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PokerStars EPT Berlin – Day 4 report: EPT Berlin marred by robbery
Posted by: Mark Baldwing - Sun, 2010-03-07 20:20
The 4th day of the PokerStars sponsored
EPT Berlin Main Event turned out to be something more sited for a cheesy western than for a real life scenario. 24 players returned to the tables and there were only 20 still in contention when all hell broke loose. A group of 6 masked men, apparently armed, entered the registration area and mayhem ensued. Security was there though and they apparently managed to take down some of the perpetrators. Exactly what the men were armed with is not currently know, guns and knives are suspected although rumors about AK-47s and hand grenades have taken off. It is not currently known how many of the robbers were caught, nor the amount of money they made off with. Anyway, despite the panic and the large scale chaos that ensued, losses seem to have been minimal as the organizers have made it known almost immediately that they intended to continue all the poker tournaments that were in progress when the vile interruption occurred.
After things got straightened out in the wake of the mass panic and after it became clear that no one was injured, the Main Event continued, with players being allotted the same approximate stacks they had had before. At the end of the day, the 8-handed final table was reached with Kevin McPhee having clinched the chip lead. Ketul Nathwani is second in chips, followed by Ilari Tahkokallio.
The interesting thing about Tahkokallio’s run was that he was all-in against Luca Cainelli at the time the chaos erupted. The flop and the turn of the hand had been dealt and Tahkolakio’s A,10o was in a bad shape against Cainelli’s A,Qo. The cards remained at the table and after the panic had settled, the two players decided to continue from where they were, despite the fact that both of them had been given the option to have the hand voided.
Tahkokallio lost that confrontation, but after that, he began to accumulate chips as if there had been no tomorrow.
Team
PokerStars had a solid representation at the beginning of the day, but none of the pros made it to the final table. Johannes Strassman was eliminated in 23rd and Jude Ainsworth made it to 19th. They both picked up the same reward for their efforts.
