British Poker Open 2019

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The British Poker Open 2019 was the first edition of this poker tournament series and was hosted by Poker Central . The ten high-roller tournaments with buy-ins between 10,000 and 100,000 pounds sterling were from 2 to 12 September 2019 at Aspers Casino in London played out.

structure

Of the ten tournaments, eight were played in the No Limit Hold'em variant , with one being played with a short deck . There were also two events in Pot Limit Omaha . Due to the high buy-in, only the world's best poker players and wealthy businessmen could be found at the tournaments. The tournaments were designed for two days. In the first eight events, players were allowed two re-entries, in the last two tournaments one re-entry was allowed. Sam Soverel collected the most points across all tournaments and therefore won the British Poker Championship . Following the British Poker Open , the Super High Roller Bowl London was played at the same place with a buy-in of 250,000 pounds.

Tournaments

Overview

#	Tournament start	Buy-in (in £ )	Fee (in £)	variant	Attendees	winner	origin	Prize money (in £)
1	Sep 2 2019	010,000	0500	No Limit Hold'em	26th	Lucas Greenwood		119,600
2	3rd Sep 2019	010,000	0500	Pot Limit Omaha	30th	George Wolff		120,000
3	4th Sep 2019	010,000	0500	No Limit Hold'em	46	Paul Newey		156,400
4th	5th Sep 2019	010,000	0500	No Limit Hold'em Short Deck	24	Sam Greenwood		110,400
5	6 Sep 2019	025,000	1000	No Limit Hold'em	28	Sam Soverel		322,000
6th	Sep 7 2019	025,000	1000	No Limit Hold'em	22nd	Sergi Reixach		253,000
7th	8 Sep 2019	025,000	1000	Pot Limit Omaha	15th	Stephen Chidwick		202,500
8th	Sep 9 2019	025,000	1000	No Limit Hold'em	13	Sam Soverel		227,500
9	Sep 10 2019	050,000	2000	No Limit Hold'em	18th	Mikita Badsjakouski		486,000
10	Sep 11 2019	100,000	3000	No Limit Hold'em	12	Ben Tollerene		840,000

# 1 - No Limit Hold'em

The first event was played in No Limit Hold'em on September 2nd and 3rd, 2019 . 26 participants paid the buy-in of £ 10,000 plus £ 500 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Lucas Greenwood	119,600	200
2		Steve O'Dwyer	072,800	140
3		Robert Flink	041,600	100
4th		Sam Grafton	026,000	080

# 2 - Pot Limit Omaha

The second event was played in Pot Limit Omaha on September 3rd and 4th, 2019 . 30 participants paid the buy-in of £ 10,000 plus £ 500 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		George Wolff	120,000	200
2		Sam Soverel	078,000	140
3		Stephen Chidwick	048,000	100
4th		Gavin Cochrane	030,000	080
5		Joni Jouhkimainen	024,000	060

# 3 - No Limit Hold'em

Paul Newey (2017)

The third event was played in No Limit Hold'em on September 4th and 5th, 2019 . 46 participants paid the buy-in of £ 10,000 plus £ 500 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Paul Newey	156,400	200
2		Sam Soverel	101,200	140
3		Elio Fox	069,000	100
4th		Mikita Badsjakouski	046,000	080
5		Sam Greenwood	036,800	060
6th		Cary Katz	027,600	040
7th		Stephen Chidwick	023,000

# 4 - No Limit Hold'em Short Deck

Sam Greenwood (2016)

The fourth event was played on September 5th and 6th, 2019 in No Limit Hold'em Short Deck . 24 participants paid the buy-in of £ 10,000 plus £ 500 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Sam Greenwood	110,400	200
2		Robert Flink	067,200	140
3		Anson Tsang	038,400	100
4th		Cary Katz	024,000	080

# 5 - No Limit Hold'em

Sam Soverel (2018)

The fifth event was played in No Limit Hold'em on September 6th and 7th, 2019 . 28 participants paid the buy-in of £ 25,000 plus £ 1,000 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Sam Soverel	322,000	200
2		Rainer Kempe	196,000	140
3		Almedin Imširović	112,000	100
4th		Stephen Chidwick	070,000	080

