Andrew Chen is one of the early big stacks after he made the nuts and got paid.
We reached the action on the river where the board read 
. Chen bet 10,000 (about pot) from the small blind and Bernd Gleissner made the call from the big blind. Chen opened 
for the nut straight, and scooped the pot and his German opponent mucked
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
20,000
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Kasper Kjeldsen opened the betting with a raise to 250 from middle position and he was called in three spots. The first was the player to his direct left Jakob Tostesen, the next was Mustapha Kanit on the button and the third was Thomas Schmidt in the big blind.
Flop: 
– Schmidt checked, Kjelsen continued with a 700 bet, which was enough to get rid of Tostesen but Kanit stuck in a raise and made it 1,925 to play. Schmidt looked like he was going to at least call but after he re-checked his cards he gave them back to the dealer and the original aggressor in the hand, Kjeldsen, insta-mucked.
First blood to Kanit.
Combing through the tournament room, there are a couple of tables that stick out to us as they have more than their fair share of notables seated at them. We mentioned the table with Olivier Busquet, Scott Seiver and Barny Boatman before, but it now has Will Molson to make it even tough. Another table that we've spotted contains Phillip Gruissem, Martin Staszko and Barry Greenstein. Both are certainly difficult tables and we'll be keeping an eye on them all day.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Can't quite remember much from last season's EPT Berlin? Laura Cornelius rounds up the highlights and sob stories in the following four and a half minutes:
With a bad internet connection and strange plays, it makes one think we’re at another country on the tour that the EPT stops at (mentioning no names).
Savas Ergün opened to 250 from under the gun and was three-bet to 1,000 by Marco Komen on the button. Ergün called to the 
flop where he led for 3,000 only to be min raised to 6,000 by his fellow German. Call.
The turn came as 
and Ergün snap-shoved for a little more than 19,000 chips. Komen had around 20,000 and made the call with 
. Ergün slammed on the table as if it was the nuts. It wasn’t and he he was forced to leave the room after the river bricked.
The action folded around the British poker veteran Barny Boatman in the hijack and he tossed in two black 100 chips and limped into the pot. The remaining active players got out of the way and Stanislav Labutkin tapped the table and checked the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the 
flop and when Labutkin checked Boatman checked behind. The turn brought the 
into play and Labutkin inexplicably mucked his hand.
Boatman waited for the chips to be passed to him before he threw his hand into the muck.
Will Molson is dodging the name players at his table as he makes his stack grow.
He was heads up with Roy Jany to a turn of a 
board. Jany was on the button and bet 4,500 out of turn. Molson raised this up to 4,500 before the floor was called to sort out what should happen. The bets stood and Jany went on to make the call.
The river fell and Molson led for 7,000. His German opponent quickly raised to 16,000 and this looked as if it shot a bolt of electricity through the Canadian’s body. He shrugged and called with 
for a small full house. Jony and his for a flush was well beaten.
High stakes cash game pro Liviu Ignat opened the betting from early position to 250 and Markus Wolter, next to act, made the call. The rest of the table folded their hands but Leonard Bilokur put in the extra chips from the big blind.
After burning a card the dealer put out the 
flop. None of the trio seemed to happy with it as they all checked quickly in succession. The turn was a second seven, the 
and Bilokur tried his luck by betting 700 and it worked because both Ignat and Wolter mucked their hand.
Berlin is one of Europe’s most popular destinations, mixing its rich history with a dynamic atmosphere that has made the city a magnet for tourism from all over the world, particularly for young party-people. It is a center for the arts, with countless museums and galleries, a rich theatre scene, and strong reputation for fashion, design and music. Here is just a handful of snaps we collected from around town yesterday.
