2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
€712,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,725,000
Entries
745
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Friends With Benefits

A lot of the young players who travel circuit off-set the loneliness of life on the road by forming little groups. They fly together, share hotels rooms, go to dinner, and talk through strategy. This offers a lot of unseen benefits to their profitability. Xuan Liu, David Vamplew and Mickey Petersen are all good friends of similar age who hang together and all three have restarted well after dinner.

Petersen raised from second position after Albert Bernardo limped from the under-the-gun seat. Bernardo called to see a {4-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} flop where he check-called a 2,000 bet. Both players checked through the {j-Spades} turn and Bernardo led for 3,000 on the {k-Spades} river. Petersen called with {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and took the pot as his opponent only had {7-Hearts}.

Vamplew is on the up after check-raising on a {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop in a three-way pot. It did the trick as both opponents folded.

Meanwhile Liu tweeted: "Just knocked out two shorties, 69k just after dinner."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
69,000
32,500
32,500
Profile photo of David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
47,000
29,000
29,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
36,000
14,500
14,500
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: David VamplewMickey PetersenXuan Liu