2022 PokerStars EPT London

£5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
£664,400
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,300
Prize Pool
£3,632,650
Entries
749
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
80
Players Left
25

Parnat Falls to Quads

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Risto Parnat
Risto Parnat

Risto Parnat moved all in from early position for his last 119,000 chips and was called by Marton Czuczor as the rest of the table folded.

Risto Parnat: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Marton Czuczor: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Parnat was behind from the start, and he trailed even further after the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop gave Czeczor a set of kings. The {k-Clubs} on the turn sealed Parnat's fate before the {10-Diamonds} completed the board to end his tournament run.

Player Chips Progress
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Marton Czuczor
705,000
160,000
160,000
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Risto Parnat
Busted

Tags: Marton CzuczorRisto Parnat

Hecklen Four-Bets and Gets it Through

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Henrik Hecklen
Henrik Hecklen

On the feature table, Henrik Hecklen opened {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} from the cutoff, to 16,000, and Roman Hrabec three-bet to 55,000 from the button.

Hecklen paused for a moment and then four-bet jammed for 230,000 in total for Hrabec to find the fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman Hrabec
525,000
25,000
25,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
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Henrik Hecklen
285,000
-109,000
-109,000

Tags: Henrik HecklenRoman Hrabec

Hamilton Takes from Beresford

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ian Hamilton opened from the hijack and Conor Beresford three-bet out of the small blind. Hamilton called.

With around 125,000 already in the pot, Beresford bet 30,000 and Hamilton called. Beresford sized up to 130,000 on the {10-Diamonds} turn and Hamilton again called.

The river brought the {4-Clubs} and Beresford slowed down and checked. Hamilton took a moment before betting 225,000, at which point Beresford folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Conor Beresford
1,050,000
50,000
50,000
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Ian Hamilton
950,000
110,000
110,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Conor BeresfordIan Hamilton

Sinclair Busts Faria with Aces

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

Day 1a chip leader, Luis Faria, opened the action to 17,000 from under the gun and was flat-called by Jack Sinclair in the seat to his left. Action folded to Sergio Coutinho, in the big blind, who squeezed for a total of 65,000.

Faria called and Sinclair then reraised to 145,000. Coutinho mucked his hand and Faria raised again, to 280,000 total, putting himself all in. Sinclair called.

Luis Faria: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Jack Sinclair: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Faria was given some hope when he flopped the flush draw on {4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts} but the board ran out {6-Spades}{7-Spades} to knock out Faria and catapult Sinclair up the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Sinclair
891,000
541,000
541,000
Profile photo of Sergio Coutinho pt
Sergio Coutinho
730,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Luis Faria pt
Luis Faria
Busted
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Jack SinclairLuis FariaSergio Coutinho

Romero Eliminates Boulton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Joshua Boulton
Joshua Boulton

The action was three-way to the monotone flop of {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} with Jordi Romero and Julien Sitbon checking to Joshua Boulton.

Boulton bet 8,000, producing a call from Romero and a fold from Sitbon. The {5-Clubs} turn brought another check-call from Romero, this time to a bet of 24,000 from Boulton.

The river {6-Spades} saw Romero check again, only to snap call when Boulton announced all in. Boulton showed {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} for top pair, while Romero had flopped a flush with {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} to score the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Julien Sitbon
1,070,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Enzo Vito
805,000
55,000
55,000
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Jordi Romero
475,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Daewoong Song
405,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Yiannis Liperis
335,000
-65,000
-65,000
Profile photo of Lei Wang cn
Lei Wang
228,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Joshua Boulton gb
Joshua Boulton
Busted

Tags: Jordi RomeroJoshua BoultonJulien Sitbon

Cojocaru Eliminated by Seidel

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Vadim Cojocaru
Vadim Cojocaru

On the streamed feature table, Erik Seidel opened to 18,000 in middle position and Vadim Cojocaru moved all in for 62,000 in the big blind. Seidel called.

Vadim Cojocaru: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Erik Seidel: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop vaulted Seidel way ahead with trips aces. The {6-Spades} turn left Cojocaru needing a two-outer to stay alive, but the {k-Hearts} completed the board to confirm his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Seidel
544,000
121,000
121,000
Poker Hall of Famer
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Roman Hrabec
500,000
-68,000
-68,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
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Nicolas Vayssieres
400,000
154,000
154,000
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Henrik Hecklen
394,000
155,000
155,000
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Martin Jacobson
258,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
181,000
-212,000
-212,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vadim Cojocaru gb
Vadim Cojocaru
Busted

Tags: Erik SeidelVadim Cojocaru

Higgins Secures Short-Stacked Double

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Simon Higgins
Simon Higgins

Marton Czuczor opened from early position and Simon Higgins defended the big blind.

The dealer spread the {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop, Higgins moved in his remaining 27,000, and Czuczor called.

Simon Higgins: {10-Spades}{5-Spades}
Marton Czuczor: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The {k-Clubs} and {5-Clubs} completed the board and Higgins secured the short-stacked double.

Player Chips Progress
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Marton Czuczor
545,000
-55,000
-55,000
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Simon Higgins
100,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Marton CzuczorSimon Higgins

Vito Spreads Chuttani

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sahil Chuttani was put in a difficult position in a heads-up pot against Enzo Vito on a board reading {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts} with an array of chips already in the middle.

Vito moved all in on the river and Chuttani considered calling off after already committing most of his stack. Eventually, he did so.

Vito tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for an ace-high flush, which was good to with the pot as Chuttani showed {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a queen-high flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Enzo Vito
750,000
185,000
185,000
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Sahil Chuttani
Busted

Tags: Enzo VitoSahil Chuttani

Garagnani Knocks Out Finck

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jerome Finck
Jerome Finck

Pedro Garagnani and Jerome Finck were all in preflop, with Finck's pocket pair ahead and at risk.

Jerome Finck: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Pedro Garagnani: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop immediately put Garagnani in the lead, and Finck could not catch up on the {8-Hearts} turn or {k-Diamonds} river. Garagnani took down the pot while eliminating Finck.

Player Chips Progress
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Pedro Garagnani
985,000
67,000
67,000
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Ben Heath
870,000
205,000
205,000
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Danut Chisu
580,000
315,000
315,000
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Jamie Flynn
545,000
-43,000
-43,000
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Aleem Kanji
385,000
313,000
313,000
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Ramzi Karam
270,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of James Williams us
James Williams
265,000
110,000
110,000
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Jerome Finck
Busted

Tags: Jerome FinckPedro Garagnani

Hajiyev's Set of Aces Bust to Ng

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

The words "all in and call" were heard coming from a table where Ramin Hajiyev was all-in on the button and at risk against Ambrose Ng in the big blind on a board of {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Ramin Hajiyev: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Ambrose Ng: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Hajiyev had flopped top set, but was behind Ng's flopped Broadway. The {6-Diamonds} river failed to pair the board and Hajiyev was sent to the rail on the cooler.

Player Chips Progress
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Ambrose Ng
221,000
99,000
99,000
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Ramin Hajiyev
Busted

Tags: Ambrose NgRamin Hajiyev