$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2023 13:34 UTC+2

Shahade Shoves Into Aces

David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jen Shahade raised to 4,500 in the cutoff before Eric Tsai three-bet to 16,000 from the big blind. Shahade then moved all in for around 60,000 and Tsai snap-called.

Jen Shahade: A♠J♦
Eric Tsai: A♣A♦

"Oh, no," Shahade cried out when she saw Tsai's aces. She picked up some outs heading to the river on a board of Q♦6♥9♥J♠, but the 6♣ was no help and Team PokerStars Pro was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Tsai	150,000 150,000	150,000
Jen Shahade	Busted

Tags: Eric Tsai Jen Shahade

10-18-2023 13:26 UTC+2

"Nice Hand" For Norel

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eduard Norel opened to 4,500 from early position and was called by David Karsenty in the small blind. Karsenty checked the K♦K♥5♥ flop before Norel continued for 4,000.

Karsenty answered with a check-raise to 9,500 and was called to the 2♣ turn. Karsenty then led out by announcing a bet of 16,000 and Norel took some time before making the call.

After the 2♥ river, Karsenty committed the rest of his stack of around 50,000 and Norel went into the tank. After a few minutes, the call was made.

"Nice hand" said Karsenty, turning over A♠9♠ for two pair on board with an ace kicker. Norel revealed J♥10♥ for a flush to take down a big pot and send Karsenty to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Norel	374,000 76,000	76,000
David Karsenty	Busted

Tags: David Karsenty Eduard Norel

10-18-2023 13:07 UTC+2

EPT Cyprus Main Event Draws Players from 70 Different Countries

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A total of 896 unique players tossed in 1,320 entries for the €5,300 Main Event at the inaugural EPT Cyprus. The debut marks a huge success as there has been a larger turnout than the biggest-ever EPT Prague Main Event (1,267 entries in December 2022).

The field represented 70 countries, with the top five nations being Russia (122), Turkey (58), France (57), Germany (54), and the United Kingdom (48). The 122 runners from Russia accounted for 13.6% of the field.

Country	Players	%	Country	Players	%
Russia	122	13.62%	South Korea	6	0.67%
Turkey	58	6.47%	Sweden	6	0.67%
France	57	6.36%	Belgium	5	0.56%
Germany	54	6.03%	Colombia	5	0.56%
United Kingdom	48	5.36%	Montenegro	5	0.56%
Lebanon	45	5.02%	Israel	4	0.45%
Romania	37	4.13%	Algeria	3	0.33%
Bulgaria	30	3.35%	Armenia	3	0.33%
Spain	28	3.13%	Croatia	3	0.33%
Italy	26	2.90%	Iraq	3	0.33%
Netherlands	23	2.57%	Moldova	3	0.33%
Belarus	22	2.46%	Morocco	3	0.33%
Poland	21	2.34%	Thailand	3	0.33%
Cyprus	16	1.79%	Tunisia	3	0.33%
Norway	15	1.67%	United Arab Emirates	3	0.33%
Kazakhstan	14	1.56%	Uruguay	3	0.33%
Portugal	14	1.56%	Argentina	2	0.22%
Serbia	14	1.56%	Azerbaijan	2	0.22%
USA	14	1.56%	Czech Republic	2	0.22%
Canada	13	1.45%	Denmark	2	0.22%
Lithuania	13	1.45%	Finland	2	0.22%
Ukraine	13	1.45%	India	2	0.22%
Austria	11	1.23%	Jordan	2	0.22%
Greece	10	1.12%	Latvia	2	0.22%
Hong Kong	10	1.12%	Mongolia	2	0.22%
Iran	10	1.12%	Slovenia	2	0.22%
Australia	8	0.89%	South Africa	2	0.22%
Hungary	8	0.89%	Taiwan	2	0.22%
Switzerland	8	0.89%	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0.11%
Uzbekistan	8	0.89%	Indonesia	1	0.11%
China	7	0.78%	Kyrgyzstan	1	0.11%
Estonia	7	0.78%	Malta	1	0.11%
Ireland	7	0.78%	North Macedonia	1	0.11%
Japan	7	0.78%	Senegal	1	0.11%
Brazil	6	0.67%	Turkmenistan	1	0.11%

10-18-2023 12:36 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The 343 remaining players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. Check out the highlights from Level 11 of the EPT Cyprus Main Event

10-18-2023 12:31 UTC+2

Prize Pool Confirmed

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tournament officials have announced the prize pool for the Main Event.

There were a total of 1,320 entries, generating a prize pool of $6,402,000. The top 199 finishers will be in the money, with the champion taking home $1,042,000 and the EPT Cyprus trophy.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$1,042,000	10-11	$74,200	40-55	$18,700
2	$652,200	12-13	$61,850	56-71	$16,250
3	$465,425	14-15	$51,525	72-95	$14,150
4	$358,075	16-17	$43,275	96-119	$12,300
5	$275,425	18-20	$37,650	120-143	$10,700
6	$211,850	21-23	$32,725	144-183	$9,275
7	$162,925	24-27	$28,425	184-199	$8,325
8	$125,350	28-31	$24,700
9	$96,425	32-39	$21,500

10-18-2023 12:18 UTC+2

Day 2 Entrant Panagiotidis Flying Up the Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Vasileios Panagiotidis bought in on Day 2 of the Main Event and has had a fruitful start to the day.

