2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$265,972
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,509,072
Entries
894
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
15
Players Left
1

Liang Wei Holds to Double

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nicolae Paunescu raised from the button, Guo Liang Wei three-bet jammed for 1,045,000 from the small blind and Paunescu called.

Guo Liang Wei: AK All in
Nicolae Paunescu: K10

The flop 96J gave Paunescu a straight draw. However, the 2 turn and 6 river changed nothing and Wei doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicolae Paunescu ro
Nicolae Paunescu
8,150,000
-950,000
-950,000
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
2,310,000
1,360,000
1,360,000

Tags: Guo Liang WeiNicolae Paunescu

Kolev Chips Away at Wei

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Boris Kolev raised to 240,000 from the button and Guo Liang Wei called in the big blind.

The flop came 10Q8 and Wei checked. Kolev bet 300,000 and Wei folded to leave himself with less than one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Boris Kolev
3,500,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Guo Liang Wei cn
Guo Liang Wei
950,000
-905,000
-905,000

Tags: Boris KolevGuo Liang Wei

Kudzmanas Gets a Jam Through

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With play slowing down, the remaining finalists are only trading small blows that result in raise-and-take situations.

Marius Kudzmanas, in the cutoff, was one of the few players to make a play for his tournament life, moving all in from the cutoff. All three players behind checked their cards, only to pitch them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Marius Kudzmanas
1,300,000
-200,010
-200,010

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas

Paunescu Takes It at Showdown

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Boris Kolev limped in from the small blind and Nicolae Paunescu checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the hand to a showdown as the full board now read A5469.

Kolev rolled over Q8 for queen-high, but was bested by the KQ of Paunescu for king-high.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicolae Paunescu ro
Nicolae Paunescu
9,100,000
290,000
290,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
3,450,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Nicolae PaunescuBoris Kolev

Level: 31

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Kolev Check-Raises Turn

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Boris Kolev raised to 200,000 from early position and Karen Nazarian called on the button.

The flop came 710K and Kolev bet 200,000. Nazarian clicked it back to 400,000 and Kolev called.

The turn was the 8 and Kolev checked. Nazarian bet 315,000. Kolev moved all in for 1,600,000 and Nazarian folded to concede the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Karen Nazarian ru
Karen Nazarian
4,100,000
-1,315,000
-1,315,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
3,400,000
910,000
910,000

Tags: Boris KolevKaren Nazarian

Ryhor Karapanau Eliminated in 9th Place ($24,610)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ryhor Karapanau
Ryhor Karapanau

Ryhor Karapanau moved all in for 1,310,000 from the hijack. Nicolae Paunescu, in the cutoff, woke up with a hand and moved all in himself.

Ryhor Karapanau: AQ All in
Nicolae Paunescu: QQ

The A in the window looked promising for Karapanau, however, the Q2 that followed behind gave Paunescu a set. The K turn and 6 river changed nothing and Karapanau was the first casualty of this final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicolae Paunescu ro
Nicolae Paunescu
8,810,000
1,809,975
1,809,975
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Ryhor Karapanau
Busted

Tags: Nicolae PaunescuRyhor Karapanau

Slow Start to Final Table

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The final table has commenced at a slow pace so far, with most hands in the last couple of orbits taken down with a single preflop raise or three-bet.

Matthias Lipp has three-bet a couple of pots and Guo Liang Wei has four-bet all in, but there has been little change to the chip counts since players returned from the break.

Tags: Guo Liang WeiMatthias Lipp