who has now bust). Christof Vogelsang has no live event results on the Hendon Mob at all. November Niner David Benefield may have around average right now with $1,735,732, but stands to win more than $8.3 million at the WSOP final next month.
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to David Benefield on the button and he raised to 120,000. The small blind folded, Johannes Strassmann defended the big, and then both players checked the 
flop. Strassmann seized the initiative with his pair of nines and led out for 150,000 when the 
turned. Benefield decided to see another card, and he was glad he did as the on the river paired his ace. Strassmann fired again, this time 225,000, and Benefield just called to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-610,000
|
-610,000 |