2010 EPT Berlin Main Event | 2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

03-07-2010 20:09 UTC+1

Hot Pot for Tahkokallio

Ilari Tahkokallio raised to 380,000 and MacPhee called.

MacPhee checked the {4-Spades}

flop ("The nine of spades is hot right now," said the EPT Live commentators for some reason) and Tahkokallio bet 460,000; MacPhee folded, and the pot went to the Finn.

Tags: Ilari Tahkokallio Kevin MacPhee

03-07-2010 20:19 UTC+1

Kabrhel High Roller Bubble Boy

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After losing the chip lead and most of his chips to Andreas Bauer, Kabrhel was short stacked. He got his last chips in with pocket sevens against [Removed:39]'s pocket aces. No miracles came to save Kabrhel, and he's out in seventh place on the bubble. That means he'll have to wait for another EPT event to earn more player of the year points.

Tags: Martin kabrhel

03-07-2010 20:21 UTC+1

News From Elsewhere in the Hyatt

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Collopy - down, but not yet out of the freeroll

We're not sure what he's up to, but young Jim "MrBig_Queso" Collopy has been spotted all on his lonesome on the floor of the lobby, apparently munching on paper. Perhaps he can no longer afford the rooms here, nor the super-expensive snacks from the bar. Toss him some loose change if you pass by him, won't you...

Tags: Jim Collopy

03-07-2010 20:32 UTC+1

MacPhee Picks Up Another One

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There was betting on the {J-Clubs}

flop but both players checked the {K-Diamonds}

turn. They saw also a {2-Spades}

river and this time MacPhee bet out 1,420,000. Tahkokallio passed, and the pot went to MacPhee.

Current chips:

MacPhee 16 million, Tahkokallio 12 million

Tags: Ilari Tahkokallio Kevin MacPhee

03-07-2010 20:39 UTC+1

Break Time

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Yup, it's time for another 15 minute break. Back shortly.

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 20,000

03-07-2010 20:57 UTC+1

Back

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Donnie Peters

The two players have returned and are back in action.

03-07-2010 21:13 UTC+1

Slowdown

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Back at the felt and our heads-upsers limp/checked their way to a {9-Spades}

flop. MacPhee made a minimum 200,000 bet, which Tahkokallio called.

They checked down the {10-Spades}

turn and

river, and Tahkokallio turned over a king. MacPhee couldn't beat it and mucked, and Tahkokallio took the pot.

At this rate, this could take a while...

Tags: Ilari Tahkokallio Kevin MacPhee

03-07-2010 21:15 UTC+1

Fourth Pair Good for Tahkokallio

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Donnie Peters

Kevin MacPhee raised from the button to 450,000 and Ilari Tahkokallio called from the big blind. The flop came down {10-Diamonds}

and Tahkokallio checked. MacPhee checked behind.

The turn was the {J-Spades}

and Tahkokallio checked again. MacPhee checked behind again. After the {3-Hearts}

fell on the river, Tahkokallio fired 525,000. MacPhee made the call, but mucked when Tahkokallio tabled {K-?}

for a pair of fives.

Tags: Ilari Tahkokallio Kevin MacPhee

03-07-2010 21:16 UTC+1

High Roller Update

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The High Roller side event is down to four players after Dominykas Karmazinas busted in sixth place (€24,000) and Jyri Merivirta was eliminated in fifth (€38,000). Jeff Sarwer had the chip lead until Bijan Zahmat doubled through him with {A-Spades}

to Sarwer's {A-Diamonds}

.

Here are the latest chip counts:

Andreas Bauer - 270,000
[Removed:39] - 240,000
Jeff Sarwer - 240,000
Bijan Zahmat - 225,000