$50,000 EPT Super High Roller | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-16-2023 12:59 UTC+2

Mulder Makes Trips and Doubles Up

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The completed board of K♦9♦K♠J♠2♦ was already dealt out when the action was caught. With around 200,000 in the middle, Jules Dickerson checked from the small blind to Teun Mulder in the big blind. Mulder then shipped his stack of 139,000 in the middle and Dickerson went into the tank.

After a couple of time bank extensions, Dickerson threw in a chip for the call. Mulder showed his opponent A♠K♥ for flopped trips and Dickerson tried to muck his hand, but the dealer flipped over his J♣9♠ to show two pair, kings and jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	478,000 228,000	228,000
Jules Dickerson	256,000 -261,000	-261,000

Tags: Jules Dickerson Teun Mulder

10-16-2023 12:53 UTC+2

Delgado Forces a Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Quan Zhou opened to 17,000 from middle position and received calls from Vicente Delgado in the small blind and Jules Dickerson in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥3♦3♣ and action checked around to Zhou who put in a continuation bet of 20,000. Delgado check-raised to 65,000, forcing a fold from Dickerson while Zhou made the call.

Delgado bet again for 100,000 on the 7♥ turn and this time Zhou opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	1,080,000 133,000	133,000
Vicente Delgado	880,000 180,000	180,000
Jules Dickerson	517,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jules Dickerson Quan Zhou Vicente Delgado

10-16-2023 12:46 UTC+2

Benitez Left on Fumes after Doubling Sturm

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 16,000 from the button and Alexandre Vuilleumier called from the small blind. Francisco Benitez was in the big blind and decided to go all in for 257,000. Sturm made the call for less, 201,000 chips, and Vuillemier got out of the way while the other two showed down.

Leon Sturm: J♠J♦
Francisco Benitez: 9♦9♣

Sturm's superior pair remained the best hand on 7♠2♦Q♥K♠A♣ and he secured a double-up while Benitez was left with just under eight big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Vuilleumier	520,000 -5,000	-5,000
Leon Sturm	426,000 81,000	81,000
Francisco Benitez	46,000 -196,000	-196,000

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Francisco Benitez Leon Sturm

10-16-2023 12:42 UTC+2

Dimov Flips Vieira to the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ognyan Dimov opened to 16,000 from middle position and Joao Vieira moved all in for 154,000. Dimov made the call with a covering stack to put Vieira at risk.

Joao Vieira: 10♣10♠
Ognyan Dimov: A♥J♦

Dimov caught top pair on the A♦3♠4♣ flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 2♣7♣ to eliminate Vieira and collect the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	1,195,000 20,000	20,000

Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Ognyan Dimov

10-16-2023 12:36 UTC+2

Mokri's Hot Run Continues, Pounces on Ponakovs

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In one of the last hands of the previous level, Kayhan Mokri open-raised to 13,000 from the cutoff before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet all in from the button for 148,000. The action folded back to Mokri, who put in the extra chips to put Ponakovs at risk for his tournament life.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠K♣
Kayhan Mokri: 7♥7♦

No ace or king appeared on 6♥J♠8♥6♠5♠ and Mokri won the flip, sending Ponakovs to the exit as the second elimination of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	1,235,000 170,000	170,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kayhan Mokri

Level: 10

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

10-16-2023 12:33 UTC+2

Greenwood Fires Two Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened to 13,000 from the hijack and received a call from Mikita Badziakouski in the cutoff before Sam Greenwood put in a three-bet to 52,000 from the button. Mateos called while Badziakouski got out of the way.

The flop came 8♦7♦3♥ and Mateos check-called a 35,000 continuation bet from Greenwood.

On the 9♦ turn Mateos checked, Greenwould bet again for 50,000 and this time Mateos opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	505,000 -104,000	-104,000

Sam Greenwood	355,000 142,000	142,000

Mikita Badziakouski	175,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Mikita Badziakouski Sam Greenwood

10-16-2023 12:23 UTC+2

Ding Pays It Off

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 12,000 from early position and Gregoire Auzoux responded by three-betting to 42,000 from the button. The action folded back to Ding, who obliged with a call.

The 10♠2♦9♣ flop saw Ding check to Auzoux, who continued with a bet of 32,000, which Ding called. The subsequent 6♠ turn was then checked by both players before the K♥ river rolled off.

Bing checked once more, leading Auzoux to make a bet of 86,000, roughly half his stack. Bing mulled it over for a good while but eventually made the call. Auzoux showed A♣K♠ for rivered top pair, shipping him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregoire Auzoux	436,000 186,000	186,000
Biao Ding	149,000 -126,000	-126,000

Tags: Biao Ding Gregoire Auzoux

10-16-2023 12:20 UTC+2

Mokri Doubles Again to Surpass One Million

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexandre Vuilleumier opened to 15,000 from middle position and received calls from Kayhan Mokri on the button and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau in the big blind.

The flop came A♥8♠7♠ and action checked around to Mokri, who bet 18,000. Vaskaboinikau made the call before Vuilleumier put in a check-raise to 72,000. Mokri called and Vaskaboinikau got out of the way.

On the K♣ turn Vuilleumier bet 144,000 and once again Mokri made the call.

Vuilleumier moved all in on the Q♦ river, covering Mokri's remaining stack of roughly 250,000. Mokri snap-called.

Vuilleumier could only show 10♦9♦ for a missed straight draw turned into a bluff. Mokri tabled J♠10♣ for the nut-straight to receive another full double up putting him near the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	1,065,000 551,000	551,000
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	685,000 50,000	50,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	525,000 -411,000	-411,000

Tags: Alexandre Vuilleumier Kayhan Mokri Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

10-16-2023 12:08 UTC+2

Mokri Squeezes In a Double

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Leon Sturm kicked off the action with a raise to 13,000 from the hijack. Francisco Benitez called from the button and Biao Ding followed suit from the small blind.

Kayhan Mokri was sitting in the big blind and thought if over for a bit before jamming in his stack of 241,000 chips. Sturm quickly folded but Benitez went deep into the tank.

After using a few time bank extensions, he slammed in a tower of chips for a rejam, also covering Ding. Ding would got out of the way, however, leading to a showdown between the other two players.

Kayhan Mokri: A♥K♦
Francisco Benitez: 8♠8♦

Mokri paired his king on 4♣K♥J♥ and the eights remained absent on the 9♦7♠ runout, doubling him up and leaving Benitez with less than a starting stack.