2008 PokerStars.com EPT London

£5,200 EPT London Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.com EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
£1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,200
Prize Pool
£3,349,200
Entries
596
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Fast Out of the Blocks

One player who has come hurtling out of the blocks at breakneck speed is last year's WSOPE runner up John Tabatabai who currently has just under 30,000.

He was already flourishing at the time, but one hand I witnessed saw Tabatabai leading out for 3,050 on a {5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{A-Spades} board. To his delight, neighbour George Lind pushed all in, and quicker than a hiccup, Tabatabai made the call with {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. Lind showed {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

A {2-Spades} river was of no use to Lind, allowing Tabatabai to take the pot. "See you at the final," predicted the dealer, which possibly wasn't the wise choice of words given she'd just dealt him trip aces.

Tags: John Tabatabai