$20,000 NL Hold'em | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

3 minutes ago

Zobuv Fires Small on Every Street

Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alexander Zubov raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Kayhan Mokri three-bet to 7,500 on the button. After the blinds folded, Zubov four-bet to 20,000 and Mokri called.

Zubov bet 4,500 on the 5♦A♠A♣ flop, which Mokri called.

Zubov bet again upon seeing the J♠ come on the turn, this time for 5,500. Mokri called again.

The 4♦ river saw Zubov lead out for 6,500 and Mokri instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	225,000 61,500	61,500
Kayhan Mokri	68,500 -31,500	-31,500

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6 minutes ago

Mateos Wins Small Battle of the Blinds

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian Mateos limped from the small blind and Dimitar Danchev checked out of the big blind.

Both players checked the 7♦Q♠Q♣ flop to see the 5♠ come on the turn. Mateos led out for 2,000 and Danchev called.

The J♠ fell on the river and Mateos bet 11,000. Danchev quickly folded and Mateos pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	115,000 15,000	15,000

Dimitar Danchev	70,000 -9,500	-9,500

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Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

20 minutes ago

Pardo's Double Barrel Forces Danchev to Fold

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

WIth roughly 19,000 in the middle on a board of 7♠8♣3♣, Juan Pardo bet 9,500 from the button and Dimitar Danchev called from the cutoff.

The K♠ came on the turn and Danchev checked. Pardo fired out a second barrel of 19,000 and Danchev quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	125,000 25,000	25,000
Dimitar Danchev	79,500 -20,500	-20,500

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22 minutes ago

NAPT, EPT and Women's Winter Festival Up for Grabs With Power Path in October

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Sandra Barbour

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With the news that the Power Path is now a permanent addition to PokerStars, and that players can receive a $0.50 Step 1 Power Path ticket every single day as part of the new PokerStars Rewards program, there's never been a better time to have a look at how the Power Path can reward you and where it can take you.

Both live and online events have featured in the Power Path since its launch last summer, with Special Edition Gold Passes sending lucky players to the NAPT and Las Vegas Grand Prix last December.

This month, we look at the various Passes on offer, including both Gold and Silver Passes for the NAPT festival in Las Vegas, the Women's Winter Festival and the European Poker Tour stop in Prague.

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28 minutes ago

Voronin Takes from Martirosian

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Konstantin Voronin raised to 2,500 from early position and Artur Martirosian defended from the big blind.

The action checked through on the 5♥J♥6♦ flop and the 3♣ appeared on the turn. Martirosian bet 4,000 and Voronin called.

Martirosian opted to check the A♥ river and Voronin bet 13,500. Martirosian pondered for around a minute before flicking in the call.

Voronin tabled A♠3♠ for two pair and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Voronin	122,000 22,000	22,000
Artur Martirosian	80,500 -19,500	-19,500

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32 minutes ago

Zubov Gets Paid With Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Atanas Malinov limped under the gun before Oleg Ustinovich raised to 4,500 from the cutoff. Alexander Zubov three-bet to 15,500 out of the big blind, which only Ustinovich called.

Both players checked the Q♣4♥9♦ flop to see the K♥ hit the turn. Zubov led out for 16,000 and Ustinovich called.

Zubov fired out 35,000 upon seeing the 3♣ drop on the river, and after using two time-bank cards, Ustinovich called.

Zubov flipped over A♦K♠ for a pair of kings which won the pot as Ustinovich mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	163,500 63,500	63,500
Atanas Malinov	99,000 -1,000	-1,000
Oleg Ustinovich	40,000 -60,000	-60,000

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42 minutes ago

PokerStars Announces Inaugural Live Spin & Go Championship

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Sandra Barbour

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

PokerStars is bringing Spin & Go's to the live arena for the first time and you don't have long to wait to see them in action because The Spin & Go Championship debuts during the upcoming European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival.

The Spin & Go Championship is scheduled for December 14-15 and will see 81 players lock horns in three-handed tournaments and do battle for a slice of the €100,000 prize pool. Although the Spin & Go Championship field is invite-only, you can qualify for this ground-breaking event.

The 81-strong field consists of 74 PokerStars Spin & Go qualifiers plus seven yet-to-be-announced special guests. A series of Spin & Go leaderboards will award 33 seats to PokerStars dotcom players, 24 to Southern Europe (France and Spain) qualifiers and 17 to qualifiers in Italy.

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47 minutes ago

Early Entrants

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	100,000 100,000	100,000

Ognyan Dimov	100,000 100,000	100,000

Vladimir Korzinin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Markkos Ladev	100,000
Atanas Malinov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Adrian Mateos	100,000 100,000	100,000

Juan Pardo	100,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	100,000 100,000	100,000
Oleg Ustinovich	100,000 100,000	100,000
Artur Martirosian	100,000 100,000	100,000

Konstantin Voronin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Zubov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Kayhan Mokri	100,000 100,000	100,000

48 minutes ago

Shuffle Up & Deal

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Cards are in the are for the $20,000 NL Hold'em.