First Break of the Day
Nível 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The 343 remaining players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. Check out the highlights from Level 11 of the EPT Cyprus Main Event
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$5,300 EPT Main Event
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$5,300
Premiação
$6,402,000
Entries
1,320
Nível
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
442
Jogadores Restantes
155
Nível: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Update on the Current and Former Chipleaders of the Main Event
Nível 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
||
|
365,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
353,500
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
340,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
335,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
|
325,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
316,500
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
315,500
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
310,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
298,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
295,000
161,500
|
161,500 |
|
295,000
77,500
|
77,500 |
|
|
285,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
278,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
|
274,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
265,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
260,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
233,500
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
|
218,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
EPT Cyprus Main Event Draws Players from 70 Different Countries
Nível 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A total of 896 unique players tossed in 1,320 entries for the €5,300 Main Event at the inaugural EPT Cyprus. The debut marks a huge success as there has been a larger turnout than the biggest-ever EPT Prague Main Event (1,267 entries in December 2022).
The field represented 70 countries, with the top five nations being Russia (122), Turkey (58), France (57), Germany (54), and the United Kingdom (48). The 122 runners from Russia accounted for 13.6% of the field.
| Country | Players | % | Country | Players | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 122 | 13.62% | South Korea | 6 | 0.67% |
| Turkey | 58 | 6.47% | Sweden | 6 | 0.67% |
| France | 57 | 6.36% | Belgium | 5 | 0.56% |
| Germany | 54 | 6.03% | Colombia | 5 | 0.56% |
| United Kingdom | 48 | 5.36% | Montenegro | 5 | 0.56% |
| Lebanon | 45 | 5.02% | Israel | 4 | 0.45% |
| Romania | 37 | 4.13% | Algeria | 3 | 0.33% |
| Bulgaria | 30 | 3.35% | Armenia | 3 | 0.33% |
| Spain | 28 | 3.13% | Croatia | 3 | 0.33% |
| Italy | 26 | 2.90% | Iraq | 3 | 0.33% |
| Netherlands | 23 | 2.57% | Moldova | 3 | 0.33% |
| Belarus | 22 | 2.46% | Morocco | 3 | 0.33% |
| Poland | 21 | 2.34% | Thailand | 3 | 0.33% |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1.79% | Tunisia | 3 | 0.33% |
| Norway | 15 | 1.67% | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0.33% |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1.56% | Uruguay | 3 | 0.33% |
| Portugal | 14 | 1.56% | Argentina | 2 | 0.22% |
| Serbia | 14 | 1.56% | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0.22% |
| USA | 14 | 1.56% | Czech Republic | 2 | 0.22% |
| Canada | 13 | 1.45% | Denmark | 2 | 0.22% |
| Lithuania | 13 | 1.45% | Finland | 2 | 0.22% |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1.45% | India | 2 | 0.22% |
| Austria | 11 | 1.23% | Jordan | 2 | 0.22% |
| Greece | 10 | 1.12% | Latvia | 2 | 0.22% |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1.12% | Mongolia | 2 | 0.22% |
| Iran | 10 | 1.12% | Slovenia | 2 | 0.22% |
| Australia | 8 | 0.89% | South Africa | 2 | 0.22% |
| Hungary | 8 | 0.89% | Taiwan | 2 | 0.22% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 0.89% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0.11% |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 0.89% | Indonesia | 1 | 0.11% |
| China | 7 | 0.78% | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.11% |
| Estonia | 7 | 0.78% | Malta | 1 | 0.11% |
| Ireland | 7 | 0.78% | North Macedonia | 1 | 0.11% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.78% | Senegal | 1 | 0.11% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.67% | Turkmenistan | 1 | 0.11% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Middleton Hits, Still Loses
Nível 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mohamad El Sayed jammed all in for 19,500 once the action had folded to him in the cutoff. Tom Middleton sat in the small blind and asked for a count before making the call.
Mohamad El Sayed: A♥8♥
Tom Middleton: K♠J♠
Middleton paired his jack on the J♠2♥9♣ flop and the 6♣ turn saw him maintain his lead. However, the A♣ river saw El Sayed hit his three-outer, leading to an audible "oh my god" from the Lebanese player. He doubled up and overtook Middleton in the chip counts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
40,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-44,500
|
-44,500 |
|
110,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado | |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Van Brugge Back to Start
Nível 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Kees van Brugge raised to 4,000 from early position and the action folded all the way to Lars Kamphues in the big blind, who defended. Van Brugge then made a 3,500 continuation-bet on K♣9♦6♠ and Kamphues check-called. Van Brugge then upped the ante to 15,500 on the 4♥ turn and another check-call followed from Kamphues.
Both players decided to check on the subsequent 9♠ river, leading Kamphues to show his K♥J♣ for flopped top pair. Van Brugge mucked his cards and is back to where he started the day from.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
355,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
197,500
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
165,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
147,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
76,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
45,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
42,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Buckley Gets a Boost
Nível 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ran Shahar opened to 4,000 from under the gun before Boris Angelov three-bet to 12,000 from middle position. Mark Buckley called from the hijack and Shahar also matched the raise.
Angelov checked and Shahar continued for 14,000 on the 9♦7♥3♠ flop. Buckley then shipped in his stack for 31,000. Shahar went into the tank but opted to fold. Angelov hesitated and put Buckley on "kings or aces" and decided to fold.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
111,500
|
111,500 |
|
81,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
37,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Skrbic Takes a Hit as Tomas Picks Off a Bluff
Nível 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A pot of around 45,000 was already in the middle as chip leader Milos Skrbic and fellow big stack Joao Tomas went to the river on a board of 9♥10♣4♠7♦A♦.
Skrbic, in the cutoff, then bet 40,000. Tomas tanked for nearly two minutes in the small blind before tossing a chip in the middle to signify a call.
Skrbic instantly mucked his hand and Tomas took the pot without a showdown. Despite losing that pot, Skrbic was still left with nearly 500,000, while Tomas climbed over 300,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
310,000
170,500
|
170,500 |