2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$1,030,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$6,227,400
Entries
1,284
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
144
Players Left
45

144 Players Chase Glory on Day 3 of EPT Cyprus Main Event

EPT Cyprus 2024 / Tournament Room
EPT Cyprus 2024 / Tournament Room

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus has reached its halfway point in the $5,300 EPT Main Event, with the action set to resume today at 12 p.m. EEST.

From an initial field of 1,284 players, only 144 remain in contention at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. Two frontrunners have emerged, leading the pack into Day 3. Bulgaria’s Fahredin Mustafov sits atop the leaderboard with a hefty stack of 920,000 chips, just ahead of Russia’s Ivan Zabiiakin, who holds 915,000. Germany’s Oliver Weis rounds out the top three with 715,000.

Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Fahredin MustafovBulgaria920,000184
2Ivan ZabiiakinRussia915,000183
3Oliver WeisGermany715,000143
4Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan705,000141
5Shankui LiChina693,000139
6Chakib MhiriTunisia648,000130
7Georgios TsouloftasCyprus620,000124
8Radoslav StoyanovBulgaria575,000115
9Boris KuzmanovicCroatia573,000115
10Mohamad El RaisSwitzerland563,000113

The event attracted 1,284 entries, and now, the remaining players will battle for their share of a $6,227,400 prize pool. The eventual champion will walk away with $1,030,000, the prestigious PokerStars trophy, and the title of EPT champion. Every player still in the field is guaranteed at least $9,100, with a pay jump just one elimination away, bumping the next payout to $10,460.

PlacePrize
1$1,030,000
2$642,300
3$459,000
4$353,100
5$271,400
6$208,720
7$160,500
8$123,400
9$94,940
10-11$73,100
12-13$60,900
14-15$50,760
16-17$42,280
18-20$36,740
21-23$31,940
24-27$27,780
28-31$24,160
32-39$20,980
40-55$18,240
56-71$15,880
72-95$13,820
96-119$12,020
120-143$10,460
144$9,100

Day 3 will start at noon, local time, with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play five more levels as the field shrinks further toward the final table. Today also marks the start of the shot clock, with players having 15 seconds for their first decision and 30 seconds for subsequent moves. Each participant begins with six time-bank cards, giving them extra seconds to think in high-pressure situations.

Shot Clock
Shot Clock

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Tags: Boris KuzmanovicChakib MhiriDamir ZhugralinFahredin MustafovGeorgios TsouloftasIvan ZabiiakinMohamad El RaisOliver WeisRadoslav StoyanovShankui Li