2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$25,000 NL Hold'em II
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$264,690
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$696,290
Entries
29
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
29
Players Left
1

Vieira Runs Into Mateos' Aces

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira open shoved all in from late position and Adrian Mateos moved all in over the top from the button. Players flipped their cards, with Vieira at risk.

Joao Vieira: 1010
Adrian Mateos: AA

The board ran out 42993. Vieira held with his pocket aces to win the pot. Vieira was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
600,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Joao Vieira
Busted

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Ponakovs Bests Vaskaboinikau

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 8,000 from the small blind. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called in the big blind.

Ponakovs bet out 5,000 on a flop of K76. Vaskaboinikau raised to 16,000 and Ponakovs called.

The A turn checked through to the K on the river. Both players checked to a showdown. Ponakovs tabled 107, which was enough to send Vaskaboinikau's 65 into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
195,000
15,000
15,000
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
165,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Mateos Takes Down Three-Bet Pot on River

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adrian Mateos open raised to 5,500 and Leon Sturm three-bet to 12,000, which Mateos called.

The flop came KJ7, Mateos checked and Sturm bet 20,000, which Mateos called. The turn came the 7 and both players checked.

The river was the 6. Mateos led out for 55,000 and Sturm made the fold to give Mateos the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
490,000
55,000
55,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Leon Sturm
205,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Adrian MateosLeon Sturm

Ponakovs Is Good At Showdown

Level 8 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pot stood at 15,000 with two players looking at a flop of QJ3.

Sergi Reixach, in the small blind, checked the action to Aleksejs Ponakovs, in the hijack, who bet out 10,000. Reixach called.

The 5 turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Ponakovs sized up to 27,000.

The A river checked to a showdown. Reixach tabled KQ, while Ponakovs held the winner with A2.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
180,000
80,000
80,000
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Sergi Reixach
75,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsSergi Reixach

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Cheong Doubles With Pocket Aces

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kyle Cheong
Kyle Cheong

Alex Kulev raised to 5,500 from the button and Sergi Reixach three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind. Kyle Cheong four-bet from the big blind to 50,000. Kulev folded and then Reixach moved all in. Cheong called with the shorter stack of 198,000 and players flipped their cards.

Kyle Cheong: AA
Sergi Reixach: AQ

The board ran out 78105K. Cheong held with his pocket aces to double up his stack to over 400,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Kyle Cheong
430,000
235,000
235,000
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Sergi Reixach
95,000
-135,000
-135,000

Tags: Alex KulevKyle CheongSergi Reixach

Mahmoud Makes Himself Known

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Yassin Mahmoud raised to 6,500 from the button. Both Adrian Mateos and Leon Sturm called in the small and big blinds, respectively.

The KJK flop checked through to the 2 on the turn. The action was, again, checked to Mahmoud, who placed a delayed continuation bet of 10,000. Both Mateos and Sturm folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
435,000
328,500
328,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Leon Sturm
185,000
10,000
10,000
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Yassin Mahmoud
117,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Adrian MateosLeon SturmYassin Mahmoud

Iakobishvili Shoves River and Cheong Picks Him Off

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Gha Iakobishvili
Gha Iakobishvili

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 5,000 from under the gun, Kyle Cheong called on the button and Gha Iakobishvili called in the big blind.

The flop came 738. Action checked to Cheong, who made it 5,000 to go. Iakobishvili called and so did Vaskaboinikau.

The turn was the 3. Iakobishvili led out for 22,500, Cheong called and Vaskaboinikau folded.

The river came the A. Iakobishvili pushed all in and Cheong made the call. Iakobishvili showed 74 for two pair with his seven and the threes on board. Cheong tabled A5. He'd missed his flush draw but paired his ace on the river to win the pot.

Iakobishvili was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Kyle Cheong
195,000
20,500
20,500
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Gha Iakobishvili
Busted

Tags: Gha IakobishviliKyle CheongMikalai Vaskaboinikau