The 13 remaining players are now on a 20-minute break.
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
On a board reading K♥9♦7♣Q♥6♦ Ognyan Dimov was all in from small blind for roughly 120,000 and called by Sam Grafton on the button who covered.
Ognyan Dimov: K♣10♣
Sam Grafton: J♦10♥
Dimov's top pair could not beat Grafton's straight and he was sent to the rail while Grafton took down another decent pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sam Grafton |
970,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Ognyan Dimov | Busted | |
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A modest pot of 90,000 had been brewed between Ognyan Dimov and Teun Mulder. WIth a completed board of 8♣K♣J♥Q♠6♣ on the table, Dimov checked from the big blind and Mulder put his opponent all-in for his final 115,000 chips.
Dimov spent a long time in the tank before pushing his cards towards the dealer, forfeiting the pot to Mulder, who climbed over one million chips with this victory.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vicente Delgado |
1,750,000
-181,000
|
-181,000 |
Juan Pardo |
1,220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Teun Mulder |
1,140,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Sam Grafton |
850,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
Adrian Mateos |
548,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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Maher Nouira |
345,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Ognyan Dimov |
115,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
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Juan Pardo and Teun Mulder had created a pot of 450,000 chips with a completed board of J♥Q♠Q♠10♦10♣ on the table. Pardo checked from the big blind before Mulder announced his all-in.
Pardo folded quicker than lightning and surrendered the pot to Mulder, who is nearing a seven-figure stack by winning this hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Juan Pardo |
1,130,000
130,000
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130,000 |
Teun Mulder |
925,000
169,000
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169,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski and Kayhan Mokri were heads up on a flop of 4♠K♣6♠. The pot amounted to 75,000 when Badziakouski led out for 20,000 chips from the big blind. Mokri sat in early position and put Badziakouski all-in for 133,000 chips. Badziakouski then quickly called and the cards went on their backs.
Mikita Badziakouski: K♦8♠
Kayhan Mokri: A♠10♣
Badziakouski's top pair held on the Q♣Q♠ runout and he doubled up to a healthier stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kayhan Mokri |
675,000
-70,000
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-70,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
341,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
Pablo Silva opened to 24,000 rom the cutoff and Gregoire Auzoux three-bet to 74,000 from the small blind. Silva used one time extension before moving all in for roughly 150,000. Auzoux called to put Silva at risk.
Pablo Silva: K♥Q♣
Gregoire Auzoux: J♦J♥
The board ran out A♠9♣2♣3♦10♠. Silva could not pull ahead of the pocket-jacks resulting in his elimination while Auzoux took down a decent pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Gregoire Auzoux |
1,250,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Pablo Silva | Busted |
In a preflop confrontation Leon Sturm found himself all in and at risk for roughly 325,000 against Pablo Silva.
Leon Sturm: A♦K♥
Pablo Silva: J♦J♠
The board ran out 3♠Q♣Q♠5♣A♥. Sturm's rivered ace was good for the winner and he took down a nice pot, extending his tournament life in the process while leaving Silva with just over ten big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leon Sturm |
670,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Pablo Silva |
129,000
-221,000
|
-221,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski raised to 24,000 from early position and the action folded the Maher Nouira in the big blind, who made the call.
The two players then both checked the A♠7♠7♦ flop and the 5♦ turn. The 6♣ river then completed the board and Maher made a bet of 40,000 chips. Badziakouski came up with a call and Maher showed A♦9♣. His flopped two pair took down the pot and dwindled Badziakouski's stack a bit further.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Maher Nouira |
310,000
-140,000
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-140,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
175,000
-204,000
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-204,000 |
Vicente Delgado raised his button to 25,000 and Teun Mulder made the call from the big blind. The flop was then fanned out Q♠3♥J♠. Mulder checked to Delgado and the latter bet out 22,000 chips. Mulder made the call and the pair saw the 7♥ turn.
Mulder checked once more and Delgado made a big bet of 106,000 this time. Mulder spent one time extension but ended up making the call. On the A♠ river, Mulder checked for the third time and Delgado now put the Dutchman all in, for 216,000 chips.
No tanking was needed this time, as Mulder snap called. Delgado tabled A♥4♣ for top pair, but it was no good against the two pair of Mulder, who played J♣7♠. Mulder doubled up while Delgado took a small hit to his chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vicente Delgado |
1,931,000
-549,000
|
-549,000 |
Teun Mulder |
756,000
421,000
|
421,000 |
With three players seeing a board of A♣J♥9♥ and roughly 100,000 in the middle, Sam Greenwood checked from the big blind and Quan Zhou bet 31,000 from under the gun. Paulius Plausinaitis called from middle position and Greenwood called as well after using one time extension.
Action checked around to Plausinaitis again on the 7♣ turn and he bet 100,000. Greenwood called off for his last 30,000 and Zhou also called.
On the 4♠ river Zhou checked and Plausinaitis bet 75,000. Zhou put in a check-raise to 300,000 and Plausinaitis got out of the way.
Greenwood tabled 4♥2♥ for a missed flush draw and rivered pair of fours while Zhou showed down A♥K♦ for top pair, top kicker to score the knockout and take down a nice pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Quan Zhou |
1,490,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
Paulius Plausinaitis |
330,000
-182,000
|
-182,000 |
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Sam Greenwood | Busted | |
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