World Poker Tour London Classic Completes Day 2

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An unusual confrontation, some surprise exits, and a chip leader from PartyPoker highlighted the Day 2 action at the World Poker Tour London Classic. Held at the beautiful Palm Beach Casino at the Mayfair Hotel, the tournament features a £5,300 buy-in Main Event, with a prize pool that climbed to more than £800,000. With 171 top players in the event, the action has been fast, and only 39 players remain for Day 3 action.

Much of the day 2 talk focused on a confrontation between poker superstar, Phil Ivey and British player Luke Schwarz, a rising star in the game. After a hand where Schwarz devastated pro Erik Seidel, the following exchange occurred:

Schwarz [To Seidel]: “What did you have?” (Ivey, hearing the question, laughs.)
Schwarz: [To Ivey] “What are you laughing at?”
Ivey: “You’ve just won a huge pot off the guy and you’re asking him what he has?”
Schwarz: “What does he care? He’s a multi-millionaire!”
Ivey: “That’s not the point, you don’t do that.”
Schwarz: “I just wanted to find out how big a cooler it was. It’s nothing to do with you anyway.”
Ivey: “Well you asked me what I was laughing at…so I told you.”

Schwarz got the last laugh on Ivey, however, taking him out of the tournament and arrogantly stating, “Ivey’s out, nut flush!” before even turning over his cards. His laugh wouldn’t be long-lasting, thanks to William Martin, who cracked Schwarz’s pocket kings and dropped him nearly the bottom of the remaining players. The top 5 chip counts entering Day 3 are:

1. Giovanni Safina (PartyPoker qualifier)            508,800
2. Tonio Roeder                                                424,200
3. Talal Shakerchi                                                357,900
4. Bruce Atkinson                                                344,600
5. Philip Patrick                                                            333,500

All eyes will be on London’s Palm Beach Casino for Day 3 of the WPT London Classic. Fans and players alike will be interested to if the rude and aggressive style of Luke Schwarz pays off, or if Giovanni Safina, the online qualifier from PartyPoker, can hold his lead and walk away with the title and first prize of nearly £250,000.

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