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

£5,300 EPT Main Event

Dia 5 Começado

2022-10-27 09:59 UTC

Day 5 Seat Draw

BrandonBloom

TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BIG BLINDS
1	1	Marton Czuczor	Hungary	700,000	23
1	2	Nicolas Vayssieres	France	1,085,000	36
1	3	Erik Seidel	United States	450,000	15
1	4	David Docherty	United Kingdom	3,560,000	119
1	5	Aleem Kanji	United Kingdom	965,000	32
1	6	Danut Chisu	Romania	945,000	32
1	7	Harry Lodge	United Kingdom	2,045,000	68
1	8	Roman Hrabec	Czech Republic	2,125,000	71

2	1	Benjamin Pollak	France	665,000	22
2	2	Benjamin Heath	United Kingdom	990,000	33
2	3	Nils Pudel	Germany	1,985,000	66
2	4	Ian Hamilton	United Kingdom	2,450,000	82
2	5	Alexandre Vuilleumier	Switzerland	1,710,000	57
2	6	Sergio Coutinho	Portugal	350,000	12
2	7	Jamie Flynn	Ireland	365,000	12
2	8	Jack Sinclair	United Kingdom	2,230,000	74

2022-10-27 10:00 UTC

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

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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

Nível: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2022-10-27 11:08 UTC

Shuffle Up and Deal

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

Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 5 of the £5,300 EPT Main Event here at 2022 PokerStars EPT London.

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

Tags: Marton Czuczor Nicolas Vayssieres Roman Hrabec

2022-10-27 11:17 UTC

Flynn Shoves; Hamilton Uses His Big Stack

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

Jamie Flynn shoved from middle position in one of the first hands of the day and took down the blinds and antes.

A short while later, Ben Heath opened to 60,000 from the button and got a call from Nils Pudel in the small blind. Table chip leader Ian Hamilton then three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind and got two folds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ian Hamilton	2,600,000	150,000
Nils Pudel	1,800,000	-185,000
Ben Heath	850,000	-140,000
Jamie Flynn	450,000	85,000

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
Ben Heath	Eliminado

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Ben Heath

2022-10-27 11:32 UTC

Coutinho Doubles Through Vuilleumier

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

In a limped pot blind on blind, Alexandre Vuilleumier bet 35,000 on a flop and Sergio Coutinho raised to 100,000.

Vuilleumier called and the turn was the . It checked to Coutinho who moved all in for 295,000. Vuilleumier called.

"Oh wow," the Swiss player said as his opponent turned over with Vuilleumier showing

The river was the and Coutinho doubled up.

A short while later, Coutinho raised to 65,000 on the button and Jack Sinclair defended his big blind.

The flop checked through and Sinclair bet 70,000 on the turn. Coutinho called, but folded to a shove from Sinclair on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jack Sinclair	2,400,000	170,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	2,200,000	-400,000
Sergio Coutinho	730,000	380,000

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Jack Sinclair Sergio Coutinho

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
Roman Hrabec	2,940,000	-95,000
Harry Lodge	2,120,000	75,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	940,000	-15,000
Erik Seidel	795,000	345,000
Danut Chisu	795,000	-150,000
Aleem Kanji	435,000	-530,000

Tags: Aleem Kanji Erik Seidel