2010 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€700,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€2,935,000
Entries
587
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Lights, Cameras, Action!

With blinds now at 150/300 Markus Golser opened this hand with a raise of 800 from early position. Bruce Atkinson, who has been having a very successful 2010, called from the cut off. Konstantin Bucherl called from the button and so did Arnaud Mattern from the small blind.

The flop was {k-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} and Mattern checked before Golser put out a bet of 2,200. Atkinson called immediately and then a light went on inside the head of Bucherl who went into the tank. After a while and a few mutterings of numbers under his breath he plonked a pile of his chips onto the felt in front of him which only left three solitary yellow chips in front of him and one green chip on his cards - 15,025 in total. The Dealer spread the bet out for the table to see and it equated to 26,500. This lead to a stampede of cameras and Mattern and Golser folded before Atkinson made the call.

The turn was {8-Spades} and Atkinson rapped his knuckles on the felt to indicate a check. Almost in sync Bucherl did the same. The river was a {q-Diamonds} and again Atkinson pressed his knuckles to the felt.

"I missed." Said Bucherl as he turned over his {6-Hearts} {7-Hearts}. Atkinson turned over {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades} an action that drew several gasps from around the table. Bucherl now joins Mattern as the two short stacks on table 20.

Tags: Arnaud MatternBruce AtkinsonKonstantin BucherlMarkus Golser