2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin
2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
Day: 5
MacPhee's Had His Gummiberry Juice
Tahkokallio and Inizan checked the flop and MacPhee bet, ahem, 420,000. They both folded, and he picked up his second pot in a row.
The next hand MacPhee opened, but Marcel Koller shoved for a little over 2 million and MacPhee this time opted to fold.
Koller's Rail
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 5,000
Marko Neumann Eliminated in 7th Place (€120,000)
MacPhee's luck held up when he spiked a set on the flop. Neumann was drawing to a chop and completely dead after the on the turn gave MacPhee a boat. The irrelevant on the river ended the tournament for Neumann. The German goes home with €120,000 for seventh place. MacPhee now has over 10 million chips, giving him a greater than 2:1 lead over his next closest opponent.
Koller Takes One from Nathwani
The two players saw a flop of and both players checked. The turn was the and both checked again. After the paired the board on the river, Koller fired 175,000 and Nathwani folded.
Tahkokallio Over Five Million
Koller Coolered
Showdown
Koller: for trip kings
Inizan: for treys full
Whoa. Major cooler. Koller needed a king, queen, or jack to knock out Inizan. The river was the , and Inizan doubled to 4,425,000. Koller is now short with 1.7 million.
Big Action on the Turn Gives MacPhee Over Eight Million
The turn brought the and MacPhee stayed on the accelerator, firing 485,000. After a little while passed, Nathwani put in a raise to 1.555 million. MacPhee reraised enough to commit himself to the pot and risk just about all of Nathwani's chips. Nathwani let it go and dropped to 2.445 million. MacPhee increased his chip lead to 8.485 million and has just about double his next closest competitor.