In horse racing picking a winner can be all about how a horse looks prior to the start. Can the same theory be applied to the EPT Berlin main event? The PokerStars Blog finds out.
Max Lehmanski open shipped all in from the cutoff for 105,000 and Ramil Yusupov called from the small blind.
Lehmanski: 
Yusupov: 
The board fell down 
and Lehmanski's tournament came to an end. The Russian, however, is now up to about 1.2 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
After an early position open, Matias Juhani Kesanen three-bet to 43,000 from the button. Mihai Manole four-bet shipped all in for 206,000 from the big blind and it folded back to Kesanen. He tanked for quite some time before dropping in a call.
Kesanen: 
Manole: 
The flop brought a super sweat when it fell 
. Suddenly Manole was looking to dodge both an ace and a club. The turn was safe with the but the river spelled disaster when it brought the 
, sealing Manole's fate in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
Busted |
Freerk Post opened to 20,000 from early position only to have Yakov Onuchin three-bet ship all in for 196,000 from the button. Khiem Nguyen flat called out of the small blind and after some tanking, Post opted to let it go.
Onuchin showed 
but was crushed by Nguyen's 
. The flop fell down 
giving Onuchin additional outs to make a straight, but he failed to do so through the 
turn and the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
980,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Aku Joentausta opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Philippe Barouk three-bet to 40,000 from the next seat over. Action folded back around to Joentausta who decided to stick around.
The flop brought 
and the action quickly went check-check. Fourth street brought a third diamond and paired the board with the 
. Joentausta led for 32,000 and Barouk snap cut out a raise. The raise, however, was not enough and he was forced to make it 64,000- the minimum amount. Joentausta called.
The river was the and Joentausta checked. Barouk fired 100,000 and Joentausta called. Barouk rolled up 
for an ace-high flush and Joentausta threw away his cards. Barouk is now up to 700,000 while Joentausta has fallen to 1.14 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,140,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Jerome Kobina Evans was all in and at risk preflop holding 
, and was racing against the 
of Pascal Vos.
The board ran out 
, and Evans was eliminated.
Over at an adjacent table, David Cabrera was all in and at risk against . Theodoros Aidonopoulos held , and the flop fell 
, giving Cabrera a pair of kings. The spiked on the turn however, giving Aidonopoulos a set, and the 
completed the board.
Cabrera was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,622,000
878,000
|
878,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000
955,000
|
955,000 |
|
|
1,270,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
1,180,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,180,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
1,160,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,036,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
910,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
860,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
840,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
797,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
750,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
745,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
735,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
725,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
704,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
680,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
670,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
|
620,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
615,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
610,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
590,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
|
583,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
470,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
465,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
As Level 21 started, Bryn Kenney came sprinting into the tournament area. Initially, he sat in the wrong seat - his stack was moved at the end of the break - and finally, after some direction from the tournament staff, he found his home.
Luckily he was just in time for the pitch, because he doubled on the very first hand.
Pratyush Buddiga opened to 25,000 from late position, Pascal Vos three-bet to 58,000 from the small blind, and Kenney moved all in for 296,000 from the big blind. Buddiga quickly folded, and Vos tank-called.
Vos:
Kenney: 
The board rolled out 
, and Kenney doubled.
"I never run back during a tournament," Kenney said after the hand, smiling. "It's a good thing I sprinted up the steps."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
880,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
605,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
