$10,200 NL Hold'em | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-20-2024 14:30 UTC+2

Vaskaboinikau Solidifes Chip Lead as he Eliminates Bezhanyan

Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aren Bezhanyan raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau defended in the big blind.

The 3♣J♠A♣ flop saw Vaskaboinikau play in flow. Bezhanyan bet out 30,000 and Vaskaboinikau check-raised to 125,000. Bezhanyan called.

The A♦ turn saw Vaskaboinikau size up to 200,000. Bezhanyan tanked before moving all in for, what looked to be, 350,000. Vaskaboinikau called.

Aren Bezhanyan: A♠10♠ All in
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♥K♥

Both players turned trips, but Vaskaboinikau's kicker still played on the 7♥ river, sending Bezhanyan to the rail. With this pot, Vaskaboinikau encroached on the two million chip mark, easily solidifying himself as the largest stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,900,000 700,000	700,000
Aren Bezhanyan	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

10-20-2024 14:28 UTC+2

Koc Gets Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 9♥Q♦Q♣ and Tahir Koc checked. Fahredin Mustafov bet 20,000, then Hassan Nashar put in a raise. Koc then check-raised all in for 90,000. Mustafov folded and Nashar made the call.

Nashar had 10♠9♠ for two pair, queens and nines. Koc, however, turned over Q♠2♠ for trip queens.

The turn came the K♣ and river the 4♦, so Koc held to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	450,000 5,000	5,000
Tahir Koc	250,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Hassan Nashar Tahir Koc

10-20-2024 14:21 UTC+2

Action Slows Down on Table 2

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

On Table 2, most hands in the last orbit or so have been taken down with a preflop raise, reraise or flop bet.

10-20-2024 14:16 UTC+2

Vaskaboinikau Fires Two

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised from the hijack and Krasimir Yankov defended in the big blind.

The 10♠10♥2♠ flop saw Yankov check-call a bet of 22,000 from Vaskaboinikau.

The 5♣ turn saw Yankov play in flow. Vaskaboinikau fired again, this time for 65,000. Yankov chose to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,200,000 56,000	56,000
Krasimir Yankov	200,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

10-20-2024 14:06 UTC+2

Lin Catches Nashar Speeding

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The pot had grown to 68,000 with two players looking at a flop of 10♥9♦6♥.

Hassan Nashar, in the big blind, checked the action to Ren Lin, on the button. Lin bet out 25,000 and Nashar check-raised to 75,000. Lin called.

The Q♥ turn saw Nashar continue for 50,000. Lin called.

The 6♦ river prompted Nashar to fire again, this time for 100,000. Lin tanked before making the call. Nashar instantly mucked his cards, conceding the pot to Lin. Lin raked in the chips while also keeping his holding concealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	965,000 285,000	285,000
Hassan Nashar	445,000 -275,000	-275,000

Tags: Hassan Nashar Ren Lin

10-20-2024 14:03 UTC+2

Neychev Is Good at Showdown

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aren Bezhanyan raised from the cutoff and Krasimir Neychev defended in the big blind.

The 5♥K♥9♦ flop saw Neychev check-call a bet of 25,000 from Bezhanyan.

The 6♦ turn checked through to the K♦ river. Both players checked to a showdown. Neychev rolled over K♣Q♠ for trips kings, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Neychev	690,000 50,000	50,000
Aren Bezhanyan	586,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Krasimir Neychev Aren Bezhanyan

10-20-2024 14:02 UTC+2

Semionov Runs Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The board read J♠2♣3♠ and Oleg Semionov was all-in with a short stack against Kully Sidhu, who had him covered.

Semionov had J♦6♥ for top pair, but Sidhu had K♠K♦ for pocket kings.

The turn came the 4♣ and river the 10♣. Sidhu held to win the pot, sending Semionov to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kully Sidhu	360,000 -74,000	-74,000
Oleg Semionov	Busted

Tags: Kully Sidhu Oleg Semionov

10-20-2024 13:59 UTC+2

Mustafov Check-Raises Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♣9♥6♥ and Fahredin Mustafov checked. Hassan Nashar bet 75,000 then Mustafov check-raised all in for 346,000. Nashar folded and Mustafov claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	720,000 -60,000	-60,000
Fahredin Mustafov	460,000 60,000	60,000

10-20-2024 13:49 UTC+2

Jattin Still Leads After First Break (full)

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Ollie Garland

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	1,150,000 500,000	500,000

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	1,144,000 94,000	94,000
Hassan Nashar	780,000 -270,000	-270,000
Adrian Mateos	693,000 268,000	268,000

Ren Lin	680,000 30,000	30,000
Krasimir Neychev	640,000 110,000	110,000
Aren Bezhanyan	636,000 382,000	382,000
Kully Sidhu	434,000 274,000	274,000
Gregoire Auzoux	408,000 -112,000	-112,000
Fahredin Mustafov	400,000 40,000	40,000
Tomas Jozonis	355,000 12,000	12,000
Julien Sitbon	340,000 -10,000	-10,000
Oleg Ustinovich	333,000 -37,000	-37,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	223,000 -183,000	-183,000
Tahir Koc	209,000 4,000	4,000
Krasimir Yankov	174,000 74,000	74,000
Viktor Ustimov	131,000 -49,000	-49,000

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