$25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-13 20:44 UTC+3

Ding Cracks Nines to Eliminate Bejjani

Nível 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kamal Bejjani was all in preflop against Biao Ding, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Kamal Bejjani: 9♥9♠
Biao Ding: A♣9♣

Bejjani was in good shape with his pocket nines until the board ran out A♥J♦2♣4♦Q♠ to give Ding a pair of aces on the flop.

"Worst case scenario," said Bejjani.

Ding held to win the pot and Bejjani was eliminated from the tournament.

Moments before, Steve O'Dwyer was also sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Biao Ding	580,000 275,000	275,000
Kamal Bejjani	Eliminado
Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 19:57 UTC+3

Dimov Sends Smiljkovic to the Rail

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Nível 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Albert Daher raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Ognyan Dimov called in the small blind and Daniel Smiljkovic moved all in for 63,000 from the big blind. Daher called, while Dimov moved all in himself. Daher was forced to fold.

Daniel Smiljkovic: A♣8♣
Ognyan Dimov: A♦Q♣

The board ran out 5♥7♦2♥7♠10♦. Dimov's superior holding held to send Smiljkovic to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ognyan Dimov	395,000 395,000	395,000

Albert Daher	290,000 -155,000	-155,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	Eliminado

2023-10-13 19:21 UTC+3

Adamszki Loses Flip and Busts to Grafton

Nível 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki raised to 12,000 from middle position and Sam Grafton reraised to 40,000 from the small blind. Adamszki then pushed all in and Grafton quickly called with the bigger stack. Players turned their cards.

Tamas Adamszki: 6♣6♠
Sam Grafton: A♦K♦

The board ran out 9♥2♠A♣9♦10♦. Grafton made a pair of aces on the flop to win the pot. Adamszki was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Grafton	410,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tamas Adamszki	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 19:07 UTC+3

Vaskaboinikau Shoves and Busts to Daher

Nível 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who moved all in from late position with a short stack. He was called by Albert Daher on the button, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♦2♣
Albert Daher: K♥J♥

The board ran out K♦10♣J♠6♠6♦. Daher made two pair on the flop and held to win the pot. Vaskaboinikau was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Albert Daher	445,000 185,000	185,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 18:58 UTC+3

Ponakovs Flops It to Bust Sturm

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Nível 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 15,000 from the small blind. Leon Sturm called in the big blind.

Ponakovs continued for 5,000 on a flop of 3♥6♥6♠. Sturm raised to 16,000 and Ponakovs called.

Ponakovs checked-called a bet of 19,000 from Sturm, on the 9♥ turn.

The 2♦ river saw Ponakovs check again. Sturm placed a bet of 34,000, leaving himself one single 1,000 denomination chip behind. Ponakovs moved all in and Sturm went into the tank.

After toying with his singular chip, Sturm announced "I could keep this... but I'm not going to," as he placed it into the middle. Ponakovs showed 6♣3♣ for a flopped full house. Sturm held J♠J♣ and was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksejs Ponakovs	230,000 88,000	88,000
Leon Sturm	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 18:17 UTC+3

Mateos Loses Race to Bust

Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 8,000 from early position and Adrian Mateos shoved all in from the big blind for around 100,000. Danchev made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Adrian Mateos: A♥K♦
Dimitar Danchev: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 3♥3♠8♦7♠8♠. Mateos didn't improve and lost the race to Danchev's pocket tens. Mateos was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dimitar Danchev	470,000 175,000	175,000

Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 18:04 UTC+3

"I Don't Need Time to Think"

Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tamas Adamszki raised to 7,000 from late position, Hassan Nashar called on the button and Dylan DeStefano called in the big blind.

The flop came Q♣3♠J♥. Action checked to Nashar, who made it 22,000 to go. Both players called the bet. The turn came the 6♦ and all three players checked.

The river was the Q♦. DeStefano checked, then Adamszki went into his time bank before also checking.

"Too much thinking. I don't need time to think," said Nashar before shoving his remaining 69,000 chips into the middle. DeStefano looked him up.

Nashar showed J♣2♥ for two pair, jacks and the queens on board. DeStefano showed J♠9♥ for the same two pair, but his nine-kicker played to give him the pot. Nashar was eliminated and announced that he was heading to the registration desk to fire again.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dylan Destefano	340,000 183,000	183,000

Tamas Adamszki	110,000 -35,000	-35,000
Hassan Nashar	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 17:19 UTC+3

Huge Hero Call from Grafton

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Nível 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 5,000 from the button. Sam Grafton three-bet to 22,500 from the big blind and Badziakouski made the call.

Grafton continued for 16,000 on a flop of J♠6♥3♥. Badziakouski was undettered.

The 8♠ turn checked through to the 8♦ on the river. Grafton checked again before Badziakouski quickly placed a bet of 125,000, an effective all-in with just one T-500 chip left behind.

With Badziakouski not all-in, Grafton exclaimed "At least I won't have to show my hand," as he continued to think. Eventually making the call, Badziakouski tabled Q♥10♥ for missed flush & straight draws. Grafton claimed the pot as he showed A♥7♠ for just ace-high. Badziakouski was soon seen making his way to the reentry desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Grafton	422,000 177,000	177,000

Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 16:27 UTC+3

Grafton Sends Iakobishvili for Bullet Number Four

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Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 5,500 on the button. Gha Iakobishvili moved all in for 24,500 from the small blind and Grafton made the call.

Gha Iakobishvili: 10♠7♠
Sam Grafton: Q♦9♥

The board ran out J♦9♠4♥7♦2♥. Grafton's pair of nines were good enough to send Iakobishvili to the rail.

"I go rebuy" Iakobishvili announced to the room as he left the tournament floor; this would be Iakobishvili's fourth bullet of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Grafton	185,000 -15,000	-15,000

Gha Iakobishvili	Eliminado

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2023-10-13 16:17 UTC+3

Destefano Busts Baliner

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Nível 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The pot stood at 13,500 on the turn with two players looking at a board that read 6♦9♠5♥10♦.

Dylan Destefano, in the big blind, bet out for 4,000. Igor Baliner, in the hijack, responded by moving all in for approximately 50,000. Destefano snap-called.

Igor Baliner: A♦5♦
Dylan Destefano,: Q♠10♠

The river landed the 9♣ and Baliner departed to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dylan Destefano	157,000 157,000	157,000

Igor Baliner	Eliminado

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