Break It Up
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,560,000
Entries
912
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Aliev Eliminates Post; Soars Into Chip Lead
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
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.
Post:
Aliev: 
The board came down 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,405,000 | 1,069,000 |
|
Busted |
Not Nguyen-ing
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Thang Duc Nguyen checked dark, the dealer fanned 
, 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 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000 | 300,000 |
|
390,000 | -374,000 |
Auer Takes from Guden
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Robert Auer opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and Yasar Guden called out the big blind. The flop fell 
, 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 .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,240,000 | 100,000 |
|
660,000 | -200,000 |
Final Three Tables
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
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 |
Buddiga Bounces
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
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.
Helbig: 
Buddiga:
The board dropped down 
and Buddiga was unable to improve. His elimination prompted a full re-draw for the final three tables of eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000 | 750,000 |
|
Busted |
Preflop Raising War
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000 | 150,000 |
|
405,000 | -45,000 |
Ohlsson Rudzians Artur's Day
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
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.
Ohlsson: 
Rudziankov: 
Ohlsson made a pair when the dealer fanned 
, and held as the turn and river came , respectively. Rudziankov was eliminated, and Ohlsson now as 880,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000 | 70,000 |
|
Busted |
Marcel Luske Wins Again!
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
It’s a third trophy for the Flying Dutchman in Season 9 of the European Poker Tour as he takes down the €1,100 PLO for €32,000. Jason Lavallee and Ramzi Jelassi also come close. Read more by clicking through to the PokerStars Blog here.
Julian-Simon Cracks Koskenkorva's Queens
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Faced with a raise from Thomas Julian-Simon, Harri Koskenkorva moved all in for around 250,000. Julian-Simon made the call.
Julian-Simon: 
Koskenkorva: 
There was a ten on the 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000 | 540,000 |
|
Busted |