Main Event Day 2 | 2017 partypoker LIVE German Poker Championship

08-12-2017 23:41 UTC

The Money Bubble Bursts to End Day 2 with Sonay Kehya in the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Day 2 of the 2017 partypoker LIVE German Poker Championship €2,200 Main Event ended after eight levels of 60 minutes each and reduced the remaining field to the last 100 hopefuls while the money bubble burst in the last hand of level 16. The remaining fields of all three Day 1s at Europe's biggest poker arena, the King's Casino in Rozvadov, were combined and online qualifiers from partypoker joined in on the action. The registration and re-entry period lasted until the end of the dinner break after the fourth level of the day and 440 million in chips were in play.

It was charismatic Czech poker pro Martin Kabrhel who would be left empty-handed when his three-bet shove with ace-eight was called by Philipp Gruissem with ace-king. The remaining two aces appeared on the board and the kicker played to eliminate Kabrhel as last player without anything to show for. Gruissem bagged up 12,450,000, good enough for second place overnight behind Dutchman Sonay Kehya with 14,530,000, while Day 1a chip leader Friedrich Raz once again bagged big with 11,200,000.

Two partypoker sponsored pros reached Day 3 in Anatoly Filatov (10,600,000) and Natalia Breviglieri (6,655,000). Breviglieri already reached the final table of the partypoker LIVE Million here in Rozvadov back in June 2017, finishing 6th for a payday of €32,500.

Other notables and big stacks still in contention for the €200,000 first-place payout are Grzegorz Idziak (10,580,000), Frank de Busscher (9,970,000), Josef Gulas (9,130,000), Gerald Karlic (9,115,000), Victor Tyurin (9,000,000), Marek Blasko (8,340,000), Matthias De Meulder (8,130,000), Sandro Pitzanti (7,100,000), Click & Collect qualifier Enrique B. (4,375,000) and former World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Martin Staszko (4,375,000).

Among those to bust throughout Day 2 were partypoker ambassador Boris Becker, start-of-the-day chip leader Victor Langlitz, the partypoker sponsored pros Kristen Bicknell, Marcel Luske and Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Jack Sinclair, Julian Thomas, Manig Loeser, Jeff Lisandro, Ismael Bojang, Paul Michaelis, Kenny Hallaert and Erich Kollmann.

Becker lost plenty of chips early on and was gone before the field headed into the dinner break, while Bicknell re-entered and ran with pocket nines into aces. Jachtmann had a healthy stack until two hands against pocket deuces spelled his end. The German three-bet a raise by Marek Blasko and fired flop and turn of a king-high board with ace-king for top pair and top kicker, before calling Blasko's shove with the vast majority of his stack already committed to find himself up against a set. Luske missed out on the money by just a few spots when his top pair on the flop was no good against the pocket aces of Ivo Donev.

Right after the money bubble had burst, the remaining 100 players bagged up and will return at 12 p.m. noon local time for Day 3. Action recommences in level 17 with blinds of 60,000/120,000 and a button ante of 120,000, another eight levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled on the penultimate tournament day before the winner will be crowned on Monday, August 13th 2017.

As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action.

Day 3 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
79	1	Andreas Aulike	Germany	375,000	3
79	2	Leo Schulz	Germany	6,620,000	55
79	3	Marek Soukup	Czech Republic	1,540,000	13
79	4	Nourreddine Chinek	Belgium	4,710,000	39
79	5	Tezer Cetindag	Germany	2,495,000	21
79	6	Sandro Pitzanti	Netherlands	7,100,000	59
79	7	Simon Trumper	United Kingdom	3,670,000	31
79	8	Hossein Ensan	Germany	1,650,000	14

83	1	[Removed:174]	Lithuania	1,350,000	11
83	2	Vojtech Ruzicka	Czech Republic	1,090,000	9
83	3	Vytautas Semaska	Lithuania	6,580,000	55
83	4	Grzegorz Idziak	Poland	10,480,000	87
83	5	Petr Vlček	Czech Republic	6,380,000	53
83	6	Anatoly Filatov	Russia	10,600,000	88
83	7	Vojtěch Kratochvíl	Czech Republic	4,650,000	39
83	8	Adam Wieczorek	Germany	1,430,000	12

