Henrik Hecklen got his last 720,000 into the middle and Philip Sternheimer was the one to attempt the elimination.
Henrik Hecklen: 
Philip Sternheimer: 
The board ran out 
and the kings held to secure a double for Hecklen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
670,000
-945,000
|
-945,000 |
Juan Pardo raised to 80,000 from late position and Henrik Hecklen called from the big blind. The flop was 
.
Hecklen check-called a bet of 45,000 on the flop and the turn was 
.
Hecklen checked again and Pardo continued for 130,000. It was too much for Hecklen and he tossed it in the muck.
Pardo has taken a few early pots with raises as he leverages his commanding chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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|
|
550,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Cards are now in the air for the final table of the ￡50,000 EPT London Super High Roller. The final six players will play down to a winner today.
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Welcome to the Day 3 finale of the ￡50,000 EPT London Super High Roller at PokerStars European Poker Tour London. Cards go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time for the exciting conclusion to this high-stakes event.
The tournament drew 39 entries and generated a prize pool of ￡1,891,890, from which the winner will receive ￡652,700. All six returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of ￡132,430.
Spain’s Juan Pardo holds a commanding lead over the six remaining players after he ran it up to 5,500,000 in the closing levels of the evening. Pardo is looking for his second title of the series after he took down the ￡10,200 Mystery Bounty for ￡80,280 and nearly ￡160,000 in bounties.
His total is more than three times that of his nearest competitor, Philip Sternheimer, who bagged 1,615,000 after a productive Day 2. Sternheimer is followed on the leaderboard by Daniel Dvoress, the only other player to finish with more than 1,000,000 chips.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 5,500,000 | 138 |
| 2 | Philip Sternheimer | England | 1,615,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 1,005,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Bruno Volkmann | Brazil | 665,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Ben Heath | England | 585,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 525,000 | 13 |
Bruno Volkmann, Ben Heath, and Henrik Hecklen round out the Day 3 hopefuls. Hecklen will look for revenge after he finished as runner-up to Pardo in the opening Mystery Bounty tournament.
Play will pick up in Level 17 with just less than 50 minutes remaining on the tournament clock. Blinds resume at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante, and action will continue on Sunday until a winner is declared.
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | ￡652,700 |
| 2 | ￡425,680 |
| 3 | ￡293,240 |
| 4 | ￡217,570 |
| 5 | ￡170,270 |
| 6 | ￡132,430 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the ￡50,000 EPT London Super High Roller at PokerStars European Poker Tour London at Hilton Park Lane.
￡50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day 3 Started
