We arrived at the table in time to see Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier all in for his last roughly 9,000 before the flop. Grospellier held but unfortunately was up against Fady Kamar's .
Grospellier stood up and began to gather his things before the flop was dealt. The dealer fanned and gave him a glimmer of hope by catching another king or running clubs for the win, but nothing materialized with the turn or the river.
Frenchman Manuel Bevand led out for 9,500 on a board of , and Lukasz Golczyk made the call. The completed the board, and Bevand led out again - this time for 18,900.
Golczyk tanked for no more than 10 seconds, then folded.
After two long starting days it's time to take it a little easier today. Tournament director Thomas Lamatsch just announced that we will play six 75-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every level. There will be no dinner break and play will finish around 21:00 tonight.
After two starting starting flights and 912 total entries, the fields are finally ready to combine for Day 2 action here at the Season 9 European Poker Tour Berlin Main Event. Ronny Voth finished as the Day 1a chip leader and is the man to catch as he'll be bringing a stack of 196,100 into play today.
While Voth may hold the largest stack, the name on everyone's lips is that of three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. Mizrachi finished as the Day 1b chip leader and is coming into Day 2 fourth in chips. The Grinder has never cashed on the EPT so he'll be looking to further his lead today and propel him into a cash and a potential championship run.
Other notable players to return to the felt today include Sam Grafton (135,900), Calvin Anderson (130,000), Marc-Andre Ladouceur (98,000), Ivan Demidov (97,300), Vanessa Selbst (94,800), Tobias Reinkemeier (81,800), Martin Hruby (79,900), Scott Seiver (70,100), Bryn Kenney (55,200), Marvin Rettenmaier (47,500), Olivier Busquet (47,100), and past EPT Berlin champion Kevin MacPhee (34,900).
Play will kick off at 12:00 CET here at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all of the latest updates from the felt!