2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin
2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
Day: 1b
Thorson's Call Proves Wrong
Pescatori No Fish
All three players checked the flop but come the turn Pescatori bet out. Both his opponents folded, and the Italian pirate increased his stack to a healthy 70,000.
Langmann with the Correct Read
The river completed the board with the and the player fired 15,000 this time. Langmann tanked and studied the situation before eventually committing the chips to make the call. His opponent tabled just king high with the . Langmann rolled over the for a pair of nines and won the hand. He's now up to 87,000.
Thorson Gets Max Value
The river was the and Thorson moved all in for 6,700. His opponent tanked and then made the call. Thorson rolled over the for top set and won enough chips to double his stack to 34,000.
Veldhuis Gets Creative...And Lucky
RaSZi paused for a moment before moving all in. It was only another 13,700 for the big blind to call, and call he did. Veldhuis showed down for nines and fours, but he was out-kicked by his opponent's . But never fear. He was swiftly rescued by the on the turn. The river was the unimportant , and Veldhuis chopped the pot with nines full of fours.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
Chris Dombrowski, Ladies Man
Day 1b Update
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Thorson Benefits from Set Over Set
After Phillips flopped a set, Thorson barreled into him on the flop and turn. On the river, Phillips jammed over the top of Thorson's third bet, but little did he know that Thorson rivered a higher set. The Swede was there to make the call and win the 65,000-chip pot from Phillips.
While Thorson doubled his stack on the hand, Phillips was left with about 35,000 chips.