Benjamin Spindler Poker Tournament Updates

Benny Spindler Eliminated

Sep 29, '10

Benjamin Spindler has busted out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Benjamin Spindler Takes the Lead

Oct 01, '10

Matt Affleck bet 6,500 from the cutoff and Benjamin Spindler raised to 20,200 from the big blind. The flop was dealt 8 5 2 and the two added an additional 24,200 to the pot. The turn fell 6 and Spindler checked. Affleck moved all in for 150,000 and Spindler made the call. Their cards:

Spindler: J J
Affleck: A Q

River: J

Spindler won the hand and took the chip lead with 620,000. Affleck was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Affleck,   Benjamin Spindler

Juanda Takes Spindler's Stack

Oct 02, '10

John Juanda just took most of Benny Spindler’s chips in a pocket kings versus A-Q situation. The board came J-9-2-4-Q and Juanda is now on the best part of 745,000 in chips. Spindler slips to 88,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated

Sep 29, '10

Benjamin Spindler has busted out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Benjamin Spindler Takes the Lead

Oct 01, '10

Matt Affleck bet 6,500 from the cutoff and Benjamin Spindler raised to 20,200 from the big blind. The flop was dealt 8 5 2 and the two added an additional 24,200 to the pot. The turn fell 6 and Spindler checked. Affleck moved all in for 150,000 and Spindler made the call. Their cards:

Spindler: J J
Affleck: A Q

River: J

Spindler won the hand and took the chip lead with 620,000. Affleck was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Affleck,   Benjamin Spindler

Juanda Takes Spindler's Stack

Oct 02, '10

John Juanda just took most of Benny Spindler’s chips in a pocket kings versus A-Q situation. The board came J-9-2-4-Q and Juanda is now on the best part of 745,000 in chips. Spindler slips to 88,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated

Sep 29, '10

Benjamin Spindler has busted out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Benjamin Spindler Takes the Lead

Oct 01, '10

Matt Affleck bet 6,500 from the cutoff and Benjamin Spindler raised to 20,200 from the big blind. The flop was dealt 8 5 2 and the two added an additional 24,200 to the pot. The turn fell 6 and Spindler checked. Affleck moved all in for 150,000 and Spindler made the call. Their cards:

Spindler: J J
Affleck: A Q

River: J

Spindler won the hand and took the chip lead with 620,000. Affleck was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Affleck,   Benjamin Spindler

Juanda Takes Spindler's Stack

Oct 02, '10

John Juanda just took most of Benny Spindler’s chips in a pocket kings versus A-Q situation. The board came J-9-2-4-Q and Juanda is now on the best part of 745,000 in chips. Spindler slips to 88,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Benjamin Spindler

Pocket Eights for Spindler

Oct 04, '09

Mikael Gabrielsson is applying pressure to his table. He has just moved up to 133,000 in chips. In a recent hand, he bet 4,800 from late position and Benjamin Spindler made the call. The flop came 4 3 2 and Gabrielsson bet 11,100 . Spindler made the call. The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river fell the 10 and they checked once again. Gabrielsson showed K Q while Spindler revealed pocket eights to take the pot down. He is now on 152,000 while Gabrielsson is a bit behind on 133,000.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

The Chip Leader Falters

Oct 05, '09

Benny Spindler is having a bad start to this level after doubling up two of his shorter stacked opponents.

He isn’t loving K-Q either, which was his hand on both occasions. First, Rui Milhommens got it in with pocket fours and it held to take 200,000 off of him. Second, Kenneth Hicks put it in with A-J and spiked an ace to take another 300,000 off him.

The total damage was 500,000, but Spindler is still in charge with about 1.2 million. Things have certainly tightened up, however.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Spindler Takes Massive Chip Lead

Oct 05, '09

HUGE POT BELOW!

On a flop reading AKQ, Lawrie Inman bet 100,000 and Benny Spindler called. The turn was the 2 and Spindler moved all in, getting an insta-call from Inman.

Inman showed KQ for two pair, but Spindler showed A2 for aces up, along with the nut flush draw. The river was the 6 and Inman was eliminated. Spindler took the massive pot and now has 1.7 million.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler,   Lawrie Inman

Spindler Versus Scaffel

Oct 05, '09

On a J-6-6-Q-A board, Kevin Schaffel took a stab at the pot and bet 80,000. Benjamin Spindler eyed Schaffel and then made the call. Schaffel said, “Good call,” and flipped over pocket fives. Spindler took the pot with pocket nines.

