The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) live event days have been a long time coming, more often than not among scandals and bumps along the road. Still, after the first event days, Day 2A went live at the Wembley Stadium in London with 319 participants. 175 of them made it to Day 3, with Frenchman Alban Juen in the chiplead (367,500). Juen has finished ITM in three major live tournaments so far, including a 59th place in last year’s WSOP Main Event for $128,384.
Additionally, a number of renowned pros also participated in the first live ISPT event day, including Bruno Launais (305,300), Ivey Poker Pro Mathew Frankland (150,400), David Benyamine (139,900), Sam Trickett (132,600), Ramzi Jelassi (91,500) and JP Kelly (51,000). Those who entered Day 2A and got eliminated included Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi (returning on Day 2B but getting railed once again), Christopher Brammer as well as Tony G (also returning on Day 2B and making it through).
On Day 2B, 442 players entered the event for a total field of 761. The €1,000,000 first prize for the winner was guaranteed and, with the first prize making up 20% of the total prize pool, a massive overlay of €589,000 was generated. Recognised players to make it to Day 3 feature Ole Schemion (196,700), Antoine Saout (151,500), Dave Ulliott (145,000), Toby Lewis (144,300), Jon Spinks (138,800), Roberto Romanello (125,000), Liz Lieu (70,200) and James Akenhead (44,700), to name some.
At the end of the day, Pete Linton topped the field with 306,000 in chips, though he still fell short of the overall chiplead, remaining to be held by Day 2A qualifier Juen.
Day 3 is now running with a live stream, which you can watch below:
The International Stadiums Poker Tour, as imagined by the French Groupe Tapie to be organised at the Wembley Stadium, was to be the biggest tournament ever, with 30,000 players playing on the seats via tabs and the top 3,000 finishers playing it down to the winner on the pitch. The gargantuan tournament was promoted with an equally generous guaranteed prize pool of $30 million.
However, the original concept has since undergone tremendous changes: the prize pool was lowered to €20 million and later, the “guaranteed” was gone altogether. Currently, the tourney offers a €1,000,000 guaranteed first prize. The record number of 30,000 participants is no longer expected and the game on tabs was replaced by the first event days played in online rooms.
Even though the ISPT had been widely anticipated, the aforementioned changes resulted in great uncertainty about the tournament. Consequently, the eventual field turned out to be considerably smaller than hoped.
Additionally, a number of renowned pros also participated in the first live ISPT event day, including Bruno Launais (305,300), Ivey Poker Pro Mathew Frankland (150,400), David Benyamine (139,900), Sam Trickett (132,600), Ramzi Jelassi (91,500) and JP Kelly (51,000). Those who entered Day 2A and got eliminated included Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi (returning on Day 2B but getting railed once again), Christopher Brammer as well as Tony G (also returning on Day 2B and making it through).
On Day 2B, 442 players entered the event for a total field of 761. The €1,000,000 first prize for the winner was guaranteed and, with the first prize making up 20% of the total prize pool, a massive overlay of €589,000 was generated. Recognised players to make it to Day 3 feature Ole Schemion (196,700), Antoine Saout (151,500), Dave Ulliott (145,000), Toby Lewis (144,300), Jon Spinks (138,800), Roberto Romanello (125,000), Liz Lieu (70,200) and James Akenhead (44,700), to name some.
At the end of the day, Pete Linton topped the field with 306,000 in chips, though he still fell short of the overall chiplead, remaining to be held by Day 2A qualifier Juen.
Day 3 is now running with a live stream, which you can watch below:
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The International Stadiums Poker Tour, as imagined by the French Groupe Tapie to be organised at the Wembley Stadium, was to be the biggest tournament ever, with 30,000 players playing on the seats via tabs and the top 3,000 finishers playing it down to the winner on the pitch. The gargantuan tournament was promoted with an equally generous guaranteed prize pool of $30 million.
However, the original concept has since undergone tremendous changes: the prize pool was lowered to €20 million and later, the “guaranteed” was gone altogether. Currently, the tourney offers a €1,000,000 guaranteed first prize. The record number of 30,000 participants is no longer expected and the game on tabs was replaced by the first event days played in online rooms.
Even though the ISPT had been widely anticipated, the aforementioned changes resulted in great uncertainty about the tournament. Consequently, the eventual field turned out to be considerably smaller than hoped.
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