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

03-06-2010 23:00 UTC+2

Wasek Changing Up Preflop Raises

donpeters

Action folded to Artur Wasek in the cutoff seat and he opened to 175,000. Paul Thomas Otto reraised all in from the small blind to 1.7 million. Wasek mucked his hand.

A few hands later, Wasek opened to 100,000 from under the gun. Everyone folded and Wasek showed {A-?}

.

Tags: Artur Wasek Paul Thomas Otto

03-06-2010 22:59 UTC+2

Continued Aggression from Behling

[user46392]

The very next hand, Paul Thomas Otto raised to 100,000 from the button and Marcel Koller made it 310,000 from the small blind. Over to Nico Behling in the big blind, who asked how much Koller had back. Then he announced all in. Two swift folds later, and the pot was his.

03-06-2010 22:50 UTC+2

Behling Gets Lucky

[user46392]

Nico Behling raised to 115,000 and Paul Thomas Otto in the big blind asked how much he had back (answer - around 1.3 million) but eventually thought better of it and folded.

So it was that Behling opened for 115,000 the next hand, and this time Evgeniy Zaytsev reraised to 260,000. Back to Behling, who shoved, and Zaytsev insta-called.

Behling: {A-Diamonds}

Zaytsev: extremely ahead with {K-Hearts}

Board:

bink!

Behling doubled to around 2.8 million; the unfortunate Zaytsev meanwhile was reduced to just 900,000.

Tags: Evgeniy Zaytsev Nico Behling

03-06-2010 22:38 UTC+2

Carsten Joh Eliminated in 14th Place (€30,000)

[user46392]

Carsten Joh raised under the gun and it folded right around to Artur Wasek in the big blind, who re-popped for 450,000 total. Joh shoved for a little over a million, Wasek called, and they were on their backs.

Joh: {J-?}

Wasek:

Board:

Joh takes 14th place money and we are down to our last lucky 13.

Tags: Artur Wasek Carsten Joh

03-06-2010 22:34 UTC+2

Things Settling Down

donpeters

Coming back from the dinner break, it seems as though things are almost completely back to normal. Although the buzz of the robbery incident is still in the air, the players in the room are finally getting back to being fully focused on the task at hand. Whether it's a side event, the High Roller event or the Main Event, things have calmed down.

The security outside the ballroom has been beefed up quite a bit. There's a lot more hotel security guards checking IDs and player/staff passes before you enter the room and a few police officers are hanging around to keep things in check.

Some of the staff has been relieved from being too shaken up due to the incident, but for the most part, everyone is just happy that no one was hurt and all is now back to normal here at the EPT Berlin.

03-06-2010 22:15 UTC+2

Back in Action

donpeters

The remaining 14 players are back from dinner break and the cards are in the air. Onward to the final table!

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

03-06-2010 22:05 UTC+2

Chip Counts at the Dinner Break

donpeters

Kevin MacPhee - 6,058,000
Ilkka Tahkokallio - 3,050,000
Marcel Koller - 2,200,000
Norman Kastner - 2,155,000
Paul Thomas Otto - 2,110,000
Evgeniy Zaytsev - 2,045,000
Marko Neumann - 1,995,000
Marc Inizan - 1,780,000
Artur Wasek - 1,700,000
Nico Behling - 1,335,000
Ketul Nathwani - 1,295,000
Carsten Joh -1,080,000
Alfonso Amendola - 740,000
Luca Cainelli - 580,000

03-06-2010 21:22 UTC+2

Dinner Break

[user46392]

One hour of no poker, no robberies, etc.

03-06-2010 21:22 UTC+2

Stefan Huber Eliminated in 15th Place (€25,000)

donpeters

Stefan Huber was all in preflop and called by Kevin MacPhee. Huber held two queens and MacPhee the {A-Hearts}

. MacPhee spiked an ace on the flop of {A-Clubs}

. Huber couldn't find help on the turn ( {10-Spades}

) or river ( {10-Diamonds}

) and was eliminated just before the dinner break in 15th place.

MacPhee jumped to 7.2 million and everyone left is now earning €30,000. Huber took home €25,000.

Tags: Kevin MacPhee Stefan Huber