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

10-11-2024 16:58 UTC+2

"Spain Gamble Too Much" as Malinov Doubles Off Delgado

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Artsiom Lasouski raised to 10,000 under the gun before Vicente Delgado three-bet to 24,000 in the hijack. Atanas Malinov then moved all in for 63,500 on the button and Lasouski folded. Delgado let out a laugh as he asked for a count and eventually called.

Atanas Malinov: A♥K♥ All in
Vicente Delgado: A♠10♥

"Ace-ten not so bad," tablemate Ren Lin said after the cards were revealed. Delgado found himself dominated and Malinov held up through the 3♠6♣J♣7♥4♠ board to double up.

"Three-bet with ace-ten. You gamble too much," Lin said to Delgado after the hand.

"Very aggressive," Lasouski added.

"Where you from?" Lin asked Delgado.

"Spain," Delgado replied.

"Ay ay ay, Spain gamble too much," Lin said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	140,000 50,000	50,000
Atanas Malinov	140,000 60,000	60,000
Vicente Delgado	40,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Atanas Malinov Vicente Delgado

10-11-2024 16:51 UTC+2

Pardo Doubles Off Danchev

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 8,000 under the gun, Juan Pardo moved all in for 96,000 in the big blind, and Danchev called.

Juan Pardo: 10♥10♠ All in
Dimitar Danchev: 8♠8♣

Pardo had Danchev dominated with his tens and held on through the 9♥4♣5♦J♣K♠ board to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	200,000 190,000	190,000
Dimitar Danchev	50,000 -84,000	-84,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Juan Pardo

10-11-2024 16:50 UTC+2

Dimov Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev opened to 8,000 from early position with Ognyan Dimov calling on the button and Hassan Nashar defending out of the big blind.

The flop of 4♦K♥3♠ was checked to Dimov and he put out a bet of 7,000. Nashar called but Danchev folded.

Nashar checked the 9♦ turn and faced a bet of 12,000 from Dimov. Nashar folded and surrendered the pot to Dimov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	200,000 -30,000	-30,000

Hassan Nashar	170,000 70,000	70,000
Dimitar Danchev	134,000 -86,000	-86,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Hassan Nashar Ognyan Dimov

10-11-2024 16:48 UTC+2

Martirosian the Latest to Run Into Aces

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jelle Moene raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Artur Martirosian moved all in for 45,000 in the big blind. Moene instantly slammed in a stack of chips to call. "You always have it," Martirosian said even before the cards were revealed.

Artur Martirosian: Q♠10♠ All in
Jelle Moene: A♦A♠

The K♣4♦10♣ flop gave Martirosian some outs with a pair, but he missed the 3♣ turn and 5♣ river as Moene took the pot to send Martirosian to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle Moene	210,000 92,000	92,000
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Jelle Moene

10-11-2024 16:44 UTC+2

Suvarna Heads to the Rail Again as Zubov Wins a Flip

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna was all-in for his last 27,000 from the big blind and Alexander Zubov put him at risk under the gun.

Santhosh Suvarna: A♦9♦ All in
Alexander Zubov: 5♣5♠

Suvarna needed to win the coin flip to avoid busting for the third time today, but the J♥4♣4♦2♣2♦ board provided no help as Zubov's fives earned him the pot and sent Suvarna off to the rail yet again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	130,000 130,000	130,000
Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Tags: Alexander Zubov Santhosh Suvarna

10-11-2024 16:42 UTC+2

Martirosian Doubles Through Ding

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Biao Ding opened to 8,000 from early position and Artur Martirosian shoved for 22,000 from the seat next to him. Ding made the call to put Martirosian at risk.

Artur Martirosian: 10♠10♦ All in
Biao Ding: 7♣7♦

Martirosian looked poised to double against the sevens of Ding. The dealer put out a board of A♣8♠3♥A♦J♥, which kept Martirosian ahead with tens and he had doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	78,000 78,000	78,000
Artur Martirosian	52,000 -48,000	-48,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Biao Ding

10-11-2024 16:40 UTC+2

Delgado Shoves on Kuznetsov, Lin Wants to Gamble

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ren Lin began the hand by doing pushups on the floor as Kayhan Mokri sat on top of him.

"If you straddle I'll double straddle. If you double straddle I'll go all in blind," Lin said to Mokri, who shook his head.

"You win so much money and you don't want to gamble," Lin added.

"I just want to live a nice, normal life in Norway," Mokri replied.

Vicente Delgado, who had recently reentered, and Nikita Kuznetsov in the meantime went heads-up to the turn on a board of Q♦A♥Q♠4♠. Delgado bet 29,000 from the hijack and Kuznetsov called in the cutoff.

The river was the 10♥ and Delgado moved all in for 55,000. Kuznetsov tanked for a minute before surrendering the pot to Delgado. "Ace-queen," Delgado said as he took the pot.

"I think it was fives," Mokri replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	175,000
Vicente Delgado	130,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Vicente Delgado

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-11-2024 16:32 UTC+2

Ponakovs Picks Up Aces to Double

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Artsion Lasouski raised to 6,000 in the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the cutoff. Atanas Malinov then three-bet to 26,000 in the big blind and Lasouki folded. Ponakovs, though, moved all in for 40,000 and Malinov snap-called.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♥A♣ All in
Atanas Malinov: 9♥9♣

"Very professional short-stack player," Ren Lin said as Ponakovs showed down two aces. The A♠5♣3♣ flop gave him top set, while the rest of the board ran out J♥2♣ to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	90,000 90,000	90,000
Atanas Malinov	80,000 -40,000	-40,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	80,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Atanas Malinov Artsion Lasouski

10-11-2024 16:30 UTC+2

Ding's Set Goes Down to Ladev's Wheel

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 6,000 from middle position with Damir Zhugralin calling from the small blind and Markkos Ladev defending his big blind.

All three players checked the 9♠5♦2♠ flop to see the 3♥ come on the turn. Zhugralin led out for 12,500 which Ladev called before Ding raised to 40,000. Zhugralin folded but Ladev called.

Ladev checked the Q♠ river and Ding shoved for roughly 140,000. Ladev pondered for a moment, then made the call.

Ding showed 9♥9♦ for a set of nines on the flop, but to his surprise, he was second best to the A♥4♦ of Ladev for a turned straight.