$10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$10,200
Prize Pool
$479,400
Entries
102
Level
28
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
83
Players Left
55
Taherkhani Leads $10,200 Mystery Bounty Event as Day 1 Concludes
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus $10,200 Mystery Bounty, running at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, has now concluded.
A total of 83 entries have been made so far and of those 54 players have bagged and tagged to return for Day 2. The prize pool so far is $390,100.
At the end of Day 1, Kanan Taherkhani of Turkey is way out in front with 756,500 chips.
He's followed by high stakes German player Christian Rudolph, who sits in second place with 490,000. Elias Gutierrez of Spain is currently in third place with 393,500.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanan Taherkhani | Turkey | 756,500 | 252 |
| 2 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 490,000 | 163 |
| 3 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | 393,500 | 131 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 304,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Iakov Onuchin | Russia | 279,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Antoine Labat | France | 260,500 | 87 |
| 7 | Aliaksandr Hirs | Belarus | 256,500 | 86 |
| 8 | Marcelo Manfredini | Uruguay | 246,500 | 82 |
| 9 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 236,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Stoyan Obreshkov | Bulgaria | 229,500 | 77 |
The field is made up of plenty of tough regulars, including Antoine Labat (260,500), Stoyan Obreshkov (229,500), Alex Kulev (160,500), and PokerStars Team Pro player Sam Grafton (115,000), and many more.
When play resumes, blinds will resume at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 10. The tournament is set to play down to a winner on Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters bring you the action straight from the tournament floor.
End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
756,500
546,500
|
546,500 |
|
||
|
490,000
408,000
|
408,000 |
|
393,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
304,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
279,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
|
260,500
260,500
|
260,500 |
|
256,500
256,500
|
256,500 |
|
246,500
76,500
|
76,500 |
|
236,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
229,500
229,500
|
229,500 |
|
217,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
214,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
208,500
73,500
|
73,500 |
|
205,500
205,500
|
205,500 |
|
185,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
|
174,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
168,500
128,500
|
128,500 |
|
165,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
161,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
160,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
159,500
159,500
|
159,500 |
|
136,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
135,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
134,500
134,500
|
134,500 |
Day 1 Concludes
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1 of the $10,200 Mystery Bounty event has now concluded. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Newey Gets Jacks in for the Double
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Joao Vieira raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Paul Newey moved all in from early position for 63,000. Damir Gabdullin moved all in over the top with the bigger stack and Vieira folded. Two players flipped their cards, with Newey at risk.
Paul Newey: J♥J♠
Damir Gabdullin: 10♠10♦
The board ran out 7♥7♦6♣5♦6♠. Newey held with his pocket jacks to double up his stack to around 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
65,000 |
Nouira Gets Double Up Late in Day 1
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ahmed Karrim raised to 5,500 from middle position and Dylan DeStefano reraised to 17,500. Maher Nouira then moved all in from the big blind for 42,000. Karrim folded and DeStefano made the call with the bigger stack.
Maher Nouira: A♣Q♥
Dylan DeStefano: Q♠J♠
The board ran out 5♦5♥10♠10♦2♥. Nouira held with the two pair on board and his ace high to double up his stack late on in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | |
|
98,000 |
Zhugralin Applies Pressure to Ding
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Damir Zhugralin raised to 5,000 from late position and Biao Ding reraised to 13,000 from the button. Zhugralin checked out his opponent's stack size before making the call.
The flop came 8♥9♦7♣ and both players checked. The turn was the A♥. Zhugralin led for 11,000 and Ding made the call.
The river was the 5♥. Zhugralin applied maximum pressure, moving all in for the rest of Ding's stack. Ding made the fold and Zhugralin won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
50,000 |
Final Level of Day
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The $10,200 Mystery Bounty event has reached the final level of the day. There have now been 83 entries made and 58 players remain.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Al-Kubasi Wins Flip to Eliminate Skrbic
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded around to Milos Skrbic, who moved all in from the button for around 48,000. Ali Al-Kubasi called in the small blind with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Milos Skrbic: 3♥3♦
Ali Al-Kubasi: A♦Q♥
The board ran out 6♥7♦9♣Q♦4♦. Al-Kubasi paired his queen on the turn and held to win the pot. Skrbic was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | |
|
Busted |