$10,200 Mystery Bounty | 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus

10-12-2023 20:41 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts After Dinner Break

Ollie Garland

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	3,105,000 -95,000	-95,000
Julien Sitbon	2,850,000 150,000	150,000
Antoine Labat	1,107,000 -293,000	-293,000
Elias Gutierrez	1,030,000 250,000	250,000

Oleg Semionov	955,000 15,000	15,000
Maher Nouira	575,000 -180,000	-180,000
Dylan DeStefano	275,000 -425,000	-425,000

Eros Calderone	245,000 -5,000	-5,000

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 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 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

Level: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

10-12-2023 21:25 UTC+3

Hirs Scoops Huge Pot With Flush

Matt Warburton

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

Julien Sitbon open-raised for the third hand in a row. This time he met resistance from Aliaksandr Hirs, who called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣3♥8♦. Hirs checked and Sitbon continued for 115,000, which Hirs called.

The turn was the J♦. Hirs checked again and Sitbon increased his sizing to 275,000, which Hirs once again called.

The river was the 9♦. Hirs checked for a third time and Sitbon pushed over a huge stack of chips worth 790,000. Hirs made the call.

Hirs showed A♦K♦ for the ace high flush. Sitbon mucked his hand and Hirs scooped a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	3,780,000 675,000	675,000
Julien Sitbon	1,300,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Julien Sitbon

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

Level: 23

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

10-12-2023 21:42 UTC+3

$50,000 Bounty Still Up for Grabs

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

One of the two top Mystery Bounty token prizes is still up for grabs. One of the remaining players will claim the $50,000 envelope. Here's what remains.

Prize	Count	Remaining	Value	Remaining Value
$50,000	2	1	$100,000	$50,000
$25,000	4	0	$100,000	$0
$10,000	7	1	$70,000	$10,000
$7,500	31	2	$232,500	$15,000
$7,500 + Draw Again	1	1	$7,500	$7,500

10-12-2023 21:51 UTC+3

Labat Picks Off Hirs River Bluff

Ollie Garland

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Antoine Labat limped in from the small blind and Aliaksandr Hirs checked his option in the big blind.

Labat took the lead for 80,000 on a flop of A♥10♥2♠. Hirs elected to see a turn.

The Q♦ slowed down Labat. Hirs took a stab for 115,000 and Labat called.

The J♦ river saw Labat check once more. Hirs sized up to 200,000 and Labat made a swift call. Hirs tabled 5♥4♣, while Labat held the winner with Q♥7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	3,600,000 -180,000	-180,000
Antoine Labat	3,450,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Antoine Labat