High Roller
Day 3 Started
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
140
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Lykov and Kabrhel Lead Final Seven
Welcome back to our coverage of Season 9 of the European Poker Tour Berlin. We're here for the third day of the €10,000 High Roller event. Yesterday's play saw 45 players become whittled down to the final seven. By the end of play, Team Pro Max Lykov led the final table with a stack of 1.683 million.
The eliminations came fast and furiously yesterday as the stacked field took their seats at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. Pros such as Bryn Kenney, Jan Heitmann, Michael McDonald, Marvin Rettenmaier, and Dan Smith all fell before the field hit the money.
When the field had just seventeen players left we were on the money bubble. Chris Brammer became the bubble boy when he fell at the hands of Aaron Lim. From there, everyone was guaranteed at least €22,000 and that's exactly what Georgios Karakousis and David Peters received. Also finishing in the money were Gautam Sabharwal, Artem Litvinov (€24,700), Igor Kurganov, AP Phahurat (€27,500), and Day 2 chip leader Ronny Voth (€30,300).
Jan-Peter Jachtmann became the unofficial final table bubble boy when he played a 1.4 million chip pot with Martin Kabrhel. With the final table set, the players decided to play on for a few levels instead of wrapping up for the night. During that time the final table saw its first casualty when Scott Seiver was eliminated in eighth place.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Lykov | Russia | 1,683,000 |
| 2 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 1,643,000 |
| 3 | Griffin Benger | Canada | 1,128,000 |
| 4 | Aaron Lim | Australia | 867,000 |
| 5 | Philippe Ktorza | France | 679,000 |
| 6 | James Mitchell | United Kingdom | 593,000 |
| 7 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 412,000 |
The final seven will return at 13:00 CET to play down to a champion. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we remain on hand to provide you with all of the latest updates!
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Cards are in the air here at the High Roller final table!
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
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Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Play was about to begin here on Day 3 of the EPT Berlin High Roller, and only six of the seven players had turned up. Finnish pro Joni Jouhkimainen was missing, and the table didn't know what to do.
"Should we wait for Joni?" James Mitchell asked no one in particular.
There was no answer, until Griffin Benger spoke up.
"Yes," he agreed, then changed his mind. "Actually, no. We're playing for a lot of money. It's not our responsibility."
Right as a Finnish dealer was about to text Jouhkimainen, he came bustling through the door with two suitcases in hand.
"I have a flight in three hours," he said, sitting down. "Maybe three. I don't know."
"So you're going to be playing aggressively?" Benger asked, grinning.
"My flight's at seven," Mitchell added.
"Don't worry everybody," Martin Kabrhel interjected. "I miss my flight already."
With €429,000 on the line, we're assuming that paying for a flight change won't affect any of these players.
No Flop Poker
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
In the first five hands played, there was only one flop. Martin Kabrhel opened to 48,000 in early position, and Philippe Ktorza defended in the big blind. The Frenchman then check-folded to a bet from Kabrhel.
Benger Rises
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Aaron Lim opened to 48,000 from the hijack and Griffin Benger called from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the duo took a flop of 
.
Lim fired off a continuation of 65,000 and Benger stayed the course. Fourth street was the 
and Lim slowed down with a check. Benger checked it back and the board paired on the river with the 
. Lim tapped the table once again and Benger cut out 155,000.
Lim folded his cards and Benger was pushed the pot. Benger is now sitting around 1.16 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000 | 32,000 |
|
820,000 | -47,000 |
"Are You Guys Even Taking This Seriously?"
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Aaron Lim opened to 50,000 on the button, Griffin Benger called out of the small blind, and Max Lykov defended from the big blind.
The board rolled out 
, Benger led out for 76,000, and only Lykov called.
The turn was the 
, Benger led out again - this time for 185,000 - and Lykov again called.
The 
completed the board, and Benger tanked for around 30 seconds before checked. Lykov quickly checked behind. Benger paused, then turned over 
for king-high. Lykov frustratedly showed 
for a bricked flush draw and a lesser king-high.
"Are you guys even taking this seriously?" Sam Grafton asked from the rail. "Playing with no pairs?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,440,000 | 280,000 |
|
1,370,000 | -313,000 |
|
|
940,000 | 120,000 |
James Mitchell Eliminated in 7th Place (€54,900)
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded to Philippe Ktorza on the button. He made it 50,000 to go which caused the small blind to fold. James Mitchell peeked down at his cards in the big blind and announced that he was all in for around 570,000. Ktorza took a deep breath and moved chips into the middle, signifying a call.
Ktorza: 
Mitchell: 
The board came down 
and Mitchell was unable to improve. He will collect €54,900 in prize money for his seventh place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000 | 511,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000