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

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	900,000
Danil Rafikov	640,000 -15,000	-15,000
Markkos Ladev	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 18:23 UTC+3

Rafikov Doubles Through Chipleader

Nível 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In the final hand of the previous level, the action folded to Ilia Pavlov on the button, and he made a raise to 150,000. Danil Rafikov sat in the big blind and jammed all in for 555,000. Pavlov made the call and the cards were tabled.

Danil Rafikov: A♦10♠
Ilia Pavlov: 7♥7♠

Rafikov was flipping for his tournament life and he was victorious when the 5♠A♠8♣8♠A♣ board gave him a full house. He doubled up, but remained the shortest stack on the table with 20 big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	7,050,000 450,000	450,000
Danil Rafikov	1,200,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Danil Rafikov Ilia Pavlov

2023-10-22 19:12 UTC+3

Reixach Hero Calls Diaz

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Nível 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Martin Diaz raised to 125,000, from middle position. Sergi Reixach defended in the big blind.

The 10♠5♠3♣ flop checked through to the 8♣ on the turn. Reixach took the lead for 115,000 and Diaz called.

The 9♠ river saw Reixach place a small bet of 100,000. Diaz didn't take long to raise to 500,000, sending Reixach into the tank.

Reixach checked to see how many time banks he had left, and upon realizing his stock was running low, he quickly made the call in his final seconds. Diaz showed A♠K♣ for ace high, while Reixach claimed the pot having called with A♥8♠, for a pair of eights.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergi Reixach	4,550,000 650,000	650,000
Martin Diaz	1,200,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

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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	-65,000

Hwany Lee	2,400,000 800,000	800,000
Dmitrii Nazarov	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	1,830,000
Danil Rafikov	Eliminado

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2023-10-22 20:35 UTC+3

“Nuts” for Pavlov to Take a Massive Pot

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

Ilia Pavlov opened to 160,000 from the hijack and then Sergi Reixach in the small blind three-bet to 560,000.

Pavlov called to see the flop 3♠2♣K♣, where Reixach bet 250,000. Pavlov raised to 1,000,000. Reixach counted his stack and called.

On the turn 6♣, Pavlov bet a modest 500,000 and Reixach check-called.

The 8♥ landed on the river and Reixach checked before Pavlov moved all in.

"I'm going to use those time banks," Reixach said, spreading his time bank cards in front of him. He went into the tank for one minute and eventually called with K♦6♦ for two pair.

"Nuts," said Pavlov, revealing A♣8♣ for the best possible flush and best possible hand. He became the first player in the tournament to accumulate over 7,000,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	7,500,000 4,050,000	4,050,000
Sergi Reixach	1,930,000 -3,570,000	-3,570,000

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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	1,350,000
Martin Diaz	Eliminado

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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	1,850,000
Sergi Reixach	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	2,810,000
Selahaddin Bedir	1,320,000 -950,000	-950,000

Hwany Lee	Eliminado

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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	1,320,000
Selahaddin Bedir	Eliminado

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