2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin

Main Event
Day: 2
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

No AAction!

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Min-win for small blind William Ross, just now. Amused disappointment would be an accurate description of his reaction, when he raised as the action passed to him. Big blind Kristijonas Andrulis said, "Borderline!" before showing {5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and passing.

"There's not much I'm folding there," he added. It's true.

Ross flipped up {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

Tags: William RossKristijonas Andrulis

Klos But No Cigar

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Sebastian Ruthenberg
Sebastian Ruthenberg

Mariusz Klosinski opened preflop to 3,500 from late position, Sebastian Ruthenberg then reraised to 7,200 next to him. Passed back to the Pole who wasted no time in pushing his entire 40,000 stack into the middle.

"Call," said the Team PokerStars Pro, turning over {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} as Klosinski flipped {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The board came {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts} just teasing a possible upset but the {a-Diamonds} turn sealed the deal and the {j-Clubs} river was academic.

Ruthenberg has about 160,000 now.

Tags: Sebastian Ruthenberg

Some New Stacks in the Lower Area

Start of day chip leader Sander Berndsen has taken a hammering today, dropping to 77,000 which is only around average. Meanwhile the TV table is off limits until the break, but Roberto Romanello was facing the right way for a quick count.

Player Chips Progress
Thorsten Schafer
Thorsten Schafer
240,000
240,000
240,000
Peter Eastgate dk
Peter Eastgate
152,000
41,800
41,800
William Ross
William Ross
142,000
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
133,000
63,000
63,000
George Danzer de
George Danzer
125,000
99,900
99,900
Benjamin Roberts gb
Benjamin Roberts
122,000
-5,800
-5,800
[Removed:13]
[Removed:13]
115,000
-67,600
-67,600
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
110,000
-42,400
-42,400
EPT 1X Winner
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
68,500
26,200
26,200
Ramzi Jelassi se
Ramzi Jelassi
65,000
-38,700
-38,700
EPT 1X Winner
John Eames gb
John Eames
61,000
-17,300
-17,300
Fabrizio Ascari
Fabrizio Ascari
60,000
-17,500
-17,500
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
44,000
-75,200
-75,200
EPT 1X Winner
Chaz Chattha
Chaz Chattha
33,000
-38,700
-38,700
Pieter De Korver nl
Pieter De Korver
26,600
-56,800
-56,800
EPT 1X Winner
Victoriya Taranova
Victoriya Taranova
23,000

Swedes Playing The Blain Game

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Dermot Blain (who had run deep at San Remo last year) had raised preflop and been called by the blinds Nedzib Suman and Jens Thorson (who'd also gone deep in San Remo).

The flop came {K-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} and it was checked to Irishman Blain who bet 6,000. Suman made the call and Thorson folded before the {5-Spades} turn.

Suman checked again and Blain bet 9,600 this time but suddenly and almost a little unexpectedly, Suman check-raised to 26,000 total. Blain did not instantly fold to this bet either and counted down his stack before making the call.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and any hope of more action was quickly extinguished when Suman checked back to the Irishman - who checked behind. Suman flipped {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for the turned flush and Blain simply said, "Flush? Flush is good."

Suman added another 40,000 or so to his stack as Blain dropped a substantial amount.

Tags: Nedzib SumanJens ThorsonDermot Blain