$10,300 EPT High Roller Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-21 23:36 UTC+3

Sammartino Can't Be Stopped

Nível 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dario Sammartino continued his relentless rush to the top of the leaderboard by busting another player, this time Kubanychbek Abakirov.

Sammartino had raised to 22,000 in early position, Abakirov three-bet to 85,000 in the big blind, and Sammartino shoved all in. Abakirov snap-called for his last 350,000.

Kubanychbek Abakirov: A♥K♥
Dario Sammartino: J♦J♠

Abakirov was racing for his tournament life, but Sammartino stayed in front on the 7♦5♥4♣2♥10♣ board to send Abakirov to the rail and his stack above 2,000,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	2,200,000 400,000	400,000

Kubanychbek Abakirov	Eliminado

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2023-10-21 23:27 UTC+3

Adamszki Picks Up Aces to Double, Then Takes Out Yokosawa

Nível 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sven Stok raised to 20,000 in early position before Tamas Adamszki three-bet to 65,000 in the cutoff. Stok then moved all in and Adamszki snap-called for 155,000.

Tamas Adamszki: A♣A♥
Sven Stok: J♥J♣

Adamszki had picked up aces and held on through the 3♥8♥7♦4♣9♣ board to double up.

The right broke immediately following this hand, and Adamszki was moved to the right of Masato Yokosawa. On one of his first hands at his new table, Yokosawa moved all in for 100,000 from the small blind and Adamszki called on the button.

Masato Yokosawa: A♥Q♣
Tamas Adamszki: A♦10♥

Adamszki was dominated heading to the 10♠4♠K♦ flop, which gave him a pair of tens and the lead. Yokosawa picked up a straight draw, but he improved no further on the 9♣ turn or 9♦ river as the Japanese vlogging star was sent to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tamas Adamszki	750,000 590,000	590,000
Sven Stok	400,000 -140,000	-140,000
Masato Yokosawa	Eliminado

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2023-10-21 23:23 UTC+3

Sammartino Picks Off Nazarian in a Massive Pot

Nível 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Karen Nazarian raised to 21,000 in early position before Dario Sammartino three-bet to 90,000 in the big blind.

Nazarian called and they went heads-up to the Q♣J♠7♥ flop. Sammartino continued for 70,000 and Nazarian put in a raise to 209,000.

Sammartino called to the 6♥ turn, where both players slowed down and checked. Sammartino also checked the A♦ river.

Nazarian spent a few moments shuffling some green 25,000 chips in his right hand before sliding them in the middle, a bet totaling 300,000.

Sammartino let out a loud sigh as he went deep into the tank. "Do you have ace-queen," he asked Nazarian, who remained silent starting straight ahead. Sammartino burned through three time banks before putting in the chips to call.

Nazarian shook his head and revealed J♣9♣ for just a pair of jacks. Sammartino slammed down A♠K♠ for a rivered pair of aces as he took down the massive pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	1,350,000 590,000	590,000

Karen Nazarian	300,000 -668,000	-668,000

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2023-10-21 22:59 UTC+3

Keating Eliminated By O'Dwyer

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Nível 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 22,000, from the hijack. "I'm not afraid of you anymore!" Alex Keating announced as he defended in the big blind.

Keating checked at the sight of the 7♠9♦Q♦ flop. O'Dwyer bet out 12,000 and Keating moved all in for approximately 120,000. O'Dwyer snap-called.

Alex Keating: 8♦4♦
Steve O'Dwyer: A♣9♠

The K♣ turn and 2♠ river didn't materialize a flush for Keating and he was eliminated by O'Dwyer's pair of nines.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	570,000 140,000	140,000

Alex Keating	Eliminado

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2023-10-21 22:48 UTC+3

O'Dwyer Scores a Double KO

Nível 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 20,000 from early position when Nikolai Mamut was automatically all in from the big blind. Benjamin Winsor then jammed in his 95,000 stack from middle position and the action folded back to O'Dwyer, who made the call.

Nikolai Mamut: A♥2♥
Benjamin Winsor: A♠J♥
Steve O'Dwyer: A♦A♣

"I have aces," O'Dwyer casually announced.

"I think I'm the favorite," Mamut responded.

