2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
€712,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,725,000
Entries
745
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Selbst Four Bets From The Blinds

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Andre Klebanov saw the action fold to him in the cutoff and he opened the betting by raising to 1,500. The button folded but Scott Baumstein defended his small blinf by three-betting to 2,800. Next to act was the Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst in the big blind and she stuck in a four-bet to 6,100.

Whatever Klebanov opened with was not worth messing with Selbst as he folded and Baumstein's cards also found there way to the muck.

Tags: Andre KlebanovVanessa SelbstScott Baumstein

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

This is No Ordinary EPT

If it was these players nearly made day 2. It's not a normal EPT though and there two more levels to last.

Player Chips Progress
Mohamed Arin
Mohamed Arin
Busted
Cort Kibler-Melby 
Cort Kibler-Melby 
Busted
Michael Palauschek
Michael Palauschek
Busted
Alexander Debus de
Alexander Debus
Busted
Andrew Brokos us
Andrew Brokos
Busted
Joel Benzinou be
Joel Benzinou
Busted
Frank Stumpf de
Frank Stumpf
Busted
Kunimaro Kojo jp
Kunimaro Kojo
Busted
Markus Lehner de
Markus Lehner
Busted
Peter Spleittstösser
Peter Spleittstösser
Busted
Nicolai Becker
Nicolai Becker
Busted
Nikolaos Michailidis
Nikolaos Michailidis
Busted
Thomas Pettersson 
Thomas Pettersson 
Busted
Asbjørn Lunde
Asbjørn Lunde
Busted
Philipp Teipel
Philipp Teipel
Busted

Double Barrel From Wigg Wins The Pot

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a flop reading {J-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs} Dmitry Grinenko checked from the big blind position over to Anton Wigg in the cutoff and the Swede fired a bet of 2,100. Grinenko called and the duo shared a {Q-Hearts} on the turn. Grinenko checked to Wigg again but Wigg saw no reason to slow down and he fired a second barrel worth 4,800 and Grinenko folded; albeit after 30-45 seconds of deliberating.

Tags: Dmitry GrinenkoAnton Wigg

Big Stacks Giving Back

Alex Biloku
Alex Biloku

Andrew Chen and Alex Bilokur are sat nearly with their backs to each other. It's not that they don't like one another, they're on adjacent tables is all. Both of them made it to the river in hand and both lost their respective pots to drop back a little.

Chen was in the big blind in a four-way pot. The flop was {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and the Canadian led for 2,500. Hidir Özcan
was the only caller to the {a-Diamonds} turn where he raised Chen's 4,800 bet up to 10,000. Chen called but check-tank-folded to a 19,000 all-in bet from his German opponent.

Bilokur meanwhile raised from early position to 1,800 and [Removed:207] was the only caller from the big blind. The flop fell {4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Bilokur continued for 2,200. The German check-called before he check-raised up to 9,600 when he faced a 3,600 bet on the {a-Clubs} turn. Bilokur showed little emotion as he called.

The river fell {k-Clubs} and Fritzler led for 15,500. Bilokur took his time and made the call before mucking upon seeing his opponent's {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
68,000
-38,900
-38,900
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
64,000
-16,000
-16,000

Tags: Alex BilokuAndrew Chen

The Best Can Get Beaten

Ignat Liviu is considered by Scott Seiver to be one of the greatest NL Hold'em players in the world. Those who follow or play against 0Human0 on PokerStars will be unlikely to disagree. This being the case, the remaining field can breath a little easier as the Romanian busted not long ago.

We stopped him in the corridor and he said he shoved his last 12 big blinds in with pocket tens. An opponent called with ace-seven and found an ace on the the board.

Player Chips Progress
Ignat Liviu ro
Ignat Liviu
Busted

Tags: Ignat Liviu

Kurganov's Pair of Queens Enough To Beat The Lady

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

There have only been two female players in the starting field today, Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst being one of them, Susanne Kaufer the other. Whilst the former has been receiving plenty of attention today the latter has not but we just caught her in a hand involving Igor Kurganov.

On a flop reading {Q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{10-Spades} Kurganov checked and Kaufer instantly checked behind. The turn gave the {4-Diamonds} a chance to shine and it was met with a bet of 2,300 from Kurganov and a snap-call from his female opponent. The river was the {8-Spades} and Kurganov made it 6,000 to play and again Kaufer instantly called.

Kurganov revealed {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and that was enough to beat Kaufer who folded as soon as she saw her opponent had made top pair.

Tags: Susanne KauferIgor Kurganov