Simon Higgins was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ryan Mandara on a board reading 
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Higgins bet on the flop and then called a raise to 3,000 from Mandara to head to the 
turn. Higgins checked and Mandara checked back.
The river brought the 
and Higgins led out with a bet of 9,000. Mandara laid it down.
The two discussed the hand afterward and Higgins said he had a set of tens, while Mandara claimed to have folded ace-ten.
Michael Dwyer shoved for 3,900 and was called in one spot by Pablo Jimenez Puerta.
"I just want a double up, I'm not greedy," he said as the remaining players thought about it before folding.
Michael Dwyer: 
Pablo Jimenez Puerta: 
Puerta was in the lead but Dwyer spiked a queen on the 
runout to double up and stay alive.
Straight into Main Event - let’s go! #EPTLondon https://t.co/PM3VsaYof2
— Michael Dwyer (@MichaelDwyer64)
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Sebastian Gahl opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Nuno Duarte flat-called in the cutoff.
The flop landed 
and Gahl and Duarte both checked. Gahl then took a stab on the turn with a bet of 800 and Duarte raised to 2,100. Gahl laid it down.
Sam Grafton has joined the EPT London Main Event field, twelve years after playing in his very first EPT.
In this hand, he raised to 900 and Guy Taylor defended his big blind. Taylor checked the 
flop over to the PokerStars Ambassador who continued for 1,100. Taylor check-raised to 4,500 and Grafton folded.
Grafton recently won $5,500,000 playing in Cyprus and he spoke with PokerNews about his journey to playing high stakes tournaments.
Playing EPT London Main today, twelve years since I made my EPT debut in the same event. Sadly will never match thi… https://t.co/V686ayblS8
— Sam Grafton (@SquidPoker)
Ramon Colillas was on the button in a heads-up pot against Thomas Cazayous in the small blind on a flop of 
.
Cazayous bet 4,000 and Colillas called. The turn brought the 
and Cazayous slowed down by checked. Colillas sat quietly before pushing out his stack for an all-in bet, which got a fold from his opponent.
Blaz Zerjav raised to 800 and got one caller before Anton Wigg three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. Both players called.
The 
flop checked to Wigg who continued for 3,000. Zerjav was the only caller. The turn was the 
and this time Wigg check-folded to a bet of 5,500 from Zerjav.
Tom Middleton open-jammed a stack of 4,300 and Luciano Macchiarelli called out of the big blind with more.
Luciano Macchiarelli:
Tom Middleton: 
The flop of 
hit both players hard as it gave Macchiarelli top set and Middleton the nut flush draw. The on the turn gave Middleton the flush and he was able to avoid the board pairing as the 
bricked off on the river to earn him a double.
Ivan Banic opened to 800 from the cutoff and Ramon Colillas flat-called on the button, while Thomas Cazayous also called from the big blind.
The flop landed 
and Banic and Cazayous both checked. Colillas bet 1,200 and only Banic called. Banic checked again on the 
turn. Colillas fired a bet of 3,700 and Banic called.
Banic checked a third time on the 
river and Colillas checked back, apparently giving up as he mucked when Banic showed 
for fourth pair.
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