Level: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$696,290
Entries
29
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
29
Players Left
1
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kyle Cheong raised from middle position and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the big blind.
The flop came 5♥10♣J♥ and both players checked. The turn was the 6♣. Ponakovs bet 35,000 and Cheong called.
The river came the 2♥. Ponakovs bet again for 30,000 and Cheong called. Ponakovs showed 10♦6♦ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 17,000 from early position. Kyle Cheong called in the hijack.
The A♣K♣10♦ flop checked through to the K♦ on the turn. Ponakovs checked and Cheong bet out for 20,000. Ponakovs responded with a raise to 40,000 and Cheong called.
The 4♥ river checked to a showdown. Ponakovs reluctantly showed 7♣7♠, while Cheong raked in the pot with A♥Q♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
160,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 270,000 | 34 |
| 2 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Latvia | 275,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Ren Lin | United States | 145,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 398,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 202,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 335,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Paulius Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 350,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Kyle Cheong | Australia | 370,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 410,000 | 51 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
398,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
|
370,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
350,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
335,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
275,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
270,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
202,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
145,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Alexander Tkatschew, the winner of Event #10, last night's $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, wasn't so lucky this evening. Tkatschew, in the small blind, found himself all in and at risk against Kyle Cheong, in the cutoff.
Alexander Tkatschew: A♥6♣
Kyle Cheong: 9♦9♣
The board ran out 7♥Q♦5♣5♦2♦. Cheong's nines held to send Tkatschew to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised from under the gun and action folded around to Leon Sturm, who three-bet to 46,000 from the small blind. Artur Martirosian then four-bet all in from the big blind for 169,000. Vaskaboinikau folded and Sturm went into the tank before eventually making the call with the bigger stack. Players turned their cards.
Artur Martirosian: K♦Q♦
Leon Sturm: J♠9♠
The board ran out Q♣3♦10♠9♥2♠. Martirosian paired up his queen on the flop and Sturm found a pair of nines, but it wasn't enough. Martirosian held to double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
147,500
|
147,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
360,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 4,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After an open from Kyle Cheong, in the cutoff, Adrian Mateos moved all in for his last 86,000. Cheong snap-called.
Adrian Mateos: 3♠3♣
Kyle Cheong: Q♥Q♠
The board ran out J♦10♠A♥K♦K♥. The pocket threes of Mateos were no match for the queens of Cheong, and he was consequently sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The payouts for the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event have been announced. The top five will cash, with fifth place taking $66,100. First place is set to walk away with $264,690.
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $264,690 |
| 2 | $170,600 |
| 3 | $113,100 |
| 4 | $81,800 |
| 5 | $66,100 |
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was on the flop on a board of 4♥J♣10♠. Ren Lin bet out 15,000, Paulius Plausinaitis called and then Jules Dickerson moved all in for around 70,000. Lin slapped his own wrist then made the fold. Plausinaitis made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Jules Dickerson: Q♣Q♦
Paulius Plausinaitis: J♥9♠
Plausinaitis had a pair of jacks and Dickerson had pocket queens. The turn came the 8♥ and the river was the Q♥. Dickerson made a set of queens and thought for a moment that he'd won the pot.
"No, he has a straight," Lin clarified.
Plausinaitis had made his straight on the river to win the pot. Dickerson was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |