2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin
2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
Day: 1a
Lyking the Flop
Both players checked the turn and Ms. Small Blind bet out 3,000 on the river. Lykov called, and found that his just pipped Ms. Small Blind's to the pot.
Lykov is up to almost 40,000.
Chartier Starting the Climb Back
Chartier informed us that he lost about half his stack early on with flush over flush. He's trying to work his way back up and feels he has a great table to do it at.
Trip Nines for Kapalas
Fourth street brought the and Kapalas checked. His opponent fired 1,625 and Kapalas called.
The river was the and Kapalas checked again. His opponent fired 2,550 and Kapalas made the call. His opponent turned over two aces with the , but Kapalas held the winning hand with his . Kapalas is up to about 48,000 chips now.
Mattern Doing or Dying
We did not, so Mattern explained to us what happened. It turns out that he raised to 250 in early position with offsuit. He'd been raising a lot, and so was not surprised when he got action. A gentleman in mid position made it 750 to go, one Armenio Massimo called in the big blind, and Mattern called too.
Mattern was delighted when the flop came down , giving him top two pair. Then everything went mad.
Massimo bet out 2,400. Mattern made it 7,500. The gentleman in mid position flat-called with 17,000 behind. Massimo then went all in for 17,500, Mattern also went all in to cover them both, and Mr. Mid Position called all in.
When the cards were flipped, Mattern was ahead - Massimo was holding for top pair and a gutshot, while Mr. Mid Position had just the nut flush draw. A blank on the turn didn't do anything for anyone, but the river came down the to make Massimo a straight and Mr. Mid Position a flush. Massimo is therefore bust, Mr. Mid Position took the whole pot, and Mattern is back down to 30,000 after a very good start to the day.
German Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer was listening in as Mattern retold the story. "French fish," he chuckled as Mattern headed back to the felt.
Another Pot for Sarwer
In case you're wondering who Jeff Sarwer is, you need to check out this video and find out.
Anyone Fancy a Massage?
Break in the Action
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0