2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 3
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

The Stadler

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Alexander Stadler was all in and risk with {a-Spades}{3-Spades} on a flop of {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Spades}. Pascal Vos held two pair with {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Neither the turn ({j-Hearts}) nor the river ({4-Hearts}) were a spade, and Stadler was eliminated. Vos now sits with 690,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
690,000 150,000
Alexander Stadler
Alexander Stadler
Busted

Tags: Pascal VosAlexander Stadler

Big River Bets

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Sebastian Trisch led out for what looked like 121,000 on a board of {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Jose Maria Galindo Lopez went deep into the tank, and then pushed forward a stack of blue T5,000 chips, signifying a call.

Trisch turned over {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for effectively nine-high, and Lopez showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for tens and eights.

"Big miss," Trisch sighed.

"I had ace-high hearts," Pratyush Buddiga, who presumably folded on the turn, informed him.

Over on an adjacent table, Anaras Alekberovas and Theodoros Aidonopoulos were heads up on a board of {9-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}. Alekberovas fired out 175,000 into a pot of around 250,000, and Aidonopoulos went deep into the tank.

"Time," Alekberovas said after more than two minutes passed.

The dealer didn't hear him.

"Time," he repeated.

Still nothing.

"Dealer," Alekberovas said sternly, prompting the dealer to jump a bit. "Time."

The dealer beckoned over a floor person, who gave Aidonopoulos 70 seconds to act upon his hand. If Aidonopoulos didn't make a decision during the first 60 seconds of the clock, the floor person would count down from 10 for the remainder of the period.

During this time, Aidonopoulos turned his attention to Alekberovas. When Alekberovas felt his eyes on him, he started to stare back. When Alekberovas was bored, he turned his attention back to the felt.

With one second on the clock, Aidonopoulos folded. Alekberovas raked in the pot, and now has 1.4 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Anaras Alekberovas lt
Anaras Alekberovas
1,400,000 330,000
Jose Maria Galindo es
Jose Maria Galindo
655,000 271,000
Theodoros Aidonopoulos gr
Theodoros Aidonopoulos
440,000 -255,000
Sebastian Trisch de
Sebastian Trisch
180,000 -215,000

Tags: Pratyush BuddigaSebastian TrischAnaras AlekberovasTheodoris Aidonopoulos

Spets Spent

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Age Spets from day 1b
Age Spets from day 1b

Age Spets was a feature throughout the early seasons of the EPT and was a media favourite due to his smily and happy demeanour. The Norwegian returned to the tour this week after a four-year self-imposed sabbatical and his reward was a ten thousand euro payday.

PokerNews saw his dejected figure walking down the stairs and he filled us in on his exit. He said he shoved with ace-seven after a player had limped. That player had limped with ace-jack though, made the call, and busted him.

Don't make it another four years, Age.

Player Chips Progress
Age Spets no
Age Spets
Busted

Tags: Age Spets

Nguyen Doubles Through Golczyk

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Khiem Nguyen opened to 12,000 before the flop and was flat called by Lukasz Golczyk. The dealer spread out {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and Nguyen continued for 15,000. Golczyk called once again.

The turn was the {5-Spades} and Nguyen bet 30,000. Golczyk came over the top by betting Nguyen all in and Nguyen called for his tournament life.

Nguyen: {k-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Golczyk: {J-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The {5-Diamonds} finished off the board and Nguyen was able to double up to around 455,000. Golczyk, on the other hand, has fallen to roughly 420,000.

Player Chips Progress
Khiem Nguyen de
Khiem Nguyen
455,000 230,000
Lukasz Golczyk pl
Lukasz Golczyk
420,000 -290,000

Tags: Khiem NguyenLukasz Golczyk

Joentastic!

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Aku Joentausta
Aku Joentausta

The biggest Borussia Dortmund fan that was still remaining in the tournament has just been knocked out by chip leader Aku Joentausta. Denis Sagorski was supporting his favorite club since the start of the tournament wearing a bright yellow sweater and the fact that his team is facing Real Madrid tonight might've factored into his decision just now. At least that's what the players at the table were saying.

