2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Players Info - Day 1b

Busquet Runs Into Cowboys

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jens Nauenburg limped from early position and it folded to Olivier Busquet in middle position who made it 1,500 to go. Action trickled all of the way back to Nauenburg who announced a call.

The flop brought down {K-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Nauenburg check-called 1,500. Fourth street was the {5-Hearts} and Nauenburg decided to come out swinging with 3,300. Busquet was not swayed.

The river was the {7-Spades} and Nauenburg casually tossed out a single t5,000 chip. Busquet announced a call. Nauenburg showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for top set and Busquet quickly flicked his cards at the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
66,000 -19,000
Jens Nauenburg
Jens Nauenburg
36,000

Tags: Jens NauenburgOlivier Busquet

"I Can't Believe He Called With Kings"

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Michael Mizrachi has been on a tear as of late. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner and number eight on the all-time money list just knocked out two players and his stack is now up to 125,000.

After a raise to 1,500 it was Mizrachi who three-bet from the button to 3,000 and the short stack in the small blind moved all in for 5,000. The initial raiser made it 13,000 and Mizrachi moved all in. The player who had put in the five-bet had just 7,000 chips behind and made the call.

Michael Mizrachi: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}
Pascal Hartmann: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Initial raiser: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and Mizrachi knocked out two players.

"I can't believe he called with kings," Mizrachi laughed as he was joking around with his table mates.

"Table change please!" One of the gentleman at the table yelled as there seems no way to stop Mizrachi on his way to the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
125,000 28,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

The EPT in Germany Throughout The Years

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
DateSeasonLocationWinnerFirst PlaceEntrants
March 20073DortmundAndreas Høivold€672,000493
January 20084DortmundMike McDonald€933,600411
March 20095DortmundSandra Naujoks€917,000667
March 20106BerlinKevin MacPhee€1,000,000945
April 20117BerlinBen Wilinofsky€825,000773
April 20128BerlinDavidi Kitai€712,000745
April 20139Berlin--912

Grinding

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Campan Cristian Marius opened to 1,300 from early position, Manuel Mondejar Jimenez three-bet to 3,200 on his direct left, and Michael Mizrachi cold-called in the small blind. Marius called as well, and the flop came {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}. Mizrachi and Marius checked, Jimenez continued for 4,750, and only Mizrachi called.

Both players knuckled when the {4-Diamonds} turned, and The Grinder checked a third time when the {2-Spades} completed the board. Jimenez fired 7,325, and Mizrachi tanked for more than a minute before calling.

Jiminez tabled {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} for ten-high, and it was no good against Mizrachi's {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
97,000 66,000

Tags: Michael MizrachiManuel Mondejar Jimenez

Tobias Reinkemeier

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Tobias Reinkemeier is edging back towards his starting stack after doubling up through Michael Rocco.

Three players took to a {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts} flop where the action checked around to Reinkemeier on the button who bet 1,700. The small blind folded but Rocco raised to 6,000. Call.

The turn came {4-Diamonds} and Rocco bet 5,000 and called when the German player moved all in for 10,000.

Roco opened {j-Spades}{10-Hearts} but was drawing to a chop as Reinkemeier opened {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for the nuts. The {7-Spades} river was a brick.

Player Chips Progress
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
26,000 -9,000

Tags: Tobias Reinkemeier

Charania's Bluff Fails

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Bjorn Geissert opened to 1,200 and received three callers including Moshin Charania.

The flop came {2-Spades}{A-Spades}{J-Clubs} and all four players checked their option to see the {4-Hearts} come on fourth street. Three more checks over to Charania prompted a bet of 2,500. The next two players to act folded but Geissert stuck around. The river was the {9-Hearts} and Giessert checked once more. Charania bet 4,700 and Giessert called.

Charania tabled {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for nothing and Geissert showed {k-Hearts}{J-Spades} for a pair of jacks and the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
Bjorn Geissert de
Bjorn Geissert
68,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
EPT 1X Winner
62,500 -9,500

Tags: Mohsin Charania

In a Van Til Down by the River

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jake Cody opened to 1,100 from middle position, two players called on his direct left, and Johan van Til three-bet to 3,000 out of the small blind. Cody four-bet to 6,000, and the action folded back to van Til, who moved all in. Cody quickly called.

Cody: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
van Til: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}, and van Til was eliminated.

"Good luck," he told Cody.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
EPT 1X Winner
62,000 43,000
Johan van Til nl
Johan van Til
Busted

Tags: Jake CodyJohan van Til

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
85,000 5,000
Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
61,000 31,000
Rino Mathis ch
Rino Mathis
56,000 25,000
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
56,000 14,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
56,000 15,000
Olaf de Zeeuw nl
Olaf de Zeeuw
55,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
48,000 25,000
Raoul Refos nl
Raoul Refos
41,000 17,500
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
40,000 8,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
37,000 -3,000
Pius Heinz de
Pius Heinz
36,000 4,000
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
EPT 1X Winner
35,000 6,000
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
35,000
Jan Collado de
Jan Collado
34,000 -1,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
32,000 32,000
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
30,000 -12,200
Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
25,500 -500
David van der Weele nl
David van der Weele
13,000 -17,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
12,000 -20,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
10,200 -7,000
Erich Kollmann at
Erich Kollmann
9,600 -20,400
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
Busted
Abdel Kader
Abdel Kader
Busted
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
Busted
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Ramdin's Range is Wide

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Victor Ramdin is on the up after playing four-high aggressively for part of a hand and it worked out well for him.

He was heads up with Walid Bou Habib to a {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop and bet 4,200. Bou Habib check-called and then both players checked the {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} turn and river through. Ramdin opened {3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and it was good as his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
86,000 22,000

Tags: Victor RamdinWalid Bou Habib

Six Figures

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Milan Tomasz Rabsz opened to 1,050 in early position, Bernd Gleissner called in the blinds, and the flop fell {6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {10-Clubs}, Gleissner checked again, and Rabsz fired 1,225. Gleissner called.

The {k-Hearts} completed the board, and Gleissner checked a third time. Rabsz tossed out 2,875, and Gleissner immediately folded.

Rabsz sits with 115,000 chips, and we've found a few other six-figure stacks as well:

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:119]
[Removed:119]
136,000
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
125,000
Simon Lofberg se
Simon Lofberg
117,000 53,000
Milan Tomasz Rabsz
Milan Tomasz Rabsz
115,000
Martic Andrija
Martic Andrija
110,000
Yasar Guden de
Yasar Guden
105,000
Jerome Kobina Evans de
Jerome Kobina Evans
102,000

Tags: Milan Tomasz Rabsz