2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Geshkenbein Hits Flush With "The Hammer"

We joined the action on a board reading {6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} where Vladimir Geshkenbein had fired a bet of 100,000 at Marc Wright. Wright made the call and the {K-Clubs} landed on the river. Geshkenbein, the last remaining former EPT champion in the field, tapped the table and checked and it looked like Wright was going to bet but at the last minute he pulled back and checked.

Wright: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Geshkenbein: {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Geshkenbein's flush is the best hand and he has over two million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Wright gb
Marc Wright
2,200,000 -250,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
EPT 1X Winner
2,100,000 -21,000

Tags: Marc WrightVladimir Geshkenbein

Simple C-Bet Wins Pot For Buddiga

Pratyush Boddiga opened to 60,000 after Vladimir Geshkenbein had folded under the gun. Nobody wanted to play until the action passed around [Removed:284] in the big blind. He put in the extra chip and made the call.

The flop came down {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and [Removed:287] check-folded to a 65,000 continuation bet from Buddiga. As he folded a wry smile appeared on [Removed:287]'s face, the type that suggests he knew Buddiga had nothing but it was probably a better nothing than his own.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:284]
[Removed:284]
2,650,000 135,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
1,440,000 -104,000

Tags: Pratyush Buddiga

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Official Chip Counts at the Break

Player Chips Progress
Bahadir Kilickeser
Bahadir Kilickeser
3,319,000 219,000
[Removed:284]
[Removed:284]
2,515,000 155,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
EPT 1X Winner
2,121,000 -479,000
César García
César García
2,067,000 -133,000
Mario Puccini de
Mario Puccini
2,008,000 8,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
1,861,000 261,000
Marc Wright gb
Marc Wright
1,728,000 -72,000
Jordi Riba Corrons
Jordi Riba Corrons
1,565,000 -135,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
1,544,000 -456,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
1,431,000 -519,000
Eric Vuissoz ch
Eric Vuissoz
1,066,000 220,000
Tomas Cibak cz
Tomas Cibak
619,000 -144,000
Heinz Kamutzki de
Heinz Kamutzki
476,000 -109,000

Anton Wigg Eliminated in 14th Place (€30,000)

Anton Wigg will not become the first-ever double EPT champion because he has just been sent to the rail by Vladimir Geshkenbein; now the last remaining former champ in the field.

Geshkenbein had just been moved to the table and was playing his first hand and decided to test the waters of his new shark infested home with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff. Anton Wig three-bet but we did not get the amount because Geshkenbein shoved and Wigg snap-called him.

Wigg: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Geshkenbein:{K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

Geshkenbein's timing way off in this hand and he looked quite embarrassed in all honesty. He said, "at least i have outs" before the dealer put out the {3-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}[ flop. Both players made a pair but Wigg was way in front, that was until the {K-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Wigg rose from his seat and had the look of a man who hated poker as he did so. The river was the {7-Hearts} and Wigg was eliminated from the Main Event.

Ever the gentleman, Wigg ensured he shook each and every surviving player's hand before heading to the payout desk 13 places before he wanted to.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
EPT 1X Winner
2,600,000 1,300,000
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Anton WiggVladimir Geshkenbein

Florian Dohnert Eliminated In 15th Place (€25,000)

Just minutes ago we mentioned that Florian Dohnert was in push-or-fold mode and had been all-in three times in a single orbit. Now he is all-out after busting at the hands of [Removed:284].

There was a flurry of action that saw [Removed:287] open, Dohnert shove for 560,000 and [Removed:287] instantly call. As soon as Dohnert showed {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} he stood up then turned around to see [Removed:287] had {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. The first four community cards were kind to Dohnert as they read {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} but the river was the {A-Diamonds} to send him to the rail just a few places short of an EPT final table.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:284]
[Removed:284]
2,360,000 980,000
Florian Dohnert
Florian Dohnert
Busted

Tags: Florian Dohnert

Puccini Doubled Through Cibak

Tomas Cibak having a tough day
Tomas Cibak having a tough day

Tomas Cibak has not been getting his own way much today and his stack has taken another big hit after he doubled up the dangerous Mario Puccini.

Our man in the TV truck, Jonathan Zinke, told us that Puccini held pocket nines. Cibak had ace-nine and the chips went in on a {6-}{7-}{8-} flop. The turn and river were blanks.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Puccini de
Mario Puccini
2,000,000 1,000,000
Tomas Cibak cz
Tomas Cibak
763,000 -1,037,000

Tags: Mario PucciniTomas Cibak