$10,300 EPT High Roller | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

58 minutes ago

Ponakovs Applies Pressure

Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Michael Dwyer opened from the button to 1,000. Aleksei Savenkov three-bet to 2,400 from the button. Aleksejs Ponakovs then made it 6,500 from the big blind. Dwyer folded and Savenkov called.

Savenkov then check-called a bet of 3,500 on the flop of Q♦2♦3♥. Ponakovs then bet the 8♠ turn after another check from Savenkov. He fired a bet of 13,000. Savenkov tanked for a moment before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	80,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksei Savenkov	69,000 69,000	69,000
Michael Dwyer	60,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Aleksei Savenkov Aleksejs Ponakovs Michael Dwyer

1 hour 4 minutes ago

Ladev Eliminates Kelly

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Markkos Ladev raised to 700 from early position with Mykhailo Demydenko three-betting to 1,800 from middle position. John Kelly four-bet to 5,600 from the small blind which both Ladev and Demydenko called.

Kelly continued with a bet of 4,000 on the 3♥10♦A♦ flop. Ladev called but Demydenko folded.

Kelly checked when the Q♦ came on the turn and Ladev bet 6,800. Kelly check-shoved for roughly 30,000 and Ladev snap-called.

John Kelly: A♠K♦ All in
Markkos Ladev: A♣Q♣

Ladev had spiked a queen on the turn to take the lead with two pair, but Kelly still had outs to stay in the tournament. However, the blank 2♣ hit the river and Kelly was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markkos Ladev	95,000 45,000	45,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	45,000 45,000	45,000
john Kelly	Busted

Tags: Markkos Ladev Mykhailo Demydenko

1 hour 8 minutes ago

Kings, Bluff, or Full House? Yacoub Keeps Them Guessing

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Dori Yacoub opened the action with a raise to 800 from early position, and Pablo Silva in middle position bumped it up to 2,500. Morten Klein, sitting on the button, called, and Yacoub also decided to see a flop.

The 4♥8♦8♣ flop brought some fireworks. After both Yacoub and Silva checked, Klein led with a bet of 1,200. Yacoub called, but Silva had other plans and raised to 3,000. Klein, not backing down, three-bet to 7,000. Yacoub, having check-called earlier, decided to turn up the heat with a four-bet to 21,200. Silva folded quickly, and Klein, curious, asked if Yacoub had flopped a full house with fours over eights. Klein eventually folded too, handing the pot over to Yacoub, who flashed the K♠, claiming he slow played kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dori Yacoub	90,000 90,000	90,000
Pablo Silva	27,600 27,600	27,600
Morten Klein	23,400 -26,600	-26,600

Tags: Dori Yacoub Morten Klein Pablo Silva

1 hour 24 minutes ago

Frankland Falls To Quads

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with the cards on their backs. Matthew Frankland was all-in and at risk versus the covering stack of Ghassan Bitar.

Matthew Frankland: A♠A♥ All in
Ghassan Bitar: K♠K♥

Bitar was on the right side of the cooler on the 3♥K♦8♠ flop and Frankland needed to spike an ace to survive. The K♣ turn was met with rapturous cheers and woops from the table and the 2♣ sealed Frankland's fate. He took the beat well and departed the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Bitar	95,000 32,000	32,000
Matthew Frankland	Busted

Tags: Ghassan Bitar Matthew Frankland

1 hour 25 minutes ago

Pardo Puts Kenjic to the Test

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up preflop with Jovan Kenjic having placed 2,300 over the betting line from the small blind, and Juan Pardo having raised to 7,000 out of the big blind. Kenjic called and they headed to the flop.

Kenjic check-called a bet of 3,900 from Pardo on the K♠6♥Q♠ flop.

The two players checked the 3♦ turn for the Q♥ to fall on the river. Kenjic led out for 4,100 and was met by a raise to 32,500 by Pardo. Kenjic used two of his time-bank cards before he opted to fold, and Pardo won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	60,000 12,000	12,000
Jovan Kenjic	27,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Jovan Kenjic Juan Pardo

1 hour 33 minutes ago

Korzinin's Aggression Works Out

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Paul Newey opened to 700 from early position and Timur Margolin called on the button before Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 2,300 out of the big blind. Newey folded, but Margolin called.

Korzinin led out for 2,500 after the dealer fanned out the flop of A♦A♥2♥. Margolin folded, and Korzinin pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	50,000
Paul Newey	47,000
Vladimir Korzinin	39,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Vladimir Korzinin Timur Margolin Paul Newey

1 hour 36 minutes ago

Bluff And Tell

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Eric Afriat kicked off the action with a raise to 800 on the button, and Santiago Nadal in the small blind responded with a three-bet to 1,700. Afriat wasn’t backing down and fired back with a four-bet to 5,800. Nadal had other plans, upping the pressure with a five-bet to 12,600, which Afriat called.

The action heated up even more on the 2♣7♣5♥ flop. Nadal led out with a bet of 6,500, and Afriat quickly raised it to 15,000. Without hesitation, Nadal shoved all in for his remaining 41,200.

After taking some time to think, Nadal ultimately folded. To Afriat's dismay, Nadal flashed Kx10x, revealing a bluff. Afriat, clearly frustrated, quickly covered Nadal's cards and questioned why he would reveal his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Nadal	82,000 32,000	32,000
Eric Afriat	26,000 -24,000	-24,000

Tags: Santiago Nadal Eric Afriat

1 hour 42 minutes ago

Marsh Takes It With Flop Raise

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Luke Marsh opened to 800 from the button. Duco Ten Haven raised to 2,400 from the button. Marsh called.

Ten Haven led for 3,600 on the flop of J♣4♥8♦. Marsh used most of his allotted 30 seconds before raising to 7,500. Ten Haven took a moment before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	70,000
Duco Ten Haven	39,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Luke Marsh Duco Ten Haven

1 hour 48 minutes ago

Bitar Spikes a Queen

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On a flop of 4♥5♦J♥, Sven McDermott bet 2,200 from the button. Ghassan Bitar called from early position and Saleh Assi folded from the hijack.

After Bitar checked the 3♠ turn, McDermott bet 3,800 and Bitar called.

Bitar led out for 10,000 on the Q♣ river and after a bit of tanking, McDermott, called. Bitar showed A♦Q♦ for a rivered pair of queens which won him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ghassan Bitar	63,000 22,100	22,100
Saleh Assi	42,000 -8,000	-8,000
Sven McDermott	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Ghassan Bitar Sven McDermott

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300