2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$1,042,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,402,000
Entries
1,320
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
155
Players Left
53

Skrbic Doubles Up on the River, Leaves Deyra With Crumbs

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Milos Skrbic
Milos Skrbic

Milos Skrbic was all in for his last 218,000 from the cutoff and up against Ivan Deyra in early position.

Milos Skrbic: J10
Ivan Deyra: AQ

Deyra hit top pair on the 34Q flop, while Skrbic picked up a flush draw. The 8 turn also gave Skrbic a straight draw, and he hit the 7 on the river to complete his flush and stay alive, leaving Deyra on an extreme short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Milos Skrbic
450,000
16,000
16,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Ivan Deyra
40,000
-242,000
-242,000

Tags: Ivan DeyraMilos Skrbic

Peluso Fills Up For Massive Double

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Fabio Peluso
Fabio Peluso

With around 120,000 already in the pot on a board of Q210Q, Julien Montois bet 60,000 from the big blind and Fabio Peluso called on the button.

The river came the 6 and Montois burned through two time banks before betting another 45,000. Peluso then moved all in for 145,000 and Montois called.

Montois showed K9 for a flush, but Peluso had Q10 for the turned full house as he won the pot and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Julien Montois
740,000
-260,000
-260,000
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Fabio Peluso
600,000
130,000
130,000

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Sanchez Eliminates Talbot

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez - Parker Talbot
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez - Parker Talbot

PokerStars team pro Parker Talbot was recently eliminated from the tournament.

According to his former tablemates, Talbot moved all in from middle position for 55,000. Jose Gonzalez Sanchez raised to 120,000 from the small blind, folding out all other players and leaving Talbot all in and at risk.

Talbot was ahead with ace-four suited versus Sanchez who had ace-two suited, but a deuce on the river spelled the end for Talbot's run while Sanchez continued to accumulate chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
2,385,000
35,000
35,000
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Parker Talbot
Busted

Tags: Jose Gonzalez SanchezParker Talbot

An Orbit with Chip Leader Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

Hand #1: Daniel Koloszar opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Viliyan Petleshkov three-bet to 47,000 from the hijack. Koloszar moved all in for 185,000 and was called by Petleshkov who covered.

Daniel Koloszar: AK
Viliyan Petleshkov: AQ

The board ran out A465K giving Koloszar a full double up.

Hand #2: Liviu Bartha moved all in for 122,000 from the button and was called by Shuang Luo in the small blind who covered.

Liviu Bartha: J9
Shuang Luo: A5

The board ran out JJ10108 giving Bartha a full house and subsequently a full double up.

Shuang Luo
Shuang Luo

Hand #3: Bartha opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and Luo three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Jose Gonzalez Sanchez called in the big blind and Bartha called as well.

Action checked around to Luo, who bet 82,000 on the AKQ flop. Sanchez called while Bartha got out of the way.

On the 4 turn Luo moved all in for 190,000 forcing a fold from Sanchez.

Hand #4: Parker Talbot opened to 20,000 from middle position and was called by Sanchez in the small blind and Petleshkov in the big blind.

The flop came AAQ and action checked around to Talbot who bet 10,000. Sanchez folded while Petleshkov made the call.

Both remaining players checked the 2 turn and 2 river. Petleshkov tabled Q10 and Talbot mucked.

Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Hand #5: Petleshkov limped in from the small blind and Markus Schottes checked in the big blind.

Petleshkov bet 10,000 on the A83 flop and Schottes made the call.

On the 4 turn Petleshkov check-called a 15,000 bet from Schottes. He then check-folded to a 45,000 bet from Schottes on the 6 river.

Hand #6: Sanchez opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Petleshkov moved all in for 255,000. Sanchez called with a covering stack.

Viliyan Petleshkov: AJ
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: 55

The board ran out 710Q68. Sanchez held with pocket fives and scooped another big pot while Petleshkov hit the rail.

Hand #7: Schottes opened to 25,000 from the button forcing a fold from Talbot in the big blind.

Hand #8: Luo opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Koloszar three-bet to 50,000 from middle position. Luo called.

Luo check-called a 32,000 continuation bet on the 664 flop and then check-folded to a 55,000 bet on the K turn.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
2,350,000
108,000
108,000
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Markus Schottes
725,000
45,000
45,000
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Daniel Koloszar
495,000
305,000
305,000
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Shuang Luo
445,000
-72,000
-72,000
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Liviu Bartha
305,000
178,000
178,000
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Parker Talbot
60,000
-39,000
-39,000
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Viliyan Petleshkov
Busted

Tags: Daniel KoloszarJose Gonzalez SanchezLiviu BarthaMarkus SchottesParker TalbotShuang LuoViliyan Petleshkov

Lakhdari Can't Get a Shove Through

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Omar Lakhdari
Omar Lakhdari

Action folded to Omar Lakhdari on the button who only had 85,000 remaining and put it all in the middle. Mekan Yusupov peeked down at his cards in the big blind before he called, barely having Lakhdari covered.

Omar Lakhdari: Q10
Mekan Yusupov: A10

Yusupov had Lakhdari dominated heading to the 32J flop. The 10 turn gave both players a pair, but Yusupov remained ahead with his ace-kicker as the K completed the board and sealed Lakhdari's elimination,

Player Chips Progress
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Mekan Yusupov
240,000
30,000
30,000
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Omar Lakhdari
Busted

Tags: Mekan YusupovOmar Lakhdari

Interesting Situation for Miller

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Gary Miller
Gary Miller

The action checked to Gary Miller in late position who opened to 120,000 with only 15,000 left back. It then folded to Fiodor Martino in the small blind who flat called and the big blind folded.

Miller, who was on the exact opposite end of the table, thought that Martino said all in and he tabled his hand which was AK.

Martino explained that all he had done was flat call and the dealer confirmed this action to be correct. The floor was called over and a ruling was made that 15,000 chips were still in play from Miller and his hand would be face-up as they went to a flop.

The players agreed and the dealer put out 2QK. Martino was first to act and put on a smile as he could already see that Miller had hit his king and he was clearly in a bit of a pickle. None the less he tossed in the extra 15,000 and his cards were tabled.

Gary Miller: AK
Fiodor Martin: AQ

Martino had also hit a queen but would need some help to overcome the top pair of Miller. The J turn and A river gave both players two pair but it would be Miller who scooped after a preflop snafu almost cost him that extra 15,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Fiodor Martino
495,000
-120,000
-120,000
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Gary Miller
275,000
143,000
143,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Fiodor MartinGary Miller

Wigg Spikes the River on Joyce

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Toby Joyce
Toby Joyce

Anton Wigg and Toby Joyce got into a pre-flop raising war that ended with Joyce all in from the button as Wigg had him at risk in the hijack.

Toby Joyce: 1010
Anton Wigg: A6

Joyce was ahead with his tens heading to the 432 flop, which gave Wigg straight and flush draws. The 7 turn was no help, but the 5 river completed Wigg's straight.

The stacks were counted down and Wigg had 385,000 remaining. Joyce's stack came out to around 300,000 and he sent it over to Wigg before wishing the table luck and making his exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Anton Wigg
760,000
341,000
341,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Toby Joyce
Busted

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Meragal Wakes Up With Aces to Bust Sitbon

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

Julien Sitbon moved all in for 76,000 from the cutoff as action folded to Maduka Meragal in the big blind who snap-called.

Julien Sitbon: QJ
Maduka Meragal: AA

Sitbon had run right into Meragal's aces and found no help on the 323 flop. He was already getting up from his seat preparing to make his exit as the dealer completed the board with 83, confirming his bustout.

Player Chips Progress
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Maduka Meragal
970,000
180,000
180,000
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Julien Sitbon
Busted

Tags: Julien SitbonMaduka Meragal

Mahmoud Accidentally Uses Three Time Banks Before Doubling Through Jimenez

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Yassin Mahmoud
Yassin Mahmoud

Yassin Mahmoud opened to 33,000 on the button and Jose Jimenez three-bet to 100,000 in the small blind. Mahmoud cracked his knuckles and stretched his arms back as he stared at the ceiling. He grabbed a water and took a drink as he stared some more.

"Is it on me? All in. All in," he said after using three time banks as Jimenez called.

Yassin Mahmoud: QQ
Jose Jimenez: 99

Mahmoud was in great shape to double and did so as the board ran out 103A810 to keep his queens ahead.

"I really didn't know," Mahmoud said as others at the table laughed.

Player Chips Progress
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Yassin Mahmoud
500,000
210,000
210,000
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Jose Jimenez
170,000
-105,000
-105,000

Tags: Jose JimenezYassin Mahmoud

Newey Hanging In There

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Paul Newey
Paul Newey

Paul Newey has been riding a short stack for the majority of the day and just picked a spot to get his last chips in, shoving for 96,000 in the cutoff. Gerard Carbo called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Paul Newey: 1010
Gerard Carbo: 44

Newey had Carbo dominated and took a firm grip on the hand as the flop came J106, giving him a set. The board ran out AQ and Newey ensured he would stick around a little longer.

Player Chips Progress
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Gerard Carbo
1,350,000
-150,000
-150,000
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Paul Newey
200,000
104,000
104,000

Tags: Gerard CarboPaul Newey