84	1	Nick Broekhuizen	Netherlands	1,700,000	14
84	2	Fabrice Halleux	Belgium	5,645,000	47
84	3	Mohamed Harrouchy	Belgium	2,365,000	20
84	4	Robin Hegele	Germany	870,000	7
84	5	Ivan Curic	Croatia	1,575,000	13
84	6	Patrick Wiper	United Kingdom	3,935,000	33
84	7	Koen de Weerd	Netherlands	3,080,000	26
84	8	Aymon Hata	United Kingdom	2,070,000	17

85	1	Michal Schuh	Czech Republic	1,690,000	14
85	2	Milan Topoly	Slovakia	4,295,000	36
85	3	Arsenii Karmatckii	Russia	5,755,000	48
85	4	Sonay Kehya	Netherlands	14,530,000	121
85	5	Friedrich Raz	Switzerland	11,200,000	93
85	6	Tonio Röder	Germany	7,400,000	62
85	7	Frank Robotka	Germany	1,550,000	13
85	8	Lukasz Golczyk	Poland	7,075,000	59

89	1	The Talk	Germany	4,125,000	34
89	2	Witold Krawczyk	Poland	2,905,000	24
89	3	Dominik Desset	Slovakia	6,570,000	55
89	4	Hans-Jürgen Homner	Germany	1,640,000	14
89	5	Sascha Minerva	Germany	5,840,000	49
89	6	Jan Mach	Czech Republic	2,305,000	19
89	7	Nico Heinreich	Germany	2,100,000	18
89	8	Victor Tyurin	Russia	9,000,000	75

90	1	Vladimir Minarik	Slovakia	8,960,000	75
90	2	Aleksandar Tomovic	Serbia	6,665,000	56
90	3	Maxi Lehmanski	Germany	2,400,000	20
90	4	Teunis Kooij	Netherlands	1,855,000	15
90	5	Vladimir Schwarz	Germany	2,845,000	24
90	6	Enrique B.	Germany	4,375,000	36
90	7	Rinaldo Aquino	Brazil	3,440,000	29
90	8	Alexander Burkart	Germany	2,960,000	25

91	1	JeffersonMC	Germany	2,795,000	23
91	2	David Taborsky	Czech Republic	1,325,000	11
91	3	Selim Cerci	Germany	6,000,000	50
91	4	Marko Simic	Germany	7,500,000	63
91	5	Jonathan Wong	United Kingdom	8,930,000	74
91	6	Patrik Wagner	Germany	1,490,000	12
91	7	Gert-Jan Kars	Netherlands	1,300,000	11
91	8	Fabian Wahlers	Germany	1,100,000	9

95	1	Martin Wrulich	Germany	1,530,000	13
95	2	Ducardo Ueberfeldt	Netherlands	1,525,000	13
95	3	Pavel Stolar	Czech Republic	5,035,000	42
95	4	Tommaso Bonni	Italy	1,715,000	14
95	5	Artur Jarek	Poland	3,490,000	29
95	6	Alamzad Sina	Romania	8,490,000	71
95	7	Gerald Karlic	Austria	9,115,000	76
95	8	Günther Jakwerth	Austria	2,000,000	17

96	1	David Novotny	Czech Republic	3,100,000	26
96	2	Josef Gulas	Czech Republic	9,130,000	76
96	3	Matous Skorepa	Czech Republic	9,750,000	81
96	4	Ondrej Mar	Czech Republic	2,050,000	17
96	5	Camilla Reventlow	Denmark	5,600,000	47
96	6	Hamdam Shakib	Germany	1,615,000	13
96	7	Andreas Ahrer	Austria	6,775,000	56
96	8	Marek Blasko	Slovakia	8,340,000	70

97	1	Albert Skobelev	Russia	6,470,000	54
97	2	Philipp Zukernik	Canada	3,240,000	27
97	3	Flash	Germany	4,270,000	36
97	5	Dirk Flessing	Germany	3,110,000	26
97	6	Frank De Busscher	Belgium	9,970,000	83
97	7	Jochen Wien	Germany	1,225,000	10
97	8	Ivo Donev	Austria	4,500,000	38

101	1	Julez	Germany	3,890,000	32
101	2	Bernd Rygol	Germany	2,085,000	17
101	3	eMKey	Slovakia	1,395,000	12
101	4	Ngoc Minh Hoang	Czech Republic	4,820,000	40
101	6	Michal Marian Skalski	Poland	3,320,000	28
101	7	Natalia Breviglieri	United Kingdom	6,655,000	55
101	8	Matthias De Meulder	Belgium	8,130,000	68

