2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
€578,392
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,413,500
Entries
910
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Cards “Squeeze Marked”

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The floor was called to table 25 to request a change of deck as one of the cards was marked. This was the fifth deck that the table would be using in under two hours. As a new deck was produced the floor explained what would happen if another card was marked.

There was no accusation that any player was deliberately marking the cards but they were being marked when a player was “squeezing”, i.e. bending the cards too much when peeking at their hole cards. This was unacceptable as it was slowing up the game and was unfair. If it happened again the floor would examine every folded hand to determine the culprit.

Recent Eliminations

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Brader
Thomas Brader
Busted
Ittai Gluska
Ittai Gluska
Busted
Mikhail Lakhitov ru
Mikhail Lakhitov
Busted
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Vladimir Shabalin ru
Vladimir Shabalin
Busted
Benjamin Jones us
Benjamin Jones
Busted
Alex Klimashin
Alex Klimashin
Busted
Dennis Oberscheimer
Dennis Oberscheimer
Busted
Gerhard Kohlmaier
Gerhard Kohlmaier
Busted
Aleksander Spadijer me
Aleksander Spadijer
Busted
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
Busted
Nandor Solyom hu
Nandor Solyom
Busted
Florian Vasile Haiduc
Florian Vasile Haiduc
Busted
Max Heinzelmann
Max Heinzelmann
Busted
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
Busted
Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
Busted
Alban Juen fr
Alban Juen
Busted
Boyan Asenov bg
Boyan Asenov
Busted
Ken Geschwind
Ken Geschwind
Busted
Javier Gomez Zapatero es
Javier Gomez Zapatero
Busted
Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
Busted
Rafael Haber
Rafael Haber
Busted
Sampo Kalervo Ryynanen
Sampo Kalervo Ryynanen
Busted

Show Me The Money!

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A total of 910 players entered EPT Vienna creating a prize pool of €4,413,500 and 135 players will get paid. A min cash this week is worth €8,700 while making the Final 8 will guarantee you at least €77,000.

The eventual winner of EPT Vienna walks away with €816,000, a beautiful trophy and a luxury Swiss watch from SLYDE, the Official Watch Sponsor for EPT Season 10 Main Events, worth more than €5,000.

Head over to the payouts tab to see the full prize table.

Brummelhuis Shows His Hand

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Michiel Brummelhuis
Michiel Brummelhuis

The flop was {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and on the table lay the exposed cards of Michiel Brummelhuis {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. At the other end of the table face up was the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} of Markus Stranzinger. The floor had been called because Brummelhuis had turned over his cards and still had 5,000 chips behind, a tiny amount compared to the pot. Brummelhuis was worried that the floor would rule his hand dead.

The floor explained that the “hand is never dead.” In situations like these. If another player was still to act he may incur a penalty but it wouldn’t kill his hand. In any case it was just the two players, and the hand played out with all the chips in the middle.

The turn {10-Spades} and river {9-Spades} didn’t bring a flush for Brummelhuis and he was out.

Player Chips Progress
Markus Stranzinger at
Markus Stranzinger
83,000
43,500
43,500
Michiel Brummelhuis nl
Michiel Brummelhuis
Busted

Tags: Michiel Brummelhuis

Abdalla's Aces Give Him 100K Pot; Gluska Coolered

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

[Removed:254] was all smiles after being on the right end of a big cooler hand.

We arrived on a {7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts} flop to see a raising way result in Ittai Gluska getting his stack of right around 60,000 all in against Abdalla.

Gluska tabled {K-}{K-} and was gutted to see Abdalla roll over the {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. Abdalla was fixated on the board while Gluska was looking to the heavens as if to ask the poker gods, "Why?"

The {Q-Clubs} turn was of no consequence, and neither was the {4-Spades} river. Gluska quickly collected his things and made a beeline for the door, while Abdalla was all smiles after growing his stack to right around 225k.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:254] de
[Removed:254]
225,000
142,400
142,400
Ittai Gluska
Ittai Gluska
Busted

Tags: Ittai Gluska

"You Gotta Go for It"

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Michael Telker
Michael Telker

With around 40,000 in the pot and a board reading {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}, Michael Telker bet 10,500 and Szabolcs Mayer thought for a long time before making the call from the button.

When the {8-Hearts} completed the board on the river, Telker thought for a few moments before sliding in the rest of his stack, which was a bet of around 37,000.

Mayer didn't like it and folded his hand, which prompted the talkative Telker to show his hand — the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

"Wow," Mayer said in disbelief.

Telker was all smiles before he quipped, "You gotta go for it, ya know?"

Player Chips Progress
Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
100,000
40,900
40,900
Szabolcs Mayer hu
Szabolcs Mayer
80,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Michael TelkerSzabolcs Mayer