High roller events on the European Poker Tour are some of the most expensive side events in the world. The Million Pound Showdown at EPT London this week was the richest we've seen on these shores. It cost £20,000 to enter, somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000 and the Million Pound part referred to the guaranteed prize pool. As it happens, the 86 players soared past that generous guarantee and when they convened yesterday, they knew they were playing for a first prize of £516,000. Step forward Jason Mercier for it is yours. Jason Mercier Mercier's victory here completed a
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Final table update 6 - £1 Million Showdown
The final table of the £1 Million Showdown event at EPT London is underway. Blinds are 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante. Full details of the payout structure can be found here and you can follow all the action on EPT Live. Click REFRESH to see the lastest up-to-the-minute updates 12.10am:...more
Final table update 5 - £1 Million Showdown
The final table of the £1 Million Showdown event at EPT London is underway. Blinds are 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante. Full details of the payout structure can be found here and you can follow all the action on EPT Live. Click REFRESH to see the lastest up-to-the-minute updates 11.20pm:...more
Final table update 4 - £1 Million Showdown
The final table of the £1 Million Showdown event at EPT London is underway. Blinds are 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. Full details of the payout structure can be found here and you can follow all the action on EPT Live. 10pm: Players take a break That's the end...more
Final table update 3 - £1 Million Showdown
The final table of the £1 Million Showdown event at EPT London is underway. Blinds are 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. Full details of the payout structure can be found here and you can follow all the action on EPT Live. Click REFRESH to see the lastest up-to-the-minute updates...more
Final table update 2 - £1 Million Showdown
The final table of the £1 Million Showdown event at EPT London is underway. Blinds are 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante. Full details of the payout structure can be found here and you can follow all the action on EPT Live. 6.45pm: That's the dinner break and we'll be back...more
EPT £1 Million Showdown player profiles
Seat 1: Peter Jetten, 23, Toronto, Canada – 347,000 chips Only minutes before the bubble, a stunning hand against John Juanda turned Peter’s fortunes around in the EPT London £1 Million Showdown. He got dealt aces in the small blind, was raised by Scotty Nguyen, re-raised by Juanda and...more
Final table update 1 - £1 Million Showdown
The final table of the £1 Million Showdown event at EPT London is underway. Blinds are 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante. Full details of the payout structure can be found here and you can follow all the action on EPT Live. 5.40pm: Peter Jetten bets form the button and gets...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates - No 7
The EPT £1 Million Showdown coverage continues here. Yesterday 86 players started, each paying a £20,000 buy-in. Now just 14 remain. Play will resume with blinds now 2,000-4,000 with a running ante of 400. We'll play on until we reach a final table and then pause before the action...more
EPT London: The Showdown continues...
If you were up late last night in London, kept the computer on during Sunday night football or the Championship game back in the States, or just logged in this morning to check out the latest news, you'll know that the biggest buy-in tournament on the EPT, the EPT...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates - No 6
The high roller event coverage continues here. This afternoon 86 players started, each paying a £20,000 buy-in. Blinds are now 1,500/3,000 with a running ante of 300. The updates will continue through the night until the order to halt for the night is given. Click refresh to see the...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates – No 5
The high roller event coverage continues here. This afternoon 86 players started, each paying a £20,000 buy-in. They’ll play until just nine remain tonight, returning for the final tomorrow afternoon. Blinds are now 800/1,600 with a running ante of 200. We'll be bringing updates here alongside our EPT London...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates - No 4
The high roller event coverage continues here. This who's who of poker started with 86, each paying a £20,000 buy-in and they’ll play through to a last nine tonight, returning for the final tomorrow afternoon. Starting stacks of 20,000, blinds now 200/400 with a running ante of 50. We'll...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates - No 3
The high roller event coverage continues here. This who's who of poker started with 86, each paying a £20,000 buy-in and they’ll play through to a last nine tonight, returning for the final tomorrow afternoon. Starting stacks of 20,000, blinds now 200/400 with a running ante of 50. We'll...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates – No 2
The high roller event coverage continues here. This who's who of poker started with 86, each paying a £20,000 buy-in and we’ll play through to a final table tonight. Starting stacks of 20,000, blinds now 150/300. We'll be bringing updates here alongside our EPT London coverage. Click refresh to...more
EPT London: £1 Million Showdown updates - No 1
The high roller event is underway, a £20,000 buy-in tournament to rival any other. This who's who of poker event has started with 86 players and will play through to a final table today, as long as it takes. Starting stack of 20,000, opening blinds of 50/100. We'll be...more
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