102	1	Henning W.	Germany	6,085,000	51
102	2	Andreas Eiler	Germany	2,670,000	22
102	3	Wladimir Gerner	Germany	635,000	5
102	4	Petr Targa	Czech Republic	7,520,000	63
102	6	Oliver Sosna	Germany	1,815,000	15
102	7	Marc Döring	Germany	2,915,000	24
102	8	Martin Joseph Kus	Canada	1,325,000	11

103	1	Bombelow	Germany	4,605,000	38
103	2	Nino Wagner	Germany	3,315,000	28
103	3	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	2,550,000	21
103	4	Philipp Gruissem	Germany	12,450,000	104
103	5	Josef Snejberg	Czech Republic	2,690,000	22
103	7	Gregor Kampmann	Germany	1,390,000	12
103	8	Martin Staszko	Czech Republic	4,375,000	36

Tags: Anatoly Filatov Boris Becker Enrique Erich Kollmann Friedrich Raz Gerald Karlic

08-12-2017 22:51 UTC

Martin Kabrhel Bubbles the GPC Main Event

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The very last hand of the level was being played still while the clock was already moved forward by two minutes as per new TDA rule, showing 59 minutes left in level 17. However, one table was still active and it was the one and only Martin Kabrhel and Philipp Gruissem that clashed.

Gruissem raised to 210,000 from under the gun and Kabrhel moved all in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Gruissem peeked at his cards, then said "Oh, I have a hand Mister Kabrhel," and called moments later. Not all tables were finished with their action just yet and Kabrhel used the time for the usual entertainment program.

The card guessing game started and Kabrhel then joked "No, I didn't go all in, take it back," grabbing the all in triangle and tossing it back to the dealer, who duely placed it back in front of Kabrhel. A minute later, the Czech grabbed it again and placed his hippo on top of the all in triangle. "Bounty? What are you putting in for it."

"I have kings. You have three outs. Oh, you have ace-king. How can you call me on the bubble with ace-high?"

Once the cards were turned over, it was Kabrhel that was in need of help.

Martin Kabrhel:
Philipp Gruissem:

The board came and the kicker played to let the bubble burst.

All remaining 100 players have €2,000 locked up and will bag up for Day 3, which recommences at 12 p.m. noon local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	12,450,000 2,650,000	2,650,000

Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Philipp Gruissem

08-12-2017 22:43 UTC

SUPER HIGH ROLLER: Kenny Hallaert On Top At End Of Day 1

[user344984]

Level 16 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert leads the way as we reach the end of Day 1

We've reached the end of Day 1 in the Super High Roller. Kenny Hallaert leads the way as we retire until 2pm tomorrow. End of day chip counts are as follows:

Player	Chip Count
Kenny Hallaert	385,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	332,000
Jack Sinclair	253,000
Manig Loeser	247,000
Antanas "Tony G" Guoga	212,500
Pavel Binar	179,000
Renato	148,000
Pierre Neuville	125,000
Yair Bitoun	88,000
Steffen Sontheimer	68,000
Julian Thomas	62,000

08-12-2017 21:59 UTC

Staszko Doubles; Luske Doesn't

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After a raise by Marek Blasko, Martin Staszko moved all in for 16 big blinds and Blasko called with the . Staszko was well ahead with and the board came to let the Czech double.

Marcel Luske was spotted on the rail and Ivo Donev on his former table recalled what had happened. According to Donev, he raised to 225,000 with aces and Luske defended the big blind, then shoved a flop of with for top pair. An ace on the turn left Luske drawing dead and he hit the rail a few spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Blasko	8,000,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000
Ivo Donev	4,500,000 400,000	400,000

Martin Staszko	3,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Marcel Luske	Busted

Tags: Ivo Donev Marcel Luske Marek Blasko Martin Staszko

08-12-2017 21:19 UTC

Martin Kabrhel Clashes With Philipp Gruissem

[user252447]

Level 15 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel just collected a 3,000,000 pot where the board at the river read and was stacking his chips but that wasn’t then last of it.

Philipp Gruissem had called the clock on him on the river and Kabrhel was unhappy that he hadn’t been allowed enough time to make a decision claiming it was called after only 40 seconds.

