$3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-17-2024 20:56 UTC+2

Kolev Makes Broadway to Triple Up

Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 150,000 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 2♣4♠10♥K♣A♣ and the pot was inflated and worth several hundred thousand chips already.

Oleg Eltsov fired out a bet worth around 250,000 and Boris Kolev moved all in with a little more. Konstantin Voronin was still to act and looked to be in a tough spot as he deliberated the call before finally plonking his chips in the middle.

Voronin had 4♥4♦ for a set of fours, Eltsov turned over 5♦3♦ for the wheel straight, and Kolev had Q♦J♥ for the nut straight to win a huge pot and triple up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kolev	1,150,000 770,000	770,000
Konstantin Voronin	350,000 -190,000	-190,000
Oleg Eltsov	125,000 -545,000	-545,000

Tags: Boris Kolev Konstantin Voronin Oleg Eltsov

10-17-2024 20:49 UTC+2

Karapanau Wins Classic Race and Monster Pot, Climbs Over 2 Million in Chips

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Patrick Cole

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 150,000 ante

Ryhor Karapanau opened from the cutoff to 30,000. Arthur Thiriart three-bet to 125,000 from the small blind. Karapanau then put in the four-bet to 350,000 before Thiriart moved all in. Karapanau called.

Ryhor Karapanau: Q♣Q♥ All in
Arthur Thiriart: A♠K♦

Karapanau made two pair and scooped a six figure pot across the 9♥3♥3♠10♦10♠ runout to take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryhor Karapanau	2,270,000 -80,000	-80,000
Arthur Thiriart	350,000 -1,120,000	-1,120,000

Tags: Ryhor Karapanau Arthur Thiriart

10-17-2024 20:42 UTC+2

The Board Runs Out a Straight Flush

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Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 150,000 ante

The attention of PokerNews was drawn to Table 2 as the dealer announced, "All in and call!" with the board having been dealt 8♦J♦9♦7♦10♦.

Lucas Seire: A♦K♦ All in
Aren Bezhanyan: K♣10♣

Seire had seemingly flopped the nut flush, while Bezhanyan had also turned a straight. However, the board had run out a straight flush meaning the two players chopped the pot in the rarest way possible.

"Lucky, lucky boy!" announced Seire as he claimed his half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aren Bezhanyan	675,000 415,000	415,000
Lucas Seire	305,000 202,000	202,000

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Lucas Seire

10-17-2024 20:31 UTC+2

Nemeth Makes Quads to Scoop a Huge Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 150,000 ante

The action was caught as Andras Nemeth, in the hijack, was all in and at risk for his effective stack of 845,000, against Patrick Leonard, in middle position.

Andras Nemeth: Q♠Q♥ All in
Patrick Leonard: A♠5♠

There was no sweat for Nemeth as the flop landed Q♦2♥Q♣, giving him quads for an easy double-up. The 8♠ turn and 2♦ river changed nothing; Leonard quietly flipped his cards facedown and pushed them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	1,730,000 885,000	885,000
Patrick Leonard	300,000 -850,000	-850,000

Tags: Patrick Leonard Andras Nemeth

10-17-2024 20:16 UTC+2

Lipp Pulls Two $75,000 Bounties

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In what was a pretty insane moment in the Mystery Bounty event, Matthias Lipp picked out one of the $75,000 bounties just before the dinner break. He shouted, he cheered, then he went in to pull another. Lipp picked out a second $75,000 prize in a row, along with a $5,000 and a couple of $1,000s to give him over $150,000 in bounties.

Lipp has already earned almost as much as the second place finisher is set to earn.

During the dinner break, Alessandro Pichierri also pulled the last remaining $40,000 bounty.

Check out the Instagram reel by clicking the link below:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBPAqWtthAg/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Matthias Lipp

10-17-2024 18:45 UTC+2

Thiriart Takes Huge Pot From Goel to Take Chip Lead

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Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 5♣2♦9♥ and Stefano Pizzuti was already all in with his last few thousand in the middle postflop. Arthur Thiriart put in a big raise and Apoorva Goel called to create a side pot of around 220,000.

The turn was the 7♥ and Thiriart fired out a bet of 170,000. Goel then moved all in and Thiriart called all in for 576,000 total.

Goel had K♥K♦ for an overpair, but Thiriart turned over 2♠2♣ for a set of deuces and was way ahead, leaving Goel drawing to a king on the river.

