Players are now on a 15-minute break.
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
The board read ![]()
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and Martin Kabrhel fired 26,500. Ronny Voth called and AP Phahurat folded.
Fifth street brought the
and Kabrhel cut out a sizable bet of 72,500. Voth went into the tank for almost ninety seconds before plopping out calling chips. Kabrhel turned up ![]()
and Voth mucked his hand.
Full chip counts for the entire field will be coming soon.
A short-stacked Marc-Andre Ladouceur moved all in for his last 45,000 from under the gun plus one. It folded to Chris Brammer in the small blind who thought for a bit before callin.
Ladouceur: ![]()
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Brammer: ![]()
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Ladouceur was out in the lead on the flop of ![]()
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and it was looking promising. Brammer picked up a few more outs after the
hit the turn. Unfortunately for Ladouceur, the
smacked down on fifth street and gave Brammer the wheel to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
AP Phahurat opened to 10,000, Joni Jouhkimainen called on his left, and the rest of the players folded behind.
The flop fell ![]()
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, Phahurat led out for 12,500, and Jouhkimainen made the call.
The turn was the
, Phahurat led out again - this time for 25,500 - and again, Jouhkimainen called.
The
completed the board, and Phahurat emptied the chamber, firing 62,000. Jouhkimainen tanked for quite some time, then finally made the call. Phahurat showed ![]()
for a pair of twos, while Jouhkimainen had that beat for ![]()
for a pair of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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435,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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355,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Kamal Choraria moved all in on a flop of ![]()
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holding ![]()
, and he was called by Gautam Sabharwal, holding ![]()
.
The turn brought the
, giving Sabharwal a straight flush, and the
completed the board, giving Choraria a meaningly full house and a little bit of a needle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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Busted |
Max Lykov opened to 10,000 in middle position, Aaron Lim called on the button, and Igor Kurganov defended out of the big blind.
The dealer fanned ![]()
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, Kurganov checked, and Lykov fired 13,500. Lim called, Kurganov check-raised to 75,000, and Lykov re-raised to 106,500. Lim got out of the way, and Kurganov moved all in for 312,000.
The Team Pro tanked for quite some time, then called.
Kurganov: ![]()
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Lykov: ![]()
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The turn and river came
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respectively, and Kurganov doubled. His good buddy Philipp Gruissem was behind him when the
completed the board, and clapped Kurganov on the back. Kurganov gave a hearty fist pump.
Lykov took a big hit, but is still strong with 345,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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830,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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675,000
345,000
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345,000 |
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345,000
375,000
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375,000 |
When we arrived at the table, David Peters had a three-bet of 18,500 sitting in front of him. Gautam Sabharwal four-bet to 36,000 out of position, and Peters called.
The flop came ![]()
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, and both players checked. The turn was the
, Sabharwal led out for 42,000, and Peters called.
Both players checked when the
completed the board, and Sabharwal showed ![]()
for ace-high. Peters held his cards for an extra five seconds or so, then released them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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255,000
55,000
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55,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
We arrived at the table to find Philippe Ktorza all in for his last 201,000 before the flop. Fortunately for Ktorza, he was holding ![]()
. At the other end of the table, Vojtech Ruzicka was shaking his head with ![]()
sitting in front of him on the felt.
The flop came down ![]()
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and the
followed on the turn. Ruzicka was looking for yet another king on the river but did not receive it. The board finished off with the
and Ktorza was able to double up.
Ktorza now has about 415,000 while Ruzicka has fallen to 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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415,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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150,000
185,000
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185,000 |
On a board of ![]()
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, Aaron Lim led out for 17,500. Max Lykov flat called to see fifth street.
The board completed with the
and Lim came out firing again for 31,500. Lykov went into the tank for a bit before finally cutting out a raise to 76,500. Lim flat called and rolled over ![]()
for trip aces. Lykov mucked his cards and Lim scooped up a pot that now puts him into the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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765,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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720,000
115,000
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115,000 |