$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-14-2024 20:18 UTC+2

Korzinin Goes All In Blind

Matt Warburton

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

Artsiom Lasouski raised preflop from middle position and Vladimir Korzinin, who had been making friends and having fun at his table, moved all in without looking at his cards. Lasouski called to put him at risk.

Vladimir Korzinin: 8♠3♠ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: K♣K♥

The board ran out 5♠Q♠Q♣5♣4♥ and Korzinin did pick up a flush draw on the flop to give himself a chance to double up. In the end though, it was easy money for Lasouski, who held with his pocket kings to win the pot, eliminating Korzinin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	130,000 50,000	50,000
Vladimir Korzinin	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Vladimir Korzinin

10-14-2024 20:13 UTC+2

Fonseca Loses Race to Bust

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Matt Warburton

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

Pedro Fonseca raised to 2,000 from early position and Alessio Isaia three-bet to 6,100 from late position. Fonseca then moved all in for 17,000 and Isaia made the call with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.

Pedro Fonseca: 8♦8♠ All in
Alessio Isaia: A♥K♠

The board ran out A♣4♥7♥9♠A♠ and Isaia paired his ace on the flop, further improving to trips on the river to win the pot. Fonseca was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	92,000 12,000	12,000
Pedro Fonseca	Busted

Tags: Alessio Isaia Pedro Fonseca

10-14-2024 19:58 UTC+2

Tamm Turns Broadway to Eliminate Camarda

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Kai Cocklin

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

Taago Tamm in middle position and Salvatore Camarda from the small blind both ended up getting their stacks into the middle preflop, with the latter at risk for his stack of around 45,000.

Salvatore Camarda: 10♠10♣ All in
Taago Tamm: A♣K♥

It was a classic coin flip which seemed to be going Camarda's way as he improved to a set on the 7♠Q♥10♦ flop. However, Tamm found the dream turn as the J♦ gave him Broadway, and left Camarda screaming for the board to pair on the river. All that screaming didn't help as the dealer then put out the 9♠ on the river, much to the dismay of Camarda, as he was left on the sidelines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taago Tamm	120,000 72,000	72,000
Mehmet Deniz	100,000 100,000	100,000
Timur Kurbanov	75,000 75,000	75,000
Guillermo Gordo	75,000 45,000	45,000
Biao Ding	25,000 25,000	25,000
Salvatore Camarda	Busted

Tags: Salvatore Camarda Taago Tamm

10-14-2024 19:49 UTC+2

Ahuja Busts to Schneiders

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Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Felix Schneiders raised from under the gun, Serghei Lisii three-bet to 4,200, and Ankit Ahuja moved all in for 17,500. Schneiders made the call and Lisii folded. Ahuja was at risk as players turned the cards.

Ankit Ahuja: K♥10♥ All in
Felix Schneiders: A♦K♣

Schneiders had Ahuja dominated as the board ran out J♦K♠J♣2♦Q♠ and both players paired their kings on the flop, making two pair with the jacks on board. Schneiders held with his ace kicker to win the pot, sending Ahuja to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	80,000 52,000	52,000
Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Felix Schneiders Serghei Lisii

10-14-2024 19:32 UTC+2

Shylko Runs Jacks into Fayziev's Queens

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko opened the hijack to 1,600 and Shukhrat Fayziev three-bet the cutoff to 5,300. When it got back to Shylko, he shoved for a little under 25,000, and Fayziev put in the call with a slightly covering stack.

Aliaksandr Shylko: J♠J♦ All in
Shukhrat Fayziev: Q♦Q♣

"One time, two times?" joked Shylko in reference to how many times they should run it.

Shylko didn't have much to work with on the 10♠5♦9♥ flop, and the 6♦ turn left him with just two outs and one shot to hit. Unfortunately for the Belarusian player, the 3♥ dropped on the river, which sent him to the rail.

