2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

One Table Of Doom Breaks

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

With so many top class poker players in the field today there are many tables that we could give the "Table of Doom" moniker but there is one less in Hyatt's ballroom because Table 38 has now broken.

This was the home to Chris Moorman, David Sonelin, Ashley Mason, Adam Levy and Team PokerStars Pro Viktor Blom but now they have been separated and dispersed around the room.

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
77,000
47,000
47,000
Josh Prager us
Josh Prager
76,000
46,000
46,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
76,000
2,000
2,000
EPT 1X Winner
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
62,000
14,850
14,850
PokerStars
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
58,000
-2,000
-2,000
PokerStars
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
56,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
51,000
MIke Watson ca
MIke Watson
50,000
20,000
20,000
EPT 2X Winner
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
49,000
19,000
19,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
47,000
17,000
17,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Adam Hui ca
Adam Hui
45,000
15,000
15,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
44,500
8,500
8,500
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
42,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
36,500
-6,500
-6,500
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
34,000
4,000
4,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
34,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
29,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
16,500
-13,500
-13,500
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
6,500
-23,500
-23,500

Boeree's Wheels Coming Off

Liv Boeree didn't look too happy after Jason Wheeler took her off a hand on the river of an {8-Hearts}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} board.

She defended her big blind and then check-raised to 2,100 after Wheeler had continued for 750. He called and she went on to bet 2,800 on the turn, and 4,600 on the river. The Team PokerStars Pro had 18,500 behind after her river bet but was unable to call when the American shoved on her.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
47,000
4,000
4,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
18,500
-8,500
-8,500
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jason WheelerLiv Boeree

Mickey Petersen Doubles Up

Team PokerStars Pro Online Mickey Petersen has started to rebuild his stack after doubling up through Jacques Quaiss.

The young Dane had opened to 500 from early position and when the action folded around to Quaiss in the cutoff he stuck in a raise to 2,000. Petersen then paused for a short while before moving all in for what turned out to be 5,950 in total. Quaiss quickly called and the cards were flipped over.

Quaiss: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Petersen: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Flop: {4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

Turn:{k-Clubs}

river:{a-Clubs}

With that Petersen doubles up but he still has plenty of work to do if he is to catch up to the chip leaders in this tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
13,000
5,500
5,500
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jacques QuaissMickey Petersen

Chips from the Casino Side

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
65,000
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
55,000
21,000
21,000
EPT 1X Winner
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
43,000
24,000
24,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
43,000
Charlotte Van Brabander be
Charlotte Van Brabander
42,000
Jude Ainsworth ie
Jude Ainsworth
39,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
27,000
EPT 1X Winner
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
26,000
-4,000
-4,000
EPT 1X Winner
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
22,000
-6,200
-6,200
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
21,300
-11,700
-11,700
Pierre Mothes de
Pierre Mothes
Busted
Sebastian Ruthenberg de
Sebastian Ruthenberg
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Perttu Bergius
Perttu Bergius
Busted

Denis Noykin's Raise Commands Maximum Respect

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Australian Timothy Mitchell opened the betting with a raise to 525 from early position. The player to his direct left got out of the way but Andreas Blumenthal made the call. The next two players to act folded but Denis Noykin, on the button, made it 1,700 to play.

The raise initially looked larger but that is because he decided to use a handful of green 25 denomination chips to make his raise with. Whether or not that was his intention it worked because the two active players in the hand folded and he won the pot without any contest.

Tags: Denis NoykinAndreas BlumenthalTimothy Mitchell

Jaka Runner-Runner Towards a Big Stack

Faraz Jaka is a lucky boy after he made a running inside straight against Jean Marie Vandeborne.

Jaka three-bet pre-flop and then check-called bets on the flop and turn before min-raising the river. The final board read {k-}{9-}{3-}{7-}{j-}.

Vandeborne called on the river with pocket jacks for a set. Jaka had got there with ten-eight though and scooped the pot. Vandeborne was left with just 2,500 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
67,000
18,700
18,700

Tags: Faraz JakaJean Marie Vandeborne.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25