The counter argument was that Kabrhel had taken an inordinately long time on each and every street so each had he was involved in potentially took close to ten minutes to play out.

Kabrhel vehemently disagreed and pleaded to the other players at the table, “Did I take a long time?”

To Kabrhel’s dismay at least five of them nodded in assent that yes, he did take too long for their liking.

This is not the first time in his poker career that Kabrhel has had this problem. It is unlikely to be the last.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	3,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Philipp Gruissem

08-12-2017 20:07 UTC

The Hungry Hippo Show

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Philipp Gruissem raised and called the shove of Wladimir Gerner for 500,000 with . Gerner had the and got there on the river of a board .

Right after, Oliver Sosna raised to 120,000 on the button and the player with the nickname Michael Ballack moved all in from the small blind. Martin Kabrhel in the big blind started his usual table chatter, stood up from his chair and said "Sometimes you have to gamble, right? All of it," Kabrhel said.

Sosna asked for a brief count and folded when it was deemed to be just over two million. "I have aces," Kabrhel added and Michael Ballack replied "okay, I have a chance then."

Michael Ballack:
Martin Kabrhel:

The board ran out and Kabrhel's hippo had more chips to protect.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipp Gruissem	9,100,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Martin Kabrhel	3,400,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Oliver Sosna	2,650,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Wladimir Gerner	1,100,000 12,000	12,000
Michael Ballack	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Michael Ballack Oliver Sosna Philipp Gruissem Wladimir Gerner

08-12-2017 20:00 UTC

Skorepa Busts Pyzara

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kacper Pyzara had just sent Peter Marz to the rail, but he would follow into those footsteps soon after. A big pot had emerged with Pyzara and Matous Skorepa heading to a river of the board and Pyzara got the rest of it in with .

Skorepa quickly called with and that was it for Pyzara.

While Skorepa has an impressive stack, two other players on the very same table topple that in Sonay Kehya and Anatoly Filatov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonay Kehya	11,800,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Anatoly Filatov	8,600,000 100,000	100,000

Matous Skorepa	8,500,000 7,221,000	7,221,000

LocalHero	6,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Natalia Breviglieri	5,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Fabrice Halleux	5,000,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Enrique B.	3,100,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Maxi Lehmanski	2,800,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Julian Thomas	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Peter Marz	Busted
Kacper Pyzara	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Filatov Kacper Pyzara Matous Skorepa Sonay Kehya

08-12-2017 18:27 UTC

Blasko's Ducks Spell the End for Jachtmann

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Within a matter of minutes, pocket deuces have become the nemesis of partypoker sponsored pro Jan-Peter Jachtmann.

Marek Blasko raised and called the three-bet by Jachtmann to see a flop of . Blasko check-called a continuation bet and did so again for hefty 1.6 million on the turn. After the river, Blasko moved all in and Jachtmann called, having had invested the majority of his stack already.

Blasko turned over and Jachtmann's ace-king was no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Blasko	9,600,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	Busted

Tags: Jan-Peter Jachtmann Marek Blasko

08-12-2017 17:25 UTC

Filatov and Kehya Battle

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sonay Kehya raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Anatoly Filatov called on the button, as did the player in the big blind. On the flop, the big blind checked and subsequently foldedto the action behind him, while Kehya's bet of 250,000 was called by Filatov.

After the turn, Kehya checked and Filatov bet 500,000 before calling a check-raise to 1,300,000. The river then completed the board and Kehya checked. Filatov bet 1,500,000 and was called to roll over for a straight to scoop a massive pot.

Both players got into another big pot right after in which Kehya check-called a bet of 325,000 by Filatov on the and was shown for a busted straight draw. Kehya had that beat with and took back a few chips. According to Moritz Dietrich on the same table, the duo has been battling back and forth ever since Filatov arrived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	8,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Sonay Kehya	6,200,000 -2,300,000	-2,300,000
Moritz Dietrich	2,800,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Tags: Anatoly Filatov Moritz Dietrich Sonay Kehya

08-12-2017 17:22 UTC

Sinclair's Draw Doesn't Hit

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joining the action on the flop, Jack Sinclair bet 100,000 and LocalHero raised to 300,000. Sinclair moved all in for around 1.1 million and was quickly called.