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

10-20-2024 12:54 UTC+2

Chip Counts at the First Break

Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	2,385,000 -295,000	-295,000

Adrian Cazacu	1,920,000 -5,000	-5,000
Juan Pardo	1,875,000 175,000	175,000
Jelle Moene	1,755,000 55,000	55,000
Daniel Myers	1,525,000 75,000	75,000
Shankui Li	1,395,000 45,000	45,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	1,380,000
Niklas Astedt	1,280,000 -320,000	-320,000
Ryan Mandara	1,220,000 345,000	345,000
Steve O'Dwyer	1,185,000 -315,000	-315,000

Omar Del Pino	1,030,000 155,000	155,000
Manuel Fritz	980,000 -220,000	-220,000
Lev Margolin	955,000
Maximilian Lehmanski	900,000 -25,000	-25,000
Andras Nemeth	795,000 -55,000	-55,000
Sebastien Compte	700,000 -75,000	-75,000
Mehdi Chaoui	600,000
Lars Kamphues	360,000 20,000	20,000
Aylar Lie	245,000 -155,000	-155,000

10-20-2024 12:47 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

10-20-2024 12:45 UTC+2

Margolin Spikes a Set to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With around 200,000 in the pot on a flop of 9♦7♣5♠, Mehdi Chaoui bet 75,000, and Lev Margolin check-raised to 210,000. Stoyan Madanzhiev folded before Chaoui shoved for Margolin's remaining 150,000. Margolin pondered for a few moments before making the call.

Lev Margolin : 8♦8♣ All in
Mehdi Chaoui: Q♥Q♦

Chaoui needed to fade an eight or six to send Margolin to the rail. The 8♥ turn propelled Margolin into the lead with a set, as the 9♥ hit the river to give Margolin the winner with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	1,380,000 -270,000	-270,000
Lev Margolin	955,000 355,000	355,000
Mehdi Chaoui	600,000 -280,000	-280,000

Tags: Lev Margolin Mehdi Chaoui Stoyan Madanzhiev

10-20-2024 12:45 UTC+2

Li's Aces Cracked

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adrian Cazacu opened to 65,000 under the gun and Shankui Li defended the big blind.

On the K♣7♥2♠ flop, Li check-called a bet of 40,000 from Cazacu.

The 9♠ turn was checked through. On the 7♠ river, Li check-called a bet of 275,000 from Cazacu.

Li showed A♦A♣ for the slow-played pair of aces, but it was no good versus Cazacu's K♠3♠ for the rivered king-high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Cazacu	1,925,000 275,000	275,000
Shankui Li	1,350,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Shankui Li

10-20-2024 12:45 UTC+2

Myers Wins Consecutive Pots at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Myers just won back-to-back pots at showdown, which boosted his stack to almost 1,500,000.

First, Myers raised from under the gun and got a call from Juan Pardo in the small blind.

They went to a flop of 8♣4♦A♥ where Pardo check-called a bet of 60,000 from Myers, then both checked the 9♣ turn.

A 4♠ dropped on the river and Pardo led out for 160,000, and Myers called. Pardo showed K♥Q♥ for just king-high, and Myers' A♦10♠ took the pot.

In the next hand, Jelle Moene opened from the hijack to 60,000 and Myers defended the big blind.

They both checked the 6♣2♥3♦ flop to the 5♠ turn where Myers led for 85,000, and Moene raised to 185,000. Myers called.

On the 8♣ river, both players checked and Myers showed a straight with K♣4♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	1,700,000 -250,000	-250,000
Jelle Moene	1,700,000 400,000	400,000
Daniel Myers	1,450,000 450,000	450,000
Lars Kamphues	340,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Daniel Myers Jelle Moene Juan Pardo

10-20-2024 12:42 UTC+2

Malec Good at Showdown

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action went check-check on the river on a board of K♥9♦9♥Q♥Q♦ with around 600,000 in the middle.

Sebastian Malec tabled 10♦9♣ for the lower end of the full house, and Andras Nemeth mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	2,680,000 705,000	705,000

Andras Nemeth	850,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Sebastian Malec Andras Nemeth

10-20-2024 12:39 UTC+2

Fritz Doubles Through Malec

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Manuel Fritz raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Sebastian Malec three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind. Fritz shoved for 560,000 and Malec called to put him at risk.

Manuel Fritz : A♣Q♠ All in
Sebastian Malec : J♥10♥

Fritz was in great shape to double-up if he could stay ahead with ace-queen. The flop of 4♠6♠2♠ was great for Fritz as he picked up a flush draw to cancel out some of Malec's outs. The 8♣ turn and 5♥ river didn't help Malec, and Fritz had doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Malec	1,975,000 -775,000	-775,000

Manuel Fritz	1,200,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Manuel Fritz Sebastian Malec

10-20-2024 12:38 UTC+2

Over $1,500 Added Value in our PokerNews Home Games on PokerStars in October

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Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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10-20-2024 12:31 UTC+2

Compte Fires Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sebastien Compte raised from the button to 60,000 and Manuel Fritz defended out of the big blind.

Fritz check-called a bet of 50,000 from Compte on the Q♠A♦J♣ flop.

Fritz check-called another bet from Compte when the 3♣ hit the turn, this time for 90,000.

After Fritz checked for the last time on the 8♦ river, Compte bet 130,000, and Fritz quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Compte	775,000 255,000	255,000
Manuel Fritz	575,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Manuel Fritz Sebastien Compte

10-20-2024 12:24 UTC+2

Maksim Shornikau Eliminated in 20th Place ($40,400)

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Short-stack Maksim Shornikau jammed from early position for 265,000 and received a call from Adrian Cazacu, before Maximilian Lehmanski rejammed from the big blind for 325,000. Cazacu made the call to create a three-way all-in scenario.

Maksim Shornikau: 8♦8♣ All in
Maximilian Lehmanski: Q♥Q♦ All in
Adrian Cazacu: 7♠7♥

All players had pairs but Shornikau was in trouble, while Lehmanski was in great shape for the triple up.

Shornikau's exit was confirmed by the J♥J♠5♦6♠Q♣ runout, Lehmanski ending up with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Cazacu	1,650,000 -275,000	-275,000
Maximilian Lehmanski	925,000 525,000	525,000
Maksim Shornikau	Busted

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Maksim Shornikau Maximilian Lehmanski