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Two-Time EPT Main Event Champ Eliminated After Getting Aces Cracked
On Day 1a of the £5,300 EPT Main Event, it was Level 8 (500/1,000/1,000) when Victoria Coren Mitchell opened to 2,000 from early position and Lawrence Brandt defended out of the big blind. Before he called, the 
was exposed as a player folded their hand.
The flop landed 
and Brandt checked. Mitchell bet 2,000 and Brandt check-raised to 5,400.
“Check-raise?! Why did you do that?! Is it me?” Mitchell asked before calling.
The turn brought the 
and Brandt put out a stack of blue 5,000-denomination chips to put Mitchell all in. She quickly called off with around 25,000.
Victoria Coren Mitchell: 
Lawrence Brandt: 
Despite there being one less eight in the deck, Brandt had flopped a straight to have Mitchell drawing dead with her pocket aces headed to the 
river to eliminate the two-time EPT Main Event champion, who first took down 2006 EPT London Main Event for £500,000 and later 2014 EPT Sanremo Main Event for €476,100.
“Hard for me to fold that,” the two-time champ turned BBC presenter said as she left the tournament area.
Learn more about Victoria Coren Mitchell here!
Back-to-Back Eliminations for Sinclair
Also on Day 1a, albeit one level earlier in Level 7 (400/800/800), 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champ Jack Sinclair defended his big blind after Samuel Gillis raised to 2,000 in the small blind. The flop was 
and Gillis bet 2,500. Sinclair called.
The turn was the 
and Gillis checked. Sinclair bet 7,500 and called a shove from Gillis for over 20,000.
Samuel Gillis: 
Jack Sinclair: 
Gillis was drawing dead against Sinclair’s turned flush, with the 
river sending him to the rail.
On the following hand, Sinclair three-bet after a raise and a call in front of him, and three players saw the 
flop. They all checked and Sinclair bet 7,000 on the 
turn. Lukas Zaskodny was the only caller.
The river was the and Sinclair shoved. Zaskodny had around 22,000 behind and muttered something across the table before calling.
Sinclair showed 
for a flopped full house, with Zaskodny showing 
for a rivered nut straight.
“Is that two in two since you joined the table?” asked probable tournament chip leader Ian Drake.
“No, I folded one,” replied Sinclair with a smile.
Docherty Correctly Calls River Overbet With Fourth Pair
On Day 3 of the Main Event, it was Level 17 (3,000/6,000/6,000) in a heads-up battle between the blinds when Harry Lodge led out for 8,000 on the flop of 
and David Docherty called.
The turn brought the and Lodge put out an overbet of 38,000 with slightly less than that in the pot. Docherty again called.
The 
on the river completed the board and Lodge put out yet another overbet for 145,000, which sent Docherty deep into the tank. After using three time extensions, Docherty made the call.
Lodge sheepishly turned over a stone bluff with 
for nine-high, leading Docherty to turn over 
for a rivered bottom pair after missing his straight draw.
Romero at Risk, Flops Quads to Double
Also on Day 3 in the same Level 17, Yiannis Liperis opened to 12,000 and Jordi Romero reraised from the next seat to 98,000 and was all in.
Liperis thought for a second and made the call and the players tabled their cards with Romero at risk.
Jordi Romero: 
Yiannis Liperis: 
Romero let out a loud tap on the table when the flop came , flopping quad nines and securing his full double up. The completed the board but had no impact as Romero stacked his newfound wealth.
Merrilees Calls Clock on Tedeschi in
On Day 1 of the £3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty in Level 12 (600/1,200/1,200) when action was caught on the turn with the board showing the 
.
Daniel Merrilees checked in the big blind before Paul Tedeschi bet 12,500. Merrilees then jammed for 74,400. After a few moments, Merrilees called the clock, much to the objection of Tedeschi who felt not enough time had passed.
The clock began and Tedeschi called, by splashing his bigger stack into the pot.
Daniel Merrilees: 
Paul Tedeschi: 
Merrilees was ahead with a superior ace but couldn’t believe his luck when the 
hit the river, to give his opponent two pair. A dejected Merrilees then exited the tournament area.
Check out PokerNews’ profile on Paul Tedeschi here!
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