Players are going on a 75-minute dinner break. The tournament clock shows exactly 400 entries in Day 1b with approximately 261 remaining.
When players return they will have four more 60-minute levels before they bag ahead of Day 2. Blinds when they return will be 400/800 with a big blind ante of 800.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour London at the fantastic Hilton Park Lane has been a roaring success so far. Several players have picked up some huge scores, such as Henrik Hecklen, who took down the £50,000 Super High Roller earlier today for £652,700.
While that event wrapped up earlier on, the £5,300 EPT London Main Event is still in full swing, with Day 1b currently playing out.
Parker Talbot was loudly celebrating a double-up, and explained to PokerNews that he'd hit a one-outer.
After Lawrence Bayley raised to 2,400 from the small blind, Talbot had three-bet all in for 17,500 from the big blind. Bayley called with against the of Talbot.
A queen on the flop gave Bayley a pair, but a on the river saw Talbot stay alive. According to tablemate Ambreen Mirza, she had folded the last two meaning that Talbot had hit a one-outer to stay alive.
"Make sure you put it in that the play was terrible," said Bayley light-heartedly.
Another player at the table was Dominik Nitsche.
"Make sure you also include that I agree with Parker [Talbot] that the play was terrible," added Nitsche, and the table laughed.
A hand was in progress between Ramin Hajiyev and Sahil Chuttani that had amassed close to 80,000 chips in the pot. The full board of was out and Hajiyev had checked to Chuttani.
Chuttani moved all in for over 50,000, covering Hajiyev who took his time, pausing his music and cracking his knuckles as he contemplated the decision.
He eventually called and Chuttani flipped over for a flopped set. Hajiyev's hand was turned over and he was eliminated.
After the hand, tablemate Aaron Duczak informed us that Hajiyev had check-called on all three streets.
Tamer Kamel was in a heads-up pot against Aaron Thivyanathan on a board of with around 17,000 already in the middle.
Thivyanathan put out a pot-sized river bet and Kamel thought for a few seconds and called. Thivyanathan tabled for a rivered set, which brought a wince from Kamel as he showed the table he had for a no good top two pair.
Giovani Torre and Atanas Pavlov were in a heads-up pot on board of in a battle between the blinds.
Torre led out with a bet of 2,000 from the small blind and Pavlov raised to 5,000. Torre called. Torre checked on the turn and Pavlov sized down to 4,000, which wasn't small enough to get any more out of his opponent as Torre folded.