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
18
Average Chip Stack
500,000
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
18

Korzinin Sends Out Delgado

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Vladimir Korzinin raised to 8,500 in the hijack before Vicente Delgado moved all in for 32,000 in the small blind. "No bounties?" Korzinin said as he quickly called.

Vicente Delgado: KQ All in
Vladimir Korzinin: A4

The A46 flop gave Korzinin two pair, and Delgado was already drawing dead after the 5 turn as the 9 on the river sealed his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Korzinin
850,000
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Vicente Delgado
Busted

Tags: Vicente DelgadoVladimir Korzinin

Potential Quads for Spencer? Korzinin Smells Weakness

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Santhosh Suvarna opened to 4,500 from under the gun and Lewis Spencer called from the button.

Suvarna continued for 5,000 on the JJJ flop and was called before the 7 turn checked through to the Q river. Suvaran fired out another 5,000 but folded when Spencer made it 25,000.

On the next table over, Samuel Mullur opened to 5,000 from the cutoff. Yahor Dambrouski then three-bet to 14,000 from the button. Juan Pardo folded in the small blind to put the action on Vladimir Korzinin. He four-bet to 45,000 and received two quick folds from his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
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Vladimir Korzinin
850,000
20,000
20,000
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Lewis Spencer
300,000
70,000
70,000
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Santhosh Suvarna
290,000
87,000
87,000
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Yahor Dambrouski
223,000
-27,000
-27,000
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Samuel Mullur
110,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Juan PardoLewis SpencerSamuel MullurSanthosh SuvarnaVladimir KorzininYahor Dambrouski

Martirosian Puts in a Big Shove on Lasouski

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Artur Martirosian and Artsiom Lasouski went heads-up to a flop of A108 where Martirosian bet 4,000 from the hijack. Lasouski then raised to 16,000 in the cutoff and Martirosian called.

The turn was the 2 and Lasouski bet 26,000. Martirosian came back with a raise to 78,000 and Lasouski called.

The Q fell on the river and Martirosian moved all in. Lasouski had around 200,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes, using up several time banks, until he folded as Martirosian took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Artur Martirosian
420,000
70,000
70,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Artsiom Lasouski
200,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Artsiom LasouskiArtur Martirosian

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mokri Puts in the Double Check-Raise

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Kayhan Mokri
Kayhan Mokri

Alexander Zubov raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Kayhan Mokri called from the big blind.

Mokri checked on the K75 flop, and Zubov fired out a small continuation bet. Mokri made it 11,000 and was called.

Mokri check-raised to 16,000 over a bet of 6,000 on the K turn and was called once more.

The 3 completed the board, and Mokri sized up to 65,000. Zubov quickly called and Mokri tabled 106 for a flush. However, Zubov had QJ for a better flush and took in the pot.

Alexander Zubov
Alexander Zubov
Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Zubov
380,000
110,000
110,000
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Kayhan Mokri
258,500
-101,500
-101,500

Tags: Alexander ZubovKayhan Mokri

Ponakovs Fills Up on the River

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 4,000 under the gun and Kayhan Mokri called in the hijack.

The flop came Q44 and Ponakovs bet another 4,000. Mokri called and the 3 fell on the turn.

Ponakovs then bet 14,000 and Mokri again called. The river was the Q and Ponakovs bet 62,000. Mokri quickly called once more.

Ponakovs turned over QJ for a full house and Mokri mucked. "Very bad river for me," Mokri said as Ponakovs raked in the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
360,000
-115,000
-115,000
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Aleksejs Ponakovs
270,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Kayhan MokriAleksejs Ponakovs

Mokri Applying Pressure

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Kayhan Mokri opened to 4,000 from under the gun before Nikita Kuznetsov made it 12,000 from the next seat over. The action folded to Ognyan Dimov in the big blind and he four-bet to 30,000. Mokri mulled over his option before jamming as the big stack. Both of his opponents quickly folded.

The following hand, Kuznetsov opened to 4,000 and Dimov called. Mokri raised to 20,000 and only Kuznetsov called. The latter had around 92,000 behind and he quickly folded after Mokri shoved on the 754 flop.

Player Chips Progress
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Kayhan Mokri
475,000
103,000
103,000
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Ognyan Dimov
115,000
-59,000
-59,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Nikita Kuznetsov
92,000
-33,500
-33,500

Tags: Kayhan MokriNikita KuznetsovOgnyan Dimov

Pardo Nearly Commits It All Against Mullur

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Samuel Mullur bet 8,000 from the hijack on a flop of QA9 and Juan Pardo raised to 20,000 on the button. Mullur called and the 9 fell on the turn.

Pardo then bet 30,000 and Mullur used a time bank before calling. The river was the 6 and Pardo bet 137,500, leaving himself just one 1,000 chip behind.

Mullur burned through the rest of his time banks until eventually folding as Pardo took the pot.

Teun Mulder was recently eliminated at another table.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Pardo
240,000
31,000
31,000
Defending Champion
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Samuel Mullur
130,000
-57,500
-57,500
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Teun Mulder
Busted

Tags: Juan PardoSamuel MullurTeun Mulder

Rezaei Wins in the Battle of the Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised from under the gun before Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 10,000 from the next seat over. The action folded back to the Russian, who reraised to 35,000. Rezaei called.

Kuznetsov continued for 45,000 on the 1062 flop and was called.

The 8 turn and 10 river then checked through to showdown.

Kuznetsov tabled A4 but Rezaei had AK for the checkmark.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Rezaei
330,000
90,000
90,000
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Nikita Kuznetsov
125,500
-99,500
-99,500

Tags: Daniel RezaeiNikita Kuznetsov