$10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2023 13:14 UTC+3

Action Turn for Labat and Alahwal

Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Maximilian Silz raised to 8,500 from the cutoff, receiving calls from Antoine Labat, on the button and George Alahwal, in the big blind.

The action checked to Labat, who bet out 9,000 on a flop of 10♣5♦3♦. Only Alahwal called.

The 2♦ turn saw Alahwal check again. Labat bet out 16,000 and Alahwal moved all in for 84,500. Labat made a reluctant call.

George Alahwal: A♣4♦
Antoine Labat: 2♠2♥

The river fell the 9♦. Alahwal's turned straight was upgraded to a flush, way out in front of Labat's set.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alahwal	198,000 198,000	198,000
Maximilian Silz	195,000 -25,000	-25,000
Antoine Labat	132,000 -123,000	-123,000

Tags: Antoine Labat George Alahwal Maximilian Silz

10-12-2023 13:27 UTC+3

Martirosian Leads River Against Grafton

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised from the small blind and Sam Grafton called in the big blind.

The flop came A♠J♦8♥. Martirosian checked and Grafton bet 9,000, which Martirosian called.

The turn was the 10♦ and both players checked. The river came the A♦. Martirosian led out for 29,000 and Grafton found the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	135,000 20,000	20,000

Artur Martirosian	120,000 -5,500	-5,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Sam Grafton

10-12-2023 13:28 UTC+3

Boika Sends Tkatschew to the Rail

Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Tkatschew raised to 8,500 from the button. Aliaksei Boika three-bet to 28,000 from the small blind and Tkatschew moved all in for approximately 98,000. Boika called.

Alexander Tkatschew: 6♦6♣
Aliaksei Boika: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 4♦K♦5♠9♥8♣. Boika's dominating hand remained that way to the river and Tkatschew was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	280,000 160,000	160,000

Alexander Tkatschew	Busted

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Aliaksei Boika

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-12-2023 13:36 UTC+3

Late Registration Closed; 102 Entries Made

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Late registration for the $10,200 Mystery Bounty is now closed. A total of 102 entries have been made, making for a main prize pool of $479,400 and bounty prize pool of $510,000.

Bounties come into play at the end of Level 13.

10-12-2023 13:41 UTC+3

Silva Runs Into Queens and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pablo Brito Silva raised to 9,000 from late position and Anton Volkov reraised to 22,000 from the big blind, which Silva called.

The flop came 2♦9♣8♦. Silva led for 20,000 and Volkov moved all in. Silva made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Pablo Brito Silva: A♦8♥
Anton Volkov: Q♠Q♦

Silva had a pair of eights and Volkov had pocket queens. The turn came the 6♣ and the river was the 6♦. Volkov held with his queens and Silva was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Volkov	305,000 305,000	305,000
Pablo Brito Silva	Busted

Tags: Anton Volkov Pablo Brito Silva

10-12-2023 13:45 UTC+3

Pavlov Cracks Raymond's Aces

Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 55,000 with two players looking at a board that read 10♣3♦2♣Q♠.

Ilia Pavlov, in the small blind, checked the action over to Alexandre Raymond, in the hijack. Raymond bet out 30,500 and Pavlov moved all in, putting Raymond to the test for his last 67,000. Raymond called.

Alexandre Raymond: A♠A♣
Ilia Pavlov: Q♦10♥

The river landed the J♥ and Raymond was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilia Pavlov	310,000 176,500	176,500
Alexandre Raymond	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Raymond Ilia Pavlov

10-12-2023 13:56 UTC+3

Shylko Bests Koop on the River

Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The pot stood at 27,000 with two players looking at a board that read K♦A♣J♣.

Aliaksandr Shylko, in the big blind, checked the action to Niko Koop, who was under the gun. Koop bet out 9,000 and Shylko made the call.

The J♠ turn checked through to the 8♣ on the river. Shylko now took the lead for 40,000 and Koop was forced to make a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	210,000 41,500	41,500
Niko Koop	93,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Niko Koop

10-12-2023 13:59 UTC+3

Sitbon Calls Lin's River Bluff

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ren Lin raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Julien Sitbon called in early position.

The flop came Q♣3♣K♥. Lin bet 10,000 and Sitbon made the call.

The turn was the 9♥. Lin bet out again for 33,000 and Sitbon called again.

The river came the J♥. Lin sized down to 25,000. Sitbon went into the tank before placing a 25,000 chip in the middle. He jokingly pushed it towards Lin to imply that Lin had won the pot. Lin pushed it back as he revealed his hand. The table laughed.

Lin showed 7♣6♣ for a busted flush draw. Sitbon turned over A♠K♠ for a pair of aces to win the pot.