The K♠K♥4♥ flop gave Mamut's statement some credit, but he missed the flush draw on the 9♠4♣ runout, and O'Dwyer's aces held as he racked up two eliminations.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	480,000 110,000	110,000

Benjamin Winsor	Eliminado
Nikolai Mamut	Eliminado

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2023-10-21 22:26 UTC+3

Stok Wakes Up With Kings to Burst the Bubble

Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On the last hand before players headed off on a 20-minute break, Pedro Neves raised to 16,000 under the gun before Giovani Torre moved all in for 171,000 in the middle position. Sven Stok called from the hijack, while Neves got out of the way.

"I hope we have the same hand," Torre told Stok as they waited to turn over their cards.

"Could be," Stok replied.

Giovani Torre: A♠K♦
Sven Stok: K♠K♣

Torre found out that they weren't sharing the same cards and he was left hoping to catch an ace to avoid being eliminated on the money bubble. The board ran out 2♥2♣8♥6♥4♣ and Torre failed to find his ace as he was sent to the rail.

The remaining 55 players are now in the money when they come back from break.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pedro Neves	620,000 90,000	90,000
Sven Stok	520,000 140,000	140,000
Giovani Torre	Eliminado

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2023-10-21 22:16 UTC+3

Deuce On The River For Talbot

Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After Zhou's double up, Parker Talbot, a.k.a. "Tonka" knew he was forced to go all-in from the big blind, as he only had enough chips to pay it. "We can pay the bubble," he said, waiting for the next hand to start.

The dealer distributed the cards and Gassar Bitar decided to limp from early position. Dario Sammartino in the cutoff three-bet all-in for almost 700,000 chips, making Bitar fold.

"You want me to double," joked "Tonka" while high-fiving Sammartino, before they both revealed their cards.

Parker Talbot: 4♣2♦
Dario Sammartino: A♥8♠

A large crowd gathered around the table and watched as the dealer fanned a flop of 7♣7♠Q♣, which didn't change anything in the situation. Talbot was on the edge of elimination after the 6♥ came on the turn.

"Deuce, deuce, deuce," he asked for the river. His request was heard because the 2♥ landed on the felt, giving him a pair and allowing him to double up.

"Dario! Dario! Dario!" sang Tonka to celebrate, before moving on to the next hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	690,000 165,000	165,000

Parker Talbot	32,000 -34,000	-34,000

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2023-10-21 22:03 UTC+3

The Bubble Goes On as Zhou Doubles Through Keating

Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action folded to Alex Keating, who went all in from the cutoff while covering all of the players left to act. Quan Zhou sat in the big blind and made the call for 108,000 chips once it was his turn.

Quan Zhou: A♠Q♠
Alex Keating: A♥J♠

Zhou's superior ace held on 6♦A♣10♥5♣4♠, and the players shared a friendly fistbump before Keating cut out the chips he owed. Zhou doubled up on the stone bubble, but Keating was left with less than ten big blinds as a result of losing this pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Quan Zhou	228,000 68,000	68,000
Alex Keating	63,000 -112,000	-112,000

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2023-10-21 21:57 UTC+3

Neves Catches Jattin Making a Move

Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Farid Jattin raised to 20,000 in early position as action folded to Pedro Neves in the big blind, who three-bet to 60,000. Jattin then moved all in and Neves snap-called for his last 265,000.

"Who am I rooting for?" a short-stacked Parker Talbot asked as he came over from another table to watch the action.

Pedro Neves: Q♠Q♣
Farid Jattin: J♦8♣

"That's bad news for me," Talbot said. Jattin's move had been picked off by Neves' queens and the board ran out 3♠6♥3♥5♣5♦ to earn Neves a double up on the bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pedro Neves	530,000 292,000	292,000
Farid Jattin	60,000 -340,000	-340,000

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2023-10-21 21:47 UTC+3

Silva Crushing the Bubble

Nível 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a board of 7♦6♠5♣9♦, 65,000 chips were in the middle in a pot between Juan Pardo and Pablo Silva. Pardo checked to Silva, who put forth a bet of 24,000. Pardo made the call and the Q♥ river rolled off.

Both players now quickly checked and Pardo showed down K♣7♣ for a pair of sevens, but he was beaten by A♠9♥ of Silva, who played a pair of nines.

Silva has more than doubled his stack since the bubble began, and is playing more than one million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pablo Silva	1,125,000 590,000	590,000
Juan Pardo	145,000 -45,000	-45,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Pablo Silva