2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
€880,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,560,000
Entries
912
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Bonomo Battles Former Champs

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Zimnan Ziyard
Zimnan Ziyard

Justin Bonomo has found himself sat with four former EPT champs in the shapes of Michael Tureniec, Moritz Kranich, Max Lykov and Zimnan Ziyard. He's just battled with two of them and lost some chips.

Bonomo opened to 1,050 and was called by Lykov in the cut-off and Ziyard in the small blind. The flop fell {3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Bonomo continued for 2,000 and was only called by Ziyard. No more chips ventured into the middle as the {6-Hearts}{j-Clubs} turn and river were checked through.

Bonomo opened {2-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and lost out to Ziyard's {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Zimnan Ziyard gb
Zimnan Ziyard
EPT 1X Winner
68,000 8,000
Max Lykov
Max Lykov
33,000 1,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
21,000 1,000

Tags: Justin BonomoMax LykovMichael TureniecMoritz KranichZimnan Ziyard

Gulyy Can't Bluff It

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We came upon the table to find a completed board of {6-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. With about 10,000 already in the middle, a player checked over to Yury Gulyy. Gulyy cut out a bet of 6,500 and his opponent went into the tank.

After a moment his opponent called and Gulyy instantly threw his hand into the muck without turning it up. The pot was pushed to his opponent who showed {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for Broadway. Gulyy's stack is now down to about 49,000.

Player Chips Progress
Yury Gulyy ru
Yury Gulyy
49,000 -10,000

Tags: Yury Gulyy

Kamas Doubles Through Bilokur

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

There was a raise and a few calls prior to Alex Bilokur re-raising out of the small blind. Georgios Kamas moved all in for 11,625 from the big blind, and the action folded back to the Russian, who snap-called.

Bilokur: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Kamas: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{a-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Kamas doubled. Bilokur now sits with 30,250 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Bilokur ru
Alex Bilokur
30,250 -21,750

Tags: Alex Bilokur

Seiver Back to Starting Stack

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Scott Seiver dipped below the starting stack to start Day 1a of the Main Event, but has since crossed the 30,000-chip threshold.

In a recent hand, he was heads up with Thomas Schulze on a board of {6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Schulze led out for 4,100, and Seiver raised to 10,000 straight. Schulze tanked for quite some time, then folded his hand.

Seiver raked in the pot, and now sits with 32,000.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
32,000 10,000

Tags: Scott Seiver

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Dom's Poppin

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche is always someone to look out for and today he's already given us quite the show. While we caught the end of the hand in which he busted Dan Smith he managed to knock out another player. The board read {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} when Nitsche's opponent check-raised all in for 10,000 after the German pro had bet 2,200. Nitsche called and showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} against his opponent's {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. The river brought the {4-Clubs} and Nitsche knocked another player out.

As mentioned before, one hand before this knockout it was Smith who lost his chips to Nitsche. On a {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts} board Smith put his final 28,000 chips at risk and showed {J-Spades}{10-Spades}. Nitsche had {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and the river was the {8-Diamonds}. No luck for Smith was went from 63,000 chips to nothing within a level.

"I've never seen Dan brick in a pot like that," Marc-Andre Ladouceur said as the other players started laughing.

"But the dealer almost shipped him the pot anyways. Even the dealer couldn't believe it," Paul Berende replied as another wave of laughter followed.

Smith has been knocked out and Nitsche has one of the biggest stacks in the room right now.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
95,000 56,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted

Tags: Dan SmithDominik NitscheMarc-Andre LadouceurPaul Berende

All Donations to the Prizepool Appreciated

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Schmeinck
Thomas Schmeinck
Busted
Joao von Hafe Perez
Joao von Hafe Perez
Busted
Maximilian Hornung
Maximilian Hornung
Busted
Paul Thomas Otto
Paul Thomas Otto
Busted
Oleh Tolstenko
Oleh Tolstenko
Busted
Miroslav Rizov
Miroslav Rizov
Busted
Lari Sihvo
Lari Sihvo
Busted
Ara Melkistian
Ara Melkistian
Busted
Liutauras Armanavicius lt
Liutauras Armanavicius
Busted
Grzegorz Derkowski pl
Grzegorz Derkowski
Busted
Mikolaj Zawadzki pl
Mikolaj Zawadzki
Busted
Joey Sint
Joey Sint
Busted
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
Busted
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
Busted
Patrice Brandt de
Patrice Brandt
Busted
Sebastian Huppertz
Sebastian Huppertz
Busted
Milan Joksic at
Milan Joksic
Busted
Sascha Vorwerk
Sascha Vorwerk
Busted
Alexander Ivanov ru
Alexander Ivanov
Busted
Ioan Jurca
Ioan Jurca
Busted
Carmine Giamei
Carmine Giamei
Busted
Jiri Halouzka
Jiri Halouzka
Busted

Go Graupner, Go

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Boris Graupner has vaulted to the top of the counts here on Day 1a of the EPT Berlin Main Event. The German online qualifier currently sits with around 140,000 chips, which is roughly 466 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Graupner
Boris Graupner
140,000

Tags: EPT Berlin

Boeree Doubles With Kings

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Liv Boeree doubles
Liv Boeree doubles

Liv Boeree opened for a raise in middle position, and Jon Warmerdam three-bet to 1,650 on her direct left. The action folded back to the Team Pro, who four-bet to an unknown amount, tossing out a blue T5,000 chip and announcing a number that our reporter could not hear.

Warmerdam five-bet to 16,650, Boeree moved all in for 18,500 total, and Warmerdam instantly called.

Warmerdam: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Boeree: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Boeree's kings held as the board ran out {8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, and the Team Pro doubled to 38,000 chips. Warmerdam dropped to 53,000.

Player Chips Progress
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
EPT 1X Winner
38,000 18,000

Tags: Liv BoereeJon Warmerdam