EPT LONDON: BERGSTROM TAKES TINY LEAD INTO DAY 5

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We have a new leader at the top at EPT London ... but that man barely has enough chips to consider himself the ultimate chip leader. Mattias Bergstrom is our chip leader heading into Wednesday's play, however, Adria Balaguer trails Bergstrom by less than a big blind.

You can even add German Pascal Hartmann to the list - he is less than an orbit of blinds and antes away from controlling EPT London.

Day 2 and Day 3 chip leaders Benny Spindler and James Mitchell are right there in the thick of things as well, both appear in the top six. Spindler had an off day on Monday but picked up the pace today while Mitchell quietly added to his chip stack.

Joao Barbosa sure had an eventful Day 4. The 2010 EPT San Remo Side Event winner started the day way near the bottom of the chip totals ... but, just a few hours into Day 4, Barbosa was back in the hunt, and sits 12th out of the final 24 players.

NOTABLE CHIP COUNTS:
Mattias Bergstrom 1838000
Benny Spindler 1421000
James Mitchell 1365000
Basile Yaiche 1245000
Kevin Iacofano 1122000
Juan Manuel Pastor 940000
Joao Barbosa 714000
Stephen O'Dwyer 551000
Benjamin Jenkins 282000
Aadam Daya 236000

NOTABLE DAY 4 ELIMINATIONS:
Sam MacDonald, Salvatore Bonavena, Humberto Brenes, Roberto Romanello, John Gale, Paul Van Nunes, Marvin Rettenmaier, Ana Marquez and Barny Boatman.

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PTPR PREMIER EVENT
European Poker Tour London
EPT London NLH Main Event
September 30-October 6, 2011

Hilton London Metropole | London
Buy-in: $7,045 | Prizepool: $4,498,850 | Entries: 691

Defending Champion: David Vamplew

PTS AT STAKE:
1st position 131
2nd position 81
3rd position 51
4th position 41
5th position 36
6-7th position 31
8-11th position 16
12-15th position 14
16-18th position 11

EPT LONDON: SMASHING! MITCHELL LEADS UK CHARGE

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While Sunday's play at EPT London was mostly a German affair (as Spindler and Rettenmaier dominated the headlines), today's storylines were all about the UK - as the top three chip counts - and five of the top 10 - are all from the United Kingdom - looks like the UK players want to win one for England!

James Mitchell holds one big stack, collecting over 20k more chips than second place Sam MacDonald during Day 3 play. Mitchell, the 2010 Paddypower.com Irish Open Champion, is the only player with a 1+ million dollar chip stack.

Spindler, who held the lead after Sunday's play, fell off the charts a bit on Monday, but, still holds a Top 15 chip stack heading into Tuesday's play.

The money bubble burst during today's play. Andrew Chen, Andrew Feldman, Sebastien Ruthenberg, Toby Lewis and Doyle Brunson highlight the list of those who cashed today, sadly, their tournaments came to an end. A total of 62 players will be making their way back to the Hilton London Metropole tomorrow.

NOTABLE REMAINING PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 75k IN CHIPS:
James Mitchell 1071500
Sam Macdonald 860000
Basile Yaiche 756500
Benjamin Jenkins 721000
Kevin Iacofano 623500
Benny Spindler 570000
Juan Manuel Pastor 475000
Jamie Rosen 416500
Marvin Rettenmaier 365500
Roberto Romanello 293500
Stephen O'Dwyer 194500
Ana Marquez 175500
Paul Vas Nunes 171000
Humberto Brenes 163000
Salvatore Bonavena 133500
Barny Boatman 116500
Aadam Daya 103000
John Gale 83500

NOTABLE DAY 3 ELIMINATIONS:
Nicolas Chouity, Doyle Brunson, Sebastien Ruthenberg, Jose Nacho Barbero, Bryn Kenney, Mustapha, Kanit, Andrew Chen, Brian Hastings, Andrew Feldman, Jamie Burland, Eoghan O'Dea, Richard Grace, Toby Lewis, Sorel Mizzi, Freddy Deeb, Anton Wigg, Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Joe Ebanks, Dan Kelly, Elio Fox, James Akenhead, Jake Cody and Tristan Wade.

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SPINDLER TAKES LEAD AS DAY 2 ENDS
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PTPR PREMIER EVENT
European Poker Tour London
EPT London NLH Main Event
September 30-October 6, 2011

Hilton London Metropole | London
Buy-in: $7,045 | Prizepool: $4,498,850 | Entries: 691

Defending Champion: David Vamplew

PTS AT STAKE:
1st position 131
2nd position 81
3rd position 51
4th position 41
5th position 36
6-7th position 31
8-11th position 16
12-15th position 14
16-18th position 11