$10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2023 19:54 UTC+2

Eros Calderone Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,200)

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Eros Calderone moved all in for his remaining 245,000 from early position. Oleg Semionov isolated the raise by moving all in himself from the button and the hand went to a showdown.

Eros Calderone: A♣3♥
Oleg Semionov: Q♣Q♠

The board ran out K♠7♣9♥2♦5♥. Calderone's ace high was no match for the pocket queens of Semionov and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Semionov	1,150,000 195,000	195,000
Eros Calderone	Busted

Tags: Eros Calderone Oleg Semionov

10-12-2023 19:50 UTC+2

Dylan DeStefano Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,550)

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs opened to 100,000 from under the gun. Dylan DeStefano moved all in for 275,000 from the cutoff and Maher Nouira came over the top for his remaining 550,000, on the button. Hirs folded.

Dylan DeStefano: J♠J♥
Maher Nouira: A♣Q♥

The board ran out 8♠10♦3♠5♣A♦. A rivered ace ended DeStefano's deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Nouira	800,000 225,000	225,000
Dylan DeStefano	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Dylan DeStefano Maher Nouira

10-12-2023 19:41 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts After Dinner Break

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	3,105,000 -95,000	-95,000
Julien Sitbon	2,850,000 150,000	150,000
Antoine Labat	1,107,000 -293,000	-293,000
Elias Gutierrez	1,030,000 250,000	250,000

Oleg Semionov	955,000 15,000	15,000
Maher Nouira	575,000 -180,000	-180,000
Dylan DeStefano	275,000 -425,000	-425,000
Eros Calderone	245,000 -5,000	-5,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

10-12-2023 19:11 UTC+2

EPT Cyprus Main Event Livestream Coverage

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 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.

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10-12-2023 18:44 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The remaining eight players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will recommence at approximately 8:40 p.m. local time.

10-12-2023 18:42 UTC+2

Sitbon Leaves Calderone Short

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Julien Sitbon raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Eros Calderone called on the button.

Sitbon continued for 125,000 on a flop of 7♦J♣10♦. Calderone moved all in, putting Sitbon to the test for his remaining 1,275,000. Sitbon made a quick call.

Julien Sitbon: 9♣8♠
Eros Calderone: Q♠J♠

Sitbon had flopped a straight and Calderone only had backdoor outs. The turn and river fell Q♥2♠ and Sitbon found a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	2,700,000 1,530,000	1,530,000
Eros Calderone	250,000 -1,250,000	-1,250,000

Tags: Eros Calderone Julien Sitbon

10-12-2023 18:38 UTC+2

Bart Lybaert Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,850)

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bart Lybaert moved all in from middle position for 435,000. Aliaksandr Hirs isolated from the button and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Lybaert at risk.

Bart Lybaert: A♣J♠
Aliaksandr Hirs: A♠K♣

The board ran out K♠10♣7♦10♥J♥. Hirs paired his king on the flop to leave Lybaert drawing thin. He held and Lybaert was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for $14,850.

Hirs was responsible for busting the last three players and now has a commanding chip lead with over 3,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	3,200,000 800,000	800,000
Bart Lybaert	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Bart Lybaert

10-12-2023 18:33 UTC+2

Final Table Seat Draw

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Oleg Semionov	Lithuania	940,000	24
2	Antoine Labat	France	1,400,000	35
3	Aliaksandr Hirs	Belarus	2,400,000	60
4	Julien Sitbon	France	1,170,000	29
5	Eros Calderone	Italy	1,500,000	38
6	Elias Gutierrez	Spain	780,000	20
7	Dylan DeStefano	United States	700,000	18
8	Bart Lybaert	Belgium	290,000	7
9	Maher Nouira	Tunisia	755,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	2,400,000 200,000	200,000
Eros Calderone	1,500,000 960,000	960,000
Antoine Labat	1,400,000 -150,000	-150,000
Julien Sitbon	1,170,000 70,000	70,000
Oleg Semionov	940,000 -260,000	-260,000
Elias Gutierrez	780,000 -620,000	-620,000

Maher Nouira	755,000 -145,000	-145,000
Dylan DeStefano	700,000 -450,000	-450,000
Bart Lybaert	290,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Antoine Labat Bart Lybaert Dylan DeStefano Elias Gutierrez Eros Calderone Julien Sitbon Maher Nouira Oleg Semionov

10-12-2023 18:21 UTC+2

Joris Ruijs Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,850)

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Matt Warburton

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs raised to 80,000 from late position and Joris Ruijs moved all in from the button for 105,000. Hirs made the call and players flipped their cards.

Joris Ruijs: Q♥8♥
Aliaksandr Hirs: A♦3♣

The board ran out 9♥J♥8♦4♠A♠. It was a dream flop for Ruijs, who made a pair and flush draw. However, the river brought Hirs a pair of aces to give him the pot.

Ruijs was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for $11,850.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	2,200,000 250,000	250,000
Joris Ruijs	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Joris Ruijs