It's the Final Table
Good morning and welcome back to the Spielbank Berlin for the last time this season, where one young gentleman is about to become our newest EPT champion.
We say young because, well, they are - everyone who's made it to this final table is 30 or under. But while they may be lacking in years, they are not lacking in poker experience, and this is looking to be one of the best final table line ups of the season.
In pole position is Canadian online qualifier Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky enjoying his first ever live cash - and come what may, he's finally going to get a line on his famously empty Hendon Mob page. Just behind him in the chip counts is native German Maximilian Heinzelmann, just 20 years old but already an EPT fixture with several EPT cashes to his name.
Any player who makes an EPT final table can congratulate themselves on a real poker achievement - but young Martin Jacobson must surely be in contention for legendary EPT status. The 23 year old Swede is making his third final table of this season and fourth EPT final overall. He came second in Vilamoura and then second in Deauville, as well as third back in Budapest in Season 5, and although his stack is below average right now, he will want the win more than most at this final.
Also still in the mix is Team PokerStars Pro Joep van den Bijgaart. The ever-cheerful Dutchman was told, "Not to worry," by opponent Ben Wilinofsky last night when he got his whole stack in on a coinflip; van den Bijgaart promptly flopped quads. He may be one of the short stacks but he's running well, and whatever happens he will have scored his biggest ever live cash today.
Play is due to start at noon. There is a live feed, but we will also be scurrying around like eager reporting ants to bring you all the action from the floor.
All player bios courtesy of PokerStars.
Seat | Name | Chip Count | BB's Level 27 | Country |
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1 | Maximilian Heinzelmann | 4,970,000 | 82 | Germany |
2 | Martin Jacobson | 2,085,000 | 34 | Sweden |
3 | Vadzim Kursevich | 4,345,000 | 72 | Belarus |
4 | Darren Kramer | 2,235,000 | 37 | South Africa |
5 | Armin Mette | 2,125,000 | 35 | Germany |
6 | Joep Van den Bijgaart | 1,060,000 | 17 | Netherlands |
7 | Ben Wilinofsky | 5,225,000 | 87 | Canada |
8 | Jonas Gutteck | 1,025,000 | 17 | Germany |