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

10-19-2023 20:14 UTC+2

Badziakouski Binks Flip

Frank Visser

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

Mikita Badziakouski open-jammed for 58,000 from under the gun and the action folded all the way to Maher Nouira in the big blind, who eyed his opponent's stack before putting in the call.

Mikita Badziakouski: 5♥5♣
Maher Nouira: A♣7♦

Nouira's overcards did not come out on the 6♣Q♣4♥K♠10♠ runout and Badziakouski raked in a much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	125,000 25,000	25,000
Maher Nouira	48,000 -52,000	-52,000

Tags: Maher Nouira Mikita Badziakouski

10-19-2023 20:05 UTC+2

Mateos Eliminated

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Maxime Taldir

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

Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 10,000 in the cutoff, then Adrian Mateos on the button moved all in. The blinds folded, and Smiljkovic called with his last 125,000 chips.

Daniel Smiljkovic: Q♠Q♥
Adrian Mateos: 5♣5♥

On the board 4♠6♥A♦A♣8♥, Smiljkovic's queens kept the lead and he doubled up.

Down to 9,000, Mateos moved all in from under the gun a few hands later. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the cutoff three-bet to 25,000, and all the other players folded.

Adrian Mateos: 10♣3♥
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♥2♥

Mateos was lucky enough to hit a pair of tens on 5♦6♣10♠J♠K♥ to stay in the tournament.

On the next hand, Smiljkovic shoved from the small blind, and Mateos had no choice but to call.

Daniel Smiljkovic: A♥3♠
Adrian Mateos: 8♠7♠

Mateos had a straight draw thanks to the flop 5♣6♦5♠. But he was eliminated after the turn K♠ and the river Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	270,000 170,000	170,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	150,000 -6,000	-6,000
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Smiljkovic Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-19-2023 19:56 UTC+2

Ponakovs Doubles Last Few Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pablo Silva raised from the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs went all in for 18,000 from the button. No one else was interested in the pot and it folded back to Silva, who made the call.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♠9♠
Pablo Silva: Q♣10♥

No sweat for Ponakovs, who immediately flopped a flush Q♠6♠A♠. No miracle runout for Silva, as the 4♥ turn and A♣ river changed nothing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Silva	164,000 64,000	64,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	48,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Pablo Silva

10-19-2023 19:54 UTC+2

$216,810 For the Winner, Four Places In the Money

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The payout of the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em has been revealed after the end of late registrations.

Out of 21 entrants, four players will be in the money, and the winner will earn $216,810.

$25,000 NL Hold'em Payout

Place	Prize
1	$216,810
2	$136,100
3	$90,800
4	$60,500

10-19-2023 19:54 UTC+2

Georgios Vrakas Pulled Final $75,000 Bounty

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

10-19-2023 19:49 UTC+2

Short Day for O'Dwyer

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Artur Martirosian made the minimum raise of 10,000 from under the gun before Steve O'Dwyer shoved in his 83,000 chips from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded before Martitosian asked for a count and made the call.

Steve O'Dwyer: Q♥Q♦
Artur Martirosian: A♥J♥

O'Dwyer had the best hand but that all changed when the 3♥A♦9♣ flop came out. The K♣ turn did not give him any new outs, and the A♠ river sealed his fate.

He was the first person to bust after the dinner break, having enjoyed the tournament for a total of 15 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	340,000 74,000	74,000

Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Artur Martiriosian Steve O'Dwyer

10-19-2023 19:38 UTC+2

Nouira Arrives Late

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Maher Nouira arrived seconds after the late registration had closed, but the players all agreed to let him play anyway. He will be the actual final entrant of the tournament, which now has 21 entries and 13 remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Nouira	100,000

10-19-2023 19:32 UTC+2

Post-Dinner Entries and Updated Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Late registration has closed and four new entries were made during the dinner break.

All in all, 14 unique players have made six reentries, totaling 20 entries for the tournament. Twelve of them still remain and are battling over a prize pool of $480,200.

The exact payouts will be posted once they are announced.

Post-Dinner Redraw

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Daniel Smiljkovic	Austria	100,000	20
1	2	Adrian Mateos	Spain	178,000	36
1	3	Artur Martirosian	Russia	266,000	53
1	4	Steve O'Dwyer	United States	100,000	20
1	5	Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Latvia	156,000	31
1	8	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	100,000	20

2	2	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	52,000	10
2	3	Leon Sturm	Germany	100,000	20
2	4	Sam Greenwood	Canada	161,000	32
2	6	Gha Iakobishvili	Russia	308,000	62
2	7	Pablo Silva	Brazil	100,000	20
2	8	Juan Pardo	Spain	379,000	76

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	379,000 29,000	29,000
Gha Iakobishvili	308,000 -42,000	-42,000
Artur Martirosian	266,000 8,000	8,000

Adrian Mateos	178,000 -32,000	-32,000

Sam Greenwood	161,000 1,000	1,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	156,000 41,000	41,000
Steve O'Dwyer	100,000 100,000	100,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	100,000 100,000	100,000
Pablo Silva	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mikita Badziakouski	100,000
Leon Sturm	100,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	52,000 -72,000	-72,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000