Schaffel: 570,000

Spindler: 600,000

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated in 12th Place (£28,000)

Oct 06, '09

Benny Spindler was one of the most feared players coming into today, but an early confrontation with Raymond Wu proved to be too much for the young German to overcome.
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Spindler, who finished third at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, found himself in a classic race situation with Marty Smyth. Spindler had A-K and Smyth had pocket queens. Both players found themselves in a raising war preflop to get it in and a queen on the flop ended Spindler’s run in 12th place. Smyth is now breathing easier with 1.15 million.

Player Tags: Marty Smyth,   Benjamin Spindler

Player Profile: Benjamin Spindler

Oct 06, '09

Here is a little bio on Benny Spindler from our friends at PokerStars:

Benjamin Spindler, 24, near Frankfurt, Germany

Came third at the PCA last season for $1,100,000. Best result since then was winning the PokerStars €25k SCOOP heads-up tourney for $310,000.

Today said: “I feel great. This is my second deep run in an EPT but it’s a very tough field now and I have a tough table. Yesterday I had a good table to be aggressive at and could open a lot of hands. That worked for me. Outside of poker, I like sports, basketball and computer games – that’s what I was into before poker.

“I played well at the PCA. I’m satisfied with my performance and that experience will help me at the feature table table. The players I’m most wary of are Peter Eastgate and Annette but we’re all given two cards, so anything can happen. It would mean an awful lot to me to win this.

“My girlfriend Katharina isn’t here but she’s coming with me to a tournament in Morocco straight after this.”

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Pocket Eights for Spindler

Oct 04, '09

Mikael Gabrielsson is applying pressure to his table. He has just moved up to 133,000 in chips. In a recent hand, he bet 4,800 from late position and Benjamin Spindler made the call. The flop came 4 3 2 and Gabrielsson bet 11,100 . Spindler made the call. The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river fell the 10 and they checked once again. Gabrielsson showed K Q while Spindler revealed pocket eights to take the pot down. He is now on 152,000 while Gabrielsson is a bit behind on 133,000.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

The Chip Leader Falters

Oct 05, '09

Benny Spindler is having a bad start to this level after doubling up two of his shorter stacked opponents.

He isn’t loving K-Q either, which was his hand on both occasions. First, Rui Milhommens got it in with pocket fours and it held to take 200,000 off of him. Second, Kenneth Hicks put it in with A-J and spiked an ace to take another 300,000 off him.

The total damage was 500,000, but Spindler is still in charge with about 1.2 million. Things have certainly tightened up, however.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Spindler Takes Massive Chip Lead

Oct 05, '09

HUGE POT BELOW!

On a flop reading AKQ, Lawrie Inman bet 100,000 and Benny Spindler called. The turn was the 2 and Spindler moved all in, getting an insta-call from Inman.

Inman showed KQ for two pair, but Spindler showed A2 for aces up, along with the nut flush draw. The river was the 6 and Inman was eliminated. Spindler took the massive pot and now has 1.7 million.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler,   Lawrie Inman

Spindler Versus Scaffel

Oct 05, '09

On a J-6-6-Q-A board, Kevin Schaffel took a stab at the pot and bet 80,000. Benjamin Spindler eyed Schaffel and then made the call. Schaffel said, “Good call,” and flipped over pocket fives. Spindler took the pot with pocket nines.

Schaffel: 570,000

Spindler: 600,000

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated in 12th Place (£28,000)

Oct 06, '09

Benny Spindler was one of the most feared players coming into today, but an early confrontation with Raymond Wu proved to be too much for the young German to overcome.
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Spindler, who finished third at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, found himself in a classic race situation with Marty Smyth. Spindler had A-K and Smyth had pocket queens. Both players found themselves in a raising war preflop to get it in and a queen on the flop ended Spindler’s run in 12th place. Smyth is now breathing easier with 1.15 million.

Player Tags: Marty Smyth,   Benjamin Spindler

Player Profile: Benjamin Spindler

Oct 06, '09

Here is a little bio on Benny Spindler from our friends at PokerStars:

Benjamin Spindler, 24, near Frankfurt, Germany

Came third at the PCA last season for $1,100,000. Best result since then was winning the PokerStars €25k SCOOP heads-up tourney for $310,000.

