2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$357,048
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,610,600
Entries
1,374
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
966
Players Left
145

Reiser's Stack Takes a Hit, Goncalves Doubles

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mathieu Goncalves was all in and at risk for his stack of around 16,000, and Stefan Reiser was looking to win a flip.

Mathieu Goncalves: JJ All in
Stefan Reiser: AK

An action-packed flop of QJ10 gave Reiser Broadway and improved Goncalves to a set. Goncalves needed the board to pair and was granted his wish immediately as the 10 turn locked up the pot for him. The 8 on the river was just a formality, and Goncalves doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Mathieu Goncalves
34,000
-16,000
-16,000
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Stefan Reiser
15,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Mathieu GoncalvesStefan Reiser

Livschitz Limps Under the Gun

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Victoria Livschitz limped in from under the gun, the button called and Ahmed Ibrahimi, in the small blind, squeezed to 5,500. Livschitz called and the button folded.

The QK2 flop checked through to the 8 turn and the 9 river. Ibrahimi bet out a small wager of 1,200 and Livschitz tanked before making a reluctant call.

Ibrahimi tabled JJ, sending Livschitz's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Ahmed Ibrahimi
85,000
85,000
85,000
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Victoria Livschitz
47,500
47,500
47,500

Tags: Ahmed IbrahimiVictoria Livschitz

Sandberg Three-Bet Shoves the Turn

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marte Sandberg
Marte Sandberg

With around 8,000 chips already in the middle on a board of 297, Marte Sandberg cheked it over to Fadil Isufi, who fired 2,700. Sandberg called.

When the 2 paired the board on the turn, Sandberg led out for 4,000, and Isufi raised to 10,800. Sandberg responded with an all-in wager, and Isufi snap-folded with around 25,000 behind.

Player Chips Progress
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Marte Sandberg
140,000
52,000
52,000
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Vlado Banicevic
110,000
110,000
110,000
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Xiaohu Liu
110,000
110,000
110,000
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Fadil Isufi
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Fadil IsufiMarte Sandberg

Winz Coolers Pihela Jr.

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Berthold Winz raised to 3,600 from under the gun, Igor Pihela Jr. three-bet to 10,400 from middle position and Winz four-bet jammed for 50,8000. Pihela Jr. snap-called.

Berthold Winz: KK All in
Igor Pihela Jr.: QQ

This cooler was nearly locked up for Winz on the 4K6 flop. The Q turn did give Pihela Jr. one out on the river, but the 5 that fell was not it. Winz found the full double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Berthold Winz
105,000
70,000
70,000
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Igor Pihela Jr.
68,000

Tags: Berthold WinzIgor Pihela Jr

Mamut Falls to Retiere's Big Slick

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Romain Retiere opened from the cutoff to 2,500 and Nikolai Mamut shoved for around 15,000 out of the small blind. Retiere called to put Mamut at risk.

Nikolai Mamut: A4 All in
Romain Retiere: AK

Mamut was in a lot of trouble against the Big Slick of Retiere. The board ran out 637JJ with no hearts or four, and Retiere's ace-king had ended Mamut's tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Romain Retiere
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Nikolai Mamut ru
Nikolai Mamut
Busted

Tags: Nikolai MamutRomain Retiere

Duta's Turn Shove Goes Uncalled

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Florian Duta
Florian Duta

With around 17,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 8J7, Florian Duta checked it over to Ivan Pavlov, who fired 6,500. Duta then put in a check-raise to 16,500, which Pavlov called.

A 3 dropped on the turn and Duta moved all in for 27,800, which sent Pavlov into the tank. After some time debating, Pavlov still wasn't any closer to making a decision, so the clock was called and a 30-second countdown was given. With a few seconds to go, Pavlov elected to fold, and Duta took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Nikolay Yosifov
120,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Samy Khaled fr
Samy Khaled
85,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Timur Muxamedaminov uz
Timur Muxamedaminov
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
70,000
70,000
70,000
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Ivan Pavlov
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Florian DutaIvan Pavlov

Sabau Over-Bets the River

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a flop of JK5 Maksim Iatsun bet 4,700 from the button. Murat Zengin folded from the small blind, but Razvan Sabau called out of the big blind.

Both players checked the J turn for the J to come on the river. Sabau led out with an over-bet of 25,000, which forced a quick fold from Iatsun.

Player Chips Progress
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Maksim Iatsun
200,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Razvan Sabau ro
Razvan Sabau
130,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Murat Zengin tr
Murat Zengin
28,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Maksim IatsunMurat ZenginRazvan Sabau

Takes From Goossens

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A preflop raising war saw the pot swell to approximately 45,000 with two players looking at a flop of K57.

Panagiotis Mavritsakis, in the big blind, bet out for 9,000. Michael Goossens, in the hijack, made the call.

The 9 turn checked through to the A on the river. Mavritsakis retook the lead with a bet of 13,000, forcing Goossens to let go of his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Goossens
97,000
75,500
75,500
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Panagiotis Mavritsakis
40,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Michael GoossensPanagiotis Mavritsakis

Jattin Doubles Up with a Full House

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Farid Jattin
Farid Jattin

Malcolm Franchi opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 2,500, but Farid Jattin in the big blind responded with a three-bet to 9,000. Franchi called.

The flop came down 9K6, and Jattin led out with a bet of 11,000. Franchi decided to raise it to 27,000, prompting Jattin to call.

When the Q hit the turn, Jattin checked, and Franchi went all in, causing Jattin to snap-call without hesitation.

Franchi revealed 98 for a pair of nines, but Jattin turned over KK for a set of kings. The river brought the Q, giving Jattin a full house and securing him a solid double-up and a nice stack to continue with.

Player Chips Progress
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Farid Jattin
129,600
129,600
129,600
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Malcolm Franchi
52,200
52,200
52,200

Tags: Farid JattinMalcolm Franchi