$5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

2023-10-18 14:46 UTC+3

Talbot Back Among Top After Eliminating Wozniak

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mario Trattou made a raise to 4,000 from middle position before Mateusz Wozniak jammed all in for 49,500 from the hijack. Parker Talbot occupied the seat in the cutoff and smooth-called. The action folded back to Trattou, who asked for a count but quickyl folded once the dealer told him, leaving the two other players to show down.

Mateusz Wozniak: A♣K♦
Parker Talbot: Q♠Q♣

The players shared a fistbump before the 2♦J♣8♥2♠7♥ board was dealt out. Unable to beat Talbot's queens, Wozniak went on his way, sending the big pot to the way of the PokerStars Ambassador.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Parker Talbot	305,000 85,000	85,000

Mario Trattou	275,000 75,000	75,000
Mateusz Wozniak	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 14:34 UTC+3

Shahade Shoves Into Aces

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jen Shahade raised to 4,500 in the cutoff before Eric Tsai three-bet to 16,000 from the big blind. Shahade then moved all in for around 60,000 and Tsai snap-called.

Jen Shahade: A♠J♦
Eric Tsai: A♣A♦

"Oh, no," Shahade cried out when she saw Tsai's aces. She picked up some outs heading to the river on a board of Q♦6♥9♥J♠, but the 6♣ was no help and Team PokerStars Pro was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eric Tsai	150,000 150,000	150,000
Jen Shahade	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 14:30 UTC+3

Rosner Chipping Up

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Floyd Rosner opened to 4,000 from the hijack and called when Mehmet Samsa jammed for 36,000 from the small blind.

Mehmet Samsa: KxQx
Floyd Rosner: A♥10♥

Samsa had some of his outs removed as Rosner had a flush draw following the J♥5♥4♦ flop. The J♣ turn and 3♣ river kept Rosner ahead, and Samsa bowed out.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Floyd Rosner	285,000 156,500	156,500
Mehmet Samsa	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 14:26 UTC+3

"Nice Hand" For Norel

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Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eduard Norel opened to 4,500 from early position and was called by David Karsenty in the small blind. Karsenty checked the K♦K♥5♥ flop before Norel continued for 4,000.

Karsenty answered with a check-raise to 9,500 and was called to the 2♣ turn. Karsenty then led out by announcing a bet of 16,000 and Norel took some time before making the call.

After the 2♥ river, Karsenty committed the rest of his stack of around 50,000 and Norel went into the tank. After a few minutes, the call was made.

"Nice hand" said Karsenty, turning over A♠9♠ for two pair on board with an ace kicker. Norel revealed J♥10♥ for a flush to take down a big pot and send Karsenty to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eduard Norel	374,000 76,000	76,000
David Karsenty	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 14:18 UTC+3

Machado Misses a Big Draw

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aleksei Istomin bet 4,000 on a flop of 10♥9♥9♦ from under the gun and Hugo Machado called in the small blind. Xuming Qi then raised to 16,500 in the big blind and Istomin called.

Machado responded by moving all in for around 50,000 and Qi got out of the way. Istomin, though, snap-called to put Machado at risk.

Hugo Machado: K♥Q♥
Aleksei Istomin: A♠9♠

Istomin had flopped trip nines, while Machado had both straight and flush draws and needed to hit to stay alive. Istomin took out his phone and began filming the action as the 5♠ fell on the turn, followed by the 8♠ river as Machado missed everything to hit the rail.

"I was thinking a worse nine. Jack-nine, queen-nine, something like that," Istomin explained to a tablemate after Machado had made his exit.

Patrick Tardif and Christopher Frank also recently busted on other tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Xuming Qi	165,000 -44,500	-44,500
Aleksei Istomin	110,000 48,500	48,500
Hugo Machado	Eliminado
Patrick Tardif	Eliminado

Christopher Frank	Eliminado

2023-10-18 14:09 UTC+3

Joyce Flipped to the Rail

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Philip Joyce moved all in for around 50,000 from the hijack and Piotr Wiecek called on the button.

