Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
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Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Good thing it's only for 15 minutes, and it's the last time we'll be doing it today.
Back soon for the last thrilling level of this Day 1b.
2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,865,000
Entries
773
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Hugo is the Victor
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Hugo Lemaire pushed all-in for 22,875 over the top of Tobias Renkemeier's 2,000 raise in the last hand of the level. The German tanked well into the break asking several questions such as:
"Where are you from?" ("Italy!" joked Lemaire when in fact he is French)
"Do you have jacks? Because I can't beat jacks."
"Would you do this with eights?"
Finally Renkemeier decided to go with it and made the call with 
flipping against Lemaire's 
, the board coming 
and the Frenchman doubling to 45,000.
Renkemeier, "I hate ace king."
He's left with 30,000.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Big Stack Watch - Downstairs Edition
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
166,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
162,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
140,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
Some of Our Big Stacks
Woefully Roberto Romanello is in the single most awkward spot in the room for us to get a photo. Hopefully they'll break that table or something soon.
Akenhead Flipped Outta Here
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
James Akenhead minraised to 2,000 from the button before Alain Roy made it 5,800 in the big blind. Akenhead pushed for about 25,000 with 
and Roy called with 
- the latter winning the flip to knock out the former WSOP Main event finalist.
Once Bitten, Wiese Shy
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Andreas Wiese opened to 2,500 and got one caller in middle position to see an 
flop.
Wiese led for 4,000 and his opponent made it 9,000. Wiese set the latter all-in and was snap-called by the other player's 
. For his part, Wiese turned over 
and needed running cards to win.
The turn was the 
and the river 
changed nothing.
Wiese's foe made several massive fist pumps and jumped out of his chair, even going so far as to call his wife.
"We get it," laughed Fatima Moreira de Melo, "you're excited."
Ninth Level, Eleventh Hour Bustouts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Tournament poker can be so cruel. The shortstack grinders for hours today aren't guaranteed to win when they finally get a good hand on its back, and the most experienced players sometimes fail to manoeuvre into Day 2. James Akenhead is no more, and the numbers are dropping increasingly rapidly while the six-figure stacks start to crop up on every table.
Cruel fate can also reward a last-ditch gamble or misinterpretation of strength, but Ilan Boujenah is probably just relieved that he's going to make Day 2 with over 70k. Boujenah just wouldn't let go when Janos Toth started to put pressure on preflop. When Toth four-bet him (15,000) he moved all in for around 40,000 and was snapped by Toth with . The 
came on the flop along with 
and the straight possibility brought by the 
turn didn't materialise on the river.
With barely even a facial twitch, Toth handed over all but 2,000 of his stack and will need serious luck to remain in this competition.
Thorson Jr. Doubles to Starting Stack
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
There had been a small raise and a call before Jens Thorson shoved from the big blind. The original raiser reraised and successfully isolated Thorson, and they were soon on their backs.
Thorson: 
O. R. :
Board: 
Thorson made a full house, and probably wished he'd had a few more chips at the start of the hand - he's at 30,000 after it, back on his starting stack.
Romanello Empire
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Roberto Romanello opened to 2,100 and then called a micro-shove across the table. It was a swift double up to 18,000 for the owner of the teeny tiny stack. He cheered.
Romanello: 
Teeny Tiny Stack:
Board: 
Still even after that, Romanello appears to be one of our chip leaders - he, Sander Berndsen and Ben Wilinofsky are currently tying for the lead on roughly 170,000 apiece.