£10,300 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

10-26-2022 20:00 UTC

Keating First Past 250K

Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rayan Chamas opened from the cutoff before Alex Keating three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Chamas called. Keating continued firing, betting to the tune of 20,000 on the flop and was called.

One the turn, Keating eyed up his opponent stack and moved all in as the big stack. Chamas with, 52,000 behind, used several time banks before calling for his tournament life.

Rayan Chamas:
Alex Keating:

The completed the board and gave Keating a set for the pot, while Chamas headed out of the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	260,000 86,000	86,000
Rayan Chamas	Busted

10-26-2022 20:20 UTC

Platinum Pass Winner Campomanes Four-Bets Preflop

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Adam Miller opened to 1,400 from early position before Rehman Kassam three-bet to 3,900 from the hijack. Florencio Campomanes then re-raised to 16,200. Both opponents got out of the way for Campomanes to chip up.

Campomanes won a PSPC Platinum Pass all the way back in 2020, prior to the coronavirus outbreak. He'll be in the Bahamas this January for the rescheduled PSPC.

Also at the table is Conor Beresford, who was a post dinner break entrant.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Miller	65,000 65,000	65,000
Rehman Kassam	53,000 53,000	53,000
Conor Beresford	50,000 50,000	50,000
Florencio Campomanes	48,000 48,000	48,000

10-26-2022 20:23 UTC

Higgins Doubles Through Dvoress

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Simon Higgins was all in for his last 14,300 from the cutoff and was at risk of elimination after Daniel Dvoress called from the hijack.

Simon Higgins:
Daniel Dvoress:

The flop put Higgins into the lead but Dvoress was still live with his overcard and Broadway straight draw. The runout kept Higgins alive and he found a much needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	141,000 -4,000	-4,000

Simon Higgins	30,000 24,000	24,000

10-26-2022 20:34 UTC

Derwiche Loses Some, Immediately Recovers

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Josh Noy

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Imad Derwiche and Sam Grafton were heads up on the flop, with Grafton leading out from the big blind. Derwiche raised and Grafton took a moment before responding with an all in.

Derwiche asked for a count, to which Grafton responded "that's a good start". After counting his own stack, Derwiche slid his cards to the dealer and Grafton collected the pot.

On the very next hand, Derwiche called Alberto Landgraf's all in and the hands were turned up.

Alberto Landgraf:
Imad Derwiche:

Landgraf's pocket pair was ahead before the flop, which gave Derwiche a straight. The turn brought chop outs, but the river was no help to Landgraf.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	92,000 28,000	28,000

Imad Derwiche	52,000 52,000	52,000
Alberto Landgraf	Busted

Tags: Alberto Landgraf Imad Derwiche Sam Grafton

10-26-2022 21:14 UTC

Set Over Set Benefits Vieira

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joao Vieira opened to 1,700 from under the gun and was called by Francisco Benitez and Dimitrios Angelakos from early position and the cutoff respectively.

The flop checked through to the turn.

Vieira checked, which prompted Benitez to bet 4,500. Angelakos called and Vieira went into the tank. He then raised to 17,500 and Benitez quickly got out the way. Angelakos then moved all in for 82,000 and Vieira snap-called as the slightly bigger stack.

Dimitrios Angelakos:
Joao Vieira:

Both players flopped a set but Vieira had the superior three-of-a-kind. The confirmed Angelakos' exit and Vieira took in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	185,600 99,600	99,600
Dimitrios Angelakos	Busted

10-26-2022 21:30 UTC

Derwiche Cracks Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was caught on the flop with 13,500 in the middle. Vicent Bosca Ramon bet 8,500 from the big blind and Imad Derwiche called from the hijack.

Ramon and Derwiche were engaging in some playful table talk, which resulted in Ramon moving all in for 28,300 on the turn. Derwiche seemed uncomfortable about the spot but ultimately called as the covering stack.

Imad Derwiche:
Vicent Bosca Ramon:

The aces were ahead but the river gave Derwiche the king-high straight, Derwiche was apologetic about the bad beat but Ramon was very gracious and congratulated his opponent as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	130,000 78,000	78,000
Vicent Bosca Ramon	Busted

10-26-2022 21:35 UTC

Talbot Calls Vogelsang's Bluff

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Parker Talbot raised on the button and called when Christoph Vogelsang three-bet from the small blind.

The action checked through the flop and the turn, before Vogelsang led out for 4,500 on the river.

Talbot immediately tossed in the call, and Vogelsang slid his cards face down to the dealer. Talbot slid his cards forward, winning the showdown without showing his holding. "That bad, eh?" he asked Vogelsang, who smirked as Talbot stacked his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker Talbot	44,000 44,000	44,000

Christoph Vogelsang	28,000 -19,000	-19,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Parker Talbot

10-26-2022 22:25 UTC

Watson's Quads End Amiri's Night

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri and Mike Watson were heads up to the turn on a board showing and plenty of chips already in the pot.

Amiri check-called 17,500 to the river, where Watson bet even bigger sliding out a 100,000 chip stack. That was more than enough to cover Amiri, who sat back to ponder his decision.

After using all three of his remaining time banks, Amiri removed his sunglasses to get a better look at Watson from across the table. Amiri then made the call, turning up . He quickly saw it was no good, as Watson revealed for flopped quads to eliminate Amiri.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	322,000 130,000	130,000

Ehsan Amiri	Busted

Tags: Ehsan Amiri Mike Watson

10-26-2022 22:52 UTC

Sammartino Shoves into Queens

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dario Sammartino and Espen Jorstad were heads up in a three-bet pot with the flop already on the table.

Sammartino checked to Jorstad on the button, producing a bet of 11,000. Sammartino check-raised all in, and Jorstad quickly made the call.

Dario Sammartino:
Espen Jorstad:

Sammartino was in bad shape against Jorstad's pocket queens, with the turn and river completing the board to cement his early exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	162,000 60,000	60,000

Dario Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Espen Jorstad

10-26-2022 22:58 UTC

Maue Quadruples Late On

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 2,400 from under the gun and was called by Rafael Navas Robles and Imad Derwiche from the button and the small blind respectively.

Leonard Maue then jammed for 17,900 from the big blind. Surprisingly, each of the players called.

Action checked through to showdown for the final board to show .