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.
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.
Dashgyn Aliev has been playing an onorthodox short-stack style but so far it has been working for the Russian player. Daniel-Gai Pidun raised to 200,000 from early position and Aliev called from the small blind with just a few big blinds behind.
Flop brought and Aliev checked to Pidun who bet 160,000. Aliev took some time and check-raised all in after which Pidun snap-folded. Aliev picked some chips to bring him a lot closer to Julian Thomas
Robert Haigh raised under the gun plus one to 160,000 and Daniel-Gai Pidun called from the button. The flop showed and Haigh bet 240,000, Pidun called.
On the turn the hit and Haigh fired out 540,000. Pidung gave it some thought and eventually folded.
Lasse Frost has extended his lead at the top after slow playing queens.
Robert Haigh opened to 160,000 and was called by Frost and Pacal Vos in the blinds. All three players checked the flop to head to the turn.
Vos was the first to bet, for 175,000, and only Frost called to the river where both players checked. Frost opened and took the pot with a smile as Vos mucked.
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and Pidun doubled up. Herold is now one of the short stacks together with Julian Thomas.
and Korenev snap folded to a 280,000 c-bet from Aliev.
and Aliev checked to Pidun who bet 160,000. Aliev took some time and check-raised all in after which Pidun snap-folded. Aliev picked some chips to bring him a lot closer to Julian Thomas
and Frost called the second bullet of 275,000 before both players checked the 
river. Helbig opened 
hit and Haigh fired out 540,000. Pidung gave it some thought and eventually folded.
turn.
and took the pot with a smile as Vos mucked.