2022 PokerStars EPT London

��25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
£273,710
Event Info
Buy-in
£25,000
Prize Pool
£720,300
Entries
30
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
30
Players Left
1

Kaverman's Baby Pair Holds Up

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Bruno Volkmann
Bruno Volkmann

Espen Jorstad raised to 50,000 on the button and Byron Kaverman three-bet shoved all in for 290,000 in the big blind. Jorstad deliberated for 30 seconds and eventually called it off.

Byron Kaverman: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Espen Jorstad: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}

The flop came {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Kaverman's baby pair of threes remained in the lead. The {6-Spades} on the turn gave Jorstad a flush draw but the {q-Diamonds} bricked out on the river.

Bruno Volkmann Orpen Kisacikoglu
Bruno Volkmann Orpen Kisacikoglu
Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
615,000
250,000
250,000
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
205,000
-400,000
-400,000
GTO Wizard

Tags: Byron KavermanEspen Jorstad

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Greenwood Bows Out on the Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

The action folded around to Sam Greenwood in the small blind who shipped his short stack of 155,000 into the middle. Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind and Greenwood was at risk.

Sam Greenwood: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Steve O'Dwyer: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and O'Dwyer's king-high was still in the lead. The {4-Spades} on the turn changed nothing and Greenwood launched his cards at the river, hoping for one of them to connect. It was the {8-Spades} and Greenwood was forced to exit on the money bubble.

Sam Greenwood bubble boy
Sam Greenwood bubble boy
Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
640,000
160,000
160,000
EPT 1X Winner
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Sam GreenwoodSteve O'Dwyer

Kisacikoglu Can't Close the Book on O'Dwyer

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu held around 33% of the chips in play and was not shy with putting them to work. Kisacikoglu shoved all in from the hijack, putting the pressure on his opponents but Steve O'Dwyer woke up with a calling hand from the small blind.

Steve O'Dwyer: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Orpen Kisacikoglu: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

O'Dwyer was at risk for 220,000 and the flop of {8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} certainly made things sweaty. However, the {9-Diamonds} on the turn and the {2-Spades} on the river bricked out and O'Dwyer held for a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
1,195,000
-10,000
-10,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
480,000
220,000
220,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Orpen KisacikogluSteve O'Dwyer

Jorstad Steals One from Kaverman

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Byron Kaverman opened to 45,000 in the cutoff and Espen Jorstad defended from the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Jorstad check-called a bet of 40,000 from Kaverman.

The {a-Hearts} paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the {2-Clubs} on the river. Jorstad led out with a bet of 55,000 on the river and Kaverman sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
605,000
15,000
15,000
GTO Wizard
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
365,000
-43,000
-43,000

Tags: Espen JorstadByron Kaverman

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Break

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The remaining six players are taking a 15-minute break in the action. They are still one elimination away from cracking into the money where a min-cash is worth ��68,430.

Round Two Goes to Kaverman

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Just moments later, Steve O'Dwyer and Byron Kaverman got all of their chips in the middle again with Kaverman being the player at risk this time for 184,000.

Byron Kaverman: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Steve O'Dwyer: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds} which provided no sweat, sending an easy double-up back the way of the American.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
408,000
208,000
208,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
260,000
-185,000
-185,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Byron KavermanSteve O'Dwyer

Timely Double for O'Dwyer on the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind who chose to just limp in. Byron Kaverman was in the big blind and announced all in, which was met by a quick call from O'Dwyer who was at risk for 215,000.

Steve O'Dwyer: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Byron Kaverman: {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The flop of {k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} provided Kaverman with some chop outs but the {10-Spades} on the turn favored O'Dwyer. The {4-Spades} completed the board and O'Dwyer made a flush to secure the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
445,000
230,000
230,000
EPT 1X Winner
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
200,000
-215,000
-215,000

Tags: Byron KavermanSteve O'Dwyer

O'Dwyer Folds to a Couple of Three Bets

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 30,000 in the hijack and Espen Jorstad responded with a three-bet to 83,000 from the big blind. O'Dwyer opted to lay his hand down and Jorstad collected the chips.

On the next hand, O'Dwyer raised to 30,000 again and Byron Kaverman re-raised to 75,000 on his left. The action folded back to O'Dwyer who was forced to fold once again.

Player Chips Progress
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
590,000
45,000
45,000
GTO Wizard
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
415,000
135,000
135,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
215,000
-35,000
-35,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Byron KavermanEspen JorstadSteve O'Dwyer