Fiodor Martino got his last 70,000 in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Giovani Torre in middle position.
Fiodor Martino: Q♠10♠
Giovani Torre: A♠8♠
Martino took the lead on the 4♥10♣3♦ flop with top pair, but the board ran out 5♦2♣ and Torre made a straight on the river to send Martino to an early Day 4 exit.
Marius Irimia open-jammed for 110,000 from under the gun and action folded to Marc Foggin in the big blind, who called.
Marius Irimia: A♣2♥
Marc Foggin: A♦2♦
Both players had the same hand, but the Q♠9♦6♦ made Foggin the favorite as he picked up a flush draw. The K♠ turn was a brick, but the 5♦ river completed Foggin's flush to send out Irimia.
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez said hello to Japanese vlogging star Masato Yokosawa who was filming the table from the rail before he called a raise of 30,000 in the cutoff from Andrei Vavilonsii in early position. Yassin Mahmoud also called on the button, as did blinds Nicolas Chouity and Ilya Pavlov.
The flop came A♦9♥Q♥ and Vavilonskii continued for 55,000. Gonzalez Sanchez called, and Mahmoud also came along as Chouity and Pavlov got out of the way.
The 10♦ fell on the turn and Vavilonskii used a time bank before moving all in for 165,000. Gonzalez Sanchez then raised to 375,000 and Mahmoud folded.
Gonzalez Sanchez showed A♣J♣, but Vavilonskii had Q♣Q♦ for a set. The river was the 6♠ and Vavilonskii stood up to snap a photo of the board before accepting the massive pot.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus has entered its final stretch as the halfway point for the $5,300 EPT Main Event has been crossed. And there's not long to wait, as the next chapter for the tournament begins at 12 p.m. EEST.
The initial field of 1,320 has been whittled down to its final 53 entrants inside the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, and among those remaining are two players who have already tasted EPT Main Event glory.
Anton Wigg (300,000) and Nicolas Chouity (745,000) wrote their name in the EPT history books during the 2010 season, winning the Main Events at the Copenhagen and Monte Carlo stops. The victories resulted in the biggest cash of their careers, and the similarities continue with Wigg and Chouity having $4.4 million and $4.6 million in live tournament earnings. Good enough to put them 412th and 383rd in All-Time Money List.
Of course, the 51 other players will be looking to stop them at any cost and in pole position to do that is Nathan Tetart (3,465,000). The Frenchman is the sole participant with more than 3 million chips, while Jose Gonzalez Sanchez (2,665,000) and Bart Lybaert (2,000,000) were the only other players to breach the 2 million chip mark.
EPT Cyprus Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Nathan Tetart
France
3,465,000
231
2
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Spain
2,665,000
178
3
Bart Lybaert
Belgium
2,000,000
133
4
Gilles Simon
Netherlands
1,455,000
97
5
Gerard Carbo
Spain
1,380,000
92
6
Kenny Hallaert
Belgium
1,330,000
89
7
Ricardo Tannoury
United States
1,300,000
87
8
Casimir Seire
Finland
1,240,000
83
9
Renat Bohdanov
Ukraine
1,120,000
75
10
Nikita Kuznetsov
Russia
1,030,000
69
Day 4 Plan
EPT Trophy
Day 4 kicks off at noon local time on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Day 4 will close when six more levels play out or until the field reaches 16, whichever comes first.
The returning players have locked up a minimum payday of $18,700, with the next pay jump at 39th place ($21,500). However, all eyes will be on the $1,042,000 that will be awarded to the eventual champion on Sunday.
As always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from EPT Cyprus.