# 6 - No Limit Hold'em

The sixth event was played in No Limit Hold'em on September 7th and 8th, 2019 . 22 participants paid the buy-in of £ 25,000 plus £ 1,000 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Sergi Reixach	253,000	200
2		Timothy Adams	154,000	140
3		Elio Fox	088,000	100
4th		Michael Zhang	055,000	080

# 7 - Pot Limit Omaha

Stephen Chidwick (2014)

The seventh event was played in Pot Limit Omaha on September 8th and 9th, 2019 . 15 participants paid the buy-in of £ 25,000 plus £ 1,000 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Stephen Chidwick	202,500	200
2		George Wolff	112,500	140
3		Sam Soverel	060,000	100

# 8 - No Limit Hold'em

The eighth event was played on September 9, 2019 in No Limit Hold'em . 13 participants paid the buy-in of £ 25,000 plus £ 1,000 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Sam Soverel	227,500	200
2		Steve O'Dwyer	097,500	140

# 9 - No Limit Hold'em

Mikita Badsjakouski (2020)

The ninth event was played in No Limit Hold'em on September 10, 2019 . 18 participants paid the buy-in of £ 50,000 plus £ 2,000 tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Mikita Badsjakouski	486,000	200
2		Christoph Vogelsang	270,000	140
3		David Peters	144,000	100

# 10 - No Limit Hold'em

Ben Tollerene (2015)

The tenth event was played in No Limit Hold'em on September 11th and 12th, 2019 . 12 participants paid the buy-in of 100,000 pounds plus a 3,000 pound tournament fee.

space	origin	player	Prize money (in £)	Points
1		Ben Tollerene	840,000	350
2		Cary Katz	360,000	245

British Poker Championship

Point system

The players collected points with each money placement according to the following scheme:

space	Tournaments 1-9	Main Event
1	200	350
2	140	245
3	100	175
4th	080	140
5	060	105
+6+	040	070

Final score

Sam Soverel (2018)

In the event of a tie, the prize money won was decisive. Winner Sam Soverel made the money five times and won the fifth and eighth events.

space	origin	player	Points	Prize money (in £)	Cashes
1		Sam Soverel	780	788,700	5
2		Stephen Chidwick	420	343,500	4th
3		Cary Katz	365	411,600	3
4th		Ben Tollerene	350	840,000	1
5		George Wolff	340	232,500	2
6th		Mikita Badsjakouski	280	532,000	2
7th		Steve O'Dwyer	280	170,300	2
8th		Sam Greenwood	260	147,200	2
9		Robert Flink	240	108,800	2
10		Sergi Reixach	200	253,000	1
11		Elio Fox	200	157,000	2
12		Paul Newey	200	156,400	1
13		Lucas Greenwood	200	119,600	1
14th		Christoph Vogelsang	140	270,000	1
15th		Rainer Kempe	140	196,000	1
16		Timothy Adams	140	154,000	1
17th		David Peters	100	144,000	1
18th		Almedin Imširović	100	112,000	1
19th		Anson Tsang	100	038,400	1
20th		Michael Zhang	080	055,000	1
21st		Gavin Cochrane	080	030,000	1
22nd		Sam Grafton	080	026,000	1
23		Joni Jouhkimainen	060	024,000	1

Web links

• British Poker Open 2019 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
• British Poker Open 2019 at pokercentral.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} 2019 British Poker Open on storage.googleapis.com, accessed on September 9, 2019 (PDF; English).
2. ↑ Everything You Need to Know About The British Poker Open and Super High Roller Bowl London on pokercentral.com on August 13, 2019, accessed on September 2, 2019.
3. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 10,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 1) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 4, 2019.
4. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 10,000 + 500 Pot Limit Omaha - BPO Event # 2) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 5, 2019.
5. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 10,000 + 500 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 3) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 5, 2019.
6. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 10,000 + 500 Short Deck Hold'em - BPO Event # 4) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 6, 2019.
7. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 25,000 + 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 5) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 7, 2019.
8. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 25,000 + 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 6) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 8, 2019.
9. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 25,000 + 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha - BPO Event # 7) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 9, 2019.
10. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 25,000 + 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 8) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on September 10, 2019.
11. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 50,000 + 2,000 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 9) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 11, 2019.
12. ↑ 2019 British Poker Open (BPO) (£ 100,000 + 3,000 No Limit Hold'em - BPO Event # 10) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed September 15, 2019.