2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin
Photos Round 1, Final Part
Joep Up, Joep Up and Get Down
Joep van den Bijgaart opened to 10,500 from early position and got flat-called by the button before Alexis Morlet moved all-in from the small blind covering both players. Van den Bijgaart quickly pushed all-in and the button folded. Time for a showdown guys...
Van den Bijgaart:
Morlet:
"Did you fold an ace?" the Dutchman anxiously asked the button, but he got a negative reply.
The board came but Van den Bijgaart relaxed back into his seat when the came on the turn, the completing his full house on the river.
Schafe as Houses
Kristijonas Andrulis opened to 10,500 and got called by the cutoff Thorsten Schafer, button Per Linde and big blind Sebastian Ruthenberg. The flop was checked to Schafer who bet 18,400 but only Ruthenberg made the call. The turn and were checked down and Schafer won with
De La Guardia Supertanker
Sometimes a decision is a genuinely big one, and by and large the players here in Berlin sit quietly and patiently. In fact, we've only heard the clock called a couple of times during the whole tournament so far.
It looked like there would be on-their-backs fireworks when Kent Lundmark raised preflop to 11,000 and Jose De La Guardia re-raised (28k out of a 170k stack). Lundmark queried his opponent's stack size and then made it 100k to go (setting him in). Now began a full five-minute soul-search from De La Guardia while Lundmark stared impassively at a spot on the table.
The clock ticked towards the break, and finally De La Guardia folded.
Kent Do Right for Doing Wrong
EPT Barcelona winner Kent Lundmark is down to 320,000 after doubling up Luis Jaikel. Lundmark's pocket were ahead of Jaikel's the whole way until Jaikel rivered a straight on the board. He doubled to 115,000.
Un-Chartier'd Territory
We don't know the circumstances, but we are assuming that Sam Chartier is busto. Evidence - Mr. Chartier spotted heading for the payout desk, accompanied by a floorman.
Eastgate Heads South
Peter Eastgate raised in mid position and online qualifier Marco Morales reraised out of the small blind. After a moment, with a suspicious look at his opponent, Eastgate made the call.
Our attention was diverted for a moment by an exit on another table (to follow), and when we returned to Eastgate's table the flop read and all the chips had gone in.
Eastgate:
Morales:
Turn:
River:
The stacks were counted, and Eastgate had change - around 7,000 chips' worth, or roughly one big blind. The 2008 World Champion may be not long for this tournament.
Ruthless
We battled through the hordes of cameramen and guys with clipboards and earpieces to find Sebastian Ruthenberg all in against Kristijonas Andrulis. We suspect that the chips went in on the flop.
Ruthenberg:
Andrulis:
Board:
They shook hands and the Team PokerStars Pro took his leave. "Image is working," said the approving Andrulis - he's up to around 750,000.
Breaking 100
With 95 players left, we enter the first 15 minute break of the day.