2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€429,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Total Entries
140
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 140
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Tough Spot For Kabrhel

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Martin Kabrhel is up a lot from the starting stack but he just had to lay one down against Bruno Lopes. The board read {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Kabrhel called a 3,325-chip bet from his opponent.

On the river the {Q-Spades} hit and Lopes bet 10,000 with 15,000 left behind. Kabrhel went into the tank for a while and started talking to himself.

"I flopped it," Kabrhel said. "Baby flush."

"It's not a slowrol," Kabrhel said as he tanked for a minute longer before folding his hand.

"Big flush," Lopes said as he raked in the pot that put him back up to 45,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Kabrhel
89,000
39,000
39,000
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Bruno Lopes
45,000
5,000
5,000
Winamax

Tags: Bruno LopesMartin Kabrhel

Second Spindler

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Benny Spindler
Benny Spindler

Benny Spindler is making better use of his second bullet after winning a three-way hand to rise to 70,000 in chips.

A {9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop appeared and Mizzi bet 2,600 from the cut-off. Kai Vater called from the button before Spindler min check-raised to 5,200 from the hijack. That was enough to scare off Mizzi but not Vater who called.

Not more chips left their home as the {8-Spades}{4-Hearts} turn and river were checked down. Spindler opened {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and it was good as his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Benny Spindler
70,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Benny SpindlerKai VaterSorel Mizzi

Smith Shakes Off Compagno

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

Check behind Dan Smith and he'll come after you!

The action folded around to Paolo Compagno on the button and he raised to 800. Smith peeled from the big blind and both players checked the {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop. From there Smith led for 1,700 and 5,100 on the {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs} turn and river.

Campagno called the first bet but relinquished his hand to the river bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Paolo Compagno
60,000
10,000
10,000
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Dan Smith
43,000
7,000
7,000
Run It Once

Tags: Dan SmithPaolo Compagno

Not Your Average Bathroom Break

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

The gathering outside the bathroom on the first floor of the Hyatt Hotel in Berlin looked no different from any you might find in any bar around the world. But the average income was significantly higher. It was the first break taken by the poker royalty of the High Roller event. PokerStars Blog peeped over the stalls.

Jensen Short After Big Call

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Frederik Jensen was left with just a few thousand chips after a three-way pot and a bog shove.

After the flop dropped as {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} the Dane led for 6,300 from the big blind and was called by both Jason Lavallee (hijack) and Gautam Sabharwal (small blind).

The turn came {3-Clubs} and Sabharwal open-shoved for 38,625. Jensen sat there for a few minutes trying to figure it all out before he called. Lavallee folded saying he had queens.

Sabharwal opened {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for the nut flush, way ahead of Jensen's {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. A harmless {8-Hearts} came on the river and the Indian fist-pumped and dragged in the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gautam Sabharwal
105,000
33,000
33,000
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Frederik Jensen
4,000
46,000
46,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jason LavalleeGautam SabharwalFrederik Jensen

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Break

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The second break of the day has just started. Play will resume in 15 minutes.

Phahurat Spares Seiver

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The board read {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{A-Clubs} when Phahurat called a hefty unknown bet from Seiver who immediately turned over {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for a full house. Phahurat showed his {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and said he was afraid Seiver might have quads. Seiver was pretty shaken up about it and knocked down to just 12,000 chips.

"At least you can rebuy," Phahurat needled as the other players at the table were shocked he didn't go all in.

"I'm so bad," Phahurat added as he's now the chip leader of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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AP Phahurat
135,000
55,000
55,000
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Scott Seiver
12,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: AP PhahuratScott Seiver

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