£5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 5 | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

2022-10-27 10:00 UTC

Sinclair, Heath, Seidel Among 16 Returning to Day 5 of EPT London Main Event

BrandonBloom

The PokerStars European Poker Tour London continues with Day 5 of the £5,300 EPT Main Event, and action will resume shortly from Hilton Park Lane at noon local time.

There are only two tables remaining as 16 players return to the felt on the penultimate day out of the 749 total entries which created a prize pool of £3,632,650.

All remaining players have locked up £29,800, but all are hoping to continue their run to claim the title of EPT London Main Event champion and win the £664,400 first-place prize.

Day 5 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	David Docherty	United Kingdom	3,560,000	119
2	Ian Hamilton	United Kingdom	2,450,000	82
3	Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	2,230,000	74
4	Roman Hrabec	Czech Republic	2,125,000	71
5	Harry Lodge	United Kingdom	2,045,000	68
6	Nils Pudel	Germany	1,985,000	66
7	Alexandre Vuilleumier	Switzerland	1,710,000	57
8	Nicolas Vayssieres	France	1,085,000	36
9	Ben Heath	United Kingdom	990,000	33
10	Aleem Kanji	United Kingdom	965,000	32
11	Danut Chisu	Romania	945,000	32
12	Marton Czuczor	Hungary	700,000	23
13	Benjamin Pollak	France	665,000	22
14	Erik Seidel	United States	450,000	15
15	Jamie Flynn	Ireland	365,000	12
16	Sergio Coutinho	Portugal	350,000	12

Scottish player David Docherty leads the field by a fairly large margin and holds 3,560,000 chips, good for 119 big blinds when play resumes. Another couple of Brits round out the top three with Ian Hamilton (2,450,000) and Jack Sinclair (2,230,000) the next closest players on the leaderboard.

Online crusher and recent £2,200 UKIPT High Roller runner-up Roman Hrabec (2,125,000), Harry Lodge (2,045,000), Nils Pudel (1,985,000), Alexandre Vuilleumier (1,710,000), and Nicolas Vayssieres (1,085,000) are the other players returning with seven-figure stacks.

Those on the bottom half of the leaderboard still in contention to win the premier European tournament include English high roller Ben Heath (990,000), Aleem Kanji (965,000), Danut Chisu (945,000), two-time EPT Main Event runner-up Marton Czuczor (700,000), Benjamin Pollak (665,000), poker legend Erik Seidel (450,000), Jamie Flynn (365,000), and Sergio Coutinho (350,000).

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (GBP)
1	£664,400
2	£414,650
3	£296,150
4	£227,800
5	£175,250
6	£134,800
7	£103,700
8	£79,750
9	£61,350
10-11	£49,350
12-13	£41,100
14-15	£34,250
16	£29,800

Play will resume on Level 24 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante, and 90-minute levels are scheduled to be played today with 20-minute breaks in between each level until only six players remain.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to bring updates from EPT London until a champion is crowned.

Tags: Aleem Kanji Alexandre Vuilleumier Ben Heath Benjamin Pollak Danut Chisu David Docherty Erik Seidel Harry Lodge Ian Hamilton Jack Sinclair Jamie Flynn Marton Czuczor Nicolas Vayssieres Nils Pudel Roman Hrabec Sergio Coutinho

2022-10-27 11:15 UTC

Marton Czuczor Eliminated in 16th Place (£29,800)

BrandonBloom

Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Nicolas Vayssieres opened to 65,000 under the gun, Roman Hrabec flatted the small blind, and Marton Czuczor raised to 665,000 in the big blind with only 5,000 behind. Vayssieres used a time bank and folded, while Hrabec moved all in. Czuczor called for his last chip.

Marton Czuczor:
Roman Hrabec:

The flop gave Hrabec a set, although Czuczor was still alive and in need of a heart. The turn changed nothing, however, and the river confirmed the result to eliminate Czuczor.

The two-time EPT runner-up won't get another shot at victory this time as he made his exit in 16th place for £29,800.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roman Hrabec	3,035,000 910,000	910,000

Nicolas Vayssieres	955,000 -130,000	-130,000
Marton Czuczor	Eliminado

Tags: Marton Czuczor Nicolas Vayssieres Roman Hrabec

2022-10-27 11:27 UTC

Ben Heath Eliminated in 15th Place (£34,250)

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Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ben Heath opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Alexandre Vuilleumier min-click three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind. Heath called.

The flop landed and Vuilleumier continued for 75,000 Heath called. The turn brought the and Vuilleumier sized up to 220,000. Heath used through a time extension before moving all in for around 550,000. Vuilleumier snap-called with a bigger stack.

Ben Heath:
Alexandre Vuilleumier:

Heath had flopped a set but Vuilleumier had plenty of hope with a flush draw.

"I wanted to make it 4x preflop," Vuilleumier said after seeing he let his opponent get there.

Nonetheless, the arrived on the river to make Vuilleumier his flush to eliminate Heath in 15th place for £34,250.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexandre Vuilleumier	2,600,000 890,000	890,000
Ben Heath	Eliminado

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Ben Heath

2022-10-27 11:43 UTC

Seidel Doubles Through Kanji

BrandonBloom

Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Erik Seidel moved all in for 375,000 on the button and Aleem Kanji called in the big blind.

