Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

EPT Berlin: Mizrachi and PokerStrategists Enjoy Day 1B. Day 2 Live Stream Here

Michael Mizrachi topped Day 1B but a huge list of German PokerStrategists are coming back for Day 2 of EPT Berlin. Watch the live stream here from 13:30 CET.

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Michael Mizrachi

A mammoth field entered the second starting day of EPT Berlin yesterday, 565 players bought in on Day 1B to create an impressive field of 912 overall.

This makes it the second largest EPT Berlin ever, with a first prize of €880,000.

The leader on day 1B was two-time Players Championship winner Michael Mizrachi, who is one of the few players who could complete the WSOP/WPT/EPT Triple Crown with a win this week in Berlin.

Joining him for Day 2 was a wealth of German and PokerStrategy.com talent including Manig 'swordfish007' Loeser, Khiem 'akia' Nguyen, Tobias 'pokernoob' Reinkemeier, Benny 'psychobenny' Spindler, Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier and Julian 'jaygatsby' Thomas.

Other big international names making up the 452 players returning for Day 2 include Jake Cody, Sam Grafton, Vanessa Selbst, Theo Jorgensen and Eugene Katchalov.

Lots of big names fell too including Chris Moorman, Fabian 'fabstinho' Quoss, David Williams, Ludovic Lacay, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Luke Schwartz, Toby Lewis, Martin '0piggybank' Finger, Marcel Luske, Pieter de Korver, Mike McDonald, George Danzer, Dario Minieri and David Vamplew.

Day 1B starts today at 12:00 CET and you can watch the official live stream here from 13:30 CET:

Watch the live stream from 13:30 CET

EPT Berlin Live Ticker

EPT Berlin

End of Day 1B Unofficial Chip Counts

Place Name Chips
1st Michael Mizrachi 175,400
2nd Robin Ylitalo 172,800
3rd Daniel Reijmer 162,600
4th Eddy Maksoud 161,500
5th Georgio Zisimopoulous 157,700
6th George Clyde-Smith 142,000
7th Jonathan Bensadoun 136,000
8th Sam Grafton 135,900
9th Rameev Sergey 135,000
10th Samir Merah 132,800
...
- Sorel Mizzi 119,500
- Manig 'swordfish007' Loeser 111,900
- Khiem 'akia' Nguyen 110,900
- Vanessa Selbst 94,800
- Tobias 'pokernoob' Reinkemeier 81,800
- Theo Jorgensen 73,600
- Julian 'jaygatsby' Thomas 65,600
- Jake Cody 62,000
- Benny 'psychobenny' Spindler 56,000
- Bryn Kenney 55,200
- Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier 47,500
- Eugene Katchalov 38,600
- David Kitai 32,100
Blinds: 300/600/75  |   Average Stack: 56,412
Players
: 485 (912)   |   Prize pool: €4,560,000

Check out some videos from Day 1B of EPT Berlin:

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It is too late to qualify for EPT Berlin, but qualifiers are under way for the biggest event in the EPT calendar, the Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

The €10,000+€600 main event takes place between May 6 and May 12 at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort Casino.

There is also a string of side events including a €100,000 Super High Roller event.

Last year Mohsin Charania of America claimed the title and €1,350,000 in prize money.

As always qualifiers are running around the clock at PokerStars, including freerolls, FPP satellites, Steps qualifiers and regular direct qualifiers with buy-ins of €215, €320 and €530.

Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.