Dashgyn Aliev's tactics may be strange but they're working for him right now.
Roman Korenev raised to 200,000 and called when Aiev three-bet to 340,000 from the hijack. The flop fell 
and Korenev snap folded to a 280,000 c-bet from Aliev.
Aliev is no longer the short stack and has 20 big blinds to play with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
Daniel-Gai Pidun bubbled the EPT Berlin final table two years ago and for a moment it seemed like he was heading in the same direction this year. Pidun raised from the small blind to 200,000 after which Roman Herold three-bet to 440,000 from the big blind. Pidung made the call and the flop brought 
.
Pidung played around with his chips for a while before deciding to check. Herold bet out 340,000 and Pidun decided to move all in for 1,125,000. Herold pondered for a while but eventually he made the call.
Daniel-Gai Pidun: 
Roman Herold: 
The board ran out 
, 
and Pidun doubled up. Herold is now one of the short stacks together with Julian Thomas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,360,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
4,240,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
3,220,000
1,215,000
|
1,215,000 |
|
3,050,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
2,965,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
2,600,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
2,370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
2,230,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
1,945,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Daniel-Gai Pidun has helped Dashgyn Aliev gather more chips.
He raised to 200,000 and called when Aliev three-bet to 390,000 from the small blind. The flop fell 
and an Aliev 345,000 c-bet was enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,020,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,550,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
4,040,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
3,020,000 | |
|
|
3,000,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | |
|
|
2,765,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
2,370,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
1,985,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Robert Haigh raised from the cutoff 200,000 and Dashgyn Aliev called from the button. The flop rolled out 
and Haigh decided to check-call a 250,000-chip bet.
On the turn the hit and now Haigh lead out for 400,000. Aliev tanked for a while before he decided to call. The river brought the 
and Aliev folded after about two minutes when Haigh bet 500,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
|
4,440,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
3,010,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
2,990,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
2,755,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
2,390,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
2,360,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
1,975,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
1,860,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
Roman Herold has reversed his negative trend by winning a three-way pot. The hand was an oddly played pot.
Dashgyn Aliev opened to 210,000 from mid position and was called by Pascal Vos on the button before Roman Herold three-bet to 525,000 from the big blind. Both players called to the 
flop where Herold c-bet for 475,000 and Aliev took nearly five minutes to fold. Vos called though and then folded to a 1,330,000 all in bet on the 
turn.
Robert Haigh raised to 200,000 under the gun plus one and Dashgyn Aliev called to his immediate left. Daniel-Gai Pidun called from the button and the flop brought 
after both blinds folded.
Haigh checked on the flop and Aliev quickly bet 260,000. Pidun grabbed chips right away and put out 500,000. This wasn't a legal raise and he was forced to make it 520,000. Both his opponents folded and Aliev is back down into the danger zone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,480,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
4,460,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
3,935,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
|
3,850,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
2,955,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,350,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
1,835,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |
|
|
1,315,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
Robert Haigh has extended his lead at the top after applying huge pressure on Roman Herold.
It all happened pre flop and started with a button raise to 200,000 and a Haigh big blind three-bet to 475,000. Herold came back with a four-bet 775,000 only to fold when Haigh five-bet to 1,125,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
1,135,000
|
1,135,000 |
It took five hours and 45 minutes but the final table of EPT Berlin is set! Robert Haigh raised to 200,000 rom the cutoff after which Dashgyn Aliev moved all in from the small blind. Aliev was all in for 1,115,000 and Alexander Helbig moved all in over the top from the small blind. The other players folded and the showdown went as following.
Dashgyn Aliev: 
Alexander Helbig: 
The board ran out 
and Aliev was eliminated in ninth place!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,495,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
5,250,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
3,315,000
965,000
|
965,000 |
|
|
3,050,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
2,995,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,735,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
