$3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2023 19:01 UTC+3

De Silva Gets Pushed Out the Pot

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Ollie Garland

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

Hael Al-Labani raised to 3,000 from middle position, receiving a call from Upeshka De Silva, on the button.

Al-Labani elected to check-call a bet of 2,200 from De Silva on a flop of 3♥Q♦K♣.

The 10♥ turn checked through to the A♦ on the river. Al-Labani bet out for 5,000 and De Silva made a swift fold.

"Thank you, dealer," Al-Labani announced as he raked in the pot, tabling K♦K♠ for top set as he did so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hael Al-Labani	42,000 42,000	42,000
Upeshka De Silva	42,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Hael Al-Labani Upeshka De Silva

10-18-2023 18:15 UTC+3

Da Silva Triples, Krosnowski Sent to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kamil Dobosz raised to 1,600 from the cutoff, Radoslaw Krosnowski called in the small blind and Fabio Da Silva moved all in for 4,600 from the big blind. Both players called.

With action still on the side, Krosnowski played out of flow with a lead of 6,000 on the 10♥8♣3♣ flop. Dobosz called.

The 8♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Krosnowski sized up to 10,000.

Krosnowski emptied the clip on the 9♦ river for 21,100. After receiving a count, Dobosz made the call.

Fabio Da Silva: J♠7♣
Radoslaw Krosnowski: A♠3♠
Kamil Dobosz: A♣10♣

Da Silva's straight ensured him a triple up, while Dobosz's pair of tens sent Krosnowski to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamil Dobosz	71,000 71,000	71,000
Fabio Da Silva	15,000 15,000	15,000
Radoslaw Krosnowski	Busted

Tags: Fabio Da Silva Kamil Dobosz Radoslaw Krosnowski

10-18-2023 18:04 UTC+3

Rakhimov Cracks Queens With Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Azizjon Rakhimov raised to 1,600 from middle position, Artem Sadovskii reraised to 5,600 from the small blind, and Rakhimov called.

The flop came 2♠9♣8♠. Sadovskii continued for 4,500 and Rakhimov called. The turn was the 5♣. Sadovskii moved all in for 17,800 and Rakhimov snap-called with slightly less. Players turned their cards.

Azizjon Rakhimov: 8♥8♣
Artem Sadovskii: Q♥Q♠

Sadovskii had pocket queens, but Rakhimov had made a set of eights. The river came the 9♠ for Rakhimov to win the pot, leaving Sadovskii with just a single big blind behind.

The following hand, Sadovskii got his last chips in the middle and lost the hand to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azizjon Rakhimov	91,000 91,000	91,000
Artem Sadovskii	Busted

Tags: Artem Sadovskii Azizjon Rakhimov

10-18-2023 17:52 UTC+3

Silz Flops the Goods to Eliminate Meshcheryakov

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Maximilian Silz raised to 3,000 from middle position. Arseniy Meshcheryakov defended in the big blind.

The flop landed 6♦2♠7♥ and Meshcheryakov chose to move all in for approximately 13,000. Silz snap-called.

Arseniy Meshcheryakov: 9♠7♦
Maximilian Silz: 7♣6♣

Meshcheryakov had flopped top pair, but it was way behind the two pair of Silz. The J♥ and 3♦ runout changed nothing and Meshcheryakov was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Silz	49,000 19,000	19,000
Arseniy Meshcheryakov	Busted

Tags: Arseniy Meshcheryakov Maximilian Silz

10-18-2023 16:56 UTC+3

Ticherfatine Decides Not to Hero Call

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The pot stood at 10,200 with two players looking at a board that read K♠3♠Q♥Q♠4♦.

Karo Nuri, in early position, moved all in for 16,200; overbetting the size of the pot. Cecile Ticherfatine, on the button, went deep into the tank.

Ticherfatine was thinking for a considerable amount of time as the two players exchanged a healthy amount of table talk. Eventually, Ticherfatine elected to fold. She showed the table she'd been thinking about calling the jam with 8♥8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cecile Ticherfatine	40,000 10,000	10,000
Karo Nuri	26,400 26,400	26,400

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Karo Nuri

10-18-2023 16:32 UTC+3

Nikitina Runs Tens Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Natalya Nikitina raised from late position and Mark Smith reraised from the small blind. Nikitina moved all in for around 27,000 and Smith called. Players flipped their cards, with Nikitina at risk.

Natalya Nikitina: 10♦10♠
Mark Smith: K♠K♣

The board ran out 8♠A♦3♦9♥6♣. Smith held with his pocket kings to win the pot. Nikitina was eliminated but has since reentered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Smith	108,000 108,000	108,000
Natalya Nikitina	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Mark Smith Natalya Nikitina

10-18-2023 15:52 UTC+3

Leetz Gets Value for Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Following an early position open raise, Brandon Leetz called, the small blind called and then Jeremie Zouari reraised to 4,400 from the big blind. Leetz was the only player to call the raise.

The flop came 9♠10♦J♣. Zouari continued for 2,500 and Leetz raised it up to 6,500. Zouari made the call.

The turn was the 10♥. Zouari checked and Leetz bet 8,000, which Zouari called.

The river came the 2♣ and both players checked to showdown. Zouari showed K♣8♠ for a missed straight draw. Leetz showed 7♥7♦ for a pocket pair of sevens, two pair with the tens on board.

"I was bluffing," said Leetz as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Leetz	55,000 23,000	23,000
Jeremie Zouari	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brandon Leetz Jeremie Zouari

10-18-2023 15:48 UTC+3

Labat Value Bets Into Aces

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Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The pot stood at approximately 7,500 with two players looking at a board that read 5♥3♥J♥10♠. Both Antoine Labat, who was under the gun, and Matias Gonzalez Ayesa, in the cutoff, checked to the river.

The 9♦ fell and Labat made a bet of 6,000. Gonzalez Ayesa snap-called. Labat tabled K♠J♠, while Gonzalez Ayesa scooped the pot with A♥A♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Matias Gonzalez Ayesa	72,000
Antoine Labat	13,700 -16,300	-16,300

Tags: Agustin Begue Antoine Labat

10-18-2023 15:34 UTC+3

Nedved Makes Flush to Beat Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ghassan Yared raised to 900 from middle position, Johnny Nedved called, Simon Higgins called in the small blind and the big blind also called.

The flop came 9♣A♠J♠. Action checked to Yared, who bet 2,300. Nedved and Higgins called.

The turn was the 6♠ and both players checked. The river came the K♠. Higgins checked, Yared bet 1,000 and Nedved called.

Yared showed A♦J♥ for two pair and Nedved showed Q♣10♣ for a flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Yared	61,000 25,000	25,000
Johnny Nedved	47,000 17,000	17,000
Simon Higgins	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Ghassan Yared Johnny Nedved Simon Higgins

10-18-2023 14:37 UTC+3

Livschitz Leaves Her Table Wondering

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ihor Kaliahin opened to 500 from under the gun, receiving calls from Hassan Tahsildar, Georgios Skarparis and Victoria Livschitz, in the hijack, cutoff and big blind respectively.

The action checked to Kaliahin who bet out 1,200 on the 9♣10♦3♣ flop. Both Skarparis and Livschitz called.

The 3♦ turned and Livschitz elected to lead for 5,500. Kaliahin thought for nearly two minutes before choosing to fold. Skarparis called.

The 2♦ landed on the river and Livschitz moved all in. Skarparis snap-folded, exposing the 10♣ as he did so. Kaliahin later admitted he'd folded pocket queens.