There are countless reasons why this week will live long in the memory of poker enthusiasts. This was the first EPT event to be hosted in Berlin and it was the first time there was a guaranteed €1m to the winner. And, of course, there was that incident. It happened, but no need to say more. Today's final table, however, was the perfect tonic to end a week of highs and lows. It featured eight players who had each earned their place by playing the best poker of their lives, and they gave a terrific show of fearless deep-stack final
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Kevin MacPhee: EPT Berlin champion
EPT Berlin: Kevin MacPhee finishes the job stuffing €1m into his LuckSac
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EPT Berlin: Day 5, level 33 updates (150,000-300,000)
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
EPT Berlin robbery statement
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
EPT Berlin: Day 5, levels 30, 31 and 32 updates (100,000-200,000)
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
EPT Berlin: Final table, levels 27 (contd) and 28 (25,000-50,000 5,000)
4.30pm: Break time I've no idea what the rationale is behind the break times today, but they're off on one now. It's going to be 15-minutes long - and we're gathering chip counts right now. -- HS 4.25pm: More three-handed fun Ilari Tahkokallio raised from the button and picked up...more
EPT Berlin: Final table player profiles
The final table for EPT Berlin was decided at around about eleven o'clock last night, when simultaneous eliminations on each of the two tables in play took us from 10 players to the last eight. Full details of those, as well as all the players making the money in Berlin,...more
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