Sinclair, Heath, Seidel Among 16 Returning to Day 5 of EPT London Main Event
The PokerStars European Poker Tour London continues with Day 5 of the £5,300 EPT Main Event, and action will resume shortly from Hilton Park Lane at noon local time.
There are only two tables remaining as 16 players return to the felt on the penultimate day out of the 749 total entries which created a prize pool of £3,632,650.
All remaining players have locked up £29,800, but all are hoping to continue their run to claim the title of EPT London Main Event champion and win the £664,400 first-place prize.
Day 5 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 3,560,000 | 119 |
| 2 | Ian Hamilton | United Kingdom | 2,450,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 2,230,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 2,125,000 | 71 |
| 5 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 2,045,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Nils Pudel | Germany | 1,985,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Alexandre Vuilleumier | Switzerland | 1,710,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Nicolas Vayssieres | France | 1,085,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 990,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Aleem Kanji | United Kingdom | 965,000 | 32 |
| 11 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 945,000 | 32 |
| 12 | Marton Czuczor | Hungary | 700,000 | 23 |
| 13 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 665,000 | 22 |
| 14 | Erik Seidel | United States | 450,000 | 15 |
| 15 | Jamie Flynn | Ireland | 365,000 | 12 |
| 16 | Sergio Coutinho | Portugal | 350,000 | 12 |
Scottish player David Docherty leads the field by a fairly large margin and holds 3,560,000 chips, good for 119 big blinds when play resumes. Another couple of Brits round out the top three with Ian Hamilton (2,450,000) and Jack Sinclair (2,230,000) the next closest players on the leaderboard.
Online crusher and recent £2,200 UKIPT High Roller runner-up Roman Hrabec (2,125,000), Harry Lodge (2,045,000), Nils Pudel (1,985,000), Alexandre Vuilleumier (1,710,000), and Nicolas Vayssieres (1,085,000) are the other players returning with seven-figure stacks.
Those on the bottom half of the leaderboard still in contention to win the premier European tournament include English high roller Ben Heath (990,000), Aleem Kanji (965,000), Danut Chisu (945,000), two-time EPT Main Event runner-up Marton Czuczor (700,000), Benjamin Pollak (665,000), poker legend Erik Seidel (450,000), Jamie Flynn (365,000), and Sergio Coutinho (350,000).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout (GBP) |
|---|---|
| 1 | £664,400 |
| 2 | £414,650 |
| 3 | £296,150 |
| 4 | £227,800 |
| 5 | £175,250 |
| 6 | £134,800 |
| 7 | £103,700 |
| 8 | £79,750 |
| 9 | £61,350 |
| 10-11 | £49,350 |
| 12-13 | £41,100 |
| 14-15 | £34,250 |
| 16 | £29,800 |
Play will resume on Level 24 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante, and 90-minute levels are scheduled to be played today with 20-minute breaks in between each level until only six players remain.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to bring updates from EPT London until a champion is crowned.