2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$362,365
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,552,640
Total Entries
2,659
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
717
Players Left
108
Players Left 1 / 2,659
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Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Two Pair For Kalynych To Double Up

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In the hijack, Valerii Kalynych opened to 2,600. Then on the button, Shahin Jouvireh shoved for 24,100. Kalynych eventually called.

Shahin Jouvireh: A10
Valerii Kalynych: QQ

The flop 796 didn't bring any help for Jouvireh, but the A on the turn gave him top pair to take the lead. He even hit two pair, thanks to the river 10, and doubled up.

Tags: Shahin JouvirehValerii Kalynych

Pavlos Leads Into Hamilton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Pavlou Pavlos opened to 2,400 from under the gun and Aleksandr Burov called in the hijack before 2022 EPT London champ Ian Hamilton three-bet to 8,500 on the button. Both opponents called.

"Like to see flops, don't you?" commented Hamilton.

Pavlos and Burov checked on the 757 flop and Hamilton continued for 8,000. Only Pavlos called. Pavlos then moved all in for around 17,300 on the 5 turn and Hamilton laid it down.

Tags: Aleksandr BurovIan HamiltonPavlou Pavlos

Lin Sends One Out

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Milad Bigvand was riding a short stack of around 3,700 when he moved all in against Ren Lin.

Milad Bigvand: KJ
Ren Lin: A8

The board ran out 93768 and Lin finished with a pair of eights, while Bigvand was left holding just king-high and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Milad BigvandRen Lin

Kaplanoglu Can't Get Away, Busts to Sabe

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

More than 50,000 was already in the middle as Joseph Sabe and Metin Kaplanoglu went heads-up to the river on a board of 8KJ7Q.

Sabe then moved all in, sending Kaplanoglu deep into the tank. "I have a very good hand," Kaplanoglu said before calling for his last 30,000 after several minutes.

Sabe then turned over A10 for the rivered straight and Kaplanoglu flashed 77 before mucking his set. "I couldn't get away," Kaplanoglu said as he made his exit.

Tinay Aksoy and Sam Grafton are also seated at this table.

Tags: Joseph SabeMetin Kaplanoglu

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Domingues Costa Doubles With Aces

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

On Table 34, Alain Zeidan in the cutoff and Silvio Domingues Costa on the button moved all in preflop, with Domingues Costa being at risk for 26,600 chips.

Silvio Domingues Costa: AA
Alain Zeidan: KK

On KA8J6, both players hit a set, but Domingues Costa remained in the lead and doubled up. Zeidan thought he was covered, so he left. But he had to come back as he had 13,100 chips left.

Cherkashin Hits the Turn For a Double

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9310, Andrei Cherkashin bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Kuljinder Sidhu called in middle position.

The turn came the 10 and Cherkashin bet another 18,000. Sidhu then slid forward a bet of 80,000, enough to put Cherkashin all in, and Cherkashin called for his last 66,000.

Sidhu had QQ, but Cherkashin had pulled ahead on the turn with A10 for trips. The river came the 2 and Cherkashin doubled up.

The unmistakable voice of Ren Lin was heard above the din of the room as he took his seat at this table while the hand was in progress.

"My man, you are dangerous," Lin told Cherkashin.

Tags: Andrei CherkashinKuljinder Sidhu

Erkal Masters His Kreft

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

Bergutay Erkal was out of position in a heads-up pot against Marcin Kreft.

Erkal checked on the flop of A67 and Kreft bet 1,700. Erkal jammed with Kreft covered and Kreft gave it some thought before calling off with a stack of around 20,000.

Marcin Kreft: A5
Bergutay Erkal: A7

Kreft was in rough shape against the two pair of Erkal, who filled up on the A turn before the K river confirmed Kreft's elimination.

Tags: Bergutay ErkalMarcin Kreft

Dalalishvili Goes For a Big Bluff, Bohdanov Picks Him Off

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

A pot of around 40,000 was already in the middle as Paata Dalalishvili and Renat Bohdanov went to the river on a completed board of A2476.

Dalalishvili, under the gun, then moved all in and Bohdanov went deep into the tank. He thought about the decision for several minutes before calling for his last 46,000.

Dalalishvili then turned over 33 and Bohdanov showed AJ for a pair of aces as he won the pot to double up.

Tags: Renat BohdanovPaata Dalalishvili