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

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

Tags: Giovani Torre Pedro Neves Sven Stok

2023-10-21 22:25 UTC+3

Tiny Three-Bets Leads to Tiny Profits

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

Paulius Plausinaitis raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and was faced with a very small three-bet to 29,000 from Senol Ardic in the small blind. Plausinaitis obliged with the extra chips before he called the 8,000 minimum bet that followed from Ardic on the K♣K♠A♠ flop.

The 7♦ then saw Ardic choose another small sizing, of 10,000 this time around. Plausinaitis made another call, but folded to the 20,000 bet he faced on the 8♦ river.

Ardic was kind enough to show A♥Q♥, to which Plausinaitis responded: "I had a flush draw".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Paulius Plausinaitis	965,000 50,000	50,000
Senol Ardic	515,000 -45,000	-45,000

Tags: Paulius Plausinaitis Senol Ardic

2023-10-21 22:21 UTC+3

Rafikov and Mateos Play a Small Pot Amid the Chaos

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

While the bubble continued on, Danil Rafikov limped in from the small blind and Adrian Mateos checked his big blind. The 7♦K♥K♠ flop saw Rafikov bet out the minimum of 8,000 and Mateos called.

The 3♥ turn was then checked through before the 2♥ river completed the board. Rafikov checked to Mateos again, who made a bet of 24,000 this time.

Rafikov used one time bank extension before making the call, but mucked his cards once Mateos showed 7♣5♥ for two pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian Mateos	1,150,000

Danil Rafikov	225,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Danil Rafikov

2023-10-21 22:19 UTC+3

Diaz Fires Away at Pavlov Blind on Blind

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

Action folded to Ilia Pavlov in the small blind who limped in. Martin Diaz then raised to 32,000 in the big blind and Pavlov called.

The flop came J♣3♦5♣ and Diaz bet 21,000. Pavlov again called to the 6♠ turn, where Diaz bet another 61,000.

Pavlov stuck around to see the 4♥ river, where both players then checked. Pavlov showed A♣6♣ for a pair of sixes, but Diaz had K♥J♠ to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Diaz	1,250,000 270,000	270,000
Ilia Pavlov	500,000 -111,000	-111,000

Tags: Ilia Pavlov Martin Diaz

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

Tags: Dario Sammartino Parker Talbot

2023-10-21 22:16 UTC+3

Kaladjurdjevic Bluffs Into Trips

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

The pot stood at approximately 46,000 with two players looking at a board that read 4♠2♥5♠.

Both Dmitrii Nazarov, in the hijack, and [Removed:452], in the cutoff, checked to a turn.

The J♥ saw Nazarov check-call a bet of 35,000 from Kaladjurdjevic.

The 4♦ river saw a repeat of the action, this time Kaladjurdjevic sized up to 135,000. Kaladjurdjevic held K♣9♣ for king high, while Nazarov scooped the pot with 6♦4♣ for rivered trips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
[Removed:452]	800,000 -115,000	-115,000
Dmitrii Nazarov	660,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov

2023-10-21 22:13 UTC+3

Yaghmai Shoves on Pardo

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

Nariman Yaghmai and Juan Pardo both checked a flop of 2♥8♥3♥ before Yaghmai bet 20,000 from middle position on the Q♥ turn.

Pardo called in early position as the 5♣ then fell on the river. Pardo checked and Yaghmai announced he was all in.

Pardo, with around 110,000 remaining, used up a time bank before tossing his cards into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nariman Yaghmai	660,000 60,000	60,000
Juan Pardo	110,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Nariman Yaghmai

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

Tags: Alex Keating Quan Zhou

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

Tags: Farid Jattin Pedro Neves

2023-10-21 21:56 UTC+3

Yokosawa Yields to Mateos' Pressure

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

Masato Yokosawa and Adrian Mateos were heads up on a flop of 7♣K♦10♦. With roughly 45,000 in the middle, Yokosawa checked to Mateos and the latter bet out 11,000. Yokosawa then raised to 37,000 before Mateos made the call.

The A♠ turn slowed Yokosawa down and he checked. Mateos picked the initiative back up with a bet of 60,000, and Yokosawa quikcly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian Mateos	1,150,000 -390,000	-390,000

Masato Yokosawa	225,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Masato Yokosawa