$10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2023 22:22 UTC+3

Julien Sitbon Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,350)

Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs open raised to 100,000 and Julien Sitbon moved almost all in for 300,000 from the button, leaving just 25,000 behind. Oleg Semionov pushed all in over the top for 1,345,000 and Antoine Labat moved all in with the biggest stack.

Players flipped their cards a little prematurely, not seeing Sitbon's last chip, but Sitbon took it well and flicked in his 25,000, making for a three-way all in.

Julien Sitbon: J♦10♥
Oleg Semionov: 3♥3♠
Antoine Labat: K♥Q♣

The board ran out 5♥2♣J♠Q♠3♦. Sitbon paired his jack on the flop, but Labat paired his queen on the turn. It looked like Labat would scoop all the chips and bust two players in one hand, but the river brought Semionov a set of threes to give him the pot.

Sitbon was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for $45,350.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Semionov	3,200,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Antoine Labat	3,200,000 -250,000	-250,000
Julien Sitbon	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Antoine Labat Julien Sitbon Oleg Semionov

10-12-2023 21:30 UTC+3

Elias Gutierrez Eliminated in 5th Place ($36,250)

Ollie Garland

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Antoine Labat raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, Julien Sitbon called in the small blind and Elias Gutierrez moved all in for 1,095,000 from the big blind. Labat folded and Sitbon made the call.

Elias Gutierrez: A♦2♥
Julien Sitbon: 6♠6♥

The board ran out K♣3♥5♦6♦6♣. Sitbon upgraded his hand to quads, sending Gutierrez to the rail in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	2,475,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Elias Gutierrez	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Elias Gutierrez Julien Sitbon

10-12-2023 21:01 UTC+3

Maher Nouira Eliminated in 6th Place ($29,000)

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of K♠10♥6♥. Maher Nouira checked and Antoine Labat put out a bet, which Nouira called.

The turn came the A♠. Nouira checked again and Labat fired out 250,000. Nouira raised all in for 795,000 and Labat made the call with the slightly bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.

Maher Nouira: 10♦6♦
Antoine Labat: A♦K♦

Nouira had two pair, tens and sixes. Labat, however, had a higher two pair with aces and kings. The river came a blank, the 2♣.

Labat won the pot to bring his stack to over 2,000,000. Nouira was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for $29,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	2,150,000 1,043,000	1,043,000
Maher Nouira	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Maher Nouira

10-12-2023 20:54 UTC+3

Eros Calderone Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,200)

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Eros Calderone moved all in for his remaining 245,000 from early position. Oleg Semionov isolated the raise by moving all in himself from the button and the hand went to a showdown.

Eros Calderone: A♣3♥
Oleg Semionov: Q♣Q♠

The board ran out K♠7♣9♥2♦5♥. Calderone's ace high was no match for the pocket queens of Semionov and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Semionov	1,150,000 195,000	195,000
Eros Calderone	Busted

Tags: Eros Calderone Oleg Semionov

10-12-2023 20:50 UTC+3

Dylan DeStefano Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,550)

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs opened to 100,000 from under the gun. Dylan DeStefano moved all in for 275,000 from the cutoff and Maher Nouira came over the top for his remaining 550,000, on the button. Hirs folded.

Dylan DeStefano: J♠J♥
Maher Nouira: A♣Q♥

The board ran out 8♠10♦3♠5♣A♦. A rivered ace ended DeStefano's deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maher Nouira	800,000 225,000	225,000
Dylan DeStefano	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Dylan DeStefano Maher Nouira

10-12-2023 19:38 UTC+3

Bart Lybaert Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,850)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bart Lybaert moved all in from middle position for 435,000. Aliaksandr Hirs isolated from the button and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Lybaert at risk.

Bart Lybaert: A♣J♠
Aliaksandr Hirs: A♠K♣

The board ran out K♠10♣7♦10♥J♥. Hirs paired his king on the flop to leave Lybaert drawing thin. He held and Lybaert was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for $14,850.

Hirs was responsible for busting the last three players and now has a commanding chip lead with over 3,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	3,200,000 800,000	800,000
Bart Lybaert	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Bart Lybaert

10-12-2023 19:21 UTC+3

Joris Ruijs Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,850)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs raised to 80,000 from late position and Joris Ruijs moved all in from the button for 105,000. Hirs made the call and players flipped their cards.

Joris Ruijs: Q♥8♥
Aliaksandr Hirs: A♦3♣

The board ran out 9♥J♥8♦4♠A♠. It was a dream flop for Ruijs, who made a pair and flush draw. However, the river brought Hirs a pair of aces to give him the pot.

Ruijs was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for $11,850.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	2,200,000 250,000	250,000
Joris Ruijs	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Joris Ruijs

10-12-2023 19:14 UTC+3

Jinho Hong Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,850)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded around to Aliaksandr Hirs, who moved all in from the small blind. Jinho Hong called in the big blind with the shorter stack of around 400,000. Players flipped their cards.

Jinho Hong: A♦8♠
Aliaksandr Hirs: J♥2♠

The board ran out 8♦3♠6♦J♠3♦. Hong paired his eight on the flop, but Hirs made a pair of jacks on the turn to win the pot. Hong was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for $11,850.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	1,950,000 670,000	670,000
Jinho Hong	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Jinho Hong

10-12-2023 18:32 UTC+3

Ihor Hula Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,600)

Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jinho Hong raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Dylan DeStefano moved all in for 355,000 from the small blind. Ihor Hula, in the big blind, moved all in himself for 370,000 and Hong made the call, covering both players.

Dylan DeStefano: A♥J♠
Ihor Hula: 8♠8♦
Jinho Hong: K♠Q♠

The board ran out 9♥10♥6♥2♠K♥. DeStefano made a flush by the river ensuring him a huge triple up. Hong also hit his king to pull ahead of Hula, ultimately sending him to the rail.