$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-17-2024 14:04 UTC+2

Eliminations After First Break ($12,020)

Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Kuziv	Busted
Mehmet Deniz	Busted
Lyudmil Ivanov	Busted
Archibald Seaton	Busted
Felix Schneiders	Busted
Niklas Astedt	Busted
Klemens Roiter	Busted
Hugues Mazerolle	Busted
Artur Martirosian	Busted

George Tomescu	Busted
Rongshan Li	Busted

10-17-2024 14:03 UTC+2

Tabiyev Spikes the River to Bust Kuziv

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ivan Kuziv raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 35,000 behind, and Boris Tabiyev moved all in from the small blind. Kuziv stared at the tournament clock as he burned through a few time banks and eventually committed the rest of his chips.

Ivan Kuziv: 8♠8♦ All in
Boris Tabiyev: A♠K♥

Kuziv's two eights remained in the lead as the board came J♥5♥2♣5♠, but Tabiyev hit the A♥ on the river to make two pair as he let out a big fist bump while Kuziv was forced to head for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Tabiyev	550,000 125,000	125,000
Ivan Kuziv	Busted

Tags: Boris Tabiyev Ivan Kuziv

10-17-2024 13:48 UTC+2

Lasouski Busts Li

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Rongshan Li opened to 12,000 in middle position, and was faced with a three-bet to 42,000 from Artsiom Lasouski in the hijack.

Action folded back to Li, who took two time banks before four-bet jamming for around 110,000, receiving a swift call from Lasouski.

Rongshan Li: A♦Q♣ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: 9♦9♠

Li needed some help from the board versus Lasouski's pocket nines, and none arrived on the K♥5♥5♣8♣3♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artsiom Lasouski	470,000
Rongshan Li	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Rongshan Li

10-17-2024 13:34 UTC+2

Tomescu Hits Two Pair, Niste Still Has Him Drawing Dead

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

George Tomescu was all-in for 100,000 from the small blind and up against Mihai Niste in the cutoff.

George Tomescu: A♥J♠ All in
Mihai Niste: A♣A♦

Niste spiked top set on the A♠7♥2♦ flop, and not even the J♣ on the turn was enough to save Tomescu as he was already drawing dead by the 4♣ river and on his way to the rail while his countryman took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	450,000 140,000	140,000
George Tomescu	Busted

Tags: George Tomescu Mihai Niste

10-17-2024 13:26 UTC+2

Tsouloftas Spikes Turn to Bust Ivanov

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Lyudmil Ivanov opened to 12,000 from early position and was faced with a three-bet to 31,000 by Georgios Tsouloftas in middle position.

Action folded back to Ivanov, who took some time to think before four-bet jamming for around 165,000 total. After some thought Tsouloftas made the call with the covering stack.

Lyudmil Ivanov: 9♠9♦ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♣Q♠

Ivanov was ahead with his pocket nines, and remained so after the K♣10♣5♦ flop, although his opponent also picked up a gutshot to go with his overcards.

The A♥ rolled off on the turn to put Tsouloftas ahead, and Ivanov could not find the required nine on the 7♠ river. Ivanov tapped the table and wished his opponents good luck as he departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	800,000 107,000	107,000

Lyudmil Ivanov	Busted

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Lyudmil Ivanov

10-17-2024 13:26 UTC+2

Schneiders Flipped Out by Kotkovskyi

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Felix Schneiders was all-in from under the gun for around 90,000 and had been put at risk by Artem Kotkovskyi out of the small blind.

Felix Schneiders: 9♦9♥ All in
Artem Kotkovskyi: A♠Q♦

Schneiders was in the lead but fell behind on the 3♦5♣Q♣ flop as Kotkovskyi improved to top pair.

"I feel a nine is coming," said Schneiders, but unfortunately his feeling was wrong as neither the 4♠ turn nor A♣ river could bail him out, which meant he was eliminated.

