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

Bryksin Folds Queens

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Fahredin Mustafov opened to 7,000 from under the gun with Aliaksei Boika making the call from the small blind before Ivan Bryksin squeezed to 30,000 out of the big blind. Mustafov then four-bet to 80,000 which prompted a quick fold from Boika.

Bryskin took a sip of his beer, used a time-bank card, and then folded QQ face-up. Mustafov slid his cards into the muck and dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
295,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ivan Bryksin ru
Ivan Bryksin
260,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
135,000
-5,000
-5,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaFahredin MustafovIvan Bryksin

Li Leads Into Pardo on the Turn

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 6,500 in early position and Juan Pardo called in the cutoff. Zhendong Li then three-bet to 27,000 in the small blind and only Pardo called.

Li checked the 763 flop and Pardo bet 17,000. Li called and the 2 fell on the turn. Li then led out for 37,000 and Pardo quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zhendong Li cn
Zhendong Li
330,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
330,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
120,000
-55,000
-55,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dimitar DanchevJuan PardoZhendong Li

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Newey Calls Down Suvarna

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Four players went to a flop of A63 where Paul Newey bet 12,500 from the cutoff. Ivan Bryskin and Fahredin Mustafov folded in the blinds, but Santhosh Suvarna called in middle position.

The A turn was checked through and Suvarna led out for 21,000 on the 9 river. Newey quickly called with AJ for trips and Suvarna flashed two queens as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Newey
410,000
124,500
124,500
Profile photo of Santhosh Suvarna in
Santhosh Suvarna
300,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
270,000
-31,500
-31,500
Profile photo of Ivan Bryskin ru
Ivan Bryskin
250,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovIvan BryskinPaul NeweySanthosh Suvarna

Suvarna Takes From Boika

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Santhosh Suvarna
Santhosh Suvarna

Santhosh Suvarna raised to 5,500 from the cutoff with Aliaksei Boika defending out of the big blind.

Boika check-called a bet of 7,000 from Suvarna on the J65 flop.

The 4 turn got checked through for the 6 to fall on the river. Boika led out for 4,000 and was met by a raise to 15,000 from Suvarna. Boika called and Suvarna turned over J9 for top pair to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Santhosh Suvarna
340,000
58,500
58,500
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
140,000
-54,500
-54,500
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaSanthosh Suvarna

Korzinin Wants to Rebuy, River Has Other Ideas

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Johannes Straver raised to 6,000 on the button, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 21,000 in the big blind, and Straver called.

Korzinin bet 17,000 on the KK8 flop and Straver called. The turn was the 5. "Santa Claus go home," Korzinin said as he moved all in for 98,000. Straver snap-called.

Straver showed KQ for trips, while Korzinin just had 66. The river was the 6 and Korzinin spiked a two outer to make a full house and double up. "I wanted to rebuy," Korzinin said as he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
270,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Johannes Straver nl
Johannes Straver
80,000
-159,500
-159,500

Tags: Johannes StraverVladimir Korzinin

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Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PokerStars Home Games
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Delgado Comes From Behind to Double Off Ladev

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Markkos Ladev raised to 5,500 in early position before Vicente Delgado moved all in for 59,500 in the hijack. Ladev quickly called to put Delgado at risk.

Vicente Delgado: AJ All in
Markkos Ladev: AQ

Delgado found himself dominated until the AJ3 flop gave him top two pair. The A turn improved him to a full house, while he sealed the double up once the 3 fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Markkos Ladev ee
Markkos Ladev
240,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
120,000
60,500
60,500

Tags: Markkos LadevVicente Delgado

Ponakovs Shoves the River on Korzinin

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 5,500 in middle position, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 20,500 in the small blind, and Ponakovs called.

The flop came J87 and Korzinin bet another 20,500. Ponakovs called to the K turn, where Korzinin bet 25,000. Ponakovs then raised to 63,000 and Korzinin called.

Korzinin checked dark going to the 8 river as Ponakovs moved all in. Korzinin had around 120,000 remaining and took only a few seconds before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
420,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Korzinin ee
Vladimir Korzinin
120,000
-110,500
-110,500

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsVladimir Korzinin