Erik Seidel:
Aleem Kanji:

Seidel was in a dominating position as the dealer spread the flop. The turn left Seidel just needing to fade a ten, and the completed the board to secure his double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Docherty	3,720,000 160,000	160,000

Roman Hrabec	2,940,000 -95,000	-95,000

Harry Lodge	2,120,000 75,000	75,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	940,000 -15,000	-15,000
Erik Seidel	795,000 345,000	345,000

Danut Chisu	795,000 -150,000	-150,000
Aleem Kanji	435,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Aleem Kanji Erik Seidel

2022-10-27 12:21 UTC

Sergio Coutinho Eliminated in 14th Place (£34,250)

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Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A wild and lengthy hand took place on the outer table when Alexandre Vuilleumier opened to 65,000 in middle position and Sergio Coutinho three-bet to around 150,000 with just a single chip behind.

Benjamin Pollak then cold four-bet to around 500,000 from the big blind and Vuilleumier five-bet jammed with both opponents covered. Despite being heavily pot-committed, Coutinho tossed out several time banks as he eyed a pay jump and went deep into the tank.

"Sorry about your arms," Coutinho told a TV crew member holding a boom mic above the table.

Coutinho eventually called and Pollak quickly followed suit.

Sergio Coutinho:
Benjamin Pollak:
Alexandre Vuilleumier:

Pollak and Vuilleumier both had aces and chopped up their Portuguese opponent as the board ran out to mark his elimination in 14th place for £34,250.

"A lot of drama," Vuilleumier laughed as he and Pollak chopped the small pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexandre Vuilleumier	2,950,000 50,000	50,000
Benjamin Pollak	750,000 85,000	85,000
Sergio Coutinho	Eliminado

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Benjamin Pollak Sergio Coutinho

2022-10-27 12:30 UTC

Dogged Pudel Calls Down Hamilton

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Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Blind on blind, Nils Pudel check-called 85,000 from Ian Hamilton on the flop and then check-called 175,000 on the turn.

The river was the and Pudel checked. Hamilton bet 325,000 and Pudel called.

Hamilton showed for a flopped two pair but lost out to the of Pudel who had turned a better two pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nils Pudel	2,200,000 500,000	500,000
Ian Hamilton	1,300,000 -450,000	-450,000

Tags: Ian Hamilton Nils Pudel

2022-10-27 13:16 UTC

Tournament Ruling with 13 Players Remaining

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Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After a lengthy discussion involving all 13 players remaining in the EPT London Main Event, a tournament ruling was agreed for the remainder of play.

There has been a spate of incidents where a player has done a "virtual all-in" whereby they moved all but a a single chip all in. This is done in order to gain extra time to potentially ladder if a player at the other table were to be eliminated.

The ruling that was agreed is as follows:

If a player goes "virtually all-in" leaving a single big blind or similar amount behind, and subsequently face action in that hand, they will have just minute (one time extension) to act on their hand.
Were they to survive with this amount, and continue to tank in hands then a five-second shot clock may be introduced for them.

This rule is solely for the remainder of the Main Event.

2022-10-27 13:23 UTC

Nicolas Vayssieres Eliminated in 13th Place (£41,100)

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Roman Hrabec shoved blind on blind with Nicolas Vayssieres calling in the big blind for his last 535,000.

Nicolas Vayssieres:
Roman Hrabec:

Vayssieres was a 70% favorite to win the hand and double up and the flop gave him top pair. The turn was a giving Hrabec a pair and the improved him further to a straight and Vayssieres was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roman Hrabec	4,100,000 690,000	690,000

Nicolas Vayssieres	Eliminado

Tags: Nicolas Vayssieres Roman Hrabec

2022-10-27 13:39 UTC

Hrabec Scoops Huge Pot And Extends Chip Lead With Aces

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Roman Hrabec opened to 80,000 from early position and David Docherty three-bet to 235,000 from the button.

Hrabec then four-bet to 475,000 and Docherty called.

The flop came and Hrabec continued for 275,000. Docherty called.

The turn was the and Hrabec bet 350,000. Again, Docherty called.

With the pot up to 2,300,000 the completed the board. Hrabec bet 375,000 and Docherty played five time extensions before ultimately folding as Hrabec moved up over 5,000,000 in chips

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roman Hrabec	5,435,000 1,335,000	1,335,000

David Docherty	2,250,000 -1,330,000	-1,330,000

Tags: David Docherty Roman Hrabec

2022-10-27 14:07 UTC

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 12th Place (£41,100)

BrandonBloom

Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Erik Seidel moved all in for 380,000 under the gun and David Docherty called from one seat over.

Erik Seidel:
David Docherty:

Seidel ran right into the rockets and the flop changed nothing. The turn left Seidel needing a two-outer seven to survive, but the completed the board and the poker legend's deepest EPT Main Event run came to an end in 12th place for £41,100.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Docherty	2,730,000 480,000	480,000

Erik Seidel	Eliminado

Tags: David Docherty Erik Seidel