2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Chip Count Update

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ronny Voth de
Ronny Voth
260,000
27,000
27,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
250,000
10,000
10,000
Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
230,000
2,000
2,000
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
210,000
65,000
65,000
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
195,000
2,000
2,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
185,000
20,000
20,000
Rameev Sergey
Rameev Sergey
166,000
6,000
6,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
165,000
132,900
132,900
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
154,000
EPT 1X Winner
Yakov Onuchin ru
Yakov Onuchin
146,000
-6,000
-6,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
140,000
140,000
140,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
136,000
-14,000
-14,000
EPT 1X Winner
Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
125,000
35,600
35,600
Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
100,000
-30,000
-30,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
100,000
27,300
27,300
EPT 1X Winner
Natalie Hof de
Natalie Hof
98,000
27,000
27,000
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
95,000
18,800
18,800
EPT 1X Winner
Benny Spindler de
Benny Spindler
92,000
6,000
6,000
Antonin Teisseire fr
Antonin Teisseire
80,000
-12,000
-12,000
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
75,000
-7,000
-7,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
66,000
18,900
18,900
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
58,000
-16,000
-16,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
50,000
18,000
18,000
Jan Heitmann
Jan Heitmann
50,000
28,100
28,100
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[Removed:284]
48,000
19,900
19,900

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Merah Missteps

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Samir Merah opened to 2,800 from early position and was called by Apostolis Bechrakis from the button.

The dealer fanned a flop of {5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Merah continued out for 3,300. Bechrakis called. The turn brought the {A-Spades} and the action went check-check. A second ace dropped down on the river when the {A-Diamonds} hit and Merah fired 3,600. Bechrakis called once more and Merah meekly tabled {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

Bechrakis showed {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trip aces and took down the pot. He's up to about 80,000 while Merah has fallen to about 220,000.

Player Chips Progress
Samir Merah
Samir Merah
220,000
5,000
5,000
Apostolis Bechrakis
Apostolis Bechrakis
80,000
7,600
7,600

Tags: Apostolis BechrakisSamir Merah

Some Big Counts From the Break

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pal Koppegodt no
Pal Koppegodt
283,000
39,000
39,000
Mike Kunze
Mike Kunze
280,000
57,000
57,000
Robin Ylitalo se
Robin Ylitalo
260,000
79,900
79,900
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Eilert Eilertsen
Eilert Eilertsen
256,000
111,000
111,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
240,000
10,000
10,000
Artur Rudziankov cz
Artur Rudziankov
234,000
64,000
64,000
Ronny Voth de
Ronny Voth
233,000
-27,000
-27,000
Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
228,000
33,000
33,000
Michele di Lauro it
Michele di Lauro
218,000
20,800
20,800
Samir Merah
Samir Merah
215,000
-35,000
-35,000
Thomas Richter de
Thomas Richter
195,000
18,900
18,900
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
193,000
8,000
8,000
Christof Bachmann
Christof Bachmann
185,700
52,700
52,700
Demosthenes Kiriopolos
Demosthenes Kiriopolos
185,600
19,600
19,600
Daniel Reijmer nl
Daniel Reijmer
175,000
-46,400
-46,400
George Clyde-Smith
George Clyde-Smith
166,000
14,000
14,000
Theodoros Aidonopoulos gr
Theodoros Aidonopoulos
165,000
21,900
21,900
Rameev Sergey
Rameev Sergey
160,000
-20,500
-20,500
Fabian Deimann
Fabian Deimann
158,000
40,400
40,400
Khiem Nguyen de
Khiem Nguyen
157,000
-23,000
-23,000
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
154,000
36,000
36,000
EPT 1X Winner
Yakov Onuchin ru
Yakov Onuchin
152,000
16,800
16,800
Johannes Toebbe de
Johannes Toebbe
146,000
55,700
55,700
Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
145,000
87,900
87,900
Mantas Visockis lt
Mantas Visockis
144,000
72,300
72,300

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Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Sighing Samir

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Vanessa Selbst (Day 1b)
Vanessa Selbst (Day 1b)

Vanessa Selbst fired out five red T1,000 chips on a board of {9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{6-Spades}. Frenchman Samir Merah let out a sigh, then raised to 15,000. Sebst dipped deep into the tank, and while she thought, Merah rechecked his cards, sighing once again.

Selbst reached for chips, grabbed two blue T5,000 checkers, and tossed them forward.

The river was the {10-Hearts}, and Selbst immediately checked. Merah let out another long sigh, this one lasting at least five seconds, then plopped 29,000 in front of him.

Selbst ripped her earbuds out and stared at the board. While the wheels were churning in her head, Merah dramatically checked his cards one last time. When he was done looking, he slammed his card protector back on top of them.

"Twenty-nine?" Selbst asked the dealer.

The dealer nodded.

Selbst turned her attention to Merah briefly, then made the call. Merah tried to table his cards as fast as possible, fumbling his chip protector before finally showing {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} for Broadway.

The Team Pro shook her head, then tossed her cards into the muck. About 30 seconds after the hand was over, Merah started to laugh.

"Excuse me for the bluff," he said in a thick French accent.

Player Chips Progress
Samir Merah
Samir Merah
250,000
50,000
50,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
32,000
-61,000
-61,000

Tags: Vanessa SelbstSamir Merah

The Persaud Of Happiness

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Nik Persaud has put a small dent in the mountain of chips owned by Ronny Voth.

The Brit opened to 2,200 off the button and Voth peeled from the big blind to see a {6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop appear. Persaud continued for 2,200 and called when Voth check-raised up to 6,000.

On the {3-Spades} turn Voth set Persaud all in for his last 17,500 and was snap called.

Voth: {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for top pair.
Persaud: {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a straight.

The river came {a-Hearts}. Voth still has tons.

Player Chips Progress
Ronny Voth de
Ronny Voth
260,000
12,000
12,000
Nik Persaud gb
Nik Persaud
53,000
34,200
34,200

Tags: Nik PersaudRonny Voth

Jacobson Second Best Again

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Martin Jacobson was crowned runner-up of runner ups in the seventh EPT season when he finished second in both EPT Deauville and Vilamoura and fourth in Berlin. On top of that he also finished second in the Player of the Year rankings behind Fernando Brito. Just now Jacobson finished second again, but luckily for him it didn't hurt his stack too much.

On a {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop with three players involved the first one checked to Jacobson who bet 3,000. Giuseppe Vassallo raised it up to 10,000 and the third player folded. Jacobson took some time and made the call.

The turn brought the {Q-Hearts} and both players checked. On the river the {3-Hearts} hit and once again the action was checked. Vassallo showed {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Jacobson mucked his cards.

Jacobson has been active on the live tournament circuit since 2008 and never did he cash less than $260,587 over a whole year. This year he's already got $138,808 in winnings after finishing fourth in the EPT Deauville High Roller for €83,200. On the Swedish all-time money list Jacobson is ranked fourth and much younger than the three players ahead of him. Even with a small stack he's still one of the players to look out for in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Vassallo de
Giuseppe Vassallo
130,000
-39,300
-39,300
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
43,000
-300
-300

Tags: Giuseppe VassalloMartin Jacobson

Terry Climbs

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The board read {J-Spades}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Todd Terry fired out 2,600. Petr Jelinek called and the dealer finished off the board with the {7-Hearts}. Terry dipped into his stack and came out with a 6,000-chip bet. Jelinek thought for a moment but ultimately decided to release his cards. The pot was pushed to Terry who is now sitting on about 59,000.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
59,000
28,100
28,100

Tags: Todd Terry