2011 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Quick on the Re-Draw

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Non-TV table

SeatNameChip Count
1Martin Jacobson550,000
2Max Heinzelmann3,000,000
3Vadzim Kursevich1,200,000
4Fabrice Soulier1,250,000
5Cuello Jorge Mariano1,800,000
6Robin Ylitalo1,300,000
7Luis Jaikel460,000
8Thomas Traboulsi260,000

Konstantin Puchkov Eliminated in 17th Place (€20,000)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Konstantin Puchkov
Konstantin Puchkov

A case of Puch comes to shove as Kostantin Puchkov moved all-in for his last 450,000 and it was passed around to Jonas Gutteck who asked for a count then moved all-in from the small blind. Max Heinzelmann quickly got out of the way.

Gutteck: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Puchkov: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

We have to confess, Puchkov's hopes didn't look too great after a flop of {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and no six, seven or eight came on the {j-Hearts} turn meant the Russian was eliminated on the {2-Hearts} river.

A table is now being broken, the new table draw will be up shortly.

Tags: Jonas GutteckKonstantin Puchkov

End of Level Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Ben Wilinofsky ca
Ben Wilinofsky
6,519,000 2,419,000
Max Heinzelmann
Max Heinzelmann
3,180,000 -20,000
Cuello Jorge Mariano
Cuello Jorge Mariano
1,900,000 166,000
Vadzim Kursevich by
Vadzim Kursevich
1,750,000 500,000
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
1,415,000 15,000
Robin Ylitalo se
Robin Ylitalo
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
1,220,000 248,000
Darren Kramer za
Darren Kramer
1,157,000 -75,000
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
911,000 -687,000
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
748,000 -107,000
Armin Mette at
Armin Mette
725,000 -85,000
Jonas Gutteck de
Jonas Gutteck
680,000 125,000
Jeffrey Hakim lb
Jeffrey Hakim
604,000 105,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
590,000 -410,000
Daniel Pidun de
Daniel Pidun
546,000 -1,849,000
Luis Jaikel
Luis Jaikel
530,000 130,000
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
450,000 -222,000
Thomas Traboulsi
Thomas Traboulsi
345,000 -15,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

Wilinofsky Extends Lead

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

An enormous hand up on the feature table ran several minutes into the break and left Team PokerStars Pro Joep van den Bijgaart with a million in chips, while extending Ben Wilinofsky's lead.

The flop read {9-Spades}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs} and there was a bet of roughly 205,000 in front of Wilinofsky on the button. We're not sure whether van den Bijgaart had checked the flop or bet out, but either way there was a raise/reraise to 530,000 in front of him. Wilinofsky now shoved, though, and van den Bijgaart folded.

Wilinofsky is massive chip leader on 6,519,000.

Tags: Ben WilinofskyJoep van den Bijgaart

Ylitalo's Slowplaying Saves Him; Mariano's Slowplaying Costs Him

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Cuello Jorge Mariano
Cuello Jorge Mariano

Robin Ylitalo opened to 65,000 and Cuello Jorge Mariano flat-called behind him, these two have been sparring a lot with many 3-bet and 4-bets thrown both ways so it was interesting to see the two now play a rare flop.

Both players checked the {k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and Ylitalo fired out 84,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn which the Spaniard called. The river paired the {4-Diamonds} and Ylitalo now bet 168,000 and Mariano instantly called.

The Swede confidently turned over {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} but surprisingly Mariano flipped {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} for a better kicker. Although Mariano won the pot, you have to wonder what would've happened if either player had bet the flop or if Mariano could've raised the river and made many more chips.

Tags: Robin YlitaloCuello Jorge Mariano

TT Finds AA

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Thomas Traboulsi opened to 77,000 under the gun - a somewhat suspicious bet, seeing as he had just 170,000 or under six big blinds behind. Sure enough, everyone folded, and Traboulsi showed them the {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}.

Tags: Thomas Traboulsi

Soul Food

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Fabrice Soulier
Fabrice Soulier

Fabrice Soulier opened to 69,000 from the button and Luis Jaikel made it 173,000 from the small blind.

"You started with about 700?" asked Soulier as Jaikel counted out what looked to be about 500,000 remaining. "Raise all-in," said the Frenchman.

Jaikel didn't instantly call, but he didn't fold straight away either. Soulier told him, "I want you to fold, I don't want a bad beat...I'm telling you the truth."

Finally, Jaikel folded the {a-Spades} face up, Soulier turned over the {9-Spades}.

Tags: Fabrice SoulierLuis Jaikel

Battle of the Short Stacks

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Luis Jaikel opened on the button and it took approximately four seconds for small blind Thomas Traboulsi to shove his super short stack and be called.

Both players showed {A-}{Q-}, Jaikel with hearts and Traboulsi with spades. They high fived, calling for diamonds and clubs.

The flop: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and it was all over but the second high-five as the {J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} completed the split, keeping them both in but both are still in ropey shape chipwise.

Tags: Luis JaikelThomas Traboulsi