Day Six of EPT9 London started with only a fraction of the original players left in the main event, but the excitement and nervousness could be felt in every corner of the place. Everyone wanted to know who would win; some were hanging out waiting to see results, and others had a lot to lose. In the end, Ruben Visser won the Race to London title, along with a sweet £595,000, but getting there was no simple task.
One superstar and rebound ready player, Mantas Visockis of Lithuania, dug his heels in and simply wouldn’t give up. Despite Visser’s lead 15.5 million to 3.7 million, Visockis brought his stack back up to 4 and then 8 million before all was said and done. Visser eliminated any question as to who would take this one; he turned over ace- queen.
Theo Jorgensen, back at EPT9 London after a very high profile robbery and shooting at his home in Denmark, sent Chris Moorman out with and ace and a king. At the same time, he gave his stack some fighting weight and brought it up.
Everyone was barely able to catch their breath before another flip came against Steve O’Dwyer, who was the chip leader. Olof Haglund was the threat, and his pocket queens are what beat the ace-king of O’Dwyer. His disappointment was even more intense, since he was within just an ace or a king of having a huge lead, but was left with only about a million.
The action continued for hours, with one big talent after another finding themselves being left out of the lead, but for Ruben Visser, it was one great hand after the next. For a little bit, it looked like Visockis might have the lead, but it didn’t last for too long.
Jorgensen found himself out after about two hours of a four handed game, but found himself out against Visser’s ace-8. The remaining three made a deal that left £140,000 on the table, as well as the title, Slyde watch and trophy.
Visser pounced on Haglund, the paperboy by day, and sent him out with an ace-8. The finish took two hours, and it was intense, but in the end, Visser overwhelmed Visockis with the last deal of the game and festival of EPT9 London: It was an ace of hearts that led Ruben Visser to victory.