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2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
Freerk Post opened to 32,000 before the flop only to have Dashgyn Aliev three-bet to 85,000 from the button. Action came back around to Post who cut out a four-bet to 205,000.
Aliev quickly announced all in and Post called for his tournament life only to find that he was beind.
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and thought he didn't need it, Aliev ended with a full house. He sent Post packing as the first victim of the final three tables and has increased his stack to 3.405 million.
Thang Duc Nguyen checked dark, the dealer fanned ![]()
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, and Alexander Helbig checked behind. The turn was the
, Nguyen fired 110,000, and Helbig called.
The river was the
, Nguyen fired another 150,000, and Helbig called. Nguyen showed ![]()
for a pair of fours, but they were no good against Nguyen's ![]()
.
Robert Auer opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and Yasar Guden called out the big blind. The flop fell ![]()
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, Guden checked, and Auer continued for 40,000. Guden check-raised to 80,000, and Auer called.
The turn was the
, both players checked, and the
completed the board. Guden led out for 70,000, and Auer called.
Guden showed ![]()
for jack-high, which Auer had beat with ![]()
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Table 1
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Barouk |
| 2 | Roman Korenev |
| 3 | Lukasz Golczyk |
| 4 | Olivier Busquet |
| 5 | Khien Nguyen |
| 6 | Calvin Anderson |
| 7 | Daniel-Gai Pidun |
| 8 | Matias Kesanen |
Table 2
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thang Duc Nguyen |
| 2 | Emil Ohlsson |
| 3 | Alexander Helbig |
| 4 | Roman Herold |
| 5 | Yasar Guden |
| 6 | Robert Auer |
| 7 | Pascal Vos |
| 8 | Theodoros Aidonopoulos |
Table 3
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Thomas |
| 2 | Freerk Post |
| 3 | Lasse Christiansen |
| 4 | Robert Haigh |
| 5 | Aliev Dashgyn |
| 6 | Jose Maria Galindo |
| 7 | Ramil Yusupov |
| 8 | Kevin Stani |
Alexander Helbig opened to an unknown amount from early position and it folded all of the way around to Pratyush Buddiga who three-bet from the big blind. Helbig four-bet him all in in and Buddiga snapped him off.
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and Buddiga was unable to improve. His elimination prompted a full re-draw for the final three tables of eight.
Roman Korenev opened for a raise from under the gun, Theodoros Aidonopoulos three-bet in the cutoff, and Korenev four-bet to 135,000. Aidonopoulos wasn't going anywhere however, and he five-bet to 200,000.
Korenev thought for a bit, then mucked his cards.
Emil Ohlsson opened for a raise in middle position, and a very short-stacked Artur Rudziankov three-bet all in for around 140,000 from the small blind. The big blind released, and feeling pot-committed, Ohlsson called.
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Ohlsson made a pair when the dealer fanned ![]()
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, and held as the turn and river came
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respectively. Rudziankov was eliminated, and Ohlsson now as 880,000 chips.
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Faced with a raise from Thomas Julian-Simon, Harri Koskenkorva moved all in for around 250,000. Julian-Simon made the call.
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There was a ten on the ![]()
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flop, giving Julian-Simon a set of tens, and prompting Koskenkorva to lurch back in his chair. The
turned, giving Koskenkorva an open-ended straight draw, but the
bricked on the river.
Koskenkorva was eliminated, while Julian-Simon is now flirting with a million-chip stack.