Today said: “I feel great. This is my second deep run in an EPT but it’s a very tough field now and I have a tough table. Yesterday I had a good table to be aggressive at and could open a lot of hands. That worked for me. Outside of poker, I like sports, basketball and computer games – that’s what I was into before poker.

“I played well at the PCA. I’m satisfied with my performance and that experience will help me at the feature table table. The players I’m most wary of are Peter Eastgate and Annette but we’re all given two cards, so anything can happen. It would mean an awful lot to me to win this.

“My girlfriend Katharina isn’t here but she’s coming with me to a tournament in Morocco straight after this.”

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Pocket Eights for Spindler

Oct 04, '09

Mikael Gabrielsson is applying pressure to his table. He has just moved up to 133,000 in chips. In a recent hand, he bet 4,800 from late position and Benjamin Spindler made the call. The flop came 4 3 2 and Gabrielsson bet 11,100 . Spindler made the call. The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river fell the 10 and they checked once again. Gabrielsson showed K Q while Spindler revealed pocket eights to take the pot down. He is now on 152,000 while Gabrielsson is a bit behind on 133,000.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

The Chip Leader Falters

Oct 05, '09

Benny Spindler is having a bad start to this level after doubling up two of his shorter stacked opponents.

He isn’t loving K-Q either, which was his hand on both occasions. First, Rui Milhommens got it in with pocket fours and it held to take 200,000 off of him. Second, Kenneth Hicks put it in with A-J and spiked an ace to take another 300,000 off him.

The total damage was 500,000, but Spindler is still in charge with about 1.2 million. Things have certainly tightened up, however.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Spindler Takes Massive Chip Lead

Oct 05, '09

HUGE POT BELOW!

On a flop reading AKQ, Lawrie Inman bet 100,000 and Benny Spindler called. The turn was the 2 and Spindler moved all in, getting an insta-call from Inman.

Inman showed KQ for two pair, but Spindler showed A2 for aces up, along with the nut flush draw. The river was the 6 and Inman was eliminated. Spindler took the massive pot and now has 1.7 million.

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler,   Lawrie Inman

Spindler Versus Scaffel

Oct 05, '09

On a J-6-6-Q-A board, Kevin Schaffel took a stab at the pot and bet 80,000. Benjamin Spindler eyed Schaffel and then made the call. Schaffel said, “Good call,” and flipped over pocket fives. Spindler took the pot with pocket nines.

Schaffel: 570,000

Spindler: 600,000

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated in 12th Place (£28,000)

Oct 06, '09

Benny Spindler was one of the most feared players coming into today, but an early confrontation with Raymond Wu proved to be too much for the young German to overcome.
1.2
Spindler, who finished third at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, found himself in a classic race situation with Marty Smyth. Spindler had A-K and Smyth had pocket queens. Both players found themselves in a raising war preflop to get it in and a queen on the flop ended Spindler’s run in 12th place. Smyth is now breathing easier with 1.15 million.

Player Tags: Marty Smyth,   Benjamin Spindler

Player Profile: Benjamin Spindler

Oct 06, '09

Here is a little bio on Benny Spindler from our friends at PokerStars:

Benjamin Spindler, 24, near Frankfurt, Germany

Came third at the PCA last season for $1,100,000. Best result since then was winning the PokerStars €25k SCOOP heads-up tourney for $310,000.

Today said: “I feel great. This is my second deep run in an EPT but it’s a very tough field now and I have a tough table. Yesterday I had a good table to be aggressive at and could open a lot of hands. That worked for me. Outside of poker, I like sports, basketball and computer games – that’s what I was into before poker.

“I played well at the PCA. I’m satisfied with my performance and that experience will help me at the feature table table. The players I’m most wary of are Peter Eastgate and Annette but we’re all given two cards, so anything can happen. It would mean an awful lot to me to win this.

“My girlfriend Katharina isn’t here but she’s coming with me to a tournament in Morocco straight after this.”

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

European PCA Hero Gone

Jan 19, '09

German Benny Spindler who recently came third in the PCA in the Caribbean has been eliminated running A-K into A-A.and coming a cropper.

Elsewhere Tero Kilkanen, Tommy Pavelichek, and Isabelle Mercier have all doubled up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler

Kevin Saul Takes the Chip Lead

Jan 09, '09

Kevin Saul just took the chip lead after calling down Benny Spindler with a pair of sevens on a board reading 10-10-2-K-A. Spindler could only show queen high and Saul raked in the 2.6 million pot.

