$5,300 EPT Main Event | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

9 hours 22 minutes ago

Toujani Applies Pressure to Wheeler on River

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of 8♦7♣9♠6♣ and Fouad Toujani bet 3,000. Jason Wheeler raised it to 8,000 and Toujani called.

The river was the 8♣ and Toujani shoved a stack of chips into the middle to put Wheeler all in.

Wheeler started talking it through. "Your story doesn't make sense," he said before eventually making the fold. Toujani raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fouad Toujani	49,000 4,000	4,000
Jason Wheeler	20,000

Tags: Fouad Toujani Jason Wheeler

9 hours 23 minutes ago

Grodek’s All-In Pays Off as Ivanov Folds

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Sava Krink

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With the pot sitting at around 15,600 and the board reading 8♠5♦Q♣2♣6♣, only two players remained in the hand: Lyudmil Ivanov in the under-the-gun position and Stanislaw Grodek in early position. Ivanov checked, keeping his options open, but Grodek wasn’t ready to slow down. With only 8,800 left in his stack, Grodek made the bold move and shoved all in, putting his tournament life on the line.

Ivanov was faced with a tough decision and went deep into the tank, weighing the possibility of giving up a decent-sized pot. The pressure was palpable as he considered his next move, with minutes ticking by. Ultimately, Ivanov decided to fold, allowing Grodek to continue his journey in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislaw Grodek	24,400
Lyudmil Ivanov	22,700

Tags: Lyudmil Ivanov Stanislaw Grodek

9 hours 26 minutes ago

Flush for Zabiiakin

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Arthur Thiriart opened to 500 from early position and received calls from Mark Smith in the cutoff, and Ivan Zabiiakin and Shankui Li in the blinds.

On the 7♠4♠2♠ flop, action was checked to Smith, who fired out a bet of 600. Zabiiakin produced a check-raise to 2,200, Li folded, and Thiriart pumped it up further to 4,500. Smith folded but, after some thought, Zabiiakin made the call.

On the 8♣ turn, Zabiiakin check-called versus a downsized bet of 3,000 from Thiriart.

The 7♥ river paired the board and was checked through. Zabiiakin showed K♠6♠ for the flopped king-high flush, and Thiriart mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zabiiakin	36,000 36,000	36,000
Arthur Thiriart	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mark Steven Smith	25,000 25,000	25,000
Shankui Li	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Arthur Thiriart Ivan Zabiiakin Mark Steven Smith Shankui Li

9 hours 27 minutes ago

Zerbarjad's Fives Good at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Maxim Brovko raised from the hijack to 500 and Ali Zebarjad defended from the big blind.

They went to a flop of 9♦9♠3♠ where Zebarjad check-called a bet of 500 from Brovko.

Zebarjad went into check-call mode again on the 4♦ turn when Brovko fired 1,800, then they both checked the 2♥ river to showdown.

Zebarjad showed 5♦5♥ for a pair of fives, and Brovko mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Zebarjad	48,000 -2,000	-2,000
Maxim Brovko	15,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Ali Zebarjad Maxim Brovko

9 hours 36 minutes ago

Petakovic Turns a Set, Gets Ting to Pay

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There were already around 12,000 chips in the pot on a full board of 2♠K♠7♦9♥J♣ when Sebastian Ting checked the river from the small blind, and Milos Petakovic fired a pot-sized bet of 12,500 from the button. Ting was contemplating how to proceed and after a while, he dropped in the call.

Petakovic then showed 9♠9♦, and Ting flashed the K♥ before he sent his cards into the muck.

"Stars nuts," remarked Taago Tamm, who is sat on the same table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milos Petakovic	50,000 50,000	50,000
Taago Tamm	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sebastian Ting	10,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Milos Petakovic Sebastian Ting Taago Tamm

9 hours 40 minutes ago

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Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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9 hours 40 minutes ago

Early Main Event Bustouts

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The following players have busted their first entry in the Main Event. Late registration is still open all the way up until Day 2, but players can only fire a total of two bullets across all flights.

Adrien Quetelart also busted earlier in a hand covered by PokerNews.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoforos Chrysochoidis	Busted
Eric Afriat	Busted
Abdullah Alajmi	Busted
Sokratis Linaras	Busted
Stoyan Madanzhiev	Busted
Atanas Kodinov	Busted
Pablo Silva	Busted
Salah Assi	Busted
Konstantin Voronin	Busted
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted

9 hours 45 minutes ago

Muradov Gets Job Done on Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Bakhos Joumaa opened to 800 from early position and was faced with a three-bet to 2,200 by Michael Dwyer in the next seat. Action folded to Shakhabiddin Muradov in the big blind, who cold-called. Joumaa also came along for the ride.

Action was checked to Dwyer on the K♦10♠4♦ flop, and he fired out a bet of 2,100. Muradov produced a check-raise to 6,500, which persuaded Joumaa to fold, but after some thought, Dwyer made the call.

The 7♥ hit on the turn, and Muradov slid out a bet of 10,500. After around three minutes of thought, Dwyer tapped the table and sent his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shakhabiddin Muradov	47,000 47,000	47,000
Bakhos Joumaa	28,500 28,500	28,500
Michael Dwyer	21,500 21,500	21,500

Tags: Bakhos Joumaa Michael Dwyer Shakhabiddin Muradov

9 hours 49 minutes ago

Shylko Sits Down and Wins a Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko has not been in his seat long before he got involved in a pot with Spain's Guillermo Sanchez Otero.

The board read 2♥6♥9♦, and with around 5,000 in the middle, Shylko bet 3,000, and Otero called.

A 4♣ fell on the turn and after a while, Shylko fired another bet of 6,700. This was enough to get the job done as Otero quickly folded, and Shylko took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	34,000 34,000	34,000
David Kaufmann	30,000
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	23,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Guillermo Sanchez Otero

9 hours 50 minutes ago

Wilf Calls Voronin's River Bluff

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Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was on the river on a board of 7♠9♦7♣3♠Q♥ with around 25,000 in the middle. Konstantin Voronin had moved all in and Saar Wilf was in the tank, carefully considering his move before making the call.

When he did call, Voronin showed A♥10♠ for a bluff and Wilf flipped over J♥J♦ for a pair of jacks, two pair with the sevens on board to win the pot.

"You can't have trips everytime," said Felix Schneiders, sitting in seat 8.