Penultimate EPT London High Roller Kicks off at 12:30 P.M.
Welcome to Day 1 of the EPT London £10,300 High Roller, which gets underway at 12:30 p.m. BST inside the wonderful Hilton Park Lane.
This event is the penultimate five-figure buy-in tournament of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London, and is heavily expected to be the most attended yet.
Juan Pardo, Byron Kaverman, Henrik Hecklen and Daniel Dvoress have already tasted High Roller glory in the English capital, and are all expected to be in contention.
The plan of action for Day 1 is to play ten 60-minute levels, with those bagging and tagging a stack for Day 2 should they be able to navigate the high-calibre minefield. The tournament permits a single reentry, however players can bypass the starting flight as late registration is open until the start of Day 2.
Entrants will begin with a 50,000 starting stack, which is good for 250 big blinds. Furthermore, a 30-second shot clock will be active from the get go and players will receive eight time bank cards before play. They'll then be given seven cards on Level 1, six cards on Level 2 & 3, five cards on Level 4 & 5 and four cards on Level 6 & higher. Those who opts to buy-in on Day 2 will receive just five time bank cards.
The field will go on a 15-minute break after every two levels of play, with the dinner break taking place after Level 6, which should be around 7 p.m. local time.
EPT London £10,300 High Roller Day 1 schedule
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 15 min break | ||||
| 3 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 15 min break | ||||
| 5 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 60 min break | ||||
| 7 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 15 min break | ||||
| 9 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 60 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
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flop.
turn, and the action repeated after Kulev sized up to 9,000 before the 
river.
to take down a sizeable pot.
flop and Guilbert quickly raised to 4,300. Kisacikoglu then jammed for 13,300 and was snap-called.
turn added flush outs for the at risk player but the 
river sealed the checkmark for Guilbert.
river, and Sammartino followed as both hands were turned up. O'Dwyer showed 
for two pair, but Sammartino revealed 
river was inconsequential as Newey had the hand locked up and sent his opponent to the rail.
flop.
turn produced another min bet from Guilbert, to which Livschitz laughed while confirming with the dealer that 300 was indeed the bet and tossed in the call.
river before firing a bet of 13,100. Livschitz mucked, and Guilbert exclaimed "at least I was able to make you laugh" as he raked in the pot.
completed board. 
of Dvoress who raked in the big pot.
. Dario Sammartino moved all in for around 9,000 from the big blind and was called Timo Kamphues in early position. 
flop, while Olali led out for 2,700 on the 
for queen high. Keating turned over 
flop, and got out of the way once Faria fired 2,500 and Amiri called. Both remaining players checked the 
turn, with Faria leading out for 5,000 on the 
