In a heads-up pot on a flop of , Roman Hrabec checked in the big blind and Nicolas Vayssieres bet 35,000 from under the gun. Hrabec check-raised to 90,000 and Vayssieres used through a time extension before calling.
The turn brought the and Hrabec bet 80,000. Vayssieres again called. The river completed the board and Hrabec used one of his time extensions before placing out a stack of green chips 25,000-denomination for a bet of around 505,000. Vayssieres flicked in a chip for a call.
Hrabec tabled for a king-high bluff, while Vayssieres turned over for a flopped set, more than good to win the pot to put a big dent in the Day 3 chip leader's stack.
Aleem Kanji opened to 35,000 from under the gun with and called a three-bet from Jack Sinclair with in the hijack to 110,000.
Kanji check-called 85,000 on the flop and both players checked the turn.
The river was the . Kanji checked and with 430,000 in the middle, Sinclair bet 300,000. Kanji sat with 565,000 behind and used two three extensions before calling.
Jamil Wakil opened to 35,000 in middle position and Roman Hrabec and Julien Sitbon both defended out of the blinds.
The flop of checked through and Hrabec led out for 105,000 on the turn. Sitbon raised to 315,000 from the next seat to leave himself with just 45,000. Wakil used through a time bank before three-bet jamming, prompting a snap-fold from Hrabec and an agonized sigh from Sitbon.
"Why do you bet this, bro?! You killed me!" Sitbon moaned to Hrabec before turning his attention to Wakil. "Tell me you have so I can fold. You don't have a draw here. I just have a ten. holy shit."
After plenty of deliberation and squirming, Sitbon made the call.
Julien Sitbon:
Jamil Wakil:
Wakil did indeed have a set of fives and had Sitbon drawing dead with top pair before the meaningless bricked off on the river to mark the Frenchman's elimination.
Enzo Vito opened to 35,000 on the button and Daewoong Song moved all in for 315,000 in the small blind. Marton Czuczor rejammed in the big blind, and Vito folded.
Daewoong Song:
Marton Czuczor:
Song needed to improve, but the flop left him in rough shape. The turn left him drawing dead to the river, and the South Korean player made his exit in 24th place for £19,600.
David Docherty opened to 35,000 from under the gun and Nils Pudel flatted the button. Pedro Garagnani three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind and Docherty four-bet to 350,000. Pudel got out of the way, Garagnani moved all in for roughly 1,300,000, and Docherty called.
Pedro Garagnani:
David Docherty:
It was the biggest and most classic of preflop coolers, and the flop changed absolutely nothing. The turn left Garagnani needing a two-outer king to survive, but the completed the board to eliminate the Brazilian, while Docherty became the clear chip leader after claiming the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Tournament officials have confirmed that today the Main Event will play until there are 16 players left or three levels have been played, whichever comes last.
For example, if 16 players are reached midway through the second level of the day (Level 22) then play will continue and conclude at the end of Level 23.
Equally, if 19 players remain at the end of Level 24 (the third level of the day) play will continue until 16 players remain.
Day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London £5,300 EPT Main Event is scheduled to kick off today at noon local time and leading the 25 remaining players is former professional ice hockey player Roman Hrabec of the Czech Republic, who bagged the Day 3 chip lead with a stack of 1,905,000 worth 127 big blinds.
Joining Hrabec, a primarily online grinder who recently finished second in the £2,200 UKIPT High Roller for £155,780 here at Hilton Park Lane, will be fellow big stacks Alexandre Vuilleumier of Switzerland (1,660,000), Nils Pudel of Germany (1,590,000) and Jordi Romero of Spain (1,480,000).
£5,300 EPT Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
RANK
PLAYER
COUNTRY
CHIP COUNT
BIG BLINDS
1
Roman Hrabec
Czech Republic
1,905,000
127
2
Alexandre Vuilleumier
Switzerland
1,660,000
111
3
Nils Pudel
Germany
1,590,000
106
4
Jordi Romero
Spain
1,480,000
99
5
David Docherty
United Kingdom
1,420,000
95
6
Nicolas Vayssieres
France
1,320,000
88
7
Pedro Garagnani
Brazil
1,315,000
88
8
Sergio Coutinho
Portugal
1,075,000
72
9
Ian Hamilton
United Kingdom
1,060,000
71
10
Enzo Vito
United Kingdom
989,000
66
Also in the field is Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, who finished Day 3 in fantastic fashion with a set-over-set cooler as he continues the hunt to become just the tenth Triple Crown winner in poker history, as well as other top crushers like Ben Heath, Jack Sinclair and Marton Czuczor.
There have been plenty of big hands and notable moments so far in the event, with notables like Team PokerStars ProRamon Colillas and 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Martin Jacobson among those who made it deep into the money but failed to survive to see the Day 4 felt.
Action will kick off on Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/15,000/15,000 and levels lasting 90 minutes in duration with a 20-minute break after each level. The plan is to play down to 16 players or play for a minimum of three levels, whichever takes longer.
The tournament is scheduled to play for six days and will crown on a winner on Oct. 28, who will earn this coveted trophy and first-place prize of £664,400.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in London and ready to bring readers updates on all the exciting Day 4 action.