Marc Gork Doubles Up
Mar 13, '09
Cengizcan Ulusu and Marc Gork are all in and there is a chance that Gork could be the final table bubble boy.
Their cards are:
Ulusu: A
J
Gork: 77
Board: K
K397
Gork avoids the ace and the flush, and so doubles through Ulusu. He now has 500,000.
Player Tags: Cengizcan Ulusu, Marc Gork
Action Central
Mar 13, '09
The feature table may be eye-catching but the other table has just been exploding with action and there is no wonder as to why. Florian Langmann, Marc Gork, Mike McDonald, Sandra Naujok, and Johan Storaker have been tangoing with each other for the last ten minutes.
Storaker bet 39,000, Naujok called from the hijack, and Gork, who was on the button, called also.
The flop came down AJ2 and the players checked it down. The turn was the 9 and Storaker bet 100,000.
Gork said, "I can tell you her hand is Q-10. It's a nice bet!" He said speaking about Naujok and acknowledging Storaker's aggressive bet.
Naujok and Gork folded and Storaker showed pocket jacks to the camera. Storaker is now on 1,350,000.
Gork said looking at his phone, "My friend says you had jacks ... and now my girlfriend also told me you had pocket jacks. My friends are so great!"
In the next hand, Gork raises from the button and Naujok calls. The flop comes KJJ and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Naujok bets 52,000. Gork pretends to check his phone, and smiles. He then mucks. He has 485,000 in chips and Naujok has 370,000.
The hand after, Gork raises from the hijack to 35,000, and Langmann on the button, raises it to 100,000. McDonald who is on the big blind reraises it to 200,000 and Gork folds. Langmann contemplates it while McDonald goes a shade of pink. He eventually mucks.
McDonald currently has 850,000.
Player Tags: Johan Storakers, Mike McDonald, Florian Langmann, Sandra Naujoks, Marc Gork
Marc Gork Eliminated in Third Place (â¬307,000)
Mar 14, '09
Holger Kanisch raises 160,000 on the button and Sandra Naujoks calls. Marc Gork takes his chance and pushes all in for 242,000. Kanisch then reraises it to 900,000 and Naujoks clears the way for the two to battle it out.
Kanisch reveals pocket sevens and Gork shows K10. The board brings nothing for either of them: Q52J5 and Kanisch's sevens hold up.
The poet and philosopher, Marc Gork, has been quite the character on this German dominated final table. He now leaves €307,000 richer for third place.
We go heads up now with the two remaining Germans, Sandra Naujoks and Holger Kanisch. It should be an interesting final. The table, live feed, and players are now preparing for the final hands of the event.
Player Tags: Sandra Naujoks, Marc Gork, Holger Kanisch
Gork Takes Turn for Worst
Mar 14, '09
With blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a 10,000 ante, Marc Gork has improved his stack, but soon Sandra Naujoks, who had lost a few pots, is back in the centre of the action.
Marc Gork raises to 185,000, and Naujoks three bets to 500,000 and Gork moves all in for 2,222,000. Naujoks thinks and then makes the call. She flips over pocket tens and Gork reveals pocket sixes.
The board comes J9582 and Naujok doubles through Gork.
In an unbelievable turn of events Naujok now has 3,150,000 and Gork has 412,000.
He is now reading his poetry to her, maybe she has left more than an impression on his stack.
Player Tags: Sandra Naujoks, Marc Gork
Luca Pagano Eliminated in Sixth Place (â¬153,000)
Mar 14, '09
Luca Pagano is all in on the button with 77 and Marc Gork calls with A9. Gork has Pagano covered but not by very far with 834,000. Could there soon be two of the three most familiar names from this final table sitting among the spectators?
The answer comes with a board of K10495. The nine knocks a very weary and tired looking Italian out of the competition. The disappointment sweeps across the casino here in Dortmund. Pagano is a well liked character on the circuit and has great decorum, representing the game well.
He cashes for the tenth time in an EPT with this sixth place for €153,000.
Player Tags: Luca Pagano, Marc Gork
McDouble for McDonald
Mar 14, '09
Mike McDonald pushes all in for preflop with 105,000 in the pot. Marc Gork calls 276,000 more to win 431,000. McDonald flips over AxQ and Gork shows 8-7.
The board finally falls in McDonald's favor: A84JA. He is all over the board and ends up with a flush.
He is now sitting on 959,000.
Player Tags: Mike McDonald, Marc Gork
Cengizcan Ulusu Eliminated in Eighth Place (â¬83,500)
Mar 14, '09
Shortly after being crippled by Mike McDonald's pocket kings, Turkish Cengizcan Ulusu moves all in for 256,000 and is called by Johan Storakers. Marc Gork then moves all in on top for 499,000 and Storakers calls. It's a three-way pot and their cards are:
Gork: JJ
Ulusu: J9
Storakers: 66
The board brings a gift for Gork, who just can't seem to lose today - QJ3. However, there is also the threat of a six-high flush with Storakers' pocket sixes. The turn and river bring only diamonds with the 4 and 2 and Gork's set takes the pot.
Ulusu is eliminated in eighth place for €83,500 and Storakers takes a hit.
Player Tags: Johan Storakers, Cengizcan Ulusu, Marc Gork
Marc Gork moved all in preflop and Team PokerStars Pro Thierry Van Den Berg called him down. Their cards: