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On the turn of a 
board, Mat Frankland had checked and Vincent Bury made a bet of 3,500. Bury thought and then made the call to see the 
on the river.
Frankland now moved all in and Bury snap-called.
"You've got it," said a resigned Frankland, tabling 
, before adding "nice river" when Bury showed 
for a rivered top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
Busted |
The board read 
when Jannick Wrang bet 3,100 after Garrett Michael Levrini had checked the action to him. Levrini tanked for a quite a bit before making it 10,600 and that put Wrang in the tank.
After a while Wrang put in the call creating a huge pot on the river, which was the 
.
Levrini went into the tank for a very long time, which ultimately lead to Wrang asking if it was his turn.
It was still Levrini's turn, and finally he decided to check the action. Wrang looked back down at his cards and after about 30 seconds he checked behind.
"Pair," Levrini said, before tabling 
.
Wrang showed 
and with his pair of aces he took down the pot.
"You fold when he moves all in, right?" Anatoly Filatov asked.
"I think I have to," Wrang admitted. Wrang didn't have to make a big decision on the river and he now sits on a big stack in the third level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
26,000 | |
Javed Abrahams opened to 600 preflop in the small blind and David Vamplew called. Both players checked the 
flop before Abrahams fired 400 on the 
turn. Vamplew made the call and they both checked the 
river.
Abrahams showed 
but Vamplew's 
was still good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
We're up to 203 registered played for Day 1a right after the first break of the day and five have already been knocked out. As it is a custom on the European Poker Tour all Main Events are freeze-out tournaments, so those five will not be back in this event at a later stage.
Last year 209 players entered on Day 1a and with 389 players on Day 1b the event had a total of 604 entries. Here's a look at the numbers of the last few seasons of EPT London.
EPT London Numbers
| Year | Day 1a | Day 1b | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 10 | 209 | 389 | 604 |
| Season 9 | 236 | 411 | 647 |
| Season 8 | 280 | 411 | 691 |
| Season 7 | 339 | 509 | 848 |
"It's pretty easy when you keep flopping sets," said James Dempsey, alluding to the 70,000 chip stack he'd already amassed. "I flopped a set, he flopped top pair, had already lost half his stack and didn't really want to play anymore."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
Busted |
After an unknown open from the cutoff, action folded over to Barny Boatman in the small blind. He three-bet to 1,425 and Maximos Pertsinidis called out of the big blind. The original raiser let his hand go, leaving the duo heads up to a 
flop.
Boatman continued for 1,500 on the flop and Pertsinidis instantly flung forward a call. The 
hit the turn, pairing the board and eliciting a check from Boatman. Pertsinidis took this opportunity to cut out a bet of 3,000. Boatman riffled chips for a bit, pondering his action. Ultimately, he tossed out a call and watched as the 
completed the board. He checked the river and Pertsinidis knuckled the table in reply.
Boatman confidently rolled over 
, Pertsinidis mucked his cards, and Boatman took down the pot. He's still under starting stack with about 22,000, but this victory has his stack trending in the proper direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
22,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
It’s a low key day in London today. Sundays typically start this way. For one thing you can drive through the city relatively unmolested, at least until about lunch time. That’s when open season begins again, and the roads clog up again with cars, buses, sirens and people who need to get somewhere. But for a few blissful hours before then though, the city is peaceful and relatively empty.
The start of the EPT London Main Event has been similarly low key, although it’s not that the Grand Connaught Rooms are short of players, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Players are now on a their first 20-minute break of the day.
Three players including Johnny Lodden and Mark Vinsky took a flop of 
. Lodden was first to act and he checked over to Vinsky. Vinsky fired 1,600 and the player on the button came along for the ride. Lodden, however, had different plans as he slid out a check-raise to 5,600.
This raise put Vinsky in the tank for well over two minutes before he ultimately decided to ditch his cards. The button quickly followed suit and Lodden was pushed the pot. The Team PokerStars Pro now has about 44,500 to his name.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
||
|
31,000 | |
