2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$1,746,360
Entries
36
Players Left
16
Average Chip Stack
562,500
Total Chips
9,000,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
2,000 / 5,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
36
Players Left
16

Klein Picks Off Mulder

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Morten Klein raised to 2,500 in the cutoff, Teun Mulder three-bet to 8,500 on the button, and Klein called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 21045 when Klein led out for 5,000. Mulder called and the 6 fell on the river.

Klein checked to Mulder who bet 25,000. Klein called and Mulder instantly tossed his cards into the muck, allowing Klein to take the pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Morten Klein
400,000
-40,000
-40,000
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Teun Mulder
120,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Morten KleinTeun Mulder

Mokri Folds to Ponakovs

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 2,500 from under the gun before Kayhan Mokri made it 8,500 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Ponakovs and he four-bet to 22,000. Mokri quickly called but then folded to a bet of 18,000 on the J82 flop.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
370,000
-25,000
-25,000
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
150,000
7,500
7,500

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsKayhan Mokri

Boika Shows Mulder a Queen

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Teun Mulder raised to 3,000 on the button and Aliaksei Boika called in the big blind.

Mulder bet another 3,000 on the Q76 flop and Boika called. Boika then led out for 3,000 on the 7 turn, Mulder raised to 13,000, and Boika called.

The J river was checked down and Boika turned over Q9 for two pair to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aliaksei Boika
270,000
20,000
20,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Teun Mulder
175,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaTeun Mulder

Klein Shows Spencer Aces

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was caught on the turn with around 51,500 in the middle on the J8510 board.

Morten Klein checked from the big blind, prompting Lewis Spencer to fire out 45,000 from the button. Klein asked Spencer how much he was playing and the Englishman noted he had around 245,000 more behind. Klein called, bringing in the board-completing Q river.

Klein checked and Spencer did the same. Klein tabled AA and Spencer mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Morten Klein
440,000
80,000
80,000
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Lewis Spencer
245,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Lewis SpencerMorten Klein

Korzinin Keeps the Pressure On

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Artsiom Lasouski raised to 2,500 in the hijack before Vicente Delgado three-bet to 8,000 in the cutoff. Vladimir Korzinin four-bet to 25,000 in the big blind and only Delgado called.

The flop came A53 and Korzinin bet 20,000. Delgado called and the 2 turn was checked through to the 9 river.

Korzinin then bet 78,000 and Delgado burned through multiple time banks before he folded as Korzinin took down another big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Korzinin
590,000
90,000
90,000
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Artsiom Lasouski
350,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Vicente Delgado
210,000
-48,000
-48,000
Day 1 Chip Leader

Tags: Artsiom LasouskiVicente DelgadoVladimir Korzinin

Zubov Surrenders to Kuznetsov

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

"When I first started playing poker, you were already playing high stakes. And I've been playing nine years," Nikita Kuznetsov told Adrian Mateos as Mateos' tablemates expressed surprise that he's still only 30 years old this far into his career.

"It's not about how old you are, it's about how many people you killed along the way," Kayhan Mokri added.

Kuznetsov then opened to 2,500 on the button, Alexander Zubov three-bet to 10,500 in the big blind, and Kuznetsov called.

Zubov checked the 985 flop and Kuznetsov bet 5,500. Zubov called and checked again on the 2 turn as Kuznetsov bet another 22,500. "Ay, ay, ay," Zubov said as he mucked while Kuznetsov took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Zubov
260,000
10,000
10,000
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Nikita Kuznetsov
170,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Alexander ZubovNikita Kuznetsov

Lasouski Shows Queens; Spencer Catches a Bluff

Level 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vladimir Korzinin opened to 2,500 from the hijack and called when Artsiom Lasouski three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff. Korzinin check-folded to a bet on the J75 flop and then saw Lasouski table QQ.

On one table over, there was around 45,000 in the middle on the K8346 board. Morten Klein bet 23,000 from the big blind and Lewis Spencer flicked in a calling chip.

Klein turned over A2 for ace-high. Spencer had K2 for a pair of kings and took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Korzinin
500,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Artsiom Lasouski
360,000
3,500
3,500
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Morten Klein
360,000
20,000
20,000
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Lewis Spencer
290,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Artsiom LasouskiMorten KleinVladimir Korzinin