2010 EPT Berlin Main Event Day 4 | 2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin

2010 EPT Berlin Main Event

Day 4 Completed

03-07-2010 00:50 UTC+2

Day 4 is Over; Adrenaline Levels Return to Normal

[user46392]

Well, this has been a crazy, crazy day in a lot of respects.

Aside from armed robbery, abandonment of the webcast, evacuation of the tournament area, abandonment also of several side events, some impressive security guard heroics and a good couple of hours to sort out the stacks after all of that kerfuffle, some poker managed to get played.

We lost our two remaining Team PokerStars Pros Johannes Strassmann and Jude Ainsworth fairly early on, as well as bracelet winner Carsten Joh and editor of PokerNews UK & Europe Magazine Ilya Gorodetskiy, among others, but it is still an impressive line-up for tomorrow's final table.

Three of the players who've made it through will already be rather familiar with each other - Kevin MacPhee, Ilari Tahkokallio and Ketul Nathwani have shared a final table before, in the £1,000 PLH/PLO side event at last year's EPT London. That time Tahkokallio won, with MacPhee coming in second and Nathwani finishing up in sixth. They will no doubt be using their inside knowledge against each other come tomorrow.

It is MacPhee who goes into the final table as chip leader on 6,070,000, but as we know from experience, anything can happen. If you want to know how that all pans out, join us back here at PokerNews from noon CET for all the action, and don't forget that the webcast from EPT Live will be back up tomorrow as well. Hopefully there will be no more armed robberies, but there will be what promises to be a grade-A, free-range treat of a final table.

Seat 1: Marko Neumann - 2,185,000
Seat 2: Marc Inizan - 3,655,000
Seat 3: Kevin MacPhee - 6,070,000
Seat 4: Artur Wasek -3,530,000
Seat 5: Marcel Koller - 3,590,000
Seat 6: Nico Behling - 960,000
Seat 7: Ketul Nathwani - 4,685,000
Seat 8: Ilari Tahkokallio - 3,940,000

03-07-2010 00:24 UTC+2

Norman Kastner Eliminated in 9th Place (€50,000)

donpeters

Just as Alfonso Amendola was getting eliminated on the adjacent table, Norman Kastner raised from middle position to 140,000 on his table. Marc Inizan reraised from the small blind to 430,000. Kastner moved all in and Inizan called.

Inizan: {A-Spades}

Kastner:

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

and that was it for Kastner. Literally seconds after Amendola was eliminated, Kastner was sent to the rail in ninth place and the day was ended.

The players are now drawing for seats at the final table and we'll have that for you shortly.

Tags: Alfonso Amendola Marc Inizan Norman Kastner

03-07-2010 00:24 UTC+2

Alfonso Amendola Eliminated in 10th Place(€50,000)

donpeters

Ketul Nathwani raised to 130,000 from middle position and then Alfonso Amendola reraised from the big blind to 360,000. Nathwani moved all in and Amendola quickly made the call, tabling the {Q-Clubs}

. Nathwani had a pair himself, but worse with the {4-Spades}

.

Nathwani went from worst to first after the flop of {10-Spades}

. The turn was the {2-Spades}

and the river the {5-Diamonds}

to improve Nathwani to a full house, sending Amendola to the rail in 10th place for €50,000.

Tags: Alfonso Amendola Ketul Nathwani

03-07-2010 00:23 UTC+2

High Koller

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Artur Wasek limped in, Marcel Koller in the small blind limped too, and Nico Behling in the big blind checked his option.

They saw a {6-Hearts}

flop and our attention was momentarily distracted by Cainelli's exit on the other table, but that's okay because the interesting bit was the turn. When we got back to the table in question, only Koller and Behling remained in the hand, and there was a 280,000 bet in front of Behling. Koller announced raise, and after a little while he said that his raise would be All In - about another 1.3 million. Behling tanked up long enough for Marko Neumann to shove on the other table and not get called - and eventually Behling very quietly announced, "Call."

Behling: {Q-Hearts}

Koller: in some trouble with {Q-Clubs}

River: wait for it...

...

... {9-Hearts}

Koller's two pair snatched the huge pot away from Behling, and he doubled to well over 3 million.

Tags: Marcel Koller Nico Behling

03-07-2010 00:17 UTC+2

Luca Cainelli Eliminated in 11th Place (€40,000)

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Short-stacked Luca Cainelli shoved from the small blind and Ilari Tahkokallio called from the big. Showdown.

Cainelli: {A-Diamonds}

Tahkokallio: {A-Spades}

Board:

While tablemate Kevin Macphee said, "Wow, that's sick," repeatedly in lament of the absence of a split pot, Cainelli hit the rail.

Tags: Luca Cainelli

03-06-2010 23:53 UTC+2

Back

donpeters

The 11 remaining players are back in their seats and action is underway once more.

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

03-06-2010 23:36 UTC+2

Break

donpeters

The remaining players are on another break.

03-06-2010 23:35 UTC+2

50-50 to Show

donpeters

From middle position, Ketul Nathwani raised to 115,000. Alfonso Amendola made the call from the big blind. The flop was checked by both players after the {8-Clubs}

fell.

The turn brought the {Q-Spades}

and Amendola checked. Nathwani fired 160,000 and Amendola called.

The river card was the {4-Diamonds}

and Amendola checked. Nathwani fired 460,000 and this sent Amendola into the tank for a long several minutes.

"I really like this pot, I don't want to lose it," said Amendola. "Will you show me?"

"I'll tell you what, I'll flip a coin and you call it. If you get it right, I'll show," responded Nathwani.

After another minute or so passed, Amendola mucked, saying, "Dealer, dealer, what are you doing to me here?!?!"

Amendola then tossed Nathwani a coin which had Mickey Mouse on one side and the number "1" on the other. "Which side are you?" asked Nathwani.

"I'm Mickey," responded Amendola.

Nathwani tossed the coin in the air and it landed in favor of Amendola. Nathwani then showed the {K-Spades}

for king high and Amendola tapped the table.

Tags: Alfonso Amendola Ketul Nathwani