2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
Day: 2
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

Kabbaj Stews

In happier times
In happier times
A gentleman announced all in on a {Q-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} flop and John Kabbaj called.

Kabbaj: {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}
All In Gentleman: {K-Clubs} {K-Spades}

Turn: {2-Diamonds}

River: {A-Spades}

Kabbaj looked terribly unhappy and dropped down to 80,000.

Tags: John Kabbaj

Break Time is Now

Massage anyone?
Massage anyone?
The side event players have been seated, so the main event denizens are allowed to go on break now.

They'll be back in 15 minutes, with 50 minutes left of this level.

Ainsworth and Collado Battle

Jude Ainsworth and Jan Collado saw a flop come down {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{8-Clubs} with about 20,000 chips in the middle. Ainsworth was first to act and checked. Collado checked behind.

The turn brought the {A-Diamonds}, putting three bullets on board. Ainsworth fired 7,000 and Collado raised to 20,500. Ainsworth made the call.

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Ainsowrth led out with a bet of 30,000. Collado didn't seem to like the fact that Ainsworth led the river, but made the call after a minute or so in the tank.

"I play the board," said Ainsworth, before Collado tabled the {J-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a full house on the river.

Collado moved up to 405,000 chips while Ainsworth dropped back to 535,000.

Tags: Jan ColladoJude Ainsworth

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

Feldman Violently Happy

Punchy punchy punchy
Punchy punchy punchy
Andrew Feldman got his last in on a coinflip.

Feldman: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
Opponent: {2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}

Board: {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds}

"Yessssss," he hissed, and punched Roberto Romanello who was railing him from the side. If he punches his buddies when he wins, we wonder what he does when he loses.

Either way, Feldman stays in the game on 65,000.

Tags: Andrew Feldman

Net Loss for Becker

Boris Becker raised to 6,000 only for a gentleman to move all in from the button for 43,800. Becker tanked up while various media personnel and railers crowded around the table, and eventually he called. It was a good call...

Becker: {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
Mr. All In: {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

...But it was a bad flop.

Board: {K-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {3-Spades} {8-Spades}

Becker is down to 46,000.

Tags: Boris Becker

Break Time Postponed

Players are meant to be on a break around about now, but seeing as there's a side event starting in the room in about 10 minutes, the main event break is being postponed until 20 minutes or so into the next level. So don't be surprised if we suddenly announce a break halfway through the next level - it's not just the bloggers slacking off...

My Baby's Leaving Town on the 219

219 - that's the number on the board right now, meaning that we've already lost well over half of the players who started today. At this rate we will almost certainly be in the money before our scheduled seven levels are over. Rumours are flying around that we may stop after the sixth level, but this remains to be seen.

Having said that, with all the all-ins and whatnot, the average stack right now is over 50 big blinds so we are really due a slowdown....

Pirate Steals One

The cutoff raised to 6,600, and Max Pescatori raised to 20,000 from the small blind. His opponent called, and both quickly checked the {Q-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {7-Spades} flop. Two more checks followed the {7-Hearts} on the turn. The river was the {10-Spades}, and Pescatori decided he'd had enough of all the checking. He bet 20,000, and his opponent folded, flashing {A-?} {K-?}.

Tags: Max Pescatori