Schneiders was interviewed by PokerStars TV after the hand. "It was a nice run while it lasted. My deepest one yet in an EPT Main Event. Now it's off to Prague," Schneiders said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Kotkovskyi	420,000 -4,000	-4,000
Felix Schneiders	Busted

Tags: Artem Kotkovskyi Felix Schneiders

10-17-2024 13:13 UTC+2

Astedt Loses Consecutive Hands to Bust

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a hand between Niklas Astedt under the gun and Eleftherios Sinnos in the big blind, around 45,000 was in the middle on a board of Q♣9♠3♣9♣.

Sinnos led out with a bet of 16,000 and Astedt called.

The 4♦ river completed the board, and Sinnos fired out a bet of 60,000. Astedt went into the tank, with about 110,000 behind, and after burning through three timebanks he made the call.

Sinnos showed 9♦7♦ for the turned trip nines, and Astedt mucked.

In the next hand, action folded to Christopher Nguyen on the button, who opened to 15,000, with Astedt defending the big blind.

On the K♠Q♦J♦ flop, Astedt check-called versus a 50,000 bet covering his remaining stack.

Niklas Astedt: K♥7♥ All in
Christopher Nguyen: A♦10♥

Astedt had flopped top pair but was drawing to a chop versus Nguyen's flopped nut straight, with the 6♦ turn and J♥ river confirming Astedt's departure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eleftherios Sinnos	570,000 98,000	98,000
Christopher Nguyen	505,000 22,000	22,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Eleftherios Sinnos Niklas Astedt

10-17-2024 13:08 UTC+2

Taylor Flops the Nuts and Stacks Roiter

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Guy Taylor raised from the hijack to 12,000 and Klemens Roiter called from the cutoff.

They went to a flop of J♥10♦Q♦ where Taylor fired a continuation-bet of 12,000. which Roiter called.

A 4♣ landed on the turn and again Taylor bet, this time with a sizing of 28,000. Roiter called.

When the 8♣ completed the runout, Taylor shoved, which gave Roiter a decision for his remaining stack of around 65,000. After contemplating for a while, Roiter dropped in the call.

Taylor then showed the nuts with A♦K♣, and Roiter's KxQ♥ went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Taylor	670,000 132,000	132,000
Klemens Roiter	Busted

Tags: Guy Taylor Klemens Roiter

10-17-2024 13:06 UTC+2

Tuna Hooks In Mazerolle With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Three players saw a flop of 10♦8♦4♣ where Akin Tuna bet 30,000 from the button. Hugues Mazerolle called in the big blind, while Henadzi Deilik folded in the small blind.

The turn was the K♦ and Tuna bet 70,000. Mazerolle then moved all in for 180,000 and Tuna snap-called.

Mazerolle showed Q♠J♦ for flush and straight draws, while Tuna had A♦A♣. The river was the 3♠ and Mazerolle missed all of his outs as he headed for the rail.

"You can't complain. Kings and now aces," tablemate Dick Postel said to Tuna after the hand.

"I lose to you," Tuna replied.

"Poker is a game where you always have to complain about something," Postel added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	550,000 241,000	241,000
Dick Postel	300,000 54,000	54,000
Henadzi Deilik	240,000 132,000	132,000
Hugues Mazerolle	Busted

Tags: Akin Tuna Dick Postel Henadzi Deilik Hugues Mazerolle

10-17-2024 12:34 UTC+2

Further Eliminations Before the First Break ($12,020)

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josep Valls	Busted
Vadym Koliuzhnyi	Busted
Peter Tschernigg	Busted
Brandon Leetz	Busted
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Benjamin Hamnett	Busted
Tudor Zapsa	Busted
Viktor Ustimov	Busted

Sebestyen Csoti	Busted
Charles Whitehouse	Busted
Hubert Baran-Osinski	Busted
Kazi Bairamukov	Busted
Bernhard Binder	Busted