Philip Joyce: A♥Q♦
Piotr Wiecek: J♦J♣

Wiecek's jacks stayed in front on the 5♣2♦3♠ flop, while Joyce failed to connect with either the 8♠ turn or 5♦ river and tapped the felt before wishing the table luck and heading for the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Piotr Wiecek	190,000 56,000	56,000
Philip Joyce	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 13:18 UTC+3

Day 2 Entrant Panagiotidis Flying Up the Counts

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Vasileios Panagiotidis bought in on Day 2 of the Main Event and has had a fruitful start to the day.

Beginning the hand with 93,000, he opened to 3,500 from under the gun. Mohammad Awamleh three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind before Erdal Gulseven reraised to 22,000 from the big blind. Panagiotidis then shoved, Awamleh committed his 47,000 stack and Gulseven went into the tank before calling as the covering stack.

Mohammad Awamleh: Q♣Q♥
Vasileios Panagiotidis: K♥K♠
Erdal Gulseven: A♠K♦

Three premium hands were tabled, and Panagiotidis had the best of it. There was no drama on the J♠10♦3♠ flop and the 9♥ turn and 6♥ river ensured he dragged in the massive pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vasileios Panagiotidis	235,000 205,000	205,000
Erdal Gulseven	10,000 -18,000	-18,000
Mohammad Awamleh	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 12:58 UTC+3

An Orbit with EPT Barcelona Main Event Champ Simon Wiciak

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Adi Rajkovic opened to 3,500 from early position and EPT Barca Main Event champ Simon Wiciak called from the big blind.

Wiciak check-called for 1,500 on the J♠Q♠J♦ flop but snap-folded to a bet of 16,500 on the 9♥ turn.

Wiciak then folded his next two hands from the small blind and the button.

Wojciech Stefanski moved all in for 23,000 from early position and Wiciak called from the cutoff. Grzegorz Kozieja rejammed for 80,000 from the big blind and after some thought, Wiciak folded.

Stefanski had A♣K♠ while Kozieja had 10♠10♣. The 9♦2♥2♣7♣5♦ runout confirmed Stefanski's elimination. After the hand, Wiciak said he had AxQx.

Wiciak then folded his next three hands. While the Frenchman took a small hit during the orbit, he still has plenty of chips in front of him and has just under 100 big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adi Rajkovic	150,000 62,500	62,500
Simon Wiciak	140,000 -93,000	-93,000

Grzegorz Kozieja	126,500 14,500	14,500
Wojciech Stefanski	Eliminado

2023-10-18 12:55 UTC+3

Naydenov Flips Out

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

It folded to Simeon Naydenov in the cutoff and he open-shipped for 17,500 chips. Manuel Fischer sat in the small blind and was the only one who made the call, with the covering stack.

Simeon Naydenov: 6♠6♦
Manuel Fischer: A♦8♠

Naydenov shook his head as the A♣2♥5♦ flop rolled off, and the 9♣ turn did not bring him relief either. The 8♥ river upgraded Fischer to two pair and Naydenov swiftly headed towards the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Manuel Fischer	85,000 38,000	38,000
Simeon Naydenov	Eliminado

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2023-10-18 12:28 UTC+3

Mhiri Calls Off with Seven-Deuce

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Nível 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chakib Mhiri limped in from the small blind and called when Teun Mulder made it 5,000 from the big blind.

Mhiri checked the Q♠J♣9♠ flop and Mulder fired out 9,000. Mhiri made it 25,000 but swiftly entered the tank after Mulder reraised to put him all-in for the 35,000 he had behind.

After some time in the tank, Mhiri committed the rest of his stack and the cards were turned over.

Chakib Mhiri: 7♠2♠
Teun Mulder: K♠Q♣

Mhiri needed a spade to survive but the 8♣ turn and Q♥ river marked his elimination instead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Teun Mulder	320,000 68,000	68,000
Chakib Mhiri	Eliminado

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