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

Kabrhel Picks Up a Pot

With the board reading {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} on the turn, Martin Kabrhel moved all in for his last 10,500. His opponent thought about it for a long time while Kabrhel sat absolutely still behind his sunglasses. Eventually he folded, and Kabrhel sprang into life again to rake in the pot, taking his chip count up to 18,000.

Tags: Martin Kabrhel

[Removed:198] Tuning Out the Table

Who knows what [Removed:198]'s playing?
Who knows what [Removed:198]'s playing?
We arrived to hear [Removed:197] disputing the amount of change he was owed bet with the floor. He bet with a single 5,000 chip, verbally declaring what he claimed was a 2,300 bet. Apparently the dealer announced a 3,300 bet, which [Removed:198] didn't correct. Just guessing that his large headphones might have had something to do with that.
His opponent then moved all in, and [Removed:198] folded, expecting 2,700 in change.

Since he didn't correct the dealer earlier, the floor ruled that the bet was 3,300 and [Removed:198] was only owed 1,700 in change. While for some stacks in the room, the difference is just pocket change, Nasr is down to 13,300 and could have used the extra grand.

Kang Wins One

Benjamin Kang checked a {A-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} flop to his lone opponent, who bet 1,600. Kang called, and both checked the {Q-Clubs} on the turn. The river was the {Q-Spades}, and Kang checked a third time. His opponent slid out 2,800, and Kang looked him up. The bettor could only show {J-?} {5-?} for jack-high, meaning Kang's {K-?} {8-?} was good for the pot with or without his pair of eights.

Tags: Benjamin Kang

Cold Deck Leaves O'Brien Numb

Spare a thought for poor Liam O'Brien. The young qualifier got almost his whole stack in on the river of a X-{6-?}-X-{8-?}-{6-?} board and turned over pocket eights for a full house, only to find his all-in opponent holding pocket sixes for quads. O'Brien is left with just 1,300 and probably some very bitter memories from EPT Berlin.

An Amuzing Turn of Events

We caught up with the action on the {4-Clubs} {J-Spades} {2-Hearts} flop; the action involved the gentleman in the small blind checking, Martin Vallo under the gun betting 2,100, and both Pawel Muza in the hijack and Mr. Small Blind calling to see a turn.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and it checked around to Muza, who bet 5,125. Undeterred, both his opponents called, and they moved on to the traditional river.

The river came down the {K-Spades} and once again it checked to Muza. This time he tanked up for a long time - and when he came out of the tank he bet 14,475, leaving himself just 5,200 behind. Mr. Small Blind made the call, and after Vallo had passed with a sigh (he said afterwards he'd had {A-?} {J-?}), Muza turned over {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} for a turned set. Mr. Small Blind mucked, and the young Polish qualifier is up to a shade over 60,000.

Mattern Climbing

By the time we arrived tableside the board read {4-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}, there was already over 25,000 in the pot, and Arnaud Mattern on the button was betting 14,800. His opponent under the gun looked horrified. He picked up the chips for the call and dangled them over the felt, checking for a reaction, but Mattern was not paying attention, instead surveying the room with a nonchalance that could have indicated anything. Eventually Mr. Under The Gun folded {J-Clubs} {J-Spades} face up.

Mattern is up to around 75,000 after that.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Alexia Deported

Portal busted
Portal busted
Alexia Portal raised to 1,000 under the gun, and a player in middle position reraised to 2,300. Action folded back to Portal, who thought for a minute before flat calling. The flop fell {8-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. Portal moved all in for 14,700, and her opponent snap called. Not good news for Portal. Her {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} had run into {A-Spades} {A-Clubs}. The turn and river bricked off, and Portal bolted toward the exit.

Tags: Alexia Portal

Misstep for McEvoy

On a {K-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} flop, Tom McEvoy announced all in. Sandra Ambroz couldn't get her chips into the pot fast enough. She called all in with her last 10,500, flipping up {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}. McEvoy's {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} was way behind and didn't get any help from the {7-Hearts} turn or the {J-Diamonds} river. After doubling Anbroz, he's down to 17,400.

Tags: Sandra AmbrozTom McEvoy