With that pot, Fayziev's stack jumped up to around 50,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	75,000 52,000	52,000
Grigoli Liklikadze	60,000 60,000	60,000
Shukhrat Fayziev	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Kaufmann	20,000 -10,000	-10,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Shukhrat Fayziev

10-14-2024 19:19 UTC+2

Pertea's Two Pair No Good Against Shalamov's Set

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 15,000 chips in the middle on a board of 3♦10♠8♦, Mikhail Shalamov and Iurii Okolovich checked it over to Marius-Catalin Pertea, who fired 5,700. Shalamov then put in a raise to 13,200, which got a quick fold out of Okolovich, but Pertea called.

A 7♦ dropped on the turn and Shalamov immediately shoved, which gave Pertea a decision for his remaining stack of around 20,000. After thinking it over for a while, Pertea decided to put himself at risk, and called.

Marius-Catalin Pertea: 10♣7♣ All in
Mikhail Shalamov: 8♠8♣

Pertea had turned two pair but was trailing to the flopped set of Shalamov, who only needed to fade a ten on the river to scoop the pot. Pertea was hoping to hit that two-outer, but it never came as the 9♣ filled out the board, which meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Shalamov	105,000 14,000	14,000

Peter Tschernigg	55,000 13,400	13,400
Pascal Hartmann	55,000 -15,000	-15,000
Uladzmir Zhyharau	40,000 -10,000	-10,000
Iurii Okolovich	40,000
Marius-Catalin Pertea	Busted

Tags: Iurii Okolovich Marius-Catalin Pertea Mikhail Shalamov

10-14-2024 19:03 UTC+2

Karmatckii Collects the Last of Betbese's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nicolas Betbese only had around nine big blinds after the dinner break and shoved his stack of around 7,000 into the pot, and was called by Arsenii Karmatckii.

Nicolas Betbese: A♦10♣ All in
Arsenii Karmatckii: A♠J♥

Betbese was behind and things looked bleak after the flop of 4♣J♠5♥ gave Karmatckii a pair of jacks. No miracle occured as the 6♦Q♥ runout meant Betbese was sent to the rail just as play resumed from dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	67,000 7,000	7,000
Nicolas Betbese	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Nicolas Betbese

10-14-2024 19:02 UTC+2

Goel's King-High Crumbles

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Sava Krink

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Apoorva Goel first lost a small pot to Barny Boatman’s ace-high with his king-high, and in the very next hand, he found himself in the small blind with just 7,700 left. With the action folded to him, Goel shoved all in, only to be called by Juan Pardo in the big blind.

Goel was once again holding king-high with K♣2♥, while Pardo showed 2♣2♠ for a pair of deuces.

Hoping for help from the board, Goel watched as it ran out 3♣J♣7♦6♠5♠, offering no assistance. Pardo scooped up the easy pot, and Goel was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	55,000 -15,000	-15,000
Barny Boatman	48,000 13,000	13,000

Apoorva Goel	Busted

Tags: Apoorva Goel Barny Boatman Juan Pardo

10-14-2024 17:38 UTC+2

Senchylo Makes Set to Crack Tkatschew's Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Iurii Senchylo raised to 1,200 from middle position and Alexander Tkatschew three-bet to 3,600. Senchylo then moved all in and Tkatschew called for his remaining 19,000. Players flipped their cards, with Tkatschew at risk.

Alexander Tkatschew: Q♦Q♥ All in
Iurii Senchylo: 10♥10♠

The board ran out 2♥10♣8♥6♥J♠ and Senchylo made a set of tens on the flop to win the pot, sending Tkatschew to an early dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iurii Senchylo	53,000 53,000	53,000
Alexander Tkatschew	Busted

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Iurii Senchylo

10-14-2024 17:29 UTC+2

Tomovic Busts to Pihela Jr.

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Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aleksandar Tomovic was all in from late position with a short stack and was looked up by Igor Pihela Jr. from the next seat across, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Aleksandar Tomovic: A♣10♣ All in
Igor Pihela Jr.: A♦K♣

The board ran out 6♠8♥2♠8♠5♦ and both players had the pair of eights on board with their ace high. Pihela Jr. held with his king kicker to win the pot, eliminating Tomovic from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Pihela Jr.	85,000 8,000	8,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	Busted

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Igor Pihela Jr.