The river came the 5♥ and Thiriart held to win a huge pot, sending Pizzuti to the rail and chipping up to over 1.2 million, putting him as the chip leader heading into the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Thiriart	1,470,000 1,189,000	1,189,000
Apoorva Goel	420,000 125,000	125,000
Stefano Pizzuti	Busted

Tags: Apoorva Goel Arthur Thiriart Stefano Pizzuti

10-17-2024 18:31 UTC+2

Karapanau Ships a Monster Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Roberto Romanello raised to 25,000 from early position, Ryhor Karapanau called in the hijack, as did Aleksandr Chernikov and Apoorva Goel, in the respective blinds.

The 6♣A♠10♣ flop checked through to the J♦ on the turn. Chernikov took the lead for 75,000. Goel and Romanello folded, while Karapanau raised to 180,000. Chernikov called.

The A♣ river saw Chernikov play out of flow, leading for 265,000. Karapanau thought for some time before choosing to make the call. Chernikov tabled Q♣8♦ for queen-high, while Karapanau won this pot with K♦Q♦ for the nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryhor Karapanau	1,700,000 450,000	450,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	550,000 -650,000	-650,000
Roberto Romanello	295,000 175,000	175,000

Apoorva Goel	295,000 -1,055,000	-1,055,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Apoorva Goel Roberto Romanello Ryhor Karapanau

10-17-2024 18:05 UTC+2

Chernikov Gets Punished for Celebrating Too Early

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was caught as Arthur Thiriart, in the big blind, was all in and at risk for his effective stack of 133,000, against Aleksandr Chernikov, in early position.

Arthur Thiriart: A♥10♥ All in
Aleksandr Chernikov: 3♥2♥

The 2♦9♥2♠ flop had Chernikov erupt from his chair in celebration as if he'd already claimed Thiriarts' mystery bounty token. The A♦ was one of the few cards that kept Thiriart alive, giving pause to Chernikov's antics.

The unlikely A♣ landed on the river giving Thiriart a full house to double up. Thiriart erupted in a similar degree of celebration as if to tease Chernikov. The table laughed in unison, telling Chernikov that he celebrated too early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	1,200,000 50,000	50,000
Arthur Thiriart	281,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Arthur Thiriart

10-17-2024 15:59 UTC+2

Alik Zazian Pulls First $75,000 Bounty

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

As the bubble madness was going on, Alik Zazian headed over to the Mystery Bounty box to trade in his token and became the first player in the event to pull the top prize of $75,000.

During that time, Hadi Khordbin and Azamat Tulepbergenov both drew $25,000 envelopes.

Bounty Prize	Count	Remaining	Total Amount	Amount Remaining
$75,000	3	2	$225,000	$150,000
$40,000	2	1	$80,000	$40,000
$25,000	10	6	$250,000	$150,000
$10,000	8	7	$80,000	$70,000
$5,000	19	10	$95,000	$45,000
$2,500	2	0	$5,000	$0
$2,000	1	0	$2,000	$0
$1,000	152	119	€152,000	$119,000
$1000 + Draw Again	10	9	$10,000	$9,000

Tags: Alik Zazian Azamat Tulepbergenov Hadi Khordbin

10-17-2024 15:45 UTC+2

Two Busts on the Bubble

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hand One:

It was reported back to PokerNews that Patrick Leonard raised from early position, Lukas Zaskodny three-bet from middle position and Leonard responded with a four-bet. Zaskodny five-bet jammed for 285,000 and Leonard called.

Lukas Zaskodny: 10♣10♦ All in
Patrick Leonard: A♥K♥

The flop J♦10♠Q♣ flop landed in dramatic fashion giving Leonard Broadway and Zaskodny a set. The 7♥ turn and 5♣ river failed to pair the board and Zaskodny was sent to the rail.

Hand Two:

Fabian Schmidt raised from under the gun and Arthur Thiriart called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♥A♠3♠ and Thiriart checked. Schmidt made a bet, Thiriart raised, and Schmidt moved all in for 97,000. Thiriart made the call and when it came time to run the hand, players turned over their cards.

Schmidt had A♦K♥ for a pair of aces, while Thiriart had 3♦3♥ for a set of threes.

The turn came the 8♥ and river the J♦ and Thiriart held to win the pot, eliminating Schmidt on the bubble.

Both Qartomy and Schmidt split the prize $3,090 prize money of 127th place.