Main Event Day 2 | 2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

04-23-2013 12:54 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronny Voth	248,000
Mike Kunze	223,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Mizrachi	221,700 18,300	18,300

Daniel Reijmer	221,400 58,800	58,800
Samir Merah	200,000 67,200	67,200
Michele di Lauro	197,200 73,000	73,000
Nichan Khorchidian	195,000 122,800	122,800
Rameev Sergey	180,500 17,400	17,400
Robin Ylitalo	180,100 7,300	7,300

Daniel Onat	175,000 86,300	86,300
Artur Rudziankov	170,000 8,000	8,000
Khiem Nguyen	166,300 55,400	55,400
Demosthenes Kiriopolos	166,000 52,300	52,300
George Clyde-Smith	165,000 11,500	11,500
Pal Koppegodt	156,600 8,600	8,600
Victor Ramdin	154,000 76,000	76,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin	150,000 53,200	53,200

Jerome Kobina Evans	148,900 46,600	46,600
Eilert Eilertsen	145,000 25,700	25,700
Florian Schleps	145,000 26,400	26,400
Dominik Nitsche	140,000 2,100	2,100
Yakov Onuchin	135,200 33,400	33,400
Alex Kravchenko	135,000 75,300	75,300
Roman Herold	134,500 500	500
Christof Bachmann	133,000 22,100	22,100

Ol' Buddy Ol' Pal

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Pal Koppegodt is now sporting one of the largest stacks in the room.

We arrived at the table toward the end of the action to see Marvin Rettenmaier and Koppegodt looking down at a completed board of .

There was already well over 35,000 already spread out in the middle of the table. Koppegodt checked on over to Rettenmaier and he announced all in for 36,900. Koppegodt slowly counted out enough chips to call and dropped them in the middle.

Rettenmaier shrugged.

"You've got it," Rettenmaier sighed.

Koppegodt showed for trip aces and he indeed did have it. Rettenmaier mucked his cards and Koppegodt scooped up a giant pot and puts him at 244,000 in chips. Rettenmaier, on the other hand, made a quick exit from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pal Koppegodt	244,000 78,800	78,800
Marvin Rettenmaier	Busted

Tags: Pal Koppegodt Marvin Rettenmaier

04-23-2013 12:58 UTC+1

Charania Busto

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Remko Rinkema

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

On a board two players checked after which Mohsin Charania moved all in for 29,000. The first player folded but the second wasn't so sure just yet. He hesitated for a bit before making the call to put the defending EPT Grand final champion at risk.

Charania turned over for a flush draw and two overcards against his opponent's . The river brought a mere blank and Charania was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Kashirin	175,000 131,300	131,300
Mohsin Charania	Busted

Tags: Mohsin Charania Denis Kashirin

04-23-2013 13:12 UTC+1

The Downs and Downs of Michael Mizrachi

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Michael Mizrachi and Khiem Nguyen were heads up in a three-bet pot with the board reading . Nguyen led out for 17,000, and Mizrachi called.

The turn was the , both players checked, and the river was the . Nguyen led out for 33,500, and Mizrachi folded.

The very next hand, a player limped in, another raised to 6,000, and Mizrachi made the call. Alexey Zakharov moved all in for 29,600 near the button, and the action folded back to Mizrachi.

The three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner wanted the dealer to pull in the bets, but she didn't understand what he was asking. Instead, she cut down Zakharov's stacks a second time, and repeated the amount of the bet.

"I'll gamble," Mizrachi then said, splashing forward enough chips to make the call. "I hope you have ace-king."

Sure enough, Zakharov rolled over . Mizrachi showed .

The jumped out of the window of the flop, but two clubs (the and the ) followed it, giving Zakharov a flush draw. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Zakharov was in the lead at this point by the smallest of margins, having 52.42% equity.

The turn was black, but the was a brick for the Russian. Mizrachi was one card away from having his gamble pay off.

The river was the remaining black five in the deck, and the gave Zakharov his flush. He more than doubled to 73,000 chips, while Mizrachi is down to 165,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khiem Nguyen	180,000 13,700	13,700
Michael Mizrachi	165,000 56,700	56,700

Alexey Zakharov	73,000 28,200	28,200

Tags: Alexey Zakharov Khiem Nguyen Michael Mizrachi

04-23-2013 13:20 UTC+1

News In Brief

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

George Clyde-Smith won a small button versus big blind battle against Philippe Ktorza. He defended his big blind and check-called a c-bet. The turn and river were checked down and the final board read . The Frenchman opened but lost out to Clyde-Smith's .
Dominik Nitsche's stack has grown to more than 200,000 and he seems to be open-raising a lot. John Eames defended his big blind to such a raise but quickly check-folded on a flop.
Natalie Hof took on and defeated fellow female and neighbour Irina Batorevich. Around 22,000 had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as . Hof bet 5,600 from the button and her opponent called and mucked upon seeing her .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	230,000 90,000	90,000
George Clyde-Smith	152,000 13,000	13,000
Natalie Hof	71,000 49,900	49,900
Irina Batorevich	41,000 34,000	34,000
Philippe Ktorza	41,000 15,600	15,600
John Eames	36,000 8,700	8,700

Tags: Dominik Nitsche George Clyde-Smith John Eames Natalie Hof Philippe Ktorza

04-23-2013 13:21 UTC+1

Demidov Soars

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The completed board read and there was already well over 55,000 already in the pot.

Ivan Demidov led out for 24,000 and Igor Yaroshevskyy went into the tank. Moments passed before Yaroshevskyy finally smacked enough chips to call down on the felt.

Demidov rolled over and Yaroshevskyy nodded his head to signify that the pocket queens were good. Yaroshevskyy flashed before throwing his cards to the muck. Demidov dragged in the massive pot and is now sitting around 185,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Demidov	185,000 87,700	87,700

Tags: Igor Yaroshevskyy Ivan Demidov

04-23-2013 13:24 UTC+1

Mettle Proven Online, Mark 'RenRad 01' Darner Tries His Luck In Europe

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

EPT Berlin might be Mark Darner's first event on this tour, but with close to $3m tournament winnings online, including a WCOOP bracelet, the player better known as "RenRad 01" is far, far from a rookie. PokerStars Blog meets him.

04-23-2013 13:27 UTC+1

Raskin Loses Newfound Chips

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Stefano Rossomando opened to 2,100 in early position, Micah Raskin three-bet to 6,000 out of the blinds, and Rossomando called.

The flop fell , Raskin continued for a bet, and Rossomando moved all in for 20,900 more. Raskin tanked for 30 seconds or so, then made the call.

Rossomando:
Raskin:

Rossomando flopped a flush with a redraw to two straight flushes, but Raskin could still knock him out if the board paired. The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Rossomando doubled to around 75,000 chips.

Raskin is left with around 37,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefano Rossomando	75,000 39,300	39,300
Micah Raskin	37,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Micah Raskin Stefano Rossomando

04-23-2013 13:30 UTC+1

German World Champ Eliminated

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Remko Rinkema

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A while ago Pius Heinz was knocked out and we just got our hands on the details. Heinz raised to 2,200 and one player called after which Vadzim Markushevski three-bet to 5,600. Heinz moved all in for 22,000 when the action got back to him and the caller folded. Markushevski made the call.

Heinze zhowed and Markushevski's queens held up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pius Heinz	Busted

Tags: Pius Heinz Vadim Markushevski

04-23-2013 13:33 UTC+1

The Science of Choosing the TV Table

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Picking the table to grace the EPTLive webcast isn’t a matter of picking a number at random, the crew tell us, it’s all about balance to keep the most people entertained and the key story thread of the tournament alive. Read about it here at the PokerStars Blog.