2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
43
Prize
€1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,725,000
Entries
945
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Lellouche Gets Some Chips Back

Antony Lellouche raised from the hijack seat to 450. The cutoff seat then three-bet to 1,150. Lellouche checked to see if his opponent had him covered, which he did, and then four-bet to 3,000. The player made the call.

The two players took a flop of {A-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Lellouche checked. His opponent fired 4,600 and Lellouche called.

The turn added the {9-Clubs} to the board and both players checked.

The river was the {Q-Hearts} and Lellouche fired just 2,000. His opponent looked like he didn't want to call, but tossed in the chips anyway. Lellouche showed the {A-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a pair of aces and his opponent mucked.

Lellouche moved up to 30,000 chips after dropping some and is back on the starting stack.

Tags: Antony Lellouche

De Mel Escapes a Quadding

We caught up with Priyan De Mel on the river of the {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} board. There was 7,000 in the pot already and Priyan was on the button with a bet of 3,500 in front of him, contemplating what looked like a check-raise to 10,000 from his under-the-gun opponent. He contemplated for a long time before folding - and was rewarded by his opponent turning over an extremely, unnecessarily nutty {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} for quads.

De Mel is down to a still above-average 39,000 after that.

Tags: Priyan De Mel

Nasr Spooked

So good they named him twice
So good they named him twice
The gentleman in the hijack opened for 1,100 and [Removed:197] made it 2,900 from the small blind. Mr. Hijack called, and they saw a flop.

After the excitement pre, the action rather disappointingly evaporated into almost nothing, as both players checked the {10-Spades} {9-Spades} {Q-Hearts} flop and then the {2-Clubs} turn. [Removed:198] checked the {2-Hearts} river too and this time Mr. Hijack bet 3,500. [Removed:198] folded, and the pot went to the hijack.

[Removed:198] looked vaguely spooked after this, although this could just be a lack of coffee.

Ilya Not Well

Downhill Gorodetskiy-ing
Downhill Gorodetskiy-ing
Editor of PokerNews UK & Europe magazine Ilya Gorodetskiy is in some trouble.

With around 5,000 in the pot by the river of the {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} board, the young gentleman in the small blind bet out 3,725. Over in the hijack Gorodetskiy thought about it for some time before deciding against the call and quietly pushing his cards back to the dealer.

He's down to around 16,000.

Tags: Ilya Gorodetskiy

Teng Trounced

We're not sure how it happened, but we found Andrew Teng in the unenviable position of all in against aces. Teng got his last 11,000 in with {A-?} {J-?} against pocket rockets. The board brought the case ace but no miracle for Teng, and he's got the rest of the day off in Berlin.

Tags: Andrew Teng

Jan Skampas Away

Jan but not forgotten
Jan but not forgotten
We're not terribly sure what happened, but EPT Prague winner Jan Skampa will not be doing the double this time around as he has a grand total of zero chips at this time.

Tags: Jan Skampa

Albertini Flying American Airlines

Stephane Albertini, who made the final table in Deauville a few weeks ago, is building a big stack early here in Berlin. He didn't have to work to hard to get all the chips in the middle when his pocket aces met the good fortune of a tablemate with kings. The board was king-free, and Albertini doubled to around 62,000.

Tags: Stephane Albertini

Mattern Loses Some, Still Doing Well

On a flop of {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{2-Spades}, one player checked to Vicky Coren. She fired 2,500 and one player called before action moved to Arnaud Mattern on the button. He reraised to 6,125. The first player folded and then Coren followed suit. The next player called though.

The turn brought the {A-Clubs} and both remaining players checked. The river was the {8-Spades} and both players checked again.

Arnaud's opponent tabled the {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Mattern mucked, flashing the {Q-Spades}. He's still got a stack of 65,000 though and doing well.

Tags: Arnaud MatternVicky Coren

Kollmann Climbing

The flop was {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} between one player and Erich Kollmann. Marcel Luske has been watching from right behind Kollmann and was also here to view his friend chip up nicely in this hand. After the player checked, Kollmann fired 4,200. His opponent check-raised to 14,200. Kollmann made the call.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and the player fired 10,000. Kollmann moved all in for 20,100 and his opponent almost immediately flung his hand into the muck.

That pot put a smile on both Kollmann and Luske's faces while Kollmann moved up to 64,000.

Tags: Eric KollmannMarcel Luske