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10.42pm: Kevin MacPhee wins EPT Berlin and €1 million Most thought this would be the level in which EPT Berlin would be won but few suspected it would be quite so soon. Kevin MacPhee raised to 700,000 and Ilari Tahkokallio called for a 4♥5♣2♣ flop. The Finn led out for...more

The European Poker Tour has released a new statement following yesterday's armed robbery at the Grand Hyatt Hotel here in Berlin. This statement corrects some of the misreporting of the incident in the media... "Yesterday at approximately 2.15pm, an armed robbery took place at the European Poker Tour (EPT) event...more

10.15pm: Break time, again Another break for the players. Play restarts in 15 minutes. 10.10pm: Another hand On a board of Q♣T♣J♠6♥A♥ Kevin MacPhee made it 1,220,000 and Ilari called. MacPhee took the pot showing J♣, another hand that almost passes like it was played in an empty room. MacPhee...more

After an unusual day in the Berlin Grand Hyatt it sure was good to get back to the poker. The usually uncomplicated task of turning 24 players into eight may have been delayed midstream, but when play resumed it was the usual feast of tournament poker, frustrating and thrilling...more

11.15pm: That's it for the night With those two quick bust outs below we're down to our last eight who will come back to play in tomorrow's final - and the chance to win the €1 million first prize. A full wrap of today's dramatic events will be with you...more

Morning all and welcome back to Germany. It's the penultimate day of EPT action from the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. That means 24 players still with a shot at the €1m first prize, but by the end of the day there can only be eight left. Without...more

What with the near-thousand-strong field and barrage of side events, it has been a frantic crush in the Grand Ballroom here all week. Today, however, was always scheduled to be the biggest squeeze of all, when we needed to compress 124 players into the 24 chairs of the final three...more

9.25pm: Collado closes day three Jan Collado would bring the day to an end, moving in with T♣J♥. Waiting to call was Iikka Tahkokallio with 8♠8♣ and the board delivered the goods. 7♦2♠T♦9♦6♣. Collado was gone in 25th position, drawing day three to a close. A full report on all...more

LEVEL OVER. WE'RE HEADING INTO LEVEL 21 5.55pm: Ainsworth IS stoppable After building his stack to more than 1.2 million without too many dramas, Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth has dropped back to 800,000. Part of mini-slide is explained by this hand: On a 3♥3♣Q♦A♣8♥ board, and with 220,000 already...more

There was a long line for the side events today. Getting into and out of the Grand Ballroom was a tricky process, much of it spent weaving in and out of poker players waiting in line to acquire a precious seat. It was as if there was nothing to...more

11.40pm: It's all over For tonight, anyway. With 124 players remaining, tournament staff brought a halt to the day's play. We've got a full wrap being polished right now. It will be with you shortly. In the meantime, we'll tell you that Stefan Huber from Switzerland will be our overnight...more

LEVEL UP. WE'RE GOING INTO THE 14TH 5.40pm: Reunion? This is our first time in Berlin, but it's not our first time in Germany - and last year's final table in Dortmund was a belter. As many will remember, it was won by Sandra Naujoks, but the antics of Cengizcan...more

At any stop on the European Poker Tour, the mid-point of day 1B is the moment we remove a few question marks. "How many?" and "How much?" are the posers that plague the early stages, but once the till is closed and all beans have been counted, we tend to...more

11.55pm: Day 1b concludes That's all for day 1b folks. Roughly 280 players made it through out of the 557 that started nine levels ago. A full wrap of the day's events will be with you shortly and sometime over the European night time the full chip counts will appear...more

THAT'S DINNER We now pause for 90 minutes and some scoff. 7.05pm: Thew and Lodden Team PokerStars Pros Julian Thew and Johnny Lodden are sat at different tables but if they stretch out their arms they could hold hands. Thew is new to the team and one might think he'd...more

It's not unusual for a page of EPT notes to dazzle, with every other name underlined in red as the spell checker overheats. While you're at it try telling Microsoft Word that the word "raised" makes total sense. That rule applied to several chip leaders on the opening day...more

12am: Over A full wrap detailing today's action will be on its way forthwith. The short version will be this: These are your chip leaders: Kfir Yumin, Israel, 213,500 Rachid Ben Cherif, Holland, 163,800 Carlos Oliviera, Portugal, 158,000 Stefan Huber, Switzerland, 153,000 Ruslan Prydryk, Ukraine, 150,000 Grigory Torosyan, Russia, 142,700...more

7.05pm: End of level brings dinner break That's the end of level 6 and time for a dinner break. Due to the large field size the players need ninety minutes to make sure they all have time to get fed. Join us back here then for the last three levels...more