$5,300 EPT Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-18-2023 21:42 UTC+3

Hosseinirami Spikes the River on Leantzis

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Christos Leantzis raised to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Jose Gonzalez in the cutoff and button Yassin Mahmoud before Seyedali Hosseinirami shoved all in for 105,000. Leantzis reshoved and Gonzalez and Mahmoud got out of the way.

Seyedali Hosseinirami: 9♥8♣
Christos Leantzis: J♥J♦

Leantzis kneeled on his seat and leaned over the table capturing the action with his phone as the flop came 8♥7♠Q♥. The 10♣ turn gave Hosseinirami a straight draw, and he completed the straight on the 6♣ river to double up.

"Shit happens. Great move, sir," Leantzis said, still with a smile on his face despite taking the bad beat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yassin Mahmoud	480,000 15,000	15,000
Jose Gonzalez	300,000 -160,000	-160,000
Seyedali Hosseinirami	240,000 -5,000	-5,000
Christos Leantzis	200,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Christos Leantzis Jose Gonzalez Seyedali Hosseinirami Yassin Mahmoud

10-18-2023 21:36 UTC+3

Gallego Sent to the Gallows

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David Kaufmann raised from the cutoff before Raul Gallego three-bet jammed his roughly 125,000 chips in the middle from the big blind. Kaufmann made the call and put the Spaniard at risk.

Raul Gallego: A♦Q♥
David Kaufmann: K♥K♣

No ace appeared on the 5♦9♠3♦5♥9♦ runout and Gallego left to pick up his min-cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	305,000 95,000	95,000

Raul Gallego	Busted

Tags: David Kaufmann Raul Gallego

10-18-2023 21:31 UTC+3

Early Bust Outs Inside the Money

Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	Busted
Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted
Alexandre Vuilleumier	Busted
Omar Del Pino	Busted
Quan Zhou	Busted
Samuel Mullur	Busted
Ankit Ahuja	Busted
Stefan Rothdauscher	Busted
Vlado Banicevic	Busted
Erdal Gulseven	Busted
Florian Ribouchon	Busted
Albert Daher	Busted
Sebastian Hoyos Villegas	Busted
Stanislav Tishkevich	Busted
Anton Smirnov	Busted
Nicolas Vayssieres	Busted

10-18-2023 21:29 UTC+3

Schultz-Pedersen Coolers Molenaar

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of J♣Q♥9♥5♣, Michel Molenaar bet 20,000 from the big blind and Johan Schultz-Pedersen moved all in for around 100,000 in the small blind.

Molenaar called with 9♣5♦ for two pair, but Schultz-Pedersen had Q♣J♦ for a higher two pair as Molenaar picked up his cards and flung them into the middle of the table.

The river was the 8♣ and Schultz-Pedersen secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	240,000 125,000	125,000
Michel Molenaar	200,000 -105,500	-105,500

Tags: Johan Schultz-Pedersen Michel Molenaar

10-18-2023 21:29 UTC+3

Scafini Adds to Stack

Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Lucas Scafini was forced all in from the big blind and was at risk after Jose Jiminez called from the small blind.

Lucas Scafini: Q♣2♣
Jose Jimenez: 8♣2♦

Scafini was in good shape to add a few more chips to his short stack, which happened as he held out to scoop in the pot after the K♥5♠9♥3♠2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Jimenez	460,000 -14,000	-14,000
Lucas Scafini	11,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Jose Jimenez Lucas Scafini

10-18-2023 21:28 UTC+3

Diaz Snaps Off a Double

Josh Noy

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Omar Lakhdari opened to 9,000 in middle position and was met with a call from Martin Diaz in the small blind and Pascal Vos in the big blind.

The 8♦2♦10♦ flop brought a lead of 4,000 from Diaz, producing a fold from Vos and a call from Lakhdari. Diaz led out again for 7,000 on the 9♠ turn and Lakhdari called instantly.

The 9♦ river saw Diaz check before snap-calling an all in from Lakhdari, who showed 8♣6♠ for two pair. Diaz revealed K♥K♦ for a flush to double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Lakhdari	155,000 94,500	94,500
Martin Diaz	152,000 96,500	96,500
Pascal Vos	55,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Martin Diaz Omar Lakhdari Pascal Vos

10-18-2023 21:28 UTC+3

Tessier Remains the Biggest Stack on the Table

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gilles Simon raised to 9,000 from the cutoff before being faced with a three-bet to 50,000 from small blind Benjamin Tessier. Simon made the call and the 3♣8♠8♣ flop fanned out. Tessier continued for another 30,000 chips and Simon put in that amount as well.

The J♠ turn then arrived and Tessier went all in, covering Simon's 105,000 stack. Simon weighed his options for a bit but eventually sighed and threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Tessier	413,000 105,500	105,500
Maan El Hachem	175,000 70,000	70,000
Omar Del Pino	170,000 47,000	47,000
Alain El-Hajj	115,000 80,000	80,000
Gilles Simon	105,000 -13,000	-13,000

Sergei Bagirov	45,000 -2,500	-2,500

Tags: Benjamin Tessier Gilles Simon

10-18-2023 21:27 UTC+3

Refos Picks Off Deyra

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was already more than 100,000 in the middle as Raoul Refos and Ivan Deyra went heads-up to the 3♦3♥A♦ flop. Deyra then led out for 32,000 in the big blind and Refos called from the hijack.

Both players checked the 2♣ turn before Deyra fired out another 33,000 on the 7♥ river.

Refos snap-called and Deyra could only show J♠10♠ for a bluff. Refos turned over A♣Q♣ for two pair as he took the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Refos	520,000 406,500	406,500
Ivan Deyra	270,000 -132,000	-132,000

Tags: Ivan Deyra Raoul Refos

10-18-2023 21:20 UTC+3

Scafini Septuples Up

Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After making it through the bubble with just 1,000, Lucas Scafini committed his last chip from the cutoff. Simon Wiciak jammed from the small blind, and the action was then on Nikolay Ponomarev. He tanked for an age as he played with his 15,000 stack, which prompted the clock to be called by Wiciak and Fabrice Bigot. The countdown started, and he ended up folding.

The table erupted with laughter as Scafini tabled his A♦A♥ while Wiciak had J♠J♦. The K♦9♦Xx2♦5♥ runout saw Scafini go from 1,000 to 7,000. Is this the start of an epic comeback?

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wiciak	120,000 -4,000	-4,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	11,000 -63,000	-63,000
Lucas Scafini	7,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Lucas Scafini Nikolay Ponomarev Simon Wiciak

10-18-2023 21:18 UTC+3

Pudel Calls Off Light

David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to Andrea Dato in the small blind who raised enough to put Nils Pudel all in from the big blind. Pudel only had around 14,000 remaining and agonized over the decision for a moment before tossing in his last chips.

Nils Pudel: 4♦2♥
Andrea Dato: A♦9♦

"I only looked at one," Dato told him, first revealing his ace. The flop came Q♣9♠10♥ and Dato made a pair to leave Pudel drawing incredibly thin.

The A♣ fell on the turn and Pudel was left drawing dead heading to the 6♣ river and he was sent to the rail.