$5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 1b | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-17 22:27 UTC+3

Tsai Jams Button

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ghassan Abou Khalil opened in middle position to 2,400 before getting three-bet by Ilia Pavlov in the cutoff to 7,500. Action was then on Eric Tsai on the button who went into the tank before putting in a four-bet for all of his chips to the tune of 34,000.

Action was back on Abou Khalil who asked for a count but ultimately folded. Pavlov seemed to be in the same boat and pondered a call but released his hand.

Tsai scooped a small pot and did not even need to see a flop to do it.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilia Pavlov	72,000 72,000	72,000
Ghassan Abou Khalil	40,000 40,000	40,000
Eric Tsai	34,200 34,200	34,200

Tags: Abou Khalil Eric Tsai Ghassan Abou Khalil Ilia Pavlov

2023-10-17 22:22 UTC+3

Current Chip Leaders

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Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Vavilonskii	218,900 218,900	218,900
Ege Guven	201,500 201,500	201,500
Marc Foggin	195,500 195,500	195,500
Raul Gallego	180,000 101,500	101,500
Viliyan Petleshkov	175,000 175,000	175,000
David Kaufmann	171,000 71,600	71,600

Majid Ejlal	165,200 165,200	165,200
Yannick Schumacher	165,000 165,000	165,000
Tom Kunze	157,000 -7,000	-7,000
Piotr Wiecek	155,000 155,000	155,000

Nível: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2023-10-17 22:05 UTC+3

EPT Cyprus Main Event Livestream Coverage

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

The EPT Cyprus Main Event livestream kicks off on Wednesday, October 18, at 12:30 EEST (11:30 CEST) with Day 2 action. The cards-up coverage continues with Day 3 on Thursday, Day 4 on Friday, and Day 5 on Saturday, all starting at the same time as Day 2.

Finally, the event climaxes with the much-awaited Final Table on Sunday, October 22, starting at 13:00 EEST (12:00 CEST).

For fans worldwide, English-language coverage on the central/global channels will be hosted by renowned poker commentators James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, Griffin Benger, Nick Walsh, and Maria Ho. In addition to the central channel, there will also be streams on the French, Spanish and Brazilian channels with broadcasts also in German and Italian.

Read the full article

2023-10-17 21:56 UTC+3

Final Break

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

Players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of Day 1b.

There are currently 792 entries with 370 players remaining approaching, the last two levels of the night.

2023-10-17 21:56 UTC+3

Updated Counts

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

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Antoine Saout	145,000 64,000	64,000
Alejandro Lococo	105,000 9,000	9,000

Niklas Astedt	76,000 64,500	64,500
Jen Shahade	70,000 5,000	5,000

Philip Joyce	68,000 26,000	26,000
Marle Spragg	57,000 12,000	12,000
Anton Wigg	30,000 30,000	30,000

Jessica Teusl	16,000 6,000	6,000
Teun Mulder	14,000 14,000	14,000

2023-10-17 21:53 UTC+3

Pardo Sits Down and Immediately Busts, Reenters

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

Juan Pardo sat down and said hello to the table. He'd just entered the tournament for his first bullet.

Pardo open raised and was met with a three-bet from Andrey Kotelnikov, who made it 6,300 to go. Action folded back around to Pardo, who shoved all in for his starting stack of 30,000. Kotelnikov called with the bigger stack and players revealed their hands.

Juan Pardo: A♣Q♣
Andrey Kotelnikov: J♦J♠

Neutral players at the table chuckled as they realized that Pardo was already flipping for his tournament life.

The board ran out 8♦9♣6♠3♥6♣. Kotelnikov held with his pocket jacks. Pardo was sent to the rail. He has since reentered.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Kotelnikov	81,000 81,000	81,000
Juan Pardo	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Andrey Kotelnikov Juan Pardo

2023-10-17 21:46 UTC+3

PN Podcast: Was Idea for Rounders Stolen? Guest Jeffrey Allan Grosso Alleges So

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

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about Ari Engel capturing his record 16th World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold ring, remember poker author Anthony Holden, and reveal what six new players have confirmed to play the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. They also recap Isaac Haxton winning the Super High Roller Bowl, winners from the Mixed Game Series II, WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis winning another tournament, and Next Gen Poker becoming ambassadors for PokerStars USA ahead of the NAPT.

Chad also shares highlights from his vacation on a Virgin Voyages cruise where he played in the WPT at Sea poker room, Matt tells you how you can win a seat into the $10,000 WPT World Championship, and Connor comes to you straight from the EPT Cyprus, which just kicked off.

Finally, Chad chats with Jeffrey Allan Grosso, author of the poker book Dirty Dealing. In it, he alleges that his ideas and screenplay were stolen by Miramax Films and ultimately turned into the movie Rounders. It might sound crazy, but there was a court case and everything. Chad read the book prior to chatting with Grosso, who opened up about what he claims happened, how he feels about it, and why he ultimately decided to write a book about his experience.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

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2023-10-17 21:38 UTC+3

Matrai Jams into Hula's Kings

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

Ihor Hula opened to 2,000 from the button before Andras Matrai three-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. Hula clicked it to 16,000 and snap-called when Matrai five-bet jammed for around 60,000.

Andras Matrai: A♥Q♦
Ihor Hula: K♦K♥

Hula's kings managed to avoid disaster and held out following the 10♥9♥2♦4♠7♥ runout.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ihor Hula	145,000 73,000	73,000
Andras Matrai	Eliminado

Tags: Andras Matrai Ihor Hula

2023-10-17 21:37 UTC+3

Straight Flush Draw for Kulev

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

Oleksii Kovalchuk opened the cutoff to 2,200 before action was on Alex Kulev on the button who flat called. It was then on Damir Gabdullin in the small blind who took a moment and then three-bet to 11,000.

Kovalchuk got out of the way but Kulev stuck around to see three.

The K♥3♣4♣ flop landed and Gabdullin continued for 6,800. Action was then on Kulev who sat in the tank for a moment and then raised to 17,000. Gabdullin only took a second and then moved all in having Kulev covered. Kulev snap-called for his tournament life.

Alex Kulev: A♣5♣
Damir Gabdullin: K♦Q♠

Kulev was swimming in equity with his straight flush draw but Gabdullin was currently in the lead as they went to the 6♠ turn. Kulev was now open-ended with a flush draw and an over. The 2♦ river would bring one of the many outs he needed in the form of a straight.

Kulev scooped the pot and left Gabdullin with about half of what he was working with prior to the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Kulev	155,000 117,000	117,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	55,000 55,000	55,000
Damir Gabdullin	55,000 -96,000	-96,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Damir Gabdullin Oleksii Kovalchuk