Former EPT London champion David Vamplew is the unfortunate bubble boy after he had pocket kings cracked by the queens of Heinz Kamutzki.
The German PokerStars qualifier raised from early position and called when David Vamplew three-bet all-in for 61,500 from the big blind. There was a pause as all the cameras got position to film the crucial showdown.
Kamutzki:
Vamplew:
The TD was announcing the action to the room and he said, "The all-in player is ahead with kings."
Instant bock from TD as the board ran to make the German a set. A very harsh end but at least he's won an EPT before.
Scott Baumstein has just doubled up right after the bubble had burst so at least he will not be coming back for Day 3 as micro-stack.
Zachary Korik had opened from under the gun and Andreas Puhl flatted on the button, The small blind got out of the way but Baumstein decided to move all in for 62,000 in total. Korik wasn't prepared to pay this and he folded but Puhl tanked for 90 seconds or so before making the call.
Baumstein:
Puhl:
The American was nicely ahead but as we saw in David Vamplew's exit on the bubble holding an overpair does not make you invincible in this game. Thankfully, for Baumstein, the larger of the two pairs held this time around because by the river the five community cards read .
Day 2 at the 2012 PokerStars.comEuropean Poker Tour Berlin Main Event has wrapped up after a full six levels of play on Wednesday. To begin the day, 329 hopefuls returned to action. At the conclusion, that number was whittled down to 102 and they are all in the money.
Former EPT champion Anton Wigg, who won EPT Copenhagen in Season 6, maneuvered himself around all of the obstacles he ran into today and bagged up 695,000 in chips. That's good enough to claim the pole position and he'll be the man to catch on Day 3.
He wasn't the only man to have himself a great day today. Right out of the gate, EPT Snowfest Season 7 champion Vladimir Geshkenbein stormed to the top of the leaderboard. He made quads, he smashed trips with a straight and also had his kings hold up in a big three-way all-in pot against and pocket jacks. All of his run-good combined with some very solid play meant he was just about as unstoppable as one could be in a poker tournament. After entering the day with 201,600 in chips, Geshkenbein finished on 675,500, which is good enough for second place overall.
And then there were the Team PokerStars Pro members. Out of that bunch, Vanessa Selbst had the best day in her quest for poker's Triple Crown achievement and wrapped up the day with 374,500 in chips. Lynn Gilmartin caught up with her midway through the day:
Vanessa will be on a short list heading into Day 3 as Martin Staszko, Angel Guillen, Alex Kravchenko, Barry Greenstein, Viktor Blom, Juan Manuel Pastor, George Danzer, Theo Jorgensen, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Pierre Neuville were all eliminated on the day.
With all 102 remaining players in the money, that means there must have been a bubble at some point in the day. Finishing in 113th place was EPT London Season 7 champion David Vamplew. His kings failed to hold up against Heinz Kamutzki's queens and he was out the door empty-handed.
Play will resume on Thursday at noon local time and the plan is to play down to the final three tables. PokerNews will be on hand for all of the action and we hope you're back to join us! We'll see you then.
to make the German a set. A very harsh end but at least he's won an EPT before.
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and pocket jacks. All of his run-good combined with some very solid play meant he was just about as unstoppable as one could be in a poker tournament. After entering the day with 201,600 in chips, Geshkenbein finished on 675,500, which is good enough for second place overall.