2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
474
Players Left
144

Fuchs Delivers a Double Knockout

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tom Fuchs
Tom Fuchs

On a flop of 272, both Madhi Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi and Morten Klein checked to Tom Fuchs, who fired a small bet of 2,200. Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi then raised to 6,000, and Klein shoved for 20,400. Fuchs called, and Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi called.

A K dropped on the turn and Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi checked, then Fuchs bet 6,500. Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi called.

When the 3 landed on the river, Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi checked again and Fuchs shoved. Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi had around 26,500 remaining in his stack and after a short time, put them all into the pot.

Klein flipped Q7 for a pair of sevens, Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi held QQ, but Fuchs had them both beat with a full house holding 77, and scooped the pot, which eliminated two players.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Fuchs
150,000
66,500
66,500
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Morten Klein
Busted
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Madhi Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi
Busted

Tags: Morten KleinTom FuchsMadhi Lotfalizaadehmehrabadi

Rosich Stacks Isaia

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
David Rosich
David Rosich

Alessio Isaia opened to 2,500 from hijack, and received a call from Marius Kudzmanas in the small blind. David Rosich was in the big blind, and he produced a three-bet to 12,200.

Isaia took quite a bit of time thinking, before he pumped it up further to 35,000. Kudzmanas dumped his cards, but Rosich made the call.

On the 733 flop, Rosich checked to Isaia. He took some time counting out his chips, before moving all in for around 60,000, with Rosich's calling chip almost beating him into the middle.

Alessio Isaia: AK All in
David Rosich: QQ

Rosich had set the trap perfectly, and Isaia needed to spike the turn or river to survive. However the 9 turn and 7 river were bricks to send a massive pot to Rosich.

Player Chips Progress
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David Rosich
236,000
73,400
73,400
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Marius Kudzmanas
30,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Alessio Isaia
Busted

Tags: Alessio IsaiaDavid RosichMarius Kudzmanas

Some Eliminations Throughout the Day

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Kursat Bayrakci
Busted
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Ihar Soika
Busted
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Zoran Marich
Busted
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Bruno Sanzani
Busted
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Timur Margolin
Busted
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Andrey Koks
Busted
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Sebastian Ting
Busted
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Benjamin Lebor
Busted
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Ognyan Dimov
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Daniil Shalaev
Busted
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Fouad Toujani
Busted
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Georgii Klenin
Busted
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Maxim Brovko
Busted
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Catalin Moraru
Busted
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Jon Kyte
Busted
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Alexandre Vuilleumier
Busted
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Harald Sammer
Busted
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Jason Wheeler
Busted
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David Kaufmann
Busted
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Juan Vecino
Busted
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Shankui Li
Busted
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Michael Dwyer
Busted
Jaka Coaching
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Bernhard Binder
Busted
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Xiaosheng Zheng
Busted
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Alexander Ivanov
Busted

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Reichenstein Spikes River to Bust Tepeh

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Vytautas Semaska opened to 2,400 from the cutoff, and was called by Uri Reichenstein on the button. Tjan Tepeh was in the small blind, and he three-bet jammed for 13,700.

Semaska quickly got out of the way, but after asking for a count, Reichenstein made the call with the covering stack.

Tjan Tepeh: AK All in
Uri Reichenstein: KQ

Tepeh had his opponent dominated, and seemed set for the double-up after the A94 flop gave him top pair.

However the 7 turn spelled danger, giving Reichenstein a flush draw, and sure enough the 9 rolled off on the river to give Reichenstein the flush and send Tepeh packing.

Tepeh didn't seem too devastated to see his day of poker come to an end, saying "I'm off to the party," as he headed off to the PokerStars Players Party, which is taking place this evening.

Player Chips Progress
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Vytautas Semaska
148,000
-25,000
-25,000
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Uri Reichenstein
102,000
102,000
102,000
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Tjan Tepeh
Busted

Tags: Tjan TepehUri ReichensteinVytautas Semaska

Banic Banished to the Rail by Skrbic

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Milos Skrbic
Milos Skrbic

Milos Skrbic made it 2,400 from the hijack and Ivan Banic three-bet from the small blind to 12,000. When it got back to Skrbic, he shoved, and Banic snap-called for his stack of around 50,000.

