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

2023-10-18 19:44 UTC+3

Zakharov Loses Flip for Tournament Life; Stone Bubble Time

Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nicolas Chouity raised from early position before Dmitry Zakharov three-bet jammed all in for 48,000 from the small blind. Chouity quickly called and once all other tables had finished their hands and the media had arrived, the cards were tabled.

Dmitry Zakharov: Q♥Q♣
Nicolas Chouity: A♥K♠

The flop fell 4♣K♣A♠ and Chouity shot in the lead with his two pair. However, he wanted a sweat and called for the jack of clubs to arrive on the turn. The J♠ was close and it did bring Zakharov some extra outs. They did not arrive, however, when the 8♠ river finished the board, leading to Zakharov's elimination in 201st place.

A table was broken shortly after and hand-for-hand continued on the stone bubble of the EPT Cyprus Main Event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nicolas Chouity	372,000 272,500	272,500

Dmitry Zakharov	Eliminado

Tags: Dmitry Zakharov Nicolas Chouity

2023-10-18 19:38 UTC+3

Gallego Bluffs into Aygun

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Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aksel Aygun and Raul Gallego were heads up to the turn on a board showing 9♣6♣6♦3♠ and Aygun checking in the big blind.

Gallego slid out a bet of 22,500 and Aygun took some time before making the call. Another check followed on the 2♣ river before Gallego asked for all of Aygun's chips.

After checking his cards and counting his remaining stack, Aygun made the call.

Aksel Aygun: A♣3♣
Raul Gallego: 7♥5♥

Gallego showed his bluff, while Aygun turned over the ace-high flush to double up and survive.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aksel Aygun	202,000 4,500	4,500
Raul Gallego	182,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Aksel Aygun Raul Gallego

2023-10-18 19:22 UTC+3

Baran-Osinski Shoves on Kunze

Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Andrei Vavilonskii raised to 7,000 in the hijack and Hubert Baran-Osinski called from the cutoff. Action folded to big blind Tom Kunze who three-bet to 24,000, and Vavilonskii folded.

Baran-Osinski, though, stuck around to see the J♥10♣4♥ flop. Kunze then checked over to Baran-Osinski, who bet 12,000.

Kunze called as cameras and a large crowd began gathering around the table. The turn came the 5♠ and Kunze checked again. Baran-Osinski then slid forward a tower of blue 5,000 chips, enough to put Kunze all in for his last 50,000.

There would be little suspense on this hand, however, as Kunze quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrei Vavilonskii	550,000 70,000	70,000
Hubert Baran-Osinski	220,000 -10,000	-10,000
Tom Kunze	50,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Andrei Vavilonskii Hubert Baran-Osinski Tom Kunze

2023-10-18 19:16 UTC+3

Chudapal Cracks Aces to Double

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Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The chips were in the middle after the river of a board showing 8♦J♦3♣10♠2♠, and Karolis Sereika looking to eliminate Siarhei Chudapal.

Siarhei Chudapal: Q♦9♦
Karolis Sereika: A♥A♦

The tournament director arrived and instructed the players to reveal their hands, where Chudapal showed his straight to crack Sereika's aces and survive on the money bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Karolis Sereika	455,000 300,000	300,000
Siarhei Chudapal	138,000 55,500	55,500

Tags: Karolis Sereika Siarhei Chudapal

2023-10-18 19:03 UTC+3

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

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Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 201 players remaining and 199 making the money, hand-for-hand play has begun.

2023-10-18 19:02 UTC+3

Pavlou Runs into Aces

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Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vasileios Panagiotidis opened to 6,500 from the hijack before Marios Pavlou jammed for 43,000 from the cutoff. Nikolaos Iliakis was on the button and moved all in for around 240,000. Panagiotidis folded and the cards were tabled.

Marios Pavlou: A♣Q♦
Nikolaos Iliakis: A♠A♥

The 10♦4♦4♣6♥5♦ runout ejected Pavlou from the main event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nikolaos Iliakis	290,000 135,000	135,000
Marios Pavlou	Eliminado

Tags: Vasileios Panagiotidis Nikolaos Iliakis Marios Pavlou

2023-10-18 19:00 UTC+3

Molenaar Puts Wittendorf in the Blender

Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Kim Wittendorf raised his button to 8,000 chips and Michel Molenaar defended the big blind. The subsequent flop of 8♠2♠6♥ was checked through before Wittendorf bet 11,000 on the K♣ turn after another check by Molenaar. Molenaar then raised to 35,000 and Wittendorf took several minutes before putting in a call.

The 5♣ river then completed the board and Molenaar made another bet, of 60,000 chips. Again, Wittendorf took several minutes but, eventually, he muttered something to himself before making the fold, granting the pot to Molenaar.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michel Molenaar	305,500 172,500	172,500
Kim Wittendorff	210,000
Viacheslav Goryachev	165,000 100,000	100,000
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	115,000 -35,000	-35,000
Simeon Spasov	90,000 -21,500	-21,500
Ankit Ahuja	80,000 -15,000	-15,000
Julien Sitbon	80,000 -95,000	-95,000
Andras Vaczo	53,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Kim Wittendorf Michel Molenaar

2023-10-18 18:59 UTC+3

Daher Pads His Stack on the Bubble

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Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dario Sammartino opened to 6,000 and found four calls around the table. The five players saw a flop of 5♣Q♠K♥ and the action folded around to Youssef El Khazen on the button.

El Khazen slid out a bet of 5,500 only to be raised by Albert Daher on his immediate left to 12,000. Sammartino, Angelos Michael and Victor Yugay folded before Daher made the call.

The 4♣ saw Daher lead out for 9,000, forcing a fold from El Khazen to take down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	318,000

Angelos Michael	282,000
Victor Yugay	160,000
Albert Daher	130,000
Youssef El Khazen	95,000

Tags: Albert Daher Angelos Michael Dario Sammartino Victor Yugay Youssef El Khazen

2023-10-18 18:59 UTC+3

O'Dwyer Cracks Aces to Bring Bubble Closer

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Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A hand between Steve O'Dwyer and Xuming Qi was recapped to PokerNews, which saw the latter take an early bath after having their aces cracked.

The hand began with Qi opening to 7,000 before O'Dwyer made it 23,000. Qi, who had a stack of 230,000, four-bet to 75,000 and snap-called for his tournament life after O'Dwyer moved all in for 300,000.

Qi rolled over A♥A♠ and had O'Dwyer's A♣4♣ crushed. Two clubs appeared on the flop to give O'Dwyer a flush draw. The turn was brick but a third club hit the felt on the river to give O'Dwyer the winner.

Qi fumed as he exited the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	530,000 380,000	380,000

Xuming Qi	Eliminado

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Xuming Qi

2023-10-18 18:56 UTC+3

Buckley Survives Near the Bubble

Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cameras began surrounding the table as Mark Buckley moved all in for his last 60,000 in early position. Alexandre Reard called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Mark Buckley: 7♣7♥
Alexandre Reard: A♦6♦

Buckley stood up from his seat to await the board, which came 3♦8♥5♣9♦6♠. Reard couldn't overcome his pair of sevens and Buckley doubled up near the money bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexandre Reard	150,000 -80,000	-80,000
Mark Buckley	130,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Mark Buckley