The action of this enormous pot started out with a normal raise to 15,000 from Robert Auer who was in the cutoff. The button folded and Joentausta three-bet to 41,000 from the small blind. Sagorski was seated in the big blind and tanked for a bit before making it 100,000 to go. Auer quickly folded his cards and the action was back on Joentausta.

The young finnish pro tanked for a solid minute before slamming a large stack of yellow 5,000 chips into the pot.

"All in," Sagorski announced immediately and Joentausta immediately had a look of defeat in his eyes. This lasted only for a little while though as both players turned over their cards.

Aku Joentausta: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Denis Sagorski: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Sagorski quietly left the tournament area.

"Maybe it was personal because of the hand before," Joentausta said as the players at the table were trying to figure out what just happened.

"I thought you were dead," Team Pro Theo Jorgensen said with a smile emphasizing that Sagorski had not shown any crazy moves before this one.

"I was hating myself when he said all in," Joentausta replied. "Maybe it's because of the way I look because nobody ever believes me," he added. Joentausta sure looks like a young agressive kid but his hand was still a little better than Sagorski's and he now has a huge chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
1,520,000 445,000
Denis Sagorski
Denis Sagorski
Busted

Tags: Aku JoentaustaDenis SagorskiRobert Auer

Hof and Puff and Blow Your Jacks Down

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

After a series of preflop raises, Natalie Hof was all in and at risk against Thomas Richter. Hof held {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} against Richter's {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}, and flopped a pair of kings when the dealer spread {2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs}.

The turn and river bricked {6-Clubs}, {4-Diamonds} respectively, and Hof doubled to 185,000 chips.

Thomas was reduced to 255,000.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Richter de
Thomas Richter
255,000 -60,000
Natalie Hof de
Natalie Hof
185,000 129,500

Tags: Thomas RichterNatalie Hof

Alekberovas' Domination Continues

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Another player has fallen at the hands of Anaras Alekberovas.

We arrived at the table in time to see Marcelo Manfredini all in and at risk before the flop holding {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Unfortunately for Manfredini, Alekberovas had him dominated with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

The flop brought {4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and Alekberovas was able to pair his queen. Manfredini picked up a wheel draw with a trey, but he did not catch it on the {4-Hearts} turn or the {K-Spades} river.

Manfredini gathered his things and hit the rail while Alekberovas stacked his chips stack which now sits at over one million.

Player Chips Progress
Anaras Alekberovas lt
Anaras Alekberovas
1,070,000 210,000
Marcelo Bonanata ar
Marcelo Bonanata
Busted

Tags: Anaras AlekberovasMarcelo Manfredini

Joentausta Over a Million

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Flop: {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

Aku Joentausta checked, Denis Sagorski fired out 25,000, and Robert Auer called. Joentausta went ahead and check-raised to 62,000, and only Sagorski called.

The turn was the {3-Spades}, Joentausta tanked for a bit before firing 106,000, and Sagorski tank-folded.

Joentausta now sits with over one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
1,075,000 145,000
Denis Sagorski
Denis Sagorski
458,000 -27,000
Robert Auer at
Robert Auer
142,000 -243,000

Tags: Aku JoentaustaRobert AuerDenis Sagorski

Just a Manig Loeser

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Manig Loeser on day 2
Manig Loeser on day 2

Anaras Alekberovas is on a charge and amassed a huge amount of chips since the bubble burst. The latest to be cast aside by the Lithuanian was Manig Loeser.

The action folded around to Alekberovas in the small blind and he moved enough chips forward to cover Loeser's remaining 110,000. The German pro thought for a minute and made the call.

Alekberovas: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Loeser: {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran {7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} to fade the overs. The dangerous Loeser departed.

Player Chips Progress
Anaras Alekberovas lt
Anaras Alekberovas
860,000 555,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Anaras AlekberovasManig Loeser