$10,300 EPT High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-22-2023 13:34 UTC+2

Pedro Neves Eliminated in 17th Place ($44,400)

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pedro Neves got all of his 500,000 remaining chips in from the small blind against Danil Rafikov in the small blind and was at risk.

Pedro Neves: K♠K♦
Danil Rafikov: 9♠9♦

It was looking like a double-up for Neves, who held the dominating pair. However, Rafikov flopped a set on A♠7♠9♥, and Neves would not hit a king on the 5♣J♥ runout.

Neves was eliminated in 17th place, being the first player to take home $44,400. The remaining 16 players had a redraw that saw them spread across two tables of eight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danil Rafikov	1,450,000 450,000	450,000
Pedro Neves	Busted

Tags: Danil Rafikov Pedro Neves

10-22-2023 13:27 UTC+2

Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 18th Place ($38,600)

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised to 50,000 form the hijack and received a call form Ghassan Bitar on the button. Dmitry Yurasov sat in the big blind and shoved all in for 595,000. The action folded back to Mateos, who asked for a count. After he received it, he made the call, having 525,000 chips himself and thus being at risk.

Bitar got out of the way and the two players showed down.

Adrian Mateos: A♠J♠
Dmitry Yurasov: 4♦4♣

The flop of 4♥4♠J♥ saw Yurasov flop quads. Mateos was left to runner-runner jacks to hit a better four of a kind, but the 3♠ turn had him drawing dead. He took his leave when the 6♦ river completed the board and finished in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	1,245,000 275,000	275,000
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Dmitry Yurasov Ghassan Bitar

10-22-2023 13:21 UTC+2

Pablo Silva Eliminated In 19th Place ($38,600)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the board K♣4♣6♣4♠Q♥ with 500,000 in the pot, Dario Sammartino in the small blind moved all in. In the big blind, Pablo Silva went deep into the tank and had to use several time banks to make a decision. He eventually called.

Pablo Silva: K♣J♦
Dario Sammartino: A♣Q♣

Silva called with two pair, but Sammartino flopped the nut flush, which led to Silva's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	3,130,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Pablo Silva	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Pablo Silva

10-22-2023 13:15 UTC+2

[Removed:452] Eliminated in 20th Place ($38,600)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

[Removed:452] opened to 50,000 from under the gun, then Sergi Reixach in the hijack three-bet to 115,000. Action back to him, Kaladjurdjevic four-bet all in, and Reixach called, with his last 440,000 chips.

[Removed:452]: K♣K♦
Sergi Reixach: A♣Q♦

On 7♣10♠10♣A♠Q♣, Reixach hit an ace on the turn to double up.

Down to 35,000, Kaladjurdjevic on seat 1 was forced to go all in from the big blind on the next hand. But on Seat 8, Quan Zhou in the small blind didn't see he was all in, so he folded and let Kaladjurdjevic have a walk.

Moments later, Markkos Ladev in the cutoff opened to 50,000 in the cutoff. Kaladjurdjevic shoved again for 45,000 in the small blind. But in the big blind, Adrian Mateos raised all in, and made Ladev fold.

[Removed:452]: J♣5♥
Adrian Mateos: J♦J♠

The last jack of the deck landed on the flop on 7♠J♥10♦8♠3♣. Drawing dead, Kaladjurdjevic was eliminated in 20th Place for $38,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	940,000 205,000	205,000
Adrian Mateos	560,000 60,000	60,000

[Removed:452]	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Markkos Ladev Quan Zhou Sergi Reixach

10-22-2023 13:05 UTC+2

Nazarov Times Out, Bedir Shows

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dmitrii Nazarov raised to 55,000 from the button before Selahaddin Bedir three-bet to 150,000 from the button. The action folded back to Nazarov, who clicked it back to 250,000. Bedir put in the extra chips for a call and the pair went off to a flop.

The 3♣5♥3♠ flop was checked by both players, as was the 7♦ turn. The 9♣ river saw some action, however, as Nazarov bet out 100,000 chips. Bedir then shoved all in, covering Nazarov's 625,000 stack. Nazarov went deep into the tank, and eventually, the dealer gave him a countdown as he had no time bank cards remaining.

The countdown reached zero and Nazarov's hand was declared dead, after which bedir showed 10♥8♥ for the stone-cold bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Selahaddin Bedir	2,325,000 945,000	945,000

Dmitrii Nazarov	525,000 -975,000	-975,000

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Selahaddin Bedir

10-22-2023 12:59 UTC+2

Yurasov With Ace-High

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dmitry Yurasov raised to 50,000 from under the gun, then [Removed:452] three-bet to 125,000 in the cutoff.

Yurasov called, and checked on the flop 3♠2♣8♠. Kaladjurdjevic made a continuation bet to 80,000, and Yurasov called.

On the turn 6♥, Kaladjurdjevic fired a second barrel of 110,000, and Yurasov check-called again.

Yurasov checked a third time on the river 9♠. Kaladjurdjevic eventually checked back, but mucked his cards after Yurasov showed A♠Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	970,000 320,000	320,000
[Removed:452]	500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov

10-22-2023 12:49 UTC+2

Lee Hits the River

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hwany Lee and Nariman Yaghmai were heads up on a completed board of 9♦2♣10♥K♣5♦. From the big blind, Lee led out for 195,000 chips into a pot of 275,000, leaving himself just 135,000 chips behind.

Yaghmai sat on the button and made the call. Lee showed K♥5♥ for rivered two pair and Yaghmai added his cards to the muck, chipping up Lee in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nariman Yaghmai	925,000 -405,000	-405,000
Hwany Lee	800,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Hwany Lee Nariman Yaghmai

10-22-2023 12:45 UTC+2

Jinho Hong Eliminated in 21st Place ($33,600)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

From the hijack, Jinho Hong went all in for 255,000 chips. Dmitrii Nazarov in the cutoff seemed to hesitate, but folded. However, Kuljinder Sidhu in the small blind decided to shove, and made the big blind fold.

Jinho Hong: J♦10♦
Kuljinder Sidhu: Q♥J♥

On 2♦A♠6♦7♣9♦, Hong couldn't find any help and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kuljinder Sidhu	770,000 380,000	380,000
Jinho Hong	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Jinho Hong Kuljinder Sidhu

10-22-2023 12:39 UTC+2

Pedro Marques Eliminated in 22nd Place ($33,600)

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the final hand of the previous level, Dmitrii Nazarov raised his button to 100,000 chips. Small blind Selahaddin Bedir spent two time bank extensions but eventually folded before Dmitrii Nazarov commited his final 200,000 chips from the big blind.

Nazarov made the call and a showdown was had.

Pedro Marques: A♠J♥
Dmitrii Nazarov: 3♥3♦

Marques flopped additional outs on 10♥K♣7♦, but the 6♥ turn did nothing for him, while the 3♣ river gave Nazarov a set. Marques was eliminated as a result and headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Nazarov	1,500,000 350,000	350,000
Pedro Marques	Busted

Tags: Dmitrii Nazarov Pedro Marques Selahaddin Bedir

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000