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

10-13-2023 21:51 UTC+2

Ponakovs Busted By Mulder

Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs open jammed for his last 85,000 from the hijack, Aliaksei Boika called in the cutoff and Teun Mulder, in the small blind, placed a commanding raise as he slid out a stack of green 25,000 chips into the middle. Boika folded.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♥J♠
Teun Mulder: A♥Q♣

The board ran out Q♠8♣5♦10♦6♥. Mulder's superior hand improved to top pair and sent Ponakovs to the rail.

Dylan DeStefano was seen exiting to the rail on the adjacent table at the same time. With ten players remaining, the bubble is quickly approaching.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	600,000 100,000	100,000
Aliaksei Boika	200,000 -55,000	-55,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted
Dylan Destefano	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Aliaksei Boika Teun Mulder

10-13-2023 21:45 UTC+2

Boika Doubles With Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs, who moved all in from the small blind. Aliaksei Boika called in the big blind with the shorter stack of 115,000. Players flipped over their cards.

Aliaksei Boika: 7♥7♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 9♠5♠

The board ran out K♥A♠7♠5♥8♥. Boika had pocket sevens. He improved to a set on the flop to win the hand and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	255,000 -55,000	-55,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	95,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Aliaksei Boika

10-13-2023 21:42 UTC+2

Danchev Gets It Done on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev limped in from the small blind. Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 40,000 from the big blind and Danchev called.

Danchev check-called a bet of 23,000 from Ponakovs on a flop of A♥10♠2♦.

The 4♠ turn checked through to the 7♥ on the river. Danchev took the lead for 27,000 and Ponakovs made a frustrated fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	760,000 240,000	240,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	202,000 -38,000	-38,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Dimitar Danchev

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

10-13-2023 21:30 UTC+2

Mulder Stabs the Turn

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Teun Mulder raised to 25,000 from under the gun. Alex Kulev called in the big blind.

The 8♦10♠4♦ checked through to the A♥ on the turn. Kulev checked again and Mulder placed a delayed continuation for 40,000.

Kulev tossed his cards to the muck. Mulder won this hand without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	500,000 156,000	156,000
Alex Kulev	450,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Tuen Mulder

10-13-2023 21:27 UTC+2

Grafton Catches Martirosian's River Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 24,000 from early position, Sam Grafton called and Biao Ding called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♦Q♠3♥. Martirosian continued for 45,000, Grafton called and Ding folded.

The turn was the J♦ and both players checked back. The river came the K♠. Martirosian bet out 55,000 and Grafton made the call.

Martirosian showed A♠6♠ for a bluff and Grafton showed A♦J♠ to catch the bluff with a pair of jacks and win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	1,030,000 160,000	160,000

Sam Grafton	680,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Biao Ding Sam Grafton

10-13-2023 21:16 UTC+2

Grafton Pushes Tkatschew Out

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alexander Tkatschew raised to 25,000 from the hijack. Sam Grafton made the call from the big blind.

The 9♠8♦8♥ flop checked through to the 8♠ on the turn. Grafton took the lead for 24,000 and Tkatschew made the call.

The 4♦ river saw Grafton fire again, this time for 75,000. Tkatschew was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Tkatschew	561,000 156,000	156,000
Sam Grafton	543,000 -82,000	-82,000

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Sam Grafton

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

10-13-2023 20:35 UTC+2

Viva Las Vegas! The PokerStars NAPT Returns on November 4

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is returning after a 12-year hiatus, and where better to get the show on the road than fabulous Las Vegas? November 4-12 are the dates to highlight in your diaries because that is when NAPT Las Vegas heads to Resorts World in "Sin City."

The 2023 NAPT Las Vegas takes place just one week before the most anticipated Formula 1 Grand Prix in history, which takes place through the streets of Las Vegas. PokerStars will be there, Oracle Red Bull Racing will be there, will you?

Check out the full schedule on PokerNews!

10-13-2023 20:15 UTC+2