It was the £20,000 appetiser to a banquet scheduled to last ten days. On Wednesday just gone, 75 high rollers sat down to kick off the EPT London Festival and for once it probably really was the trophy that was most important. If you've got the odd twenty-large to spare for a game of cards, you're not exactly famished in the wonga department. And so although there was £542,000 on offer for the winner, this one was a game of pride, a game of skill and a game of wits. Our winner was wholly appropriate. Matt Glantz is from Lafayette
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EPT London High Roller: Matt Glantz rolls the highest and sweeps up half a million
Day 1
EPT London High Roller: Ilari Sahamies rolls into day one lead
It all ticked along nicely, "slow and gradual," as Vicky Coren tweeted at the start, but as she also wrote: "for twenty grand that's what you should expect." Seventy players had paid that prior to the noon start but by the close of play only 32 had more than...more
EPT London High Roller: Level 10 updates
Live updates from day one, level 10 of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date selected chip counts are on the chip count page. Blinds: 1,000-2,000 (200 ante) 1.02am: That's...more
EPT London High Roller: Level 9 updates
Live updates from day one, level nine of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date selected chip counts are on the chip count page. Blinds: 800-1,600 (200 ante) 11.40pm: Waiting,...more
Day 2
EPT London High Roller: Erik Cajelais steam-rolls to final table chip lead
At a "normal" EPT Main Event, the penultimate day usually begins with 24 players and the target of reaching a final eight before everyone turns into pumpkins. We usually make it but it can take a while. We've lost damn good men to the fruit bowl. On day two of...more
EPT London High Roller: Level 17 updates
Live updates from day two, level 17 of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date selected chip counts are on the chip count page. Blinds: 6,000-12,000 (1,000 ante) 8.30pm: That'll...more
EPT London High Roller: Level 16 updates
Live updates from day two, level 16 of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley, Howard Swains and Simon Young. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date selected chip counts are on the chip count page. Blinds: 5,000-10,000 (700 ante) 7.16pm: A...more
Day 3
EPT London High Roller: Level 22&23 updates
Live updates from day three, level 22 & 23 of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date chip counts are on the chip count page. Follow all the action too on EPT...more
EPT London High Roller: Level 21 updates
Live updates from day two and three, level 21 of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date chip counts are on the chip count page. Follow all the action too on EPT...more
EPT London High Roller: Level 20 updates
Live updates from day two and three, level 20 of the EPT London High Roller event brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Howard Swains. Click refresh to see the latest updates below. The up-to-date chip counts are on the chip count page. Follow all the action too on EPT...more
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