$3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2023 20:26 UTC+3

Kyte Scoops Huge Pot With Aces

Matt Warburton

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

Jon Kyte raised to 2,600 from early position and Eugenii Ushakov called. Adrian Chabbi three-bet to 9,000 then Fedor Burmistrov four-bet to 23,000. Kyte flat-called the four-bet and the rest of the table folded.

The flop came 9♠J♦9♦. With the pot already well inflated, Burmistrov bet 17,000 and Kyte called.

The turn was the 4♦. Burmistrov moved all in and Kyte called for his remaining 14,300 chips. Burmistrov showed K♥Q♦ for a missed draw. Kyte showed A♣A♥ for two pair, aces and nines.

The river was the 2♠ and Kyte held to scoop a huge pot and bring his stack up to around 125,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	125,000 125,000	125,000
Fedor Burmistrov	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Adrian Chabbi Fedor Burmistrov Jon Kyte

10-18-2023 20:25 UTC+3

Chaoui and Kolev Face Off

Ollie Garland

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

PokerNews caught the tail end of the action as Mehdi Chaoui and Boris Kolev were in a hand together.

The pot stood at approximately 10,000 as the board read 4♠3♦10♣8♥. Kolev, in the big blind, checked the action to Chaoui, in early position. Chaoui placed a bet of 6,200 which sent Kolev's card into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	70,000 70,000	70,000
Boris Kolev	26,200 26,200	26,200

Tags: Boris Kolev Mehdi Chaoui

10-18-2023 20:13 UTC+3

Lasouski Gets Aggressive

Ollie Garland

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

Pavel Yakobson raised to 2,500 from the cutoff. Artsiom Lasouski three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind and Artsiom Lasouski called.

Lasouski continued for 7,000 on the A♦4♣Q♥ flop. Yakobson made the call.

The 2♠ turn slowed down Lasouski. Yakobson took the lead for 8,000 and Lasouski check-raised to 20,000. Yakobson elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Yakobson	74,000 74,000	74,000
Artsiom Lasouski	69,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Pavel Yakobson

10-18-2023 20:04 UTC+3

Smith Busts Fourth Bullet, Reenters

Matt Warburton

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

Mark Smith was all in preflop against Mohammad Awamleh, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Mark Smith: A♠K♦
Mohammad Awamleh: Q♦Q♥

It was a classic race and the board ran out 3♠2♠Q♠4♥8♥. Awamleh made a set of queens on the flop and Smith was sent to the rail after busting his fourth bullet. He has since reentered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Awamleh	135,000
Mark Smith	30,000 -78,000	-78,000

Tags: Mohammad Awamleh Mark Smith

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-18-2023 19:57 UTC+3

Sinclair Loses a Flip to Bust

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in early position raised to 2,500, Candido Cappiello three-bet to 7,800, in middle position and Jack Sinclair moved all in for 37,900, from the hijack. The original raiser folded and, after receiving a count, Cappiello made the call.

Jack Sinclair: J♥J♠
Candido Cappiello: A♠Q♥

The board ran out 2♣K♦Q♣7♦4♥. Cappiello paired his queen to pull ahead, ultimately sending Sinclair to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	94,000 94,000	94,000
Jack Sinclair	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Jack Sinclair

10-18-2023 19:51 UTC+3

Pak Gets Pressured

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Valeriy Pak raised to 2,700 from the button and was met with a three-bet to 5,400 from the small blind.

Pak called before the 8♠3♦6♥ flop. The small blind put out an overbet, moving all in for 22,200. Pak elected to snap-fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriy Pak	88,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Valeriy Pak

10-18-2023 19:41 UTC+3

Gadzhiev Makes Boat to Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roman Gadzhiev raised to 2,500, Adrian Naranjo called and Markkos Ladev moved all in from the small blind. Gadzhiev made the call for 26,800 and Naranjo folded. Players turned their cards, with Gadzhiev at risk.

Roman Gadzhiev: 6♦6♣
Markkos Ladev: A♥Q♠

The board ran out 8♦8♣J♠6♠2♣. Gadzhiev had already stood up as the turn came the six to give him a full house. He sat back down and scooped the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Naranjo	111,000 111,000	111,000
Roman Gadzhiev	55,000 55,000	55,000
Markkos Ladev	41,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Adrian Naranjo Markkos Ladev Roman Gadzhiev

10-18-2023 19:36 UTC+3

Hansen Doubles Up With Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Selahaddin Bedir raised from late position and Sindre Hansen moved all in from the button. Bedir called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Sindre Hansen: K♥K♠
Selahaddin Bedir: 10x10x

The board ran out 6♥A♦J♠5♦5♥. Hansen held with his pocket kings to double up his stack.