$5,300 EPT Main Event
Dia 5 Começado
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$5,300 EPT Main Event
Dias: 5
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 5
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
16
Jogadores Restantes
7
Day 5 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alessandro Minasi | Italy | 635,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | 2,570,000 | 64 |
| 1 | 3 | Timur Vardanian | Russia | 1,745,000 | 44 |
| 1 | 4 | Bjorn Kozenkai | Hungary | 2,290,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 5 | Yannick Schumacher | Germany | 1,390,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 6 | Halil Tasyurek | Turkey | 2,580,000 | 65 |
| 1 | 7 | Andrea Dato | Italy | 6,155,000 | 154 |
| 1 | 8 | Gilles Simon | Netherlands | 4,430,000 | 111 |
| 2 | 1 | Victor Yugay | Uzbekistan | 3,870,000 | 97 |
| 2 | 2 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,455,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 3 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 1,130,000 | 28 |
| 2 | 4 | Jose Gonzalez Sanchez | Spain | 1,155,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 5 | Priit Parmasto | Estonia | 2,385,000 | 60 |
| 2 | 6 | Nathan Tetart | France | 2,725,000 | 68 |
| 2 | 7 | Aleksandr Faterin | Russia | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| 2 | 8 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 2,965,000 | 74 |
EPT Cyprus Main Event Down to Final 16 Players Going into Penultimate Day
The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus is nearing a conclusion, with only two days remaining in the $5,300 EPT Main Event. The field has been reduced from 1,320 total entrants to the final 16 players, who will compete starting at 12 p.m. local time with the shared goal of reaching the final table today and claiming the top prize of $1,042,000 during tomorrow's finale at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa.
Italy's Andrea Dato leads the pack going into Day 5, having bagged 6,155,000 during the previous evening, worth 154 big blinds. Dato already has a wealth of experience in main event fields with $1,811,780 in career tournament earnings including a fourth place finish in the 2014 EPT Barcelona main event for a career-best score of €362,000 ($481,299). Dato will need a 2nd place finish or better in this event to surpass that score.
Dato is most closely followed by Gilles Simon who bagged 4,430,000. Simon currently has $202,648 in total career tournament earnings, a number that will at least be doubled should he finish in sixth place or better in today's event.
Rounding out the top 3 is Uzbekistan's Victor Yugay who begins today with 3,870,000 in chips. Yugay's career-best tournament score before this event is $8,770, a number he has already greatly surpassed in today's event, with all 16 remaining players being guaranteed at least $43,275.
Among the most experienced players remaining in the field is Kenny Hallaert who comes into today with 2,965,000. Hallaert has a plethora of six-figure scores and boasts $5,344,310 in career-tournament earnings across his illustrious career. Hallaert hasn't tasted a final table score in an EPT main event in twelve years when he earned a 6th place finish in the 2011 EPT Deauville main event for €155,000 ($210,962) and will undoubtedly be a force to be reckoned with today as he gets another shot at EPT glory.
EPT Cyprus Main Event Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Dato | Italy | 6,155,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Gilles Simon | Netherlands | 4,430,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Victor Yugay | Uzbekistan | 3,870,000 | 97 |
| 4 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 2,965,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Nathan Tetart | France | 2,725,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Halil Tasyurek | Turkey | 2,580,000 | 65 |
| 7 | Marc Foggin | United Kingdom | 2,570,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Priit Parmasto | Estonia | 2,385,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Bjorn Kozenkai | Hungary | 2,290,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Aleksandr Faterin | Russia | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| 11 | Timur Vardanian | Russia | 1,745,000 | 44 |
| 12 | Nikita Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,455,000 | 36 |
| 13 | Yannick Schumacher | Germany | 1,390,000 | 35 |
| 14 | Jose Gonzalez Sanchez | Spain | 1,155,000 | 29 |
| 15 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 1,130,000 | 28 |
| 16 | Alessandro Minasi | Italy | 635,000 | 16 |
Action will commence at noon local time today with 37 minutes and 12 seconds left on Level 25 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play down to the final six players who will make up Sunday's streamed final table.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is here on-site in northern Cyprus and will continue providing updates ahead of the next EPT Main Event champion being crowned.
Nível: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Live Stream Begins
Nível 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The live stream for Day 5 of the EPT Cyrpus Main Event is now underway. Just as a reminder, the PokerNews updates are on a delay in order to not ruin the stream.
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Vardinian and Dato River Straights
Nível 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Timur Vardanian opened to 80,000 from the hijack with A♠5♠, and Andrea Dato called from the big blind with the dominated 5♥3♣.
The 6♥3♠2♥ flop put Dato into the lead with a pair of threes. He check-called for 175,000, which brought in the K♥ turn. Action checked through to the 4♦ river, giving both players the six-high straight.
Dato led out for 145,000, Vardanian called and both players chopped the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
6,145,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
1,780,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Simon Correctly Folds Top Pair
Nível 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bjorn Kozenkai woke up with A♦A♣ in middle position and made it 80,000. Gilles Simon and Alessandro Minasi called from the blinds with 9♥8♥ and J♦8♠ respectively.
Action checked to Kozenkai on the 9♦7♠2♠ flop. He bet 155,000 and only Simon called.
The 3♠ turn kept Kozenkai in front, and he fired another 330,000 into a pot of 590,000. Simon quickly got out of the way, and Kozenkai scooped in the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
2,650,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
515,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Kuznetsov Fires Two Barrels
Nível 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Priit Parmasto opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Nikita Kuznetsov three-bet to 220,000 from the button. Parmasto made the call.
The flop came Q♦7♥4♦ and Parmasto check-called a 135,000 continuation bet from Kuznetsov.
On the 5♠ turn Parmasto checked again and Kuznetsov bet 430,000. This time Parmasto opted to fold and Kuznetsov took down a decent early pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
2,095,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
1,800,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
1,225,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Faterin Leads Into A Set
Nível 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Aleksandr Faterin defended in the big blind.
Faterin checked on the flop of A♥Q♥5♥ and Hallaert continued 80,000. Faterin checked again on the 6♠ turn and Hallaert sized up to 250,000. Faterin again called.
The K♦ river completed the board and Faterin led out for 600,000. Hallaert called before showing Q♦Q♣ for a set of queens to beat out the ten-high bluff of Faterin with 10♥7♣.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
800,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |
Vardanian Gets a Bluff Through
Nível 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In a limped pot to the K♣10♠9♠ flop, Timur Vardanian and Bjorn Kozenkai checked from the blinds which brought in the 10♣.
Vardanian led out for 190,000 with his Q♣3♦. Kozenkai had the nut flush draw and a gutshot to Broadway with his A♣2♣, and he called.
Vardanian used up two time banks before betting 475,000 into a pot of 500,000 on the 6♦ river. Kozenkai folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,380,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
2,070,000
290,000
|
290,000 |