Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin
Main Event
Day: 4
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
Final Table Ahoy
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Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Around 10 minutes into post-prandial play, we are done for the day.
Our official eight-handed final table is all set for tomorrow, and it's one of the best we've seen in a while. Virtually tying for the chip lead are two young internet kids. Ahead by around 200,000 is young Canadian Ben Wilinofsky, enjoying his first ever live cash - "RIP legendary Hendon Mob page" he wrote on Facebook when he made the money. Go check it out before they give him a line. Just behind him is Maximilian Heinzelmann. The 20 year old German has cashed in EPTs before but this is his biggest live cash by a long way.
Also still in, and making his third EPT final table this season, is EPT fixture Martin Jacobson. He came second at both Vilamoura and Deauville, and also third at EPT Budapest back in 2008. He is still searching for that elusive first place, though. This could be the one.
Also still in the running, although rather short, is Team PokerStars Pro Joep van den Bijgaart. This is van den Bijgaart's second EPT cash and his first EPT final. Wherever he finishes, this will be his biggest ever live cash.
Play is due to resume at noon tomorrow. There will be a live feed, and we will be peering around the cameras and people with clipboards in an effort to bring you photos, banter, and all the action.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | BB's Level 27 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Heinzelmann | 4,970,000 | 82 | Germany |
| 2 | Martin Jacobson | 2,085,000 | 34 | Sweden |
| 3 | Vadzim Kursevich | 4,345,000 | 72 | Belarus |
| 4 | Darren Kramer | 2,235,000 | 37 | South Africa |
| 5 | Armin Mette | 2,125,000 | 35 | Germany |
| 6 | Joep Van den Bijgaart | 1,060,000 | 17 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Ben Wilinofsky | 5,225,000 | 87 | Canada |
| 8 | Jonas Gutteck | 1,025,000 | 17 | Germany |
Daniel Pidun Eliminated in 9th Place (€45,000)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
EPT Berlin 2011 has its final table set!
It was once chip leader Daniel Pidun who hit the rail in 9th place, picking up a big hand shortly after all the remaining players had been seated around the same table. He three-bet (375,000) from the blind and original raiser Armin Mette moved in. He called. The whole thing took less than two minutes (unusual for a recently-formed TV table).
A nervous-looking Mette stood up and leaned on his chair, his T-shirt reading TOUGH AIN'T ENOUGH.
But 
were enough. Pidun showed 
.
Even with a flop of 
there was room for drama as the turn brought Pidun some outs - the 
. But the river was the 
and Pidun falls at the final hurdle of Day 4.
Action-Packed So Far
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
First hand with everyone at the feature table, Max Heinzelmann raised and short stack Joep van den Bijgaart shoved from the big blind. No call, and we remained nine-handed.
Second hand of the unofficial final table and Armin Mette open-shoved from the button. Blinds van den Bijgaart and Ben Wilinofsky folded, and play continues.
Redraw
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
| * Seat | Name | Chips | Country |
| 1 | Maximilian Heinzelmann | 5,060,000 | Germany |
| 2 | Daniel Pidun | 1,100,000 | Germany |
| 3 | Martin Jacobson | 2,165,000 | Sweden |
| 4 | Vadzim Kursevich | 4,375,000 | Belarus |
| 5 | Darren Kramer | 1,600,000 | South Africa |
| 6 | Armin Mette | 1,000,000 | Germany |
| 7 | Joep Van den Bijgaart | 940,000 | Netherlands |
| 8 | Ben Wilinofsky | 5,400,000 | Canada |
| 9 | Jonas Gutteck | 1,150,000 | Germany |
Cuello Jorge Mariano Eliminated in 10th Place (€45,000)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Second hand back after the dinner break, and Cuello Jorge Mariano took a pop at busy preflop raiser Max Heinzelmann. He three-bet all in over the top of Heinzelmann's late position raise (115k) for over a million chips and big though this bet was, Heinzelmann called with little delay. On their backs!
| Heinzelmann |  |
| Mariano |  |
The board ran out with straightening possibilities for Mariano, but in the end stood 
. He leaves us with one table of nine - one player to be eliminated before the rest take the coveted Final Table places!
Off We Go Again
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Everyone is full of dinner and there are 28 minutes left of this level. We might be able to make our official eight-handed final table before we hit Level 27.
Shuffle up and deal.
Dinner Break Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,470,000 | -370,000 |
|
4,415,000 | 1,785,000 |
|
3,550,000 | -10,000 |
|
2,175,000 | 375,000 |
|
1,805,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
1,375,000 | -1,175,000 |
|
1,140,000 | 310,000 |
|
1,135,000 | 385,000 |
|
1,040,000 | -305,000 |
|
1,025,000 | -115,000 |
Dinner Break
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The sad half hour remaining on the clock for this level is going to have to stay there for 90 mins as there's now a dinner break in the Main Event. Back for post-prandial action.
Fabrice Soulier Eliminated in 11th Place (€36,000)
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Max Heinzelmann min-raised from the button and Vadzim Kursevich called in the small blind, as did Fabrice Soulier in the big. They all three saw a flop.
Flop: 
It checked around to Heinzelmann who continuation-bet 145,000. Kursevich called, but Soulier now had a little tank and then check-raised to 425,000 with around 750,000 behind. Heinzelmann tanked up for a while and called - but Kursevich now announced all in and Soulier called. Heinzelmann got out of their way, and they were on their backs.
Soulier: for all the draws in the world
Kursevich: 
for top pair
Turn:
River: 
Soulier missed it all, and busted out in 11th place, around 10 minutes into the dinner break. When we return we'll have to lose one more player before the remaining nine move to a single table, and when one of those nine busts, we'll be done for the day.