Beginning the hand with 93,000, he opened to 3,500 from under the gun. Mohammad Awamleh three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind before Erdal Gulseven reraised to 22,000 from the big blind. Panagiotidis then shoved, Awamleh committed his 47,000 stack and Gulseven went into the tank before calling as the covering stack.

Mohammad Awamleh: Q♣Q♥
Vasileios Panagiotidis: K♥K♠
Erdal Gulseven: A♠K♦

Three premium hands were tabled, and Panagiotidis had the best of it. There was no drama on the J♠10♦3♠ flop and the 9♥ turn and 6♥ river ensured he dragged in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Panagiotidis	235,000 205,000	205,000
Erdal Gulseven	10,000 -18,000	-18,000
Mohammad Awamleh	Busted

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Mohammad Awamleh Vasileios Panagiotidis

10-18-2023 11:58 UTC+2

An Orbit with EPT Barcelona Main Event Champ Simon Wiciak

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Adi Rajkovic opened to 3,500 from early position and EPT Barca Main Event champ Simon Wiciak called from the big blind.

Wiciak check-called for 1,500 on the J♠Q♠J♦ flop but snap-folded to a bet of 16,500 on the 9♥ turn.

Wiciak then folded his next two hands from the small blind and the button.

Wojciech Stefanski moved all in for 23,000 from early position and Wiciak called from the cutoff. Grzegorz Kozieja rejammed for 80,000 from the big blind and after some thought, Wiciak folded.

Stefanski had A♣K♠ while Kozieja had 10♠10♣. The 9♦2♥2♣7♣5♦ runout confirmed Stefanski's elimination. After the hand, Wiciak said he had AxQx.

Wiciak then folded his next three hands. While the Frenchman took a small hit during the orbit, he still has plenty of chips in front of him and has just under 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adi Rajkovic	150,000 62,500	62,500
Simon Wiciak	140,000 -93,000	-93,000

Grzegorz Kozieja	126,500 14,500	14,500
Wojciech Stefanski	Busted

10-18-2023 11:28 UTC+2

Mhiri Calls Off with Seven-Deuce

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chakib Mhiri limped in from the small blind and called when Teun Mulder made it 5,000 from the big blind.

Mhiri checked the Q♠J♣9♠ flop and Mulder fired out 9,000. Mhiri made it 25,000 but swiftly entered the tank after Mulder reraised to put him all-in for the 35,000 he had behind.

After some time in the tank, Mhiri committed the rest of his stack and the cards were turned over.

Chakib Mhiri: 7♠2♠
Teun Mulder: K♠Q♣

Mhiri needed a spade to survive but the 8♣ turn and Q♥ river marked his elimination instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	320,000 68,000	68,000
Chakib Mhiri	Busted

Tags: Chakib Mhiri Teun Mulder

10-18-2023 11:26 UTC+2

Trattou Spikes the River to Bust Glaser, Kaladjurdjevic

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

[Removed:452] moved all in for 16,000 from the hijack and Mario Trattou called in the small blind. Benny Glaser, in the big blind, then reshoved for 59,500 and Trattou called, having both opponents well covered.

[Removed:452]: 3♥3♠
Benny Glaser: A♦K♥
Mario Trattou: Q♥10♥

Kaladjurdjevic stayed in front on the 8♥8♠4♣5♥ board, but the river brought the 9♥ and Trattou hit a flush to send both players to the rail early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Trattou	200,000 42,500	42,500
[Removed:452]	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Mario Trattou

10-18-2023 11:21 UTC+2

Tardif Survives the Early Onslaught

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three players were on the turn on a board of 3♦2♠5♥7♦. With 10,500 chips already in the middle, Nicanor Sula bet 3,000 chips from the small blind before Patrick Tardif went all in from the big blind for 25,500.

Elias Gutierrez then tanked for a while from under the gun but eventually folded, and Sula quickly followed suit, much to the relief of Tardif.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicanor Sula	62,000 -57,000	-57,000
Elias Gutierrez	43,500 -8,000	-8,000

Patrick Tardif	39,000 9,000	9,000
Stephen Cherry	Busted
Lars Krummenacher	Busted
Sven Stok	Busted
Sachin Joshi	Busted
Alexander Shelukhin	Busted
Kerem Akartuna	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	Busted
Mario Menicanin	Busted
Hady El Asmar	Busted
Christian Enz	Busted
Phillip Corion	Busted
Joris Ruijs	Busted
Vicente Delgado	Busted

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Nicanor Sula Patrick Tardif