Ivan Banic: AK All in
Milos Skrbic: QQ

It was an all-too-familiar flip which favored the pocket queens after the flop of 896 didn't offer much help to Banic. The J dropped on the turn, and the 8 river sealed Banic's elimination in the penultimate level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Milos Skrbic
220,000
61,000
61,000
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Nicolas Chouity
130,000
10,200
10,200
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Ioannis Lazaridis
80,000
80,000
80,000
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Ivan Banic
Busted
Run It Once

Tags: Ivan BanicMilos Skrbic

Vaka Busts to Varnaev in Four-Bet Pot

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Monica Vaka
Monica Vaka

Monica Vaka raised to 2,400 from late position and Sergei Varnaev three-bet to 8,500 from the button. Vaka then four-bet to 24,000 and Varnaev looked across at his opponent before carefully placing a call in the middle.

The flop came QJA and Vaka moved all in for a little less than 30,000, which Varnaev snap-called. Vaka showed A10 for a pair of aces, while Varnaev turned over AQ for two pair, aces and queens.

The turn was the 8 and river the 8. Varnaev held to win the pot, sending Vaka to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergei Varnaev
190,000
74,000
74,000
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Monica Vaka
Busted

Tags: Monica VakaSergei Varnaev

Wei Spikes Set of Queens, Pavlenko Brings it Back on River

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Guoliang Wei
Guoliang Wei

Yevhen Pavlenko and Guoliang Wei were in the midst of a raising battle and Wei had a reraise of 17,000 out in the middle. Pavlenko responded by moving all in for around 80,000 and Wei called. Players had quite similar stacks, but Wei was covered as the cards were turned.

Guoliang Wei: QQ All in
Yevhen Pavlenko: AA

The flop came KQ7 and the table let out a collective groan as Wei spiked a set of queens. The turn was a blank, the 5, but the river was the A to give Pavlenko a set of aces.

Wows and cheers came from tablemates as the situation reversed. Pavlenko won the pot and Wei was eliminated from the tournament as the final break of the day approached.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevhen Pavlenko
160,000
101,000
101,000
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Guoliang Wei
Busted

Tags: Guoliang WeiYevhen Pavlenko

Abdellatif Flips Out Bojovic, Adds to Mountain of Chips

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Davor Bojovic
Davor Bojovic

Ahmed Abdellatif raised the cutoff to 2,200 and Luke Marsh called on the button before Davor Bojovic three-bet from the small blind to 11,900, leaving himself around 1,000 behind. Abdellatif then four-bet to 32,000, which got Marsh to fold, and Bojovic called off his last 1,000.

Davor Bojovic: 66 All in
Ahmed Abdellatif: A10

Abdellatif had a mountain of chips in front of him and managed to add more to his pile as he paired his ten on the 102823 runout, which eliminated Bojovic.

Player Chips Progress
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Ahmed Abdellatif
240,000
40,000
40,000
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Mykhailo Demydenko
70,000
20,000
20,000
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Luke Marsh
50,000
43,000
43,000
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Ali Zebarjad
45,000
-1,000
-1,000
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Davor Bojovic
Busted

Tags: Ahmed AbdellatifDavor BojovicLuke Marsh

Zoufri Shoves Short Stack and Busts

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Anze Smajd raised to 2,000 from late position and Hakim Zoufri moved all in from the next seat across for 12,400. Smajd made the call to put Zoufri at risk as the cards were turned.

Hakim Zoufri: AJ All in
Anze Smajd: KQ

The board ran out 42K69 and Smajd paired his king on the flop to get ahead. He held to win the pot and Zoufri was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Anze Smajd
33,000
33,000
33,000
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Hakim Zoufri
Busted

Tags: Anze SmajdHakim Zoufri

Lin Dodges a Ton of Outs to Stack Iakovlev

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

There were already around 10,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 578 when both Ren Lin and Mikhail Iakovlev checked to Serhat Tok, who fired a bet of 3,000. Lin called, then Iakovlev put in a raise. Tok quickly folded, and Lin shoved, which gave Iakovlev a decision for his remaining stack of around 40,000. After thinking for just a few moments, Iakovlev put himself at risk.

Mikhail Iakovlev: A9 All in
Ren Lin: J8

Lin's pair was in the lead, but Iakovlev was the favorite to win the hand with his overcards, straight draw, and flush draw. Nonetheless, hitting those cards is part of the game and both the K turn and 2 river were brick city for Iakovlev, who made his way to the exit.

"Never fold a pair. Gamble, gamble," said Lin.

"It's very hard to hit a pair," he added.

Player Chips Progress
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Ren Lin
220,000
182,000
182,000
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Serhat Tok
40,000
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Mikhail Iakovlev
Busted

Tags: Mikhail IakovlevRen LinSerhat Tok