Ali Imsirovic Eliminated in 3rd Place for £112,000

The Bosnian player Ali Imsirovic made it 300,000 to go with [Qs5s] and when Sam Soverel popped it to 560,000 with a three-bet holding [Ac2c], Imsirovic called all-in for his 515,000 stack. Imsirovic needed help, but didn't receive it on the [3c5c4s] flop, which saw Soverel make a wheel and the turn

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 4th Place for £70,000

Stephen Chidwick was all-in for his tournament life with [Th6h] and it was Rainer Kempe who would be his conqueror after calling him with [Qh2c]. The flop of [5dJd9s] the turn of [Ks] left Chidwick needing one of six outs didn't show on the [2s] river wasn't one of them, sending

Kempe Rivers a Duck to Survive

Rainer Kempe raised with [Kh2h] up to 260,000. Stephen Chidwick shoved [KdTd] but then mistakenly revealed his hand. Kempe had a real decision knowing that he was dominated. With 1.2m in the pot, Kempe had to run the math and knowing that he was in bad shape, but needing to call

Soverel Snaps Kempe in Half

Rainer Kempe had moved all-in several times with his chip lead, building it to a point that he had double anyone else's chips in an effort to add what would be his 18th live title to his already-impressive poker CV. He just did it with king-deuce, hoping to get another

A Hand for Everyone

Every one of the four players remaining has been active in just over one orbit, and here's how they got moves through. Stephen Chidwick moved all-in with an unseen hand and everyone folded very quickly. Rainer Kempe made it 80,000 with [JdTd] and Ali Imsirovic, who has been quiet so far three-bet

Chidwick Rivers Runner Runner to Double

Stephen Chidwick moved all-in for 280,000 with [9c7c] and was in bad shape against the re-shove from Kempe, which isolated the field. The German held [AcKc], and looked a heavy favorite to bust the brit on the flop of [6cAs6s] but the [9s] turn and [9d] river completely flipped those odds,

Kempe Takes the Lead From Soverel

Kempe held [Jd8c] and bet 70,000 on the turn of a board showing [Kd9hTsQh] called by Soverel with just [9c8c]. The river [6d] saw Kempe bet 280,000, and Soverel flicked his cards into the muck, a pot swinging to Kempe which means Kempe now leads.

Chidwick Fails to Flush Kempe

Rainer Kempe made it 80,000 with [ThTd] and Stephen Chidwick made the call with [Js6s] in the big blind. the flop of [Qs4s2d] gave Britain's most successful tournament player in history a flush draw, and when Kempe continued for 65,000, Chidwick raised to 155,000. Kempe was clearly put to a big

Early Hands To Good to Call

Stephen Chidwick, who came into today third in chips, raised to 65,000 with [KsKc] and got it through without a challenge. With five players left, only four will make the money, so we are on the bubble. Kempe raised it up two hands later with [TcTd] and that got through too,

Welcome to the Final Table of Event #5: £25,000 No Limit Hold’Em

We're back in action today at the Aspers Casino in Stratford, East London as five players will play down to a winner in Event #5 of the British Poker Open, the £25,000-entry no limit hold'em event. Sam Soverel, who already sits atop the overall leaderboard, goes into the action as chip