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

10-19-2023 21:20 UTC+2

Pardo Punishes Martirosian

Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Juan Pardo raised to 20,000 from the cutoff before Artur Martirosian made it 50,000 to go from the button. The action then folded back to Pardo, who inquired after his opponent's stack before announcing a four-bet jam.

Martirosian jokingly picked up his chips but mucked in the same motion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	425,000 140,000	140,000
Artur Martirosian	250,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Juan Pardo

10-19-2023 21:09 UTC+2

Big Double Up For Ponakovs

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Aleksejs Ponakovs limped from the small blind, then Daniel Smiljkovic moved all in from the big blind. Ponakovs called, being the one at risk for 170,000 chips.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♦Q♣
Daniel Smiljkovic: A♥4♣

On the board 3♣5♦K♥Q♠10♣, Ponakovs hit a queen on the turn to secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	348,000 193,000	193,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	90,000 -195,000	-195,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Daniel Smiljkovic

Level: 13

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

10-19-2023 21:01 UTC+2

Iakobishvili Leads After Smiljkovic Bluffs Big

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gha Iakobishvili raised to 16,000 from early position before Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet to 40,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Iakobishvili, who called.

The flop of 4♠6♥Q♣ saw Smiljkovic put out a continuation-bet of 30,000. Iakobishvili check-called before he checked again on the K♣ turn. Smiljkovic picked up a pile of chips and put forth a big bet of 120,000.

It did not take long for Iakobishvili to announce his all-in for 280,000, after which Smiljkovic quickly folded. Iakobishvili ended up as the only player with more than half a million in chips on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gha Iakobishvili	560,000 230,000	230,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	285,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Gha Iakobishvili

10-19-2023 20:49 UTC+2

A Better Full For Sturm To Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was caught after Leon Sturm in the cutoff and Juan Pardo in the hijack raised each other on the flop K♠K♦K♥.

Then on the turn 4♥, Sturm bet 20,000, almost half of his stack. After more than a minute, Pardo moved all in, and Sturm called with his last 51,000 chips.

Leon Sturm: 10♥10♣
Juan Pardo: 5♥5♠

Both players hit a full on the flop, but with Sturm having the best one. The 5♦ on the river didn't change anything, and Sturm doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	285,000 -155,000	-155,000
Leon Sturm	230,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Leon Sturm

10-19-2023 20:39 UTC+2

Final Table Seat Draw

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Artur Martirosian	Russia	330,000	41
2	Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Belarus	225,000	28
3	Gha Iakobishvili	Israel	330,000	41
4	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	155,000	19
5	Daniel Smiljkovic	Germany	375,000	47
6	Pablo Silva	Brazil	120,000	15
7	Leon Sturm	Germany	85,000	11
8	Juan Pardo	Spain	440,000	55

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	440,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	375,000 -50,000	-50,000
Artur Martirosian	330,000 -10,000	-10,000

Gha Iakobishvili	330,000 120,000	120,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	225,000 75,000	75,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	155,000 68,000	68,000
Pablo Silva	120,000 -44,000	-44,000
Leon Sturm	85,000 -15,000	-15,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

10-19-2023 20:32 UTC+2

Greenwood Misses the Final Table

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened for 12,000 from the cutoff before Sam Greenwood jammed all in from the button for 58,000 chips. The action folded to Juan Pardo in the big blind, who asked for a count before going all in himself, covering both opponents.

Sturm quickly folded and the other two players showed down.

Sam Greenwood: 4♥4♣
Juan Pardo: 7♠7♣

The flop came down J♦9♠9♦.

"Chop it up," Greenwood joked, and the 9♣ turn made that possibility a little bit likelier. However, the 6♦ river saw Pardo remain with the better full house and Greenwood picked up his stuff while the eight remaining players went to the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	410,000 31,000	31,000
Sam Greenwood	Busted

Tags: Juan Pardo Leon Sturm Sam Greenwood

10-19-2023 20:28 UTC+2

Bad River For Badziakouski

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Badziakouski looked at his opponents' stacks and after 30 seconds, he called.

On the flop 10♠6♦9♠, Badziakouski moved all in for 86,000 chips. Smiljkovic quickly called.

Mikita Badziakouski: 7♣7♠
Daniel Smiljkovic: K♠J♦

Badziakouski was on his way to double up after the turn 5♥, but the J♣ on the river gave a better pair to Smiljkovic and eliminated Badziakouski.