€7,700 + 300 German Open Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net EPT4 German Open - Dortmund

01-31-2008 19:51 UTC+2

Timex Third in Chips

Michael “Timex” McDonald has had a good day so far and is now closing in on the chip-leading duo of Manfred Bass and Claudio Rinaldi. After winning another big pot with A-K against pocket sixes on a king-high flop, he is now up to 137K.

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01-31-2008 19:50 UTC+2

Katja Shows Aggression

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After a flop big blind bets out 4,600 into a 8,500 pot, PokerStars pro Katja Thater goes all-in for 23,000 and her opponent mucks. Katja is now on 36,000.

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01-31-2008 19:49 UTC+2

Rinaldi and Bass Share the Lead

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Claudio Rinaldi started the day in second place behind Cyrille Chabot. Now he is in a tie for the chip lead with Manfred Bass at 146K. Jiri Kulhanek, who held the lead for a long time during Day 1b, is still in pretty good shape with 103K in front of him.

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01-31-2008 19:18 UTC+2

Kolk Eliminated

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Marek Kolk sat in the big blind holding {A-Spades}

when the small blind raised to 4,500. Kolk re-raised to 12k with 20k behind and his opponent went all-in for another 20k with pocket sixes. That was slightly more than Kolk had and the Estonian called. The flop came {A-Hearts}

, the opponent's trips held up and Kolk is out.

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01-31-2008 19:12 UTC+2

Annette Knocks Out Levi with a Double Punch

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Nicolas Levi and Annette Obrestad tangled in many hands on Day 2, but now one of them has gone bye-bye. First Annette doubled up with set over set. On a flop of {A-Spades}

, Annette bet out and Levi called holding {4-Clubs}

. On the turn {8-Clubs}

, Annette bet 5,500, Levi went all in and Annette called holding pocket aces. With 20k left Levi doubled another player up on the table before losing his last chips with {A-Diamonds}

against Obrestad’s {A-Clubs}

. Levi is out and Obrestad is back up on 65k.

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01-31-2008 19:01 UTC+2

Hansen Likes Germany

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In the seventies and eighties, Norwegian legend Thor Hansen traveled to any country in the world where he could find a good game of poker, since there were few in Norway. He eventually ended up in Las Vegas where he could play as much poker as he wanted, and that is his home today. Thor is doing well in the PokerStars EPT German Open and is now at 56k, two levels into Day 2.

“If this was the seventies, I would come to Germany to play poker often. I am sure there would be quite a few juicy games over here,” says Thor, with a big smile.

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01-31-2008 18:59 UTC+2

Marcel Doubles Up to 95,000

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Marcel Luske is, as always, one of the most colourful players in the field. He is now close to 100k after doubling up in a hand against Andreas Sarling from Åland. On a {K-Clubs}

flop, Sarling bet, Luske went all in for 40k and Sarling eventually called... after watching the Dutchman eat soup while waiting for about five minutes for the 19-year-old's decision. Marcel was way ahead with his {K-Diamonds}