2010 EPT Berlin Main Event | 2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

03-07-2010 13:36 UTC+2

Go Go Go!

[user46392]

Thomas Kremser announcing the start of the day

Thomas Kremser has been and gone on the mic, and that can only mean one thing.

With 52 minutes left of this level, shuffle up and deal!

Tags: Thomas Kremser

03-07-2010 13:42 UTC+2

Nico Behling Eliminated in 8th Place (€72,000)

[user46392]

Short-stacked Nico Behling shoved first hand and Markio made the call - but when the cars were flipped they both held {A-?}

and following a flush-free board they chopped it up.

The next hand Behling got it in again and this time it was Marcel Koller who made the call.

Behling: {A-Spades}

Koller:

Board:

Ladies and gentlemen, we are down to seven.

Tags: Nico Behling

03-07-2010 13:49 UTC+2

Ketul Heating Up

[user46392]

Two out of the last three hands have been taken down by Ketul Nathwani with simple preflop raises.

03-07-2010 14:04 UTC+2

Tahkokallio Rocking a King?

[user46392]

Kevin MacPhee opened for 140,000 and Ilari Tahkokallio flat-called on the button. Marc Inizan called form the big blind too, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {A-Diamonds}

Inizan checked the rather juicy-looking flop, and MacPhee bet 235,000. Tahkokallio called again and the action moved back to Inizan, who now check-raised to 635,000. MacPhee passed - but Tahkokallio moved all in. Inizan swiftly passed, and Tahkokallio took the pot.

Incidentally our very own expert on Finnish, Gloria Balding, has just informed us that the "kallio" part of Tahkokallio means "rock" (she can't remember what "tahko" means). If he's true to his name, he will have had a real hand there, but we're just going to have to wait for the TV show to find out what he had though...

Tags: Ilari Tahkokallio

03-07-2010 14:07 UTC+2

Lipstick on Our Koller

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Marko Neumann raised, but Marcel Koller reraised from the small blind. Neumann folded, and the enthusiastically supported Koller picked up the pot to cheering from the rail, a wide grin spread across his face.

03-07-2010 14:08 UTC+2

Wasek Gets the Aces

[user140525]

Ketul Nathwani raised to 140,000, and from the small blind Artur Wasek made it 430,000 to go. After a moment, Nathwani made the call. The flop came {K-Diamonds}

, and Wasek led out for a full stack of orange chips - bet worth 500,000. Ketul gave it up, and Wasek showed pocket Aces.

Tags: Artur Wasek Ketul Nathwani

03-07-2010 14:15 UTC+2

Big Action on the Turn Gives MacPhee Over Eight Million

donpeters

Kevin MacPhee opened the pot with a raise to 140,000. Ketul Nathwani called on the button and then Marko Neumann called in the big blind. The flop came down {A-Diamonds}

and Neumann checked. MacPhee fired a continuation bet for 235,000. Nathwani called and Neumann folded.

The turn brought the {10-Diamonds}

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.

Tags: Ketul Nathwani Kevin MacPhee

03-07-2010 14:22 UTC+2

Koller Coolered

[user140525]

Marcel Koller raised to 135,000, and Marc Inizan called from the big blind. The flop came {K-Hearts}

, and Inizan bet out 175,000. Koller made the call to see the {K-Spades}

on the turn. Inizan fired 400,000 this time, and Koller asked Inizan how much he was playing behind. Koller then raised to 1 million. Marc instantly moved all in for a total of 2.37 million, and Koller made the call.

Showdown
Koller: {K-Clubs}

for trip kings
Inizan: {3-Hearts}

for treys full

Whoa. Major cooler. Koller needed a king, queen, or jack to knock out Inizan. The river was the {4-Spades}

, and Inizan doubled to 4,425,000. Koller is now short with 1.7 million.

Tags: Marc Inizan Marcel Koller

03-07-2010 14:23 UTC+2

Tahkokallio Over Five Million

donpeters

Ketul Nathwani raised to 140,000 and then Ilari Tahkokallio three-bet to 350,000. Everyone folded and Tahkokallio raked in the pot. Although it's not much, Tahkokallio is now over five million chips.

Tags: Ilari Tahkokallio