Soverel Wins £25K, Enters Another
The Event #5 final table stream just concluded on PokerGO and Sam Soverel earned his first British Poker Open win. The High Roller of the Year leader beat Rainer Kempe heads up and while Soverel just entered, Kempe has yet to register Event #6.
With the win, Soverel extends his HROY lead and increases his chances of becoming the first BPO champion. Soverel’s three cashes add up to 480 points, more than 200 clear of second place Sam Greenwood.
A look at the British Poker Open top-ten is provided below:
| RANK | PLAYER | POINTS | CASH |
| 1 | Sam Soverel (3)* | 480 | £501,200 |
| 2 | Sam Greenwood (2)* | 260 | £147,200 |
| 3 | Robert Flink (2) | 240 | £108,800 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick (3)* | 220 | £141,000 |
| 5 | Paul Newey | 200 | £156,400 |
| 6 | George Wolff | 200 | £120,000 |
| 7 | Luc Greenwood* | 200 | £119,600 |
| 8 | Rainer Kempe | 140 | £196,600 |
| 9 | Steve O’Dwyer | 140 | £72,800 |
| 10 | Cary Katz (2) | 120 | £51,600 |
*denotes that player has entered Event #6.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 125,000 | - |
