$25,000 NL Hold'em I | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-13-2023 23:01 UTC+2

Ding Finds Aces and Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded around to Biao Ding, who shoved all in from the button for 125,000. Teun Mulder made the call in the big blind with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Biao Ding: A♥A♦
Teun Mulder: 8♥8♣

Ding had woken up with aces in a very favorable situation. The board ran out Q♣K♠3♦3♣10♠. Ding held and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	1,200,000 -180,000	-180,000
Biao Ding	365,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Biao Ding Teun Mulder

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

10-13-2023 22:45 UTC+2

Bubble Time

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The tournament has reached the final table of nine players. Eight will be paid with the min-cash set at $56,700.

10-13-2023 22:40 UTC+2

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	1,380,000	69
1	2	Dimitar Danchev	Bulgaria	310,000	16
1	3	Sam Grafton	England	710,000	36
1	4	Kanan Taherkhani	Turkey	315,000	16
1	5	Ognyan Dimov	Bulgaria	490,000	25
1	6	Aliaksei Boika	Slovenia	375,000	19
1	7	Alexander Tkatschew	Austria	1,605,000	80
1	8	Biao Ding	China	210,000	11
1	9	Artur Martirosian	Russia	505,000	25

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Tkatschew	1,605,000 705,000	705,000
Teun Mulder	1,380,000 80,000	80,000
Sam Grafton	710,000

Artur Martirosian	505,000 -525,000	-525,000

Ognyan Dimov	490,000 60,000	60,000

Aliaksei Boika	375,000 -85,000	-85,000

Kanan Taherkhani	315,000 -45,000	-45,000
Dimitar Danchev	310,000 -40,000	-40,000

Biao Ding	210,000 -85,000	-85,000

Kulev Busts Before Bubble

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to Alex Kulev, who pushed all in from the button for 360,000. Teun Mulder moved all in over the top with a much bigger stack and the big blind folded. Players flipped their cards.

Alex Kulev: A♣10♣
Teun Mulder: A♥J♠

The board ran out 6♠3♥J♥K♥3♠. Mulder hit a pair of jacks on the flop and held to win the pot. Kulev was eliminated from the tournament.

With that, the tournament went to the final table and the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	1,300,000 700,000	700,000
Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Teun Mulder Alex Kulev

10-13-2023 22:29 UTC+2

Tkatschew Takes It on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 40,000 on the button, receiving calls from Alexander Tkatschew in the small blind and Biao Ding in the big blind.

The action was checked to Grafton, who bet out 35,000 on a flop of 10♣3♠4♥. Only Tkatschew called.

The A♣ turn checked through to the 5♦ on the river. Tkatschew took the lead with a bet of 150,000 and Grafton was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Tkatschew	900,000 339,000	339,000
Sam Grafton	710,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Biao Ding Sam Grafton

10-13-2023 22:14 UTC+2

Danchev Doubles Up Boika

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev moved all in from the small blind, putting his opponent Aliaksei Boika, in the big blind, all in for his last 215,000. Boika made a quick call.

Aliaksei Boika: A♣8♥
Dimitar Danchev: J♠3♠

The board ran out 4♠6♥7♥4♦Q♠. The ace high of Boika was ahead the whole way and he found a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	460,000 260,000	260,000

Dimitar Danchev	350,000 -410,000	-410,000

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Dimitar Danchev

10-13-2023 22:09 UTC+2

Action Slows Down as Bubble Approaches

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action has slowed down considerably as the final table and money bubble approaches. Many of the latest hands have been taken down with a single raise or reshove. There are 10 players remaining and eight will be paid.

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

10-13-2023 22:06 UTC+2