2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$25,000 SHR Warm Up
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$417,570
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,368,570
Entries
57
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
57
Players Left
1

Vaskaboinikau Continues to Climb With Shove on Spencer

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Lewis Spencer raised to 40,000 in the hijack, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind, and Spencer called.

The flop came KJ6 and Vaskaboinikau bet 125,000. Spencer called to see the 7 turn, where Vaskaboinikau moved all in.

Spencer had just over 300,000 remaining and took a few seconds before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,200,000
200,000
200,000
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Lewis Spencer
310,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Lewis SpencerMikalai Vaskaboinikau

Camosci Snaps Off Kuznetsov in Massive Three-Way All In

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 40,000 in early position and Fahredin Mustafov moved all in for 94,000 in middle position. Enrico Camosci then reraised to 148,000 on the button and Kuznetsov called.

It took a few minutes to sort out the main and side pots before the dealer spread out the 322 flop. Camosci then bet 80,000, Kuznetsov moved all in, and Camosci snap-called for 404,000.

Fahredin Mustafov: K9 All in
Enrico Camosci: QQ All in
Nikita Kuznetsov: 1010

Camosci was ahead with his queens and poised to scoop the entire pot as the 8 fell on the turn. The river was the 5 and Camosci sent Mustafov to the rail while earning a double up off Kuznetsov.

Sergi Reixach was also eliminated at this table a few hands earlier.

Player Chips Progress
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Enrico Camosci
1,150,000
700,000
700,000
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Nikita Kuznetsov
160,000
-585,000
-585,000
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Fahredin Mustafov
Busted
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Sergi Reixach
Busted

Tags: Enrico CamosciFahredin MustafovNikita KuznetsovSergi Reixach

Jacks Are Good For Vaskaboinikau

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Natan Chauskin committed his final 180,000 into the middle preflop from the hijack with Mikalai Vaskaboinikau making the call from the button to try and send him to the rail.

Natan Chauskin: AQ All in
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: JJ

A classic flip to decide Chauskin's future in the tournament. The board ran out 87528, which kept Vaskaboinikau's pocket jacks ahead and Chauskin was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
1,000,000
620,000
620,000
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Natan Chauskin
Busted

Tags: Mikalai VaskaboinikauNatan Chauskin

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Newey Hits the River to Bust Kudzmanas; Carvalho Also Falls

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante
Paul Newey
Paul Newey

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 32,000 in the hijack and Marius Kudzmanas moved all in for 239,000 on the button. Paul Newey reshoved in the small blind and Ponakovs got out of the way.

Marius Kudzmanas: AJ All in
Paul Newey: AQ

Kudzmanas came from behind to take the lead on the J109 flop, while the turn was the 5. The river was the K and Newey hit a straight to send Kudzmanas to the rail.

At another table, Manuel Carvalho got his last 60,000 in the middle against Ognyan Dimov.

Manuel Carvalho: A6 All in
Ognyan Dimov: Q9

The J104 flop gave Dimov both straight and flush draws, while Dimov hit top pair on the Q turn. The river was the 2 and Carvalho was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,100,000
60,000
60,000
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Paul Newey
550,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Ognyan Dimov bg
Ognyan Dimov
350,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
Busted
Profile photo of Manuel Carvalho pt
Manuel Carvalho
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsManuel CarvalhoMarius KudzmanasOgnyan DimovPaul Newey

Kuznetsov Doubles Through Gutierrez

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante
Nikita Kuznetsov
Nikita Kuznetsov

When it folded to Nikita Kuznetsov in the cutoff he open jammed for 360,000. Elias Gutierrez was in the big blind and thought for a few moments before putting in the call with the covering stack.

Nikita Kuznetsov: 44 All in
Elias Gutierrez: A10

Gutierrez didn't find any help on the runout of 6377K, as the pocket fours of Kuznetsov held up and Gutierrez had to send around a third of his stack over to Kuznetsov.

Player Chips Progress
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Nikita Kuznetsov
745,000
525,000
525,000
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Elias Gutierrez
640,000
-320,000
-320,000

Tags: Elias GutierrezNikita Kuznetsov

Danchev Takes Out Malinov

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante

Atanas Malinov shoved from the cutoff for roughly 190,000 with Dimitar Danchev calling from the big blind to try and send him to the rail.

Atanas Malinov: A8 All in
Dimitar Danchev: A9

Malinov needed the dealer to give him something as he was behind to the ace-nine of Danchev. However, the board ran out 105K26 to give Danchev the winner with ace-nine high and Malinov was out.

Player Chips Progress
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Dimitar Danchev
680,000
170,000
170,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Atanas Malinov
Busted

Tags: Atanas MalinovDimitar Danchev

Boika Fires at Ponakovs; Lasouski Doubles

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante

With around 120,000 in the pot on a flop of 975, Aliaksei Boika bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs called under the gun, while Zhendong Li folded the big blind.

The turn was the 4 and Boika bet another 75,000. Ponakovs again called and the 8 fell on the river. Boika then bet 275,000 and Ponakovs paused for a moment before folding.

At another table, Artsiom Lasouski doubled up for 480,000 when he was all in against Atanas Malinov on a board of 825J2. Lasouski held A8 in middle position for top pair, while Malinov could only show 7x6x for a missed straight draw as he handed over the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksei Boika
1,500,000
350,000
350,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,040,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Artsiom Lasouski
950,000
590,000
590,000
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Zhendong Li
580,000
-80,000
-80,000
Profile photo of Atanas Malinov bg
Atanas Malinov
220,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsAliaksei BoikaArtsiom LasouskiAtanas MalinovZhendong Li

Zubov Folds to Lasouski's Pressure

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante

Alexander Zubov opened from early position to 32,000 before Artsiom Lasouski three-bet to 100,000 from the button. Zubov called and they headed to the flop.

Zubov checked the 438 flop and Lasouski bet 140,000 with just 4,000 behind. Zubov thought it over for a while before he reluctantly folded his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Zubov
500,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Artsiom Lasouski
360,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Alexander ZubovArtsiom Lasouski

Wakil Slowplays Pocket Aces

Level 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 160,000 ante

Jamil Wakil raised to 32,000 from under the gun with Manuel Carvalho three-betting to 75,000 from the seat next to him. After the rest of the table folded, Wakil made the call.

The dealer fanned out the flop of 7A2 and Wakil check-called a bet of 22,000 from Carvalho.

Wakil checked again on the 5 turn and Carvalho bet enough to put Wakil all in, which was for roughly 170,000. Wakil snap-called.

Jamil Wakil: AA All in
Manuel Carvalho: J10

Wakil had slowplayed pocket aces and hit top set, but Carvalho still had a flush draw that he could hit on the river to win the pot.

The J was safe for Wakil's set and he had doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamil Wakil
550,000
290,000
290,000
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Manuel Carvalho
35,000
-305,000
-305,000

Tags: Jamil WakilManuel Carvalho