Daily Rewind: EPT Side Event Recap, Hinkle's WSOP Double, Shillinger's Suicide
Today we take a sideways look at EPT Berlin, celebrate another WSOP-C win for Blair Hinkle and mourn the death of WSEX founder.
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EPT Berlin side action
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| Raskin's EPT title |
The Main Event in Berlin might be grabbing all the headlines at the moment, but it's not the only tournament currently taking place at the ongoing EPT.
Indeed, following the success of the Berlin Cup last week, a busy side event schedule has produced a number of winners, including Micah Raskin.
After lining up with 193 runners in the €3,200 Berlin Cup High Roller, the American pro was able to earn himself an EPT title and a six-figure payday.
Having come through a tough final table that included Sorel Mizzi and Jason Lavellee, Raskin negotiated a three-way chop with Najib Kamand and Ilkin Amirov.
After striking a deal, Raskin was able to defeat Kamand heads-up to bank €105,366 and his first EPT trophy.
Others who have tasted EPT success over the last few days include: Jason Wheeler (€69,500) in Event #19, 
RupertElder (€49,800) in Event #7 and Mantas Visockis (€30,473) in Event #5.
To catch up with all EPT Berlin's Main Event progress, click here.
Hinkle's double circuit success
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| Number two for Blair |
Blair Hinkle has made himself a force on the WSOP Circuit trail after winning his second title in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
While the 327 player field and $121,177 top prize aren't particularly significant figures, the most impressive stat from the event is that this was the second time Hinkle had won the tournament.
His first WSOP-C Council Bluffs title came back in 2010 when topped a 251 runner field to claim the $88,566 top prize.
This time around Hinkle defeated Brendan Waite for the title after his 
rivered a straight against Waite's pair of sixes on a board of 
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WSEX founder commits suicide
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| Shillinger dead |
Steve Shillinger, the founder of the World Sports Exchange, was found dead in his home in Antigua on Saturday.
The man behind the online sports book, which also owned and operated the World Poker Exchange, reportedly shot himself in the head after WSEX was forced to shut down due to insolvency.
WSEX's gaming licence was removed in 2010 and reportedly owed players $300,000, however, they continued to accept players for another two years.
Indeed, while the World Poker Exchange closed its doors in February 2012, WSEX only shutdown its website last week.
With players still owed money and no funds left in the bank, the WSEX has struggled to put things right and it seems the pressure became too much for Shillinger.
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High stakes corner
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| A good day for Patrik |
Patrik "FinddaGrind" Antonius played just 277 hands yesterday but was able to clinch the top spot on the high stakes leaderboard.
After banking $179,202, the Finn was able to finish the day ahead of "jama-dharma" ($172,922), Sam "tr1cky7" Trickett ($79,629) and "5tgb6yhn7" ($78,172).
While Patrik was enjoying somewhat of a renaissance on the high stakes scene in the last 24 hours, Alexander "PostflopAction" Kostritsyn and Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene both suffered downswings.
While the latter saw $162,149 disappear from his bankroll, the former topped the loss chart after dropping $185,312.
Daily Signoff
Blair Hinkle might have caused a recent storm on the WSOP Circuit, but back in 2008 it was his brother Grant who made headlines after the following hand against James Akenhead.