Player Tags: Kevin Saul,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated in Third Place ($1,100,000)

Jan 10, '09

Benny Spindler moved all in preflop for 4.9 million and Poorya Nazari made the call. Their cards:

Spindler: QJ
Nazari: AJ

Board: K4310K

Spindler was eliminated in third place and he will take home $1.1 million in prize money.


 

Player Tags: Poorya Nazari,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

On the first hand back from break, Anthony Gregg is all in holding A8 and is dominated by Benny Spindler's AK.

It looks like Gregg is gone but the board runs out AJ882 doubling Gregg up to 8.8 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler got it all in on a flop of Q43.

Gregg: 73
Spindler: A9

As the favorite with two overs and a flush draw, Spindler got there when the turn and river acme 4J, giving him the nut flush.

Spindler now has 7.5 million to Gregg's 7.9 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up Again

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler found themselves all in on a flop of J87.

Gregg: J7
Spindler: K6

The turn and river came 96 and Spindler failed to hit his outs. Gregg doubled up again to move into second place with 8.3 million in chips. Spindler now has about 6 million.



 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Poorya Nazari Takes the Lead

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg made it 245,000 to go from the button and both Benny Spindler and Poorya Nazari made the call in the blinds. The flop was dealt KJ7. Spindler bet 250,000 from the small blind and both players called. The turn fell 3 and Spindler bet 550,000. Nazari raised to 1,450,000 total and Gregg got out of the way. Spindler made the call and the river card was dealt 8. Spindler checked and Nazari moved all in for 4,590,000. The clock had expired into the dinner break at this point and Spindler decided to make the call. He turned over K3 and Nazari showed down K8. Nazari doubled on the hand to take the chip lead into the dinner break with 13,590,000 and Spindler was knocked down to 10,435,000.







 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari,   Benjamin Spindler

Alexandre Gomes Eliminated in 4th Place ($750,000)

Jan 10, '09

Alexandre Gomes raised apreflop nd Benny Spindler made the call.

The flop came JJJ and Gomes continued with a bet of 535,000. Spindler raised to 1,350,000 and Gomes called.

The turn was the 5 and Gomes checked. Spindler bet 2 million and Gomes quickly raised all in. Spindler called and showed the bad news with the KJ for quads. Gomes shows the next best hand with AA.

The inconsequential river is the Q and Gomes is eliminated in fourth place. Spindler now sits with a massive chip lead and nearly 17 million in chips.

Ironically, Gomes betting pattern was nearly identical to the one he employed the night before agasint Kevin Saul, when he also held aces on a board showing trips. This time, he failed to mix up his play and Spindler picked up on the strength of his hand. This allowed him to play his flopped quads fast and for maximum profit. A cooler for sure, but perhaps if played differently Gomes would still be left with some chips.

Player Tags: Alexandre Gomes,   Benjamin Spindler

Pieter Tielen Eliminated in 5th Place ($550,000)

Jan 10, '09

Benny Spindler raised to 300,000 and Pieter Tielen moved all in for 2.4 million.

Spindler sighed a bit and made the call as both players showed their hole cards.

Spindler: 88
Tielen: AQ

The board came out safely for Spindler in the form of 10765K and Tielen was eliminated in 5th place. Spindler now has 9.7 million and the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler,   Pieter Tielen

Dustin Dirksen Eliminated in 6th Place ($400,000)

Jan 10, '09

Benny Spindler raised to 300,000 and Dustin Dirksen reraised to 825,000. It was folded around to Spindler and he moved all in, having Dirksen covered. Dirksen called quickly and the players turned up their hands.

Dirksen: AK
Spindler: 1010

The board came QJJ63 and Spindler's tens held up to send Dirksen home in 6th place. He earned $400,000 for his final-table performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dustin Dirksen,   Benjamin Spindler

Dirksen Doubles Again

Jan 10, '09

Dustin Dirksen got all of his chips into the middle preflop once again, and this time it was Benny Spindler who had him covered. Their cards:

Dirksen: JJ
Spindler: A8

Board: 54499

Dirksen doubled up again and he now holds around 3.6 million. Spindler was knoccked down to 3 million after the hand.







 

Player Tags: Dustin Dirksen,   Benjamin Spindler

Kevin Saul Takes the Chip Lead

Jan 09, '09

Kevin Saul just took the chip lead after calling down Benny Spindler with a pair of sevens on a board reading 10-10-2-K-A. Spindler could only show queen high and Saul raked in the 2.6 million pot.

Player Tags: Kevin Saul,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Eliminated in Third Place ($1,100,000)

Jan 10, '09

Benny Spindler moved all in preflop for 4.9 million and Poorya Nazari made the call. Their cards:

Spindler: QJ
Nazari: AJ

Board: K4310K

Spindler was eliminated in third place and he will take home $1.1 million in prize money.


 

Player Tags: Poorya Nazari,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

On the first hand back from break, Anthony Gregg is all in holding A8 and is dominated by Benny Spindler's AK.

It looks like Gregg is gone but the board runs out AJ882 doubling Gregg up to 8.8 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler got it all in on a flop of Q43.

Gregg: 73
Spindler: A9

As the favorite with two overs and a flush draw, Spindler got there when the turn and river acme 4J, giving him the nut flush.

Spindler now has 7.5 million to Gregg's 7.9 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up Again

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler found themselves all in on a flop of J87.

Gregg: J7
Spindler: K6

The turn and river came 96 and Spindler failed to hit his outs. Gregg doubled up again to move into second place with 8.3 million in chips. Spindler now has about 6 million.



 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Poorya Nazari Takes the Lead

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg made it 245,000 to go from the button and both Benny Spindler and Poorya Nazari made the call in the blinds. The flop was dealt KJ7. Spindler bet 250,000 from the small blind and both players called. The turn fell 3 and Spindler bet 550,000. Nazari raised to 1,450,000 total and Gregg got out of the way. Spindler made the call and the river card was dealt 8. Spindler checked and Nazari moved all in for 4,590,000. The clock had expired into the dinner break at this point and Spindler decided to make the call. He turned over K3 and Nazari showed down K8. Nazari doubled on the hand to take the chip lead into the dinner break with 13,590,000 and Spindler was knocked down to 10,435,000.







 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari,   Benjamin Spindler

Alexandre Gomes Eliminated in 4th Place ($750,000)

Jan 10, '09

Alexandre Gomes raised apreflop nd Benny Spindler made the call.

The flop came JJJ and Gomes continued with a bet of 535,000. Spindler raised to 1,350,000 and Gomes called.

The turn was the 5 and Gomes checked. Spindler bet 2 million and Gomes quickly raised all in. Spindler called and showed the bad news with the KJ for quads. Gomes shows the next best hand with AA.

The inconsequential river is the Q and Gomes is eliminated in fourth place. Spindler now sits with a massive chip lead and nearly 17 million in chips.

Ironically, Gomes betting pattern was nearly identical to the one he employed the night before agasint Kevin Saul, when he also held aces on a board showing trips. This time, he failed to mix up his play and Spindler picked up on the strength of his hand. This allowed him to play his flopped quads fast and for maximum profit. A cooler for sure, but perhaps if played differently Gomes would still be left with some chips.

Player Tags: Alexandre Gomes,   Benjamin Spindler

Pieter Tielen Eliminated in 5th Place ($550,000)

Jan 10, '09

Benny Spindler raised to 300,000 and Pieter Tielen moved all in for 2.4 million.

Spindler sighed a bit and made the call as both players showed their hole cards.

Spindler: 88
Tielen: AQ

The board came out safely for Spindler in the form of 10765K and Tielen was eliminated in 5th place. Spindler now has 9.7 million and the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Benjamin Spindler,   Pieter Tielen

Dustin Dirksen Eliminated in 6th Place ($400,000)

Jan 10, '09

Benny Spindler raised to 300,000 and Dustin Dirksen reraised to 825,000. It was folded around to Spindler and he moved all in, having Dirksen covered. Dirksen called quickly and the players turned up their hands.

Dirksen: AK
Spindler: 1010

The board came QJJ63 and Spindler's tens held up to send Dirksen home in 6th place. He earned $400,000 for his final-table performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Dustin Dirksen,   Benjamin Spindler

Dirksen Doubles Again

Jan 10, '09

Dustin Dirksen got all of his chips into the middle preflop once again, and this time it was Benny Spindler who had him covered. Their cards:

Dirksen: JJ
Spindler: A8

Board: 54499

Dirksen doubled up again and he now holds around 3.6 million. Spindler was knoccked down to 3 million after the hand.







 

Player Tags: Dustin Dirksen,   Benjamin Spindler