The action folded around to Moritz Kranich in the hijack and he wasted little time in making it 1,700 to play. The American Gregory Gokey, on the button, three-bet to 4,200. Usually this would end the hand right there are at least see it contested one-on-one but not this time around because Davidi Kitai woke up in the big blind with and four-bet to a nice round 10,000.
This four-bet instantly folded out Kranich but Gokey moved all in for 28,300 and Kitai made the call to discover he was up against . The board ran out and Gokey doubled up.
Vivtor Ramdin explained his exit over the course of two Tweets:
"It all started with him 4 betting me I flop top set jj on a j 10 2 flop 3 on turn and yes a hor K in the river to give HIM the nuts str"
Followed by: "Got in my last 30k with my qq only to run into kk # ontothenextone"
More cold news from Eugene Katchalov: "Ran my KK into AA into one of the only 2 people on the table who could bust me. I'm out. #EptBerlin."
Yet more bad news I'm afraid as Fatima Moreira de Melo busted when she rang pocket eights into an opponent's pocket tens.
This is where I should end with a tale of a cat being rescued from up a tree to make you feel a little cheerier about the world. But no, Christophe De Meulder also busted. No details I'm afraid.
Team PokerStars Pro Pius Heinz has been eliminated from the EPT Berlin main event in spectacular fashion.
He opened the betting with a raise to 1,600 only to see Ali Azabdaftar three-bet to 4,000. Bahadir Kilickeser then cold-called the three-bet then Heinz shoved for 21,000 in total. Azabdaftar then re-shoved for 70,000 and after tanking for a couple of minutes Kilickeser called off his last 51,000!
Azabdafter turned over and was nicely in front over everyone else because Kilickeser held and Heinz . The door card was the followed by and . The turn was the and the on the river gave Kilickeser quad kings, left Azabdafter with 20,000 and sent Heinz home for an early bath!
It’s getting warm in the tournament room and it doesn’t smell too good with a level left to play. Meanwhile, and old favourite returns to the feature table, which you can read about on the PokerStars Blog.
Here's a quick snippet of some counts, or lack thereof, from the field. Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern lost a series of hands that ended with his demise.
On the first hand, Mattern called a small all-in shove a few levels back for 10,000 chips with . The shover held and flopped a straight on Mattern.
An orbit later, Mattern raised with from middle position and the small blind called to take a flop, which was . After the small blind checked, Mattern bet half pot and the small blind called. The turn was the and both players checked before Mattern's opponent bet 6,000 on the river . Mattern called and was shown a flush with the .
On his final hand, Mattern three-bet with aces and got it in on a flop against . His aces couldn't come from behind on the turn or river and Mattern was eliminated.
No doubt Stephen Chidwick and Joe Ebanks will have clashed on scores of occasions over the years on the online poker tournament scene and they have just tangled here in Berlin.
Ebanks opened to 2,000 from middle position and two seats to the American's left is where Chidwick was seated and he moved all in for what 28,000. This folded out the rest of the table, Ebanks included and Chidwick adds around 12.5% to his stack, which at this time of night is a great result!
If your opponent will not lay down his hand then do what Sören Vöhrs just did and bring out the big guns!
Vojtech Ruzicka opened to 2,100 from the cutoff and Vöhrs was his only customer, from the big blind. The first three cards on the board were , Ruzicka checked, then called a 2,500 bet from Vöhrs. The turn was the and Ruzicka checked again so Vöhrs upped the ante somewhat and bet 12,000, quite the bet considering the previous streets' sizing. Ruzicka was not prepared to pay this and he mucked his hand.
It was not too long ago Ali Azabdaftar lost a massive pot when his aces were cracked by pocket kings in a three way all in pot but he has just won some of them back.
Jake Cody saw the action fold to him in the cutoff and the Triple Crown winner opened to 2,100. Azabdaftar called in the big blind and the duo shared a flop reading . Azabdaftar checked to Cody who then fired a continuation bet of 2,200,a bet that Azabdaftar called. The turn was the and both players checked. Our river card was the and now Azabdaftar lead into Cody with a 4,400 bet. Cody quickly let his hand go and Azabdafter continues to rebuild.
and four-bet to a nice round 10,000.
. The board ran out 
and Gokey doubled up.
and was nicely in front over everyone else because Kilickeser held 
. The turn was the 
and the 
on the river gave Kilickeser quad kings, left Azabdafter with 20,000 and sent Heinz home for an early bath!
. The shover held 
and flopped a straight on Mattern.
. After the small blind checked, Mattern bet half pot and the small blind called. The turn was the 
and both players checked before Mattern's opponent bet 6,000 on the river 
.
, Ruzicka checked, then called a 2,500 bet from Vöhrs. The turn was the 
and Ruzicka checked again so Vöhrs upped the ante somewhat and bet 12,000, quite the bet considering the previous streets' sizing. Ruzicka was not prepared to pay this and he mucked his hand.
and both players checked. Our river card was the 
and now Azabdaftar lead into Cody with a 4,400 bet. Cody quickly let his hand go and Azabdafter continues to rebuild.