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

2023-10-14 17:16 UTC+3

Vieira Runs Into Mateos' Aces

Nível 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Joao Vieira open shoved all in from late position and Adrian Mateos moved all in over the top from the button. Players flipped their cards, with Vieira at risk.

Joao Vieira: 10♥10♣
Adrian Mateos: A♥A♣

The board ran out 4♠2♣9♣9♥3♠. Vieira held with his pocket aces to win the pot. Vieira was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian Mateos	600,000

Joao Vieira	Eliminado

Tags: Adrian Mateos Joao Vieira

Nível: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

2023-10-14 17:09 UTC+3

Ponakovs Bests Vaskaboinikau

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Nível 8 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 8,000 from the small blind. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called in the big blind.

Ponakovs bet out 5,000 on a flop of K♥7♥6♦. Vaskaboinikau raised to 16,000 and Ponakovs called.

The A♠ turn checked through to the K♠ on the river. Both players checked to a showdown. Ponakovs tabled 10♥7♣, which was enough to send Vaskaboinikau's 6♥5♥ into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksejs Ponakovs	195,000 15,000	15,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	165,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

2023-10-14 17:04 UTC+3

Mateos Takes Down Three-Bet Pot on River

Nível 8 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adrian Mateos open raised to 5,500 and Leon Sturm three-bet to 12,000, which Mateos called.

The flop came K♠J♦7♥, Mateos checked and Sturm bet 20,000, which Mateos called. The turn came the 7♣ and both players checked.

The river was the 6♣. Mateos led out for 55,000 and Sturm made the fold to give Mateos the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian Mateos	490,000 55,000	55,000

Leon Sturm	205,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Leon Sturm

2023-10-14 16:53 UTC+3

Ponakovs Is Good At Showdown

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Nível 8 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pot stood at 15,000 with two players looking at a flop of Q♦J♠3♣.

Sergi Reixach, in the small blind, checked the action to Aleksejs Ponakovs, in the hijack, who bet out 10,000. Reixach called.

The 5♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Ponakovs sized up to 27,000.

The A♣ river checked to a showdown. Reixach tabled K♦Q♠, while Ponakovs held the winner with A♦2♦.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aleksejs Ponakovs	180,000 80,000	80,000
Sergi Reixach	75,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Sergi Reixach

Nível: 8

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

2023-10-14 16:28 UTC+3

Players Heading for 15-Minute Break

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

Players in the $25,000 NLHE II event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are currently 19 entries and 11 players remain. Late registration is still open.

2023-10-14 16:27 UTC+3

Cheong Doubles With Pocket Aces

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

Alex Kulev raised to 5,500 from the button and Sergi Reixach three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind. Kyle Cheong four-bet from the big blind to 50,000. Kulev folded and then Reixach moved all in. Cheong called with the shorter stack of 198,000 and players flipped their cards.

Kyle Cheong: A♦A♠
Sergi Reixach: A♣Q♦

The board ran out 7♥8♦10♥5♥K♦. Cheong held with his pocket aces to double up his stack to over 400,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kyle Cheong	430,000 235,000	235,000
Sergi Reixach	95,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Kyle Cheong Sergi Reixach

2023-10-14 16:25 UTC+3

Mahmoud Makes Himself Known

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

Yassin Mahmoud raised to 6,500 from the button. Both Adrian Mateos and Leon Sturm called in the small and big blinds, respectively.

The K♦J♦K♥ flop checked through to the 2♣ on the turn. The action was, again, checked to Mahmoud, who placed a delayed continuation bet of 10,000. Both Mateos and Sturm folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian Mateos	435,000 328,500	328,500

Leon Sturm	185,000 10,000	10,000
Yassin Mahmoud	117,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Leon Sturm Yassin Mahmoud

2023-10-14 16:20 UTC+3

Iakobishvili Shoves River and Cheong Picks Him Off

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

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 5,000 from under the gun, Kyle Cheong called on the button and Gha Iakobishvili called in the big blind.

The flop came 7♠3♥8♣. Action checked to Cheong, who made it 5,000 to go. Iakobishvili called and so did Vaskaboinikau.

The turn was the 3♠. Iakobishvili led out for 22,500, Cheong called and Vaskaboinikau folded.

The river came the A♦. Iakobishvili pushed all in and Cheong made the call. Iakobishvili showed 7♣4♣ for two pair with his seven and the threes on board. Cheong tabled A♠5♠. He'd missed his flush draw but paired his ace on the river to win the pot.

Iakobishvili was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kyle Cheong	195,000 20,500	20,500
Gha Iakobishvili	Eliminado

Tags: Gha Iakobishvili Kyle Cheong Mikalai Vaskaboinikau