Danny Tang continued for 7,500 from middle position after the flop, and Giorgio Crisostoma check-raised all in from the big blind. "What have I got myself into?" Tang asked as he slid in the call.
Giorgio Crisostoma:
Danny Tang:
Crisostoma's pocket pair was behind Tang's tens, and the turn and river changed nothing. Tang added to his stack while eliminating Crisostoma.
The seat formerly occupied by PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg was noticeably empty, and former tablemate Guy Taylor filled us in on the action.
On a board, Spragg had check-raised all in against Jonathan Barusta. Spragg held for top pair and was up against the pair and flush draw of his opponent.
The turn improved Barusta to two pair while the river improved him to a full house and sent Spragg to the rail.
The numbers are in for theEPT London 2022 Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London, becoming the second-biggest EPT London Main Event at 749 entries after the 2010 edition (848).
The Main Event field was represented by 62 different countries, and the event included 532 unique players with 217 reentries. The winner will take home the coveted title and top prize of £664,400.
The United Kingdom led the way with 148 players, followed by France (58 players), Germany (24 players), the United States (23 players) and Canada (22 players) rounding out the top five countries at the Hilton Park Lane.
Spain was next on the list totaling 21 players, followed by Italy with by 19 players. Brazil, Ireland and Norway saw 14 players join the field, while Greece (13 players), Romania (12 players) and Austria (10 players) were the other nations to be represented by 10 or more.
This event continues an exciting series here in London, as this tournament follows the largest-ever UKIPT London Main Event earlier this week with 1,458 entries.
A full breakdown of the nationality stats for the record-breaking £5,300 EPT Main Event is available in the table below.
COUNTRY
PLATERS
PERCENTAGE
United Kingdom
148
27.82%
France
58
10.90%
Germany
24
4.51%
USA
23
4.32%
Canada
22
4.14%
Spain
21
3.95%
Italy
19
3.57%
Brazil
14
2.63%
Ireland
14
2.63%
Norway
14
2.63%
Greece
13
2.44%
Romania
12
2.26%
Austria
10
1.88%
Argentina
9
1.69%
China
9
1.69%
Portugal
9
1.69%
Hungary
8
1.50%
Australia
7
1.32%
Belgium
7
1.32%
Bulgaria
7
1.32%
Japan
7
1.32%
Lebanon
7
1.32%
South Korea
7
1.32%
Hong Kong
6
1.13%
Denmark
5
0.94%
Sweden
5
0.94%
Cyprus
3
0.56%
Czech Republic
3
0.56%
Israel
3
0.56%
Poland
3
0.56%
Switzerland
3
0.56%
Thailand
3
0.56%
Turkey
3
0.56%
Azerbaijan
2
0.38%
India
2
0.38%
Kazakhstan
2
0.38%
Moldova
2
0.38%
New Zealand
2
0.38%
Russia
2
0.38%
Uruguay
2
0.38%
Albania
1
0.19%
Belarus
1
0.19%
Croatia
1
0.19%
Estonia
1
0.19%
Iran
1
0.19%
Latvia
1
0.19%
Lithuania
1
0.19%
Malta
1
0.19%
Morocco
1
0.19%
Netherlands
1
0.19%
Slovenia
1
0.19%
Ukraine
1
0.19%
*Note: The nationality stats reflect only unique players (532) and NOT the total entries
Blind on blind Ole Schemion was facing an all in from Jamie Nixon for 108,500. Schemion came into the start of the day as chip leader and after a healthy period on feature, he's remained atop the pile.
He eventually called with and Nixon turned over .
The board came with Schemion unable to resist a celebratory tap of the table as Nixon was eliminated.
"I can't call jacks," said tablemate Masaaki Maruyama.
Pedro Marques was all-in for his stack of roughly 40,000 in from the big blind and was at risk against David Docherty in the small blind.
Pedro Marques:
David Docherty:
The flop vaulted Docherty into the lead, although the turn gave Marques straight outs. It wasn't to be, however, as the completed the board and Docherty won the flip to oust Marquez a few eliminations away from the money.
Julien Sitbon opened to 11,000 from middle position and Lucas Scafini called on the button to see the flop.
Sitbon continued for 27,000 and Scafini came along to the turn. The action repeated with a bet of 68,000 and a call from Scafini to the river, where Sitbon put Scafini all in.
Scafini made the call, and Sitbon smirked as he said "I hit it". Sitbon showed for a flopped straight, while Scafini revealed as was eliminated before the bubble.
Eugenio Peralta had gotten his remaining 34,000 in from the hijack and was at risk against Lars Kamphues in the big blind. They waited to reveal their hands as a crowd of spectators and cameras surrounded the table.
Eugenio Peralta:
Lars Kamphues:
The flop drew a reaction from the crowd as Peralta flopped a flush draw. The turn changed nothing, however, and the completed the board to confirm the pot for Kamphues' kings, eliminating Peralta on the EPT London Main Event money bubble.
Jamie Flynn opened the action from middle position with a raise to 8,000 and was three-bet to 27,000 by Timothy Chung on the button. The action folded back to Flynn who took some time before sliding a stack of 25,000 chips over the line and effectively putting Chung all in.
Chung had a decision for his tournament life and elected to call and the players showed their hands.
Timothy Chung:
Jamie Flynn:
Chung was behind and at risk and needed to improve.
The flop came which put Chung in the lead but gave Flynn a broadway draw. The turn was and the river and although the board had four to a flush, neither player had a diamond and Chungs top pair took down the pot.