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

Retiere Shows the Goods

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 94,000 with two players looking at a board of 956J.

Romain Retiere, who was under the gun, bet out 55,000. Chakib Mhiri, in middle position, thought for a considerable amount of time before finally choosing to fold.

As Retiere raked in the pot he flashed 66 for a flopped set, proving to Mhiri had made the correct fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Romain Retiere
300,000
50,000
50,000
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Chakib Mhiri
245,000
32,500
32,500

Tags: Chakib MhiriRomain Retiere

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Hu Doubles Up Varnaev

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught as Jinlong Hu, in the hijack, had Sergei Varnaev all in and at risk for his effective stack of approximately 150,000.

Sergei Varnaev: AK All in
Jinlong Hu: AQ

The board ran out 54273; Hu couldn't improve upon Varnaev and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergei Varnaev
300,000
123,000
123,000
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Jinlong Hu
200,000
125,000
125,000

Tags: Sergei VarnaevJinlong Hu

Clarke Sends Goel to the Rail

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Apoorva Goel moved all in for his last 32,000 from early position. Patrick Clarke, in the cutoff, made the call.

Apoorva Goel: KQ All in
Patrick Clarke: AK

The A104 gave Clarke top pair, but Goel had outs to Broadway. The 7 turn and 9 river changed nothing and Clarke was sent tot he rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Clarke
210,000
-107,000
-107,000
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Apoorva Goel
Busted

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Di Meglio Chipping Up on the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 13,000 from the hijack with Tudor Zapsa calling on the button and Danielle Noja defending his big blind.

The 896 flop got checked through for the 10 to come on the turn. After Zapsa checked, Di Meglio bet 8,000 and got two quick folds from his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
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Mathieu Di Meglio
4,000,000
3,660,000
3,660,000
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Tudor Zapsa
200,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Danielle Noja
58,000
-29,500
-29,500

Tags: Danielle NojaMathieu Di MeglioTudor Zapsa

Vogelsang Gets Raised on the River

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tom Vogelsang
Tom Vogelsang

Mustafa Biz raised to 10,000 from early position and Tom Vogelsang called, from the button.

The K76 flop saw Biz continue for 7,000. Vogelsang called.

The Q turn checked through to the Q on the river. Biz bet out 8,000 and Vogelsang responded with a raise to 46,000. Biz came back with a three-bet to 125,000 and Vogelsang folded.

As Biz raked in the pot he showed KQ for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Mustafa Biz
420,000
325,000
325,000
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Tom Vogelsang
230,000

Tags: Mustafa BizTom Vogelsang

Bezhanyan Runs Into Aces

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aren Bezhanyan raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Andreas Frohli three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. After the rest of the table folded, Bezhanyan four-bet jammed for roughly 170,000 and Frohli snap-called.

Aren Bezhanyan: A10 All in
Andreas Frohli: AA

Bezhanyan had run into the aces of Frohli, and needed a miracle to not bust just before the bubble. The board ran out 51033J to give Frohli the winner with his aces, and Bezhanyan was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Andreas Frohli
700,000
200,000
200,000
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Aren Bezhanyan
Busted

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Zapsa Bubbles the Tournament

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The complete action was missed but on a board reading J25102, Tudor Zapsa checked from the small blind and Ivan Pavlov shoved for Zapsa's remaining 100,000. Zapsa called and Pavlov turned over AA for an overpair. Zapsa didn't show his cards and they were lost in the muck before the dealer had a chance to reveal them.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan Pavlov
400,000
315,000
315,000
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Tudor Zapsa
Busted

Tags: Ivan PavlovTudor Zapsa