2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€825,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,000
Entries
773
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Kursevich Raids the Squeeze Bank

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Ben Wilinofsky opened yet again, flat called by Max Heinzelmann. Over to small blind Martin Jacobson, who raised - the first time he's been involved like this preflop in a while. Big blind Vadzim Kursevich then moved all-in and it went instafold-instafold-instafold all round. Tidy pot, no showdown.

Tags: Ben WilinofskyVadzim KursevichMax Heinzelmann

Jacobson Makes Wilinofsky Sad

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Ben Wilinofsky
Ben Wilinofsky

Ben Wilinofsky raised to 240,000 on the button and Max Heinzelmann reraised to 590,000 from the small blind. No dwelling from the Canadian, "You win..." he simply stated.

A couple of hands later and Heinzelmann raised to 240,000 from UTG/CO before Martin Jacobson reraised all-in on the button. Everyone passed though Wilinofsky said, "You make me so sad Martin. I had a ten and a jack of the same suit, I hate having to throw away that hand..."

Tags: Ben WilinofskyMartin JacobsonMax Heinzelmann

Martin Jacobson Eliminated in 4th Place (€230,000)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Max Heinzelmann raised from the button but Martin Jacobson reraised from the small blind. Heinzelmann announced all in to cover Jacobson, who quickly called all in for 2,975,000.

A gigantic coinflip for Jacobson's tournament life.

Jacobson: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Heinzelmann: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Board: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Jacobson is going to have to wait a little longer for that elusive win. He takes fourth place at his unprecedented third EPT final in a single season, his fourth EPT final overall. Heinzelmann is up to 7.48 million.

Tags: Martin JacobsonMax Heinzelmann

Kursevich Takes Another Chunk From Wilinofsky

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Vadzim Kursevich doubles through Ben Wilinofsky
Vadzim Kursevich doubles through Ben Wilinofsky

A full double up for the short stack three-handed brings the last players closer together than they have been all day, as the 60k/120k level draws to a close.

Vadzim Kursevich simply shoved first to act on the button for 2,545,000. Small blind Ben Wilinofsky used up his timebank for the first time today, taking off his sunglasses and doing some blinking and thinking. He came down on the side of 'yes' and re-raised to get it heads up with Kursevich. Both Wilinofsky and Heinzelmann stood up in anticipation of a potentially huge pot.

Kursevich{A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Wilinofsky{K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} doubling Kursevich back into the game with 5,000,000.

Tags: Ben WilinofskyVadzim Kursevich

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

The Plan

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

By the by, there's no break now. Instead, everyone will be taking a 60 minute mid-level dinner break at exactly 7 o'clock, in around half an hour.

Wilinofsky Starts the Climb Back Up to the Teen Millions

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Ben Wilinofsky occasionally gets a dent in his stack, such as that which represents Kursevich's double through. But each time he seems to come back, and build ever higher. Just now he received a call for his 320,000 raise from small blind Max Heinzelmann, who checked the {J-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop. Wilinofsky checked behind, calling when Heinzelmann had a go betting 255,000 on the {K-Hearts} turn. Both players checked the {2-Clubs} river and Wilinofsky's {9-Hearts} won him the pot (Heinzelmann showing {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}).

Tags: Ben WilinofskyVadzim KursevichMax Heinzelmann