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

2023-10-22 13:15 UTC+3

Alex Peffly Eliminated in 23rd Place ($33,600)

Nível 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dmitrii Nazarov opened to 45,000 from under the gun, and Alex Peffly defended from the big blind.

On Q♦5♠6♠, Nazarov fired a first barrel of 60,000, then a second one of 125,000 on the turn 10♥. Both times, Peffly check-called.

But on the river A♥, after a check by Peffly, Nazarov decided to move all in. Peffly went into the tank, but eventually folded.

Two hands later, Peffly moved all in for 160,000 from the button, and Selahaddin Bedir called from the big blind.

Alex Peffly: Q♦9♣
Selahaddin Bedir: K♠10♦

On 2♠6♠K♥5♠2♣, Bedir hit two pair to eliminate Peffly in 23rd place for $33,600.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Selahaddin Bedir	1,380,000 175,000	175,000

Dmitrii Nazarov	1,150,000 430,000	430,000
Alex Peffly	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Peffly Dmitrii Nazarov Selahaddin Bedir

2023-10-22 13:39 UTC+3

Pedro Marques Eliminated in 22nd Place ($33,600)

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the final hand of the previous level, Dmitrii Nazarov raised his button to 100,000 chips. Small blind Selahaddin Bedir spent two time bank extensions but eventually folded before Dmitrii Nazarov commited his final 200,000 chips from the big blind.

Nazarov made the call and a showdown was had.

Pedro Marques: A♠J♥
Dmitrii Nazarov: 3♥3♦

Marques flopped additional outs on 10♥K♣7♦, but the 6♥ turn did nothing for him, while the 3♣ river gave Nazarov a set. Marques was eliminated as a result and headed to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitrii Nazarov	1,500,000 350,000	350,000
Pedro Marques	Eliminado

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Pedro Marques Selahaddin Bedir

2023-10-22 13:45 UTC+3

Jinho Hong Eliminated in 21st Place ($33,600)

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

From the hijack, Jinho Hong went all in for 255,000 chips. Dmitrii Nazarov in the cutoff seemed to hesitate, but folded. However, Kuljinder Sidhu in the small blind decided to shove, and made the big blind fold.

Jinho Hong: J♦10♦
Kuljinder Sidhu: Q♥J♥

On 2♦A♠6♦7♣9♦, Hong couldn't find any help and was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kuljinder Sidhu	770,000 380,000	380,000
Jinho Hong	Eliminado

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Jinho Hong Kuljinder Sidhu

2023-10-22 14:15 UTC+3

[Removed:452] Eliminated in 20th Place ($38,600)

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

[Removed:452] opened to 50,000 from under the gun, then Sergi Reixach in the hijack three-bet to 115,000. Action back to him, Kaladjurdjevic four-bet all in, and Reixach called, with his last 440,000 chips.

[Removed:452]: K♣K♦
Sergi Reixach: A♣Q♦

On 7♣10♠10♣A♠Q♣, Reixach hit an ace on the turn to double up.

Down to 35,000, Kaladjurdjevic on seat 1 was forced to go all in from the big blind on the next hand. But on Seat 8, Quan Zhou in the small blind didn't see he was all in, so he folded and let Kaladjurdjevic have a walk.

Moments later, Markkos Ladev in the cutoff opened to 50,000 in the cutoff. Kaladjurdjevic shoved again for 45,000 in the small blind. But in the big blind, Adrian Mateos raised all in, and made Ladev fold.

[Removed:452]: J♣5♥
Adrian Mateos: J♦J♠

The last jack of the deck landed on the flop on 7♠J♥10♦8♠3♣. Drawing dead, Kaladjurdjevic was eliminated in 20th Place for $38,600.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergi Reixach	940,000 205,000	205,000
Adrian Mateos	560,000 60,000	60,000

[Removed:452]	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Mateos Markkos Ladev Quan Zhou Sergi Reixach

2023-10-22 14:21 UTC+3

Pablo Silva Eliminated In 19th Place ($38,600)

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the board K♣4♣6♣4♠Q♥ with 500,000 in the pot, Dario Sammartino in the small blind moved all in. In the big blind, Pablo Silva went deep into the tank and had to use several time banks to make a decision. He eventually called.

Pablo Silva: K♣J♦
Dario Sammartino: A♣Q♣

Silva called with two pair, but Sammartino flopped the nut flush, which led to Silva's elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	3,130,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Pablo Silva	Eliminado

Tags: Dario Sammartino Pablo Silva

2023-10-22 14:27 UTC+3

Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 18th Place ($38,600)

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 50,000 form the hijack and received a call form Ghassan Bitar on the button. Dmitry Yurasov sat in the big blind and shoved all in for 595,000. The action folded back to Mateos, who asked for a count. After he received it, he made the call, having 525,000 chips himself and thus being at risk.

Bitar got out of the way and the two players showed down.

Adrian Mateos: A♠J♠
Dmitry Yurasov: 4♦4♣

The flop of 4♥4♠J♥ saw Yurasov flop quads. Mateos was left to runner-runner jacks to hit a better four of a kind, but the 3♠ turn had him drawing dead. He took his leave when the 6♦ river completed the board and finished in 18th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dmitry Yurasov	1,245,000 275,000	275,000
Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dmitry Yurasov Ghassan Bitar

2023-10-22 14:34 UTC+3

Pedro Neves Eliminated in 17th Place ($44,400)

Nível 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pedro Neves got all of his 500,000 remaining chips in from the small blind against Danil Rafikov in the small blind and was at risk.

Pedro Neves: K♠K♦
Danil Rafikov: 9♠9♦

It was looking like a double-up for Neves, who held the dominating pair. However, Rafikov flopped a set on A♠7♠9♥, and Neves would not hit a king on the 5♣J♥ runout.

Neves was eliminated in 17th place, being the first player to take home $44,400. The remaining 16 players had a redraw that saw them spread across two tables of eight.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Danil Rafikov	1,450,000 450,000	450,000
Pedro Neves	Eliminado

Tags: Danil Rafikov Pedro Neves

2023-10-22 15:16 UTC+3

Ghassan Bitar Eliminated In 16th Place ($44,400)

Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ghassan Bitar shoved from middle position for 455,000 chips. And he was called by Dmitry Yurasov, seated on his left. All the other players folded to Selahaddin Bedir in the small blind, who raised all in for 1,935,000 chips. Yarusov went into the tank, but eventually folded what he said was a pair of jacks.

Ghassan Bitar: A♣K♥
Selahaddin Bedir: K♠K♣

Bitar had no chance to stay in the tournament after a king landed on the flop on 8♥K♦7♦4♦8♦. Finishing 16th, Ghassan wins $44,400.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Selahaddin Bedir	2,800,000 570,000	570,000

Dmitry Yurasov	675,000 -490,000	-490,000
Ghassan Bitar	Eliminado

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Ghassan Bitar Selahaddin Bedir

2023-10-22 15:20 UTC+3

Quan Zhou Eliminated in 15th Place ($51,100)

Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded to Quan Zhou on the button and he open-jammed his final 520,000 chips in the middle. Hwany Lee was in the big blind and mad and instantaneous call to put the Chinese player at risk.

Quan Zhou: 7♥7♣
Hwany Lee: A♣K♠

Lee outflopped Zhou on 5♣4♥A♦. Zhou turned some additional outs with the 8♦, but the 10♣ river did not bring him a set or straight. He was eliminated in 15th place and would not win a second trophy in the High Roller after winning the $3,000 Mystery Bounty earlier this week.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Hwany Lee	2,000,000 840,000	840,000
Quan Zhou	Eliminado

Tags: Hwany Lee Quan Zhou

2023-10-22 15:42 UTC+3

Tamas Adamszki Eliminated in 14th Place ($51,100)

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Nível 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki raised to 60,000, from under the gun. Sergi Reixach defended in the big blind.

Reixach checked at the sight of the 2♣J♣2♠ flop. Adamszki bet out 45,000 and Reixach check-raised to 135,000. Adamszki called.

The 3♦ saw Reixach continue for 110,000. Adamszki was undeterred.

Reixach emptied the clip on the 9♠ river, putting Adamszki to the test for his effective stack of approximately 230,000. Adamszki used several time banks before making the hero call.

Tamas Adamszki: 10♣10♠
Sergi Reixach: A♥J♠

Reixach got maximum value out of his top pair and Adamszki was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergi Reixach	2,200,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Tamas Adamszki	Eliminado

Tags: Sergi Reixach Tamas Adamszki