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

2023-10-19 23:30 UTC+3

Bubble Time Arrives As Iakobishvili Exits

Nível 15 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 32,000 from under the gun before Leon Sturm put out a three-bet of 95,000 from the cutoff. The action then folded to Gha Iakobishvili, who slammed in his 74,000 chips to call all-in.

Ponakovs deliberated for a while before deciding to muck his cards, leaving the other two players to show down.

Gha Iakobishvili: A♥Q♣
Leon Sturm: A♣K♣

Iakobishvili was in bad shape, and the 10♥7♣9♦3♦3♥ board could not save him. He exited in sixth place, leaving the remaining five competitors on the bubble of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leon Sturm	730,000 115,000	115,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	385,000 175,000	175,000
Gha Iakobishvili	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 23:11 UTC+3

Ponakovs Times Out

Nível 14 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Juan pardo defended the big blind. The flop of 4♥Q♦7♣ was checked by both players before Pardo led out with a large bet of 55,000 on the 3♠ turn. Ponakovs called and the 10♣ river completed the board.

Pardo used one time bank extension before shoving all in, covering Ponakov's 210,000 remaining chips. Ponakovs then went on to use all of his time bank extensions. It was not until he had five seconds left that he flung his cards towards the muck, awarding the pot to Pardo.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Juan Pardo	593,000 68,000	68,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	210,000 10,000	10,000

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2023-10-19 22:35 UTC+3

Vaskaboinikau Runs Into Sturm's Queens

Nível 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, in the cutoff, three-bet to 60,000.

Sturm responded by moving all in, and Vaskaboinikau called with approximately 200,000 chips.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♦5♦
Leon Sturm: Q♥Q♣

On 6♦8♥K♠J♣J♥, Sturm's queens dodged bullets to keep the lead and eliminate Vaskaboinikau.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leon Sturm	520,000 290,000	290,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 22:26 UTC+3

Silva Sent To the Rail

Nível 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Down to 78,000 chips, Pablo Silva shoved from middle position. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau on the button raised all in with a bigger stack and the blinds folded.

Pablo Silva: K♦J♠
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♥10♠

Already on the edge of elimination, Silva saw a ten on the flop and an ace on the river on 6♥10♣3♦8♥A♣, giving two pair to Vaskaboinikau and leading to his elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	285,000 60,000	60,000
Pablo Silva	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 22:01 UTC+3

Iakobishvili Leads After Smiljkovic Bluffs Big

Nível 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gha Iakobishvili raised to 16,000 from early position before Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet to 40,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Iakobishvili, who called.

The flop of 4♠6♥Q♣ saw Smiljkovic put out a continuation-bet of 30,000. Iakobishvili check-called before he checked again on the K♣ turn. Smiljkovic picked up a pile of chips and put forth a big bet of 120,000.

It did not take long for Iakobishvili to announce his all-in for 280,000, after which Smiljkovic quickly folded. Iakobishvili ended up as the only player with more than half a million in chips on the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Gha Iakobishvili	560,000 230,000	230,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	285,000 -90,000	-90,000

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2023-10-19 21:28 UTC+3

Bad River For Badziakouski

Nível 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Badziakouski looked at his opponents' stacks and after 30 seconds, he called.

On the flop 10♠6♦9♠, Badziakouski moved all in for 86,000 chips. Smiljkovic quickly called.

Mikita Badziakouski: 7♣7♠
Daniel Smiljkovic: K♠J♦

Badziakouski was on his way to double up after the turn 5♥, but the J♣ on the river gave a better pair to Smiljkovic and eliminated Badziakouski.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Smiljkovic	425,000 155,000	155,000

Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 21:05 UTC+3

Mateos Eliminated

Nível 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 10,000 in the cutoff, then Adrian Mateos on the button moved all in. The blinds folded, and Smiljkovic called with his last 125,000 chips.

Daniel Smiljkovic: Q♠Q♥
Adrian Mateos: 5♣5♥

On the board 4♠6♥A♦A♣8♥, Smiljkovic's queens kept the lead and he doubled up.

Down to 9,000, Mateos moved all in from under the gun a few hands later. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the cutoff three-bet to 25,000, and all the other players folded.

Adrian Mateos: 10♣3♥
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♥2♥

Mateos was lucky enough to hit a pair of tens on 5♦6♣10♠J♠K♥ to stay in the tournament.

On the next hand, Smiljkovic shoved from the small blind, and Mateos had no choice but to call.

Daniel Smiljkovic: A♥3♠
Adrian Mateos: 8♠7♠

Mateos had a straight draw thanks to the flop 5♣6♦5♠. But he was eliminated after the turn K♠ and the river Q♥.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Smiljkovic	270,000 170,000	170,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	150,000 -6,000	-6,000
Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 20:54 UTC+3

$216,810 For the Winner, Four Places In the Money

Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The payout of the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em has been revealed after the end of late registrations.

Out of 21 entrants, four players will be in the money, and the winner will earn $216,810.

$25,000 NL Hold'em Payout

Place	Prize
1	$216,810
2	$136,100
3	$90,800
4	$60,500

2023-10-19 20:49 UTC+3

Short Day for O'Dwyer

Nível 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Artur Martirosian made the minimum raise of 10,000 from under the gun before Steve O'Dwyer shoved in his 83,000 chips from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded before Martitosian asked for a count and made the call.

Steve O'Dwyer: Q♥Q♦
Artur Martirosian: A♥J♥

O'Dwyer had the best hand but that all changed when the 3♥A♦9♣ flop came out. The K♣ turn did not give him any new outs, and the A♠ river sealed his fate.

He was the first person to bust after the dinner break, having enjoyed the tournament for a total of 15 minutes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Artur Martirosian	340,000 74,000	74,000

Steve O'Dwyer	Eliminado

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2023-10-19 19:07 UTC+3

Greenwood in the Green After Favorable Cooler

Nível 9 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gha Iakobishvili raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Sam Greenwood in the cutoff. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau also put in the required chips from the big blind and the three saw a flop of 8♥5♠10♦ being fanned out.

Vaskaboinikau checked to Iakobishvili, who made a bet of 15,000. Greenwood called and Vaskaboinikau got out of the way. The 9♦ turn saw Iakobishvili increase his sizing to 25,000 and Greenwood called again. The 6♣ river then fell and Iakobishvili put Greenwood all in for 54,500 chips.

Greenwood snap called and tabled Q♥J♥ for the nut straight, beating the turned set of Iakobishvili, who played 9♥9♣.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Gha Iakobishvili	235,000 -45,000	-45,000
Sam Greenwood	219,000 67,000	67,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	115,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Gha Iakobishvili Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Sam Greenwood