$1,100 EAPT Cyprus
Day 1ab Completed
$1,100 EAPT Cyprus
Day 1ab Completed
Play has reached a conclusion for the first of five starting flights in the $1,100 Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) Cyprus here at the Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa. The first flight attracted 176 entrants and by the end of the night, 26 players were able to find a bag and advance to Day 2 where they will be guaranteed at least a min-cash.
Ihor Kaliahin finished the night with the overall chip lead, bagging 3,040,000 chips, a stack worth 76 big blinds at the last level of play today. Kaliahin is most closely followed by Artem Tuzhik (2,760,000) and Hiroyuki Tane (2,670,000). Kaliahin was among the top stacks towards the last half of the day and pulled ahead of perennial chip leads Hassan Nashar and Tane to bag the chip lead at the end of the night.
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ihor Kaliahin | Ukraine | 3,040,000 | 76 |
2 | Artem Tuzhik | Russian Federation | 2,760,000 | 69 |
3 | Hiroyuki Tane | Japan | 2,670,000 | 67 |
4 | Hassan Nashar | Gambia | 2,400,000 | 60 |
5 | Vitalii Viunchenko | Russian Federation | 2,190,000 | 55 |
6 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | Kazakhstan | 2,035,000 | 51 |
7 | Roman Timergazin | Russian Federation | 1,970,000 | 49 |
8 | Yuksel Savsa | Turkey | 1,735,000 | 43 |
9 | Joseph Mouawad | Lebanon | 1,560,000 | 39 |
10 | Alfredo Versace | Italy | 1,460,000 | 37 |
Other notables to advance from the first starting flight include 2007 EPT London champion Joseph Mouawad (1,560,000) and bracelet winner Guo Liang Wei (915,000). Some players who were entered Day 1a but fell before the end of the night include WPT champions Alessio Isaia and Benjamin Hamnett.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action from this event leading to a winner being crowned on the final day on May 12.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Milad Langar |
4,210,000
4,210,000
|
4,210,000 |
|
||
Victor Fryda |
3,490,000
3,490,000
|
3,490,000 |
Uwe Ritter |
3,300,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
Sebastian Schulze |
3,255,000
3,255,000
|
3,255,000 |
Mircea Flutur |
2,110,000
2,110,000
|
2,110,000 |
Hadi Khordbin |
1,855,000
1,855,000
|
1,855,000 |
Andrei Konopelko |
1,330,000
1,330,000
|
1,330,000 |
Nikolay Fal |
1,245,000
1,245,000
|
1,245,000 |
Taras Khilko |
1,185,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
Nicos Sotiriou |
1,130,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
Kianoosh Matin |
1,030,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
Denis Zelenkin |
1,005,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
Samuel Dray |
975,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
Aleksandr Pustovoi |
915,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
Michele D'Angelo |
885,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
Aleksei Petrov |
715,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
Renji Mao |
715,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
||
Evgenii Sviatoshenko |
655,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
Leonid Orman |
580,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
Maksim Rogov |
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Tommy Nguyen |
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
||
Mihai Isar |
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Martin Diaz |
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
Iurii Brechalov |
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Mitchell Johnson |
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ihor Kaliahin |
3,040,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
||
Artem Tuzhik |
2,760,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
Hiroyuki Tane |
2,670,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
Hassan Nashar |
2,400,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
Vitalii Viunchenko |
2,190,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Azamat Tulepbergenov |
2,035,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Roman Timergazin |
1,970,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
Yuksel Savsa |
1,735,000
1,735,000
|
1,735,000 |
Joseph Mouawad |
1,560,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
||
Alfredo Versace |
1,460,000
1,233,000
|
1,233,000 |
Aliaksandr Yarosh |
1,250,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
Ufuk Kortan |
1,245,000
1,245,000
|
1,245,000 |
Savvas Omirou |
1,000,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
Erdem Akmert |
995,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
Sleiman Tannoury |
970,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
Altynbek Ashimov |
915,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Guo Liang Wei |
915,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
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Yahya Oguz |
880,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
Alexander Khvan |
850,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Nikita Voznesenskiy |
835,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
Markellos Kitsos |
730,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Andrei Plotnikov |
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Herodotos Partakkis |
605,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
Maximilian Eberhardt |
555,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
||
Lukas Ipkovich |
410,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
The remaining 26 players have bagged their chips and advanced to Day 2.
Stay tuned f or full chip counts and a recap of the night's action.
Azamat Tulepbergenov opened from early position, Arif Yildirim shoved for around 250,000 from the small blind and Tulepbergenov called with a covering stack to put Yildirim at risk.
Arif Yildirim: K♦J♦
Azamat Tulepbergenov: A♣Q♣
Tulepbergenov was a huge favorite with top pair on the A♥5♥3♠ flop but Yildirim picked up some outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw on the 10♠ turn. He couldn't improve further on the 2♥ river and was eliminated on the stone bubble courtesy of Tulepbergenov who claimed the last of his chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Azamat Tulepbergenov |
1,915,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
Arif Yildirim | Busted |
Players are now on the stone bubble with 27 players left and 26 advancing to Day 2 and making the money. The tournament staff has announced the start of hand for hand play.
In a preflop confrontation Altynbek Ashimov was all in for around 300,000, a player in middle position, Catalin-Iulian Ciocan was all in for a bit less and a player in late position had called covering them both.
Catalin-Iulian Ciocan: K♣J♥
Altynbek Ashimov: 9♣9♦
Covering Player: A♠Q♠
The board ran out 9♥8♣3♦3♣Q♣ giving Ashimov a set of nines to triple up while Ciocan was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Altynbek Ashimov | 1,025,000 | |
Catalin-Iulian Ciocan | Busted |
With two players seeing a board of 3♦5♠8♣10♣ and about 500,000 in the middle, Nikita Voznesenskiy bet 230,000 from the small blind only for Vitalii Viunchenko to move all in for 645,000 from in position. Voznesenskiy made the call to put Viunchenko at risk.
Vitalii Viunchenko: A♦10♦
Nikita Voznesenskiy: 9♠9♦
Voznesenskiy couldn't catch a nine on the 3♠ river and Viunchenko collected a massive double up at his expense.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vitalii Viunchenko |
1,900,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
Nikita Voznesenskiy |
1,345,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
With 28 players remaining, Markellos Kitsos was all in for 385,000 from early position.
"Let's gamble" Hassan Nashar commented before flicking in a call from the big blind with a covering stack.
Markellos Kitsos: A♣Q♣
Hassan Nashar: K♠6♣
The board ran out 9♦A♥K♣2♣A♠ giving Kitsos trip aces to score a full double up just two spots away from making the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hassan Nashar |
1,975,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
Markellos Kitsos |
870,000
870,000
|
870,000 |