2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Naujoks Drops to 19k

Sandra Naujoks was faced with a bet of 4,800 from her opponent on a board of {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. There was approximately 7,000 chips in the middle and Naujoks had about 19,000 left in her stack. She tanked for a minute or so and then mucked her hand, giving up some chips.

Tags: Sandra Naujoks

Pescatori No Fish

Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori
The gentleman in the cutoff raised and picked up two callers in the blinds, Max Pescatori in the small blind.

All three players checked the {5-Spades} {10-Hearts} {J-Spades} flop but come the {2-Clubs} turn Pescatori bet out. Both his opponents folded, and the Italian pirate increased his stack to a healthy 70,000.

Tags: Max Pescatori

Langmann with the Correct Read

On the turn, the board read {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} between Florian Langmann and one other player. Langmann's opponent fired 5,000 and the Team PokerStars Pro Germany member made the call.

The river completed the board with the {6-Spades} 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 {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}. Langmann rolled over the {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a pair of nines and won the hand. He's now up to 87,000.

Tags: Florian Langmann

Thorson Gets Max Value

William Thorson fired 2,000 on a flop of {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and one player called. The turn brought the {9-Clubs} and Thorson fired again, making a bet of 6,000 this time.

The river was the {3-Hearts} and Thorson moved all in for 6,700. His opponent tanked and then made the call. Thorson rolled over the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for top set and won enough chips to double his stack to 34,000.

Tags: William Thorson

Veldhuis Gets Creative...And Lucky

Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis opened from early position to 1,500, and both the button and the big blind called. The flop came {9-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}, and the big blind checked. Veldhuis bet 3,600, and the button folded. Action back on him, the big blind raised to 10,500.

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 {9-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} for nines and fours, but he was out-kicked by his opponent's {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades}. But never fear. He was swiftly rescued by the {9-Diamonds} on the turn. The river was the unimportant {10-Spades}, and Veldhuis chopped the pot with nines full of fours.

Tags: Lex Veldhuis

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

Chris Dombrowski, Ladies Man

Chris "cdbr3799" Dombrowski five-bet shoved on his opponent, who made the call. Dombrowski was at risk but in good shape with {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} against {9-Spades} {9-Hearts}. In case the two ladies in his hand weren't enough, got two more queens on the flop. His quads held up, and cdbr doubled with qqqq to 67,000. Pass the courvoisier.

Tags: Chris Dombrowski

Thorson Benefits from Set Over Set

Thanks for Carter Phillips, William Thorson has doubled up again and now has about 65,000 chips. Or maybe he should be thanking the dealer? Or maybe the poker gods? Either way, he's got a lot more chips now.

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.

Tags: Carter PhillipsWilliam Thorson