$10,300 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-22 22:35 UTC+3

Selahaddin Bedir Eliminated In 2nd Place ($492,400)

Nível 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Both players exchanged blinds during the first five hands of the heads-up.

Then, on the sixth hand, Ilia Pavlov limped from the button. Selahaddin Bedir looked at his stack and shoved for 1,650,000 chips. Pavlov snap-called.

Selahaddin Bedir: 2♣2♠
Ilia Pavlov: A♠A♣

Pavlov found the best possible hand at the right moment. He just had to avoid a deuce to win the tournament. And that's what happened, with a board of 5♦J♠5♥3♥J♦.

Finishing second, Selahaddin Bedir wins $492,400, while Ilia Pavlov was crowned as the champion for $787,400.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	20,350,000	1,320,000
Selahaddin Bedir	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 22:26 UTC+3

Hwany Lee Eliminated in 3rd Place ($351,700)

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Nível 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ilia Pavlov moved all in from the button and Hwany Lee, in the big blind, called off the bet for his last 700,000.

Hwany Lee: Q♦5♥
Ilia Pavlov: 5♦3♥

Pavlov was dominated, but this didn't stop him from finding the perfect runout; the dealer spread the full board as it read 6♥4♦9♦Q♥2♦. Pavlov rivered a straight to end Lee's deep run in third place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	19,030,000	2,810,000
Selahaddin Bedir	1,320,000	-950,000
Hwany Lee	Eliminado

Tags: Hwany Lee Ilia Pavlov

2023-10-22 21:49 UTC+3

Sergi Reixach Eliminated in 4th Place ($270,600)

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Nível 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ilia Pavlov raised to 250,000 from the button. Sergi Reixach, in the big blind, moved all in for 1,700,000 and Pavlov called.

Sergi Reixach: A♣8♦
Ilia Pavlov: J♠J♦

The board ran out 6♦10♥K♣J♥6♣. Pavlov's turned set was more than enough to beat the ace-high of Reixach, leaving him to depart in fourth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	15,440,000	1,850,000
Sergi Reixach	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 21:18 UTC+3

Martin Diaz Eliminated In 5th Place ($208,100)

Nível 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sergi Reixach opened to 200,000 from the button. Then in the big blind, Martin Diaz three-bet all in for 1,300,000 chips. Reixach snap-called.

Martin Diaz: A♣8♣
Sergi Reixach: A♠K♥

The board of 4♦6♥5♦9♠4♥ didn't bring any help to Diaz, who was eliminated in fifth place for $208,100.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergi Reixach	3,750,000	1,350,000
Martin Diaz	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 20:13 UTC+3

Danil Rafikov Eliminated in 6th Place ($160,100)

Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Selahaddin Bedir opened to 160,000 from under the gun, then Danil Rafikov three-bet to 410,000 from the hijack. In the small blind, Martin Diaz asked Rafikov how much he had behind, but the Russian player didn't want to answer.

Diaz moved all in. Bedir folded what he said was a pair of eights and Rafikov looked at the payouts, before calling.

Danil Rafikov: Q♣Q♦
Martin Diaz: A♣K♠

Rafikov was slightly covered. Diaz hit a pair of kings directly on the flop, with the final board of 4♥K♦2♣5♥10♦, leading to Rafikov's elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Diaz	4,100,000	1,830,000
Danil Rafikov	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 20:04 UTC+3

Dmitrii Nazarov Eliminated in 7th Place ($123,100)

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Nível 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Selahaddin Bedir raised to 160,000, from the hijack. Dmitrii Nazarov called on the button, as did Hwany Lee in the big blind.

The 3♦A♥2♠ flop checked through to the 7♥ on the turn. Lee took the lead for 325,000. Only Nazarov called.

The 6♦ river saw Lee bet out 625,000; enough to put Nazarov all in. Nazarov looked pained in his decision, but ultimately called off the bet for his tournament life.

Dmitrii Nazarov: A♣K♥
Hwany Lee: A♠3♥

Nazarov's top pair was no match for the two pair of Lee and he was sent to the rail in seventh place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Selahaddin Bedir	4,450,000	-65,000
Hwany Lee	2,400,000	800,000
Dmitrii Nazarov	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 18:11 UTC+3

Markkos Ladev Eliminated in 8th Place ($101,500)

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Nível 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Danil Rafikov raised to 100,000, from under the gun. Markkos Ladev three-bet to 500,000, from the cutoff, leaving himself approximately 300,000 behind. Ilia Pavlov cold-called in the small blind and Rafikov chose to fold.

The flop landed 3♥4♥2♠. Pavlov moved all in and Ladev called off for his tournament life.

Markkos Ladev: A♦K♦
Ilia Pavlov: 10♦10♥

The turn came the 10♠, giving Pavlov a set and leaving Ladev drawing to four outs for a straight. The 7♥ river sealed his fate and he left in eighth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	6,600,000	900,000
Danil Rafikov	640,000	-15,000
Markkos Ladev	Eliminado

Tags: Danil Rafikov Ilia Pavlov Markkos Ladev

2023-10-22 18:05 UTC+3

Nariman Yaghmai Eliminated in 9th Place ($84,600)

Nível 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ilia Pavlov opened to 110,000 from early position, and received a single call by Nariman Yaghmai in the cutoff.

On the flop 7♥K♦J♠, Pavlov bet 175,000 and Yaghmai called. On the turn 4♦, Yaghmai struggled to make a decision after Pavlov fired a second barrel of 700,000.

Yaghmai went deep into the tank, and had to use at least three time banks to finally call.

Nariman Yaghmai: K♠Q♠
Ilia Pavlov: K♥J♣

Yaghmai hit top pair on the flop, but Pavlov had two pair. He improved to a full house thanks to the river J♥.

First eliminated player of the final table, Nariman Yaghmai, wins $84,600.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	5,700,000	750,000
Nariman Yaghmai	Eliminado

Tags: Ilia Pavlov Nariman Yaghmai

2023-10-22 16:51 UTC+3

Dmitry Yurasov Eliminated In 10th Place ($70,500)

Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In the small blind, Dmitry Yurasov moved all in for approximately 400,000 chips, and he was called by Hwany Lee in the big blind.

Dmitry Yurasov: K♦4♠
Hwany Lee: A♣9♥

Yurasov tried to take the big blind, but Lee had a good hand. After the board 7♦5♠9♣6♥Q♣, Yurasov was eliminated and he will miss the final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Hwany Lee	2,620,000	-80,000
Dmitry Yurasov	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 16:45 UTC+3

Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 11th Place ($70,500)

Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action folded to Dario Sammartino in the small blind and he limped in. Chipleader Ilia Pavlov then raised to 165,000 from the big blind before Sammartino three-bet all in for 1,305,000 chips.

Pavlov asked for a count and put in the call once he received the correct number.

Dario Sammartino: A♣9♣
Ilia Pavlov: K♦Q♦

Sammartino stayed ahead on the 2♦7♥8♦9♥ runout, but the Q♠ river spelled disaster for him. Pavlov hit top pair and Sammartino slammed the table in anger, throwing his cards across the table.

He left the table in disgust, having started the day as chipleader but finishing in 11th place. Meanwhile, Pavlov stacked a monster chip lead on the bubble of the final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	5,450,000	1,900,000
Dario Sammartino	Eliminado

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