EPT Main Event | 2007 EPT German Open

Mar 12, 2007

Huge hand

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Gunnar Rabe raises on the button to 120,000. Sebastian Ruthenberg calls from the big blind

{A-Spades}

120,000 from Rabe. Reraise to 330,000 from Ruthenberg. Rabe calls

Turn {8-Spades}

400,000 from Ruthenberg. is called by Rabe.

River {5-Spades}

Ruthenberg checks, and Rabe puts him all in.

Despite there being 4 spades on the flop. Ruthenberg calls.

{8-Clubs}

and trip 8s for the German.
Rabe shows {Q-Clubs}

. No flush and Ruthenberg takes down the biggest pot of the tournament and has about 2 Million in chips now.

Mar 12, 2007

Blind battle

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Gunnar Rabe limps in from the small blind and Andreas Hoivold checks his option

Flop {2-Hearts}

Turn

and a 100K bet from Rabe is called.

River {10-Hearts}

check, check

{J-Spades}

for Rabe,

for Hoivold and Rabe's slightly higher flush earns him a 295,000 pot.

Mar 12, 2007

Blanco adds to his stack.

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Cristiano Blanco opens to 140,000. Gunnar Rabe reraises from the button to 320,000

Christiano Blanco moves all in. Its 670,000 more to call.

Rabe folds.

Mar 12, 2007

Hoivold claws some chips back, still talking

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The suddenly very active Ruthenberg raises to 150k and Hoivold reraises to 450 total.

"I will not fold if you move all in" Andreas tells Ruthenberg

"I have no clue where I am" Ruthenberg says

"You are in Germany, Dortmund, at the final table" Hoivold tells him, then waves at the camera

Ruthenberg folds {A-Hearts}

Mar 12, 2007

Ruthenberg doubles up

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Hoivold raises 140K

Ruthenberg is all in

Hoivold calls, {K-Hearts}

Ruthenberg has {J-Spades}

Big call, we're racing

{A-Hearts}

Ruthenberg is back in the mix

Mar 12, 2007

We're back

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We are back from the break

Ruthenberg is all in from the small blind, Blanco folds

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Mar 12, 2007

Last hand before the break

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Blanco calls, Gunnar raises, Blanco calls.

{9-Diamonds}

check check
{10-Diamonds}

check check
{K-Clubs}

Check check

{A-Clubs}

for Blanco, Gunnar has {A-Hearts}

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Mar 12, 2007

Hoivold wont shut up

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Hoivold is bullying, Lee Jones, he is constantly correcting our guest MC at every opportunity.

Hoivold raises to 100k

Blanco is all in

Hoivold is talking relentlessly at Blanco trying to get a read on his hand. No luck, Hoivold folds a pocket pair.

Mar 12, 2007

Gunnar Gunning them down

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After a shaky start to the final table where he was calling off a lot of his stack, Gunnar Rabe is now running away with the lead, he is raising every pot and nobody wants to get involved with him.