2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

$1,100 Eureka Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
2,659
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
366
Players Left
55
Players Left 1 / 2,659
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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Skybic Reduces the Field by One

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Adi Rajkovic moved all in from middle position for 24,000 and Milos Skrbic reshoved from the hijack with a covering stack, folding out all other players.

Adi Rajkovic: J10
Milos Skrbic: AQ

Rajkovic pulled ahead with top pair on the J28 flop but the 3 turn gave Skybic many more outs in the form of a flush draw. The flush came through on the K river sending Rajkovic to the rail while Skrbic collected a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Milos Skrbic
103,000
103,000
103,000
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Adi Rajkovic
Busted

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End of Day Number of Players Confirmed

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament staff has announced that play will conclude today when there are 55 players left, at which point all remaining players will be in the money. Players will need to finish the day having bagged at least one chip to be in the money.

There are currently 126 players remaining out of the 366-entrant field.

Shaw Takes Another One Out

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Xuming Qi was all in from the cutoff for 22,000 and called by Carl Shaw in the big blind who held the covering stack.

Xuming Qi: QJ
Carl Shaw: AJ

Qi was in rough shape with a dominated jack and found no help on the 45K75 runout, resulting in his elimination while Shaw continued to add chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Carl Shaw
314,000
13,000
13,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Xuming Qi
Busted

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Two Streets of Value for Bezhanyan

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aren Bezhanyan opened to 5,500 from early position and received a call from Ankit Ahuja on the button.

Both players checked the 393 flop leading to the K turn. Bezhanyan bet 6,500 and Ahuja called.

Bezhanyan bet again on the Q river, this time for 18,500. After about two minutes of consideration Ahuja made the call.

Bezhanyan tabled AK for top pair, top kicker which was good enough to take the pot.

Meanwhile at another table, Benjamin Spragg was recently eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Aren Bezhanyan
175,000
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Ankit Ahuja
143,000
46,000
46,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Benjamin Spragg
Busted
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Vakis Sets the Trap

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ivaylo Sivinov opened to 5,000 from the button and Georgios Vakis defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the A5J flop leading to the A turn. Vakis checked, Sivinov bet 5,000 and Vakis made the call.

Vakis checked again on the 8 river and Sivinov bet 14,500. Vakis raised all in for 32,000 total and after briefly considering his options Sivinov decided to call.

Sivinov revealed 99 while Vakis tabled A2 for trip aces to secure the full double up.

Meanwhile at another table, Ren Lin was recently eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Georgios Vakis
88,000
88,000
88,000
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Ivaylo Sivinov
37,000
37,000
37,000
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Ren Lin
Busted

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Can't Stop Shaw

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Carl Shaw
Carl Shaw

Stefan Lehner moved all in for 31,000 from the hijack and was called by Carl Shaw who had a covering stack.

Stefan Lehner: AJ
Carl Shaw: KQ

Lehner was ahead with an ace and remained so on the 7210 flop and 9 turn. Shaw spiked a pair on the Q river to send Lehner to the rail and add even more chips to his stack, which is one of the biggest in the room and is currently approaching 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Carl Shaw
384,000
70,000
70,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Stefan Lehner
Busted
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Shaw Does it Again

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of AAQ7 and about 30,000 already in the middle, Carl Shaw checked from early position, Alex Peffly bet 15,000 and Shaw made the call.

The river was the 7. Shaw checked, Peffly bet 28,000, and after about 45 seconds Shaw made the call.

Peffly tabled KQ for two pair, aces and queens while Shaw revealed 97 for a rivered full house to further extend his chip lead over the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Carl Shaw
521,000
137,000
137,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Alex Peffly
90,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